Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or and the award for Euro 2025’s best player, but in truth, she wasn’t at her best in a year when she was affected by injury and illness. Her team-mate, Alexia Putellas, was magnificent in the group stage in Switzerland but faded in the knockout matches.

England pace bowler Gus Atkinson has joined the tourists' mounting injury toll after being ruled out for the fifth and final Ashes cricket test in Sydney with a hamstring injury. Atkinson pulled up lame during the second morning of the Boxing Day test and was officially ruled-out after scans on Monday confirmed the injury in his left leg.

The last few years in Foxborough have felt a bit like wandering through a desert without a compass or a reliable quarterback. For the first time since 2019, the New England Patriots are officially the AFC East champions.

The New England Patriots heard a positive update on an important player as they get ready for their first postseason in four years.

MELBOURNE, Dec 27 (Reuters) - England celebrated their first test win in Australia in 15 years on Saturday as they chased down 175 runs for a four-wicket Ashes victory completed in two manic days at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Former Newcastle United and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has been charged with breaching a non-molestation order and is set to appear at court on Tuesday.

A massive sinkhole has developed in a canal in the English county of Shropshire, trapping two boats in deep mud and prompting emergency services to declare a “major incident.”