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.

Australia host England in the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne - follow live scores, radio commentary, video highlights and updates.

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

With each goal in his career-best scoring run, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is advancing his claims for a recall to the England squad ahead of the World Cup. The striker netted for the sixth straight game to earn Leeds a 1-1 draw at Sunderland,

England beat Australia by four wickets in a remarkable two-day match in Melbourne to claim their first Ashes Test win down under since 2011.

2025 season: Itoje’s dominance in the lineout underpinned England’s four Six Nations victories and autumn wins, as well as Saracens’ strong Champions Cup showing. He captained the British and Irish Lions for the first time, leading them to their first series victory since 2013.

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.”

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