Sport

The 2026 Ballon d'Or nominees have been announced as the best male and female footballers of the year are identified.

Aryna Sabalenka maintained her hopes of a third successive US Open title with a battling three-set win over Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in an absorbing quarter-final - a result that retains her status as world No 1 for at least one more day.

Formula 1 has a brand-new track to look forward to this weekend and the expectation is there will be carnage and the drivers will be seriously tested at the Madring.

Warwickshire ramped up their bid for the Rothesay County Championship Division One title as they rolled Glamorgan for 69 all out in Cardiff.

LIV Golf has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States but still intends to launch a new version of the league from next year.