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Paris Saint-Germain won back-to-back Champions League trophies after beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final in Puskas Arena, in Hungary.

BT has unveiled a new fan-inspired poem featuring comedian and lifelong football fan Frank Skinner (Three Lions) alongside Home Nations football legends Izzy Christiansen (England), Helen Ward (Wales), Rachel Corsie (Scotland) and Keith Gillespie (Northern Ireland).

Paris Saint-Germain face Arsenal in the 2026 Champions League final, with the French holders bidding to become only the second club in the Champions League era to successfully defend their title after Real Madrid, who won three in a row between 2016 and 2018.

A talented squad of 32 athletes has been selected to represent the U20 Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2026 Mannheim International Gala in Germany, taking place from 13–14 June 2026.

Naomi Osaka defended her decision to host a Black tennis players’ dinner ahead of the French Open.

It was the tournament they never wanted to be in, but Crystal Palace were ​celebrating it after beating Rayo Vallecano and lifting the Europe's Conference League trophy in one of the greatest days ‌of their history and a perfect farewell to Austrian coach Oliver Glasner.

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has been the Women's Super League Golden Boot winner for the last three seasons and guided Manchester City to the title with 21 goals in 22 games.

Arsenal celebrated being crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years with a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Barcelona forwards Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo both netted two second-half ​goals as their side cruised to a ‌4-0 win over OL Lyonnes to win the women's Champions League final in Oslo, in Norway, and secure a fourth UEFA Women’s Champions League crown for the Spanish giants.

Reigning world and Diamond League champions Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) and Cordell Tinch (USA) will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet for the first time on Saturday 18 July.

After 44 years Aston Villa last lifted a European trophy, the celebrations were just wild in Birmingham, after the Europa League winners celebrated ending their 30-year silverware drought with their supporters.

The Chicago Bears have returned to the Midlands in 2026, strengthening their commitment to growing American football participation across the region through an expanded NFL Girls Flag programme.

Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia scored stunning goals as Aston Villa ​outclassed Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final to end a 30-year wait for silverware and ‌earn their coach Unai Emery a record-extending fifth win in the competition.

With Hyrox welcoming a projected 1.2 million athletes across the 2025/26 season, more than double last year's 550,000, a growing share of those entries are coming from the UK's running community.

Southampton have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs in the Championship season.