Neath will kick-off the defence of their Principality Premiership title on Saturday, 1 September when they host Bridgend at ...

Liverpool and Netherlands winger Ryan Babel should be fit for the start of next season despite missing Euro 2008 with an ankle injury. Babel tore ligaments in training on Saturday, but Dutch coach ...

Former Boston manager Steve Evans says his appeal against charges of contract irregularities and impeding an FA enquiry will be heard later this month. Evans told BBC Radio Lincolnshire his FA hearing ...

Houston Astros' late dash for Major League Baseball's play-offs has been halted by the advance of Hurricane Ike. Having won 14 of their last 15 games, the Astros called off Friday and Saturday's games ...

Playing the ball is the most unique feature of rugby league. It is the skill that makes the game so different to any other ...

Stunned Belgians are starting to get a clearer picture of the Belgian woman identified as a suicide bomber killed in Iraq last month. La Derniere Heure newspaper published a photo of the woman it said ...

A fire at Aardman's Bristol warehouse has destroyed artwork, sets and archives relating to some of British animation's most iconic characters. Aardman's Plasticine hero Morph first appeared on Take ...

Start wearing our fabulous BBC Sport masks and join in on the craze that's spreading the world. You can look like England stars Kevin Pietersen and spin king Monty Panesar or India's Sachin Tendulkar.

Cricket Tweets What are tweets? Desperately sad to learn of death of Rory Morrison (48) A familiar TMS Radio4 voice for many years. Lovely man @Aggerscricket 3 mins ago; When Fred ...

The new blood is made up of plastic molecules that have an iron atom at their core, like haemoglobin, that can carry oxygen through the body. The scientists said the artificial blood could be cheap to ...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has heaped praise on Northern Ireland youngster Jonny Evans. The United youngster's loan spell at Royal Antwerp has coincided with him winning his opening ...

Tackling is the only way of legally bringing down your opponent in rugby union. But there are certain laws on how to tackle ...