Hulk, who had enjoyed prolific spells with Zenit St Petersburg and Porto, was a marquee signing for Shanghai SIPG Sign up for notifications to the latest Insight features via the BBC Sport app and find the most recent in the series. In June 2016, hundreds of fans gathered at Shanghai airport to watch one of…
Italy had reached the final four times since their win in 1976 A dominant Jannik Sinner outclassed Australia’s Alex de Minaur to help Italy secure their first Davis Cup title for 47 years. Matteo Arnaldi beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5 2-6 6-4 in a nervy opening singles match to put Italy 1-0 up in Malaga, Spain….
Novak Djokovic told a group of British fans to “shut up” as they tried to drown out his interview with musical instruments after their team were knocked out of the Davis Cup by Serbia. Britain lost the quarter-final 2-0 as Cameron Norrie was unable to inflict a rare defeat on the world number one. “You…
Jake Daniels: Blackpool player says Jordan Henderson move to Saudi a ‘slap in the face’ England midfielder Jordan Henderson’s Saudi Arabia move felt like a “slap in the face” following his support of the LGBTQ+ community, says Jake Daniels. Daniels, 18, is the UK’s only openly gay active male professional footballer and received a message…
Italy finish second in Group C, above Ukraine by virtue of their superior head-to-head record Reigning European champions Italy secured the point they required against Ukraine to qualify for Euro 2024 as Group C runners-up behind England. A 2-1 win in the reverse fixture meant Italy only had to avoid defeat against Ukraine, with whom…
Novak Djokovic (right) had lost to Jannik Sinner (left) in the group phase but avenged that in the final Novak Djokovic won a record seventh ATP Finals title with a dominant victory over Jannik Sinner that marked another milestone in his memorable season. The Serb, 36, who lost to the Italian in the group stage,…
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final, Ahmedabad: India 240 all out (50 overs): Rahul 66 (107), Kohli 54 (63); Starc 3-55 Australia 241-4 (43 overs): Head 137 (120), Labuschagne 58 (110) Australia won by six wickets Scorecard Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men’s Cricket World Cup for a sixth time. Australia…
The United States team celebrate the victory that secured their qualification for the 1990 World Cup. Goalscorer Paul Caligiuri (in the back row) is wearing a Trinidad and Tobago hat handed to him by their federation president Jack Warner Sign up for notifications to the latest Insight features via the BBC Sport app and find…
Surfers Paradise were 174-4 chasing 179 going into the final over before the bowling heroics of Mudgeeraba captain Gareth Morgan (centre – holding the ball) It is a cricketing miracle that could sit alongside Ian Botham 1981 or Ben Stokes 2019. But instead of Headingley, this latest incredible comeback took place in the humble surroundings…
Diwali: The festival of light It’s a major festival celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and the start of new beginnings for millions of people of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain faiths. Here’s what you need to know about Diwali. Diwali runs over five days The festival tends to fall between October and November,…