Sports - Wednesday, April 29, 2026

What the 2026 SC Next 100 No. 1 recruit's decision means for the Jayhawks -- and his own basketball future.

Neil Robertson plays a red off the cushion and into the yellow to divert the ball into the middle pocket in his quarter-final match against John Higgins at the World Snooker Championship.

Madrid’s manic man in black is the personification of the club’s longing to be back in the Champions League final Diego Simeone had patrolled the touchline all in black, heart racing and arms waving, applying all the pressure he could, seeking to impart his justice, as Danny Makkelie went to the pitchside monitor to make the decision that could have decided this game. Now, as the referee crossed the line back on to the pitch, signalling that there would not be a second penalty for Arsenal after all, Atlético Madrid’s manager followed him. There on the pitch, the force with which he pushed Dávid Hancko and Johnny Cardoso and the volume of the roar from around this stadium, spoke of relief, some kind of redemption. In the end, then, this was a tale of two penalties, not three . On a night of extreme tension and tiny margins, Viktor Gyökeres and Julián Alvarez scored theirs; Leandro Trossard didn’t get the chance to take his, if it even was going to be his. He had stood by the spot, ball under his arm, waiting, but upon second glance – or third or fourth or 13th– Makkelie decided that Hancko’s challenge on Eberechi Eze, studs on boot, was not enough. Hancko, who had given away the first penalty too, had escaped punishment, apart from Simeone’s shove. Continue reading...

On Tuesday, Arkansas gymnastics coach Jordyn Wieber announced she was resigning. She shared with ESPN what went into the decision.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes that the penalty awarded against Atletico Madrid for a foul on Eberechi Eze was not a "clear and obvious error", meaning VAR did not need to intervene and the original on-field decision to give the penalty should have stood.

Murphy wins 13-10, Higgins fightback sinks Robertson Mark Allen to face China’s Wu Yize in other semi-final Shaun Murphy stormed into the world championship semi‑finals in Sheffield as the defending ­champion, Zhao Xintong, became the 21st player to fall victim to the so-called “Crucible curse”. Murphy’s 13-10 triumph means Zhao joins the list of first-time ­winners who have failed to return the following year and successfully defend their crown. Continue reading...

Here's why expanding the fields to 76 teams benefits power conferences -- and which teams would make the cut.

BBC Sport experts Stephen Warnock and Nedum Onuoha analyse the difference between the attacking trios of Bayern Munich and PSG in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Mikel Arteta was left "fuming" with the officials after Arsenal's draw at Atletico Madrid - what did they get right and wrong?

LIV staring at closure in absence of alternative funds Leading names expected to eye return to main tours LIV Golf executives are poised to confirm to players that Saudi Arabia’s funding of the circuit will cease at the end of 2026, in a move that will begin a scramble between some leading names in the sport to return to traditional tours. Without an alternative and unlikely funding source from 2027 onwards, LIV in its current form is staring at closure just four years on from staging its first tournament. Nothing has materially changed for LIV in recent weeks yet formal admission of an upcoming Saudi exit will be viewed as a key moment in a disruption story that is heading towards a messy finale. Continue reading...