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Matt Baker's health condition that destroyed his gymnastics career

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Matt Baker has been covering the World Gymnastics Championships for the BBC, but few fans know the Countryfile presenter was once a competitive gymnast.

Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or

Getty ImagesAlex BrothertonBBC Sport journalist26 October 2026Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time, keeping the prize in Spanish hands...

Kane ends England’s 25-year wait to win men’s Ballon d’Or award

Getty ImagesEmlyn BegleyBBC Sport journalist26 October 2026Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player...

Russia given first championships since Ukraine invasion

Getty ImagesCraig NelsonBBC Sport Journalist25 October 2026Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships - the first time an Olympic federation has chosen to stage a global event in...

Antonelli delivers 'the race of a champion who isn't the champion yet'

PA MediaAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent in Austin6 hours agoThe race that took Kimi Antonelli to the brink of a record-breaking world championship was, in the words of his Mercedes team boss Toto...

Hungarian MPs scrap Orbán's anti-LGBTQ measures

Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNick ThorpeBudapest13 October 2026The Hungarian parliament has voted to amend child protection laws, scrapping measures that stigmatise gay and transgender...

Ronaldo scores after match delayed by missile alert

ReutersHarry PooleBBC Sport journalist13 October 2026, 10:15 BSTUpdated 4 hours agoCristiano Ronaldo scored as Al-Nassr won an AFC Champions League match which was delayed by an hour because of a...

Hungarian MPs scrap Orbán's anti-LGBTQ measures

Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNick ThorpeBudapest6 minutes agoThe Hungarian parliament has voted to amend child protection laws, scrapping measures that stigmatise gay and transgender...

Strictly star left red-faced after huge wardrobe malfunction during live show

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Strictly Come Dancing champion endured two embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions during one of the live shows and on the nationwide tour

Italy approves elections overhaul as opposition accuse Meloni of 'scam'

Getty ImagesMaia Davies8 October 2026Italy's parliament has approved fiercely contested changes to the country's electoral system championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of elections due...

Italy overhauls electoral system after fiercely contested debate

Getty ImagesMaia Davies28 minutes agoItaly's parliament has approved fiercely contested changes to the country's electoral system championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of elections due...

Medvedev disqualified for hitting spectator with ball

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedAmy LofthouseBBC Sport senior journalist5 October 2026Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from the China Open...

'I won Strictly and this is the difficult side you never see'

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Strictly Come Dancing champion admitted she doesn't "remember" winning the contest.

Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life

Getty ImagesAlys Davies1 October 2026An exiled Russian opposition figure living in the US says he was warned by American and Lithuanian security services that his life was in danger.Former chess...

Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life

Getty ImagesAlys Davies54 minutes agoAn exiled Russian opposition figure living in the US says he was warned by American and Lithuanian security services that his life was in danger.Former chess...