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Last updated: June 22, 2026, 11:31 AM ET

Tennis & Golf

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been handed a four-year ban for refusing an anti-doping test in December 2025, a sanction confirmed by both ESPN and the BBC Vondrousova banned four years. In golf, Wyndham Clark secured his second U.S. Open crown at Shinnecock Hills, battling both the crowd and a shaky game to hold off challengers Clark blocks out noise. Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, conceded the Shinnecock Hills course "won the battle over me" after finishing the tournament six over par Shinnecock Hills 'won the battle'.

Rugby Union

Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey has agreed a one-year contract extension with Ulster, committing him to the province until the end of the 2027-28 season McCloskey signs one-year Ulster contract. Ardie Savea has been appointed the new All Blacks captain by coach Dave Rennie, who also handed a first call-up to winger Fehi Fineanganofo Savea new All Blacks captain. Leo Cullen, Leinster's head coach, is set to depart his role at the end of the next season Cullen to leave Leinster. In other news, Welsh domestic rugby may be over for the season, but the national men's side faces a demanding summer of travel Tandy's Wales prepare. Prem Rugby play-offs are also slated to move to neutral venues from the 2029-2030 season, ending home advantage in the post-season Prem Rugby play-offs set to move.

Boxing

Super-bantamweight Tysie Gallagher, a British fighter, has signed with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions Briton Gallagher signs. Former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby is exploring the motivations behind his transition to bareknuckle boxing Why a world champion boxer.

Horse Racing & Athletics

A rare red heat warning issued by the Met Office has led to the abandonment of four of Britain's five scheduled horse racing meetings for Wednesday Four horse racing meetings off. At the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Charlotte Henrich was among the Welsh medallists on day two Henrich breaks Welsh record. Sprinter Keely Hodgkinson withdrew from the UK 400m final at the last moment, citing emotional reasons Emotional Hodgkinson pulls out.

Gaelic Games

The All-Ireland Football quarter-finals are set: Tyrone will face defending champions Kerry, and Monaghan will play Louth Tyrone to meet Kerry. Monaghan secured their spot by defeating Westmeath 1-28 to 2-19 Monaghan beat Westmeath. Donegal's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship campaign concluded in dramatic fashion with an extra-time defeat to Dublin, with manager Jim McGuinness admitting his side lacked consistency McGuinness rues lack of consistency.

Cricket

The England cricket team faces significant questions following an extraordinary two-week period, with BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt examining the issues surrounding the national setup The questions facing England. Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been cleared of violent conduct following an investigation into an incident at a London nightclub, though they did breach contractual obligations Stokes & Atkinson 'blameless'. In county cricket, Surrey captain Rory Burns scored 115 to lead his team's fightback, reaching 398-9 and holding a 145-run lead over Glamorgan Burns leads Surrey fightback.

Women's Basketball

Nneka Ogwumike delivered a dramatic buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Los Angeles Sparks to victory over the New York Liberty in a rematch of the inaugural WNBA game from 1997 Ogwumike's shot lifts Sparks.

Men's Baseball

North Carolina forced a decisive Game 3 in the Men's College World Series finals by defeating Oklahoma 6-2. Pitchers Ryan Lynch and Caden Glauber stifled Oklahoma's offense, while Owen Hull and Cooper Nicholson contributed home runs As UNC rallies past Oklahoma.

Men's Tennis

Frances Tiafoe captured the Halle Open title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in an all-American final Tiafoe beats Fritz. Meanwhile, Francisco Cerundolo secured the biggest title of his career at Queen's, fighting back to beat Tommy Paul in the longest men's singles final at the event Cerundolo wins biggest title. Jack Draper is making his return at Eastbourne and is participating in Wimbledon qualifying, following his recovery from injury struggles which he described as feeling like "watching your decline" Draper returns at Eastbourne.

Women's Tennis

Jannik Sinner has solidified his position as the world's top-ranked male tennis player, with his championship journey detailed in a BBC report In the foothills of the Dolomites.

Women's Golf

Miyu Yamashita denied Lottie Woad her third LPGA title, firing a final-round 64 at the Meijer LPGA Classic and winning on the first playoff hole Yamashita denies Woad third LPGA title.

Men's Rugby League

St Helens ended their losing streak in Super League with a comfortable victory over bottom-placed Huddersfield Giants St Helens end losing run.

International Football

Mick McDermott expressed his pride in his involvement with Ghana at the World Cup, detailing his relationship with Carlos Quieroz and their hopes of challenging England From Belfast to the World Cup. Cape Verde's World Cup journey continues with a draw against Uruguay, as they aim to advance to the last 32 One of World Cup's great stories.

Cycling

Tadej Pogacar and Marlen Reusser claimed the Tour de Suisse titles, each winning their respective final stages Pogacar and Reusser clinch Tour de Suisse.

Women's Cricket

Marizanne Kapp's strong performance, including an 81-run innings, led South Africa to a six-wicket victory over India, keeping their World Cup hopes alive Brilliant Kapp leads South Africa. The Women's T20 World Cup group stages are nearing their conclusion, with BBC Sport analyzing the qualification scenarios for the semi-finals Who needs what to qualify.

Men's Boxing

The perception of the heavyweight division has been a topic of discussion, with questions raised about its status a year after Jon Jones' retirement Where is heavyweight morale.

Women's Tennis

Serena Williams is set to make a surprise return to singles competition at Wimbledon as a wildcard entrant, the Grand Slam tournament announced Serena to play in Wimbledon singles. Her participation at age 44 presents unique challenges as she returns to the court Williams is the greatest.

Women's Rugby Union

Firefighter Jenni Scoble is preparing for her final game for Wales, which will be against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday Firefighting prop Scoble to play.