Sunderland reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 2015 as Habib Diarra’s contentious first-half penalty earned a 1-0 win away to Oxford.

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won Great Britain’s first ever Olympic gold medal on snow after roaring to victory in the mixed team snowboard cross event in Livigno.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has stressed the continued importance Mohamed Salah has as the club look to make a success of their season.

The Mariners had beaten Manchester United in the League Cup earlier in the season and smelled more top-flight blood.

On the anniversary of Michael O’Sullivan’s tragic death, his brother Alan has spoken of the emotion of life without his brother and how honouring his memory is inspiring his own journey in the saddle.

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said Ireland should not play the matches and Israel should be ‘given the red card’.

Sean Longstaff scored the winning spot-kick as Leeds edged through to the FA Cup’s last 16 by beating Birmingham 4-2 on penalties after the tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time. Blues substitute ...

David Pipe is weighing up whether to take Kingston Queen to the Cheltenham Festival or swerve it in favour of a trip north to Kelso. The six-year-old made it two wins from three starts over hurdles at ...

The UK Health Security Agency said the outbreak in schools and nurseries had left some youngsters requiring hospital treatment.

Carnival celebrations returned to Brazilian cities with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn ...

Yvette Cooper has defended her decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group, after the High Court ruled the move was unlawful and “disproportionate”. Ms Cooper, now the Foreign Secretary, ...