Mark Allen suffers a shock second-round 4-3 defeat by Oliver Lines at the Northern Ireland Open at the Waterfront Hall.

Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers a 6-4 third-round defeat by Pang Junxu as the seven-time world champion is knocked out of the International Championship in Nanjing.

World number one Judd Trump fails to reach a tournament quarter-final for the first time in 2024 after a last-16 defeat by China's Xu Si in the International Championship in Nanjing.

John Higgins loses his quarter-final tie with Chris Wakelin in frustrating fashion at the International Championship in Nanjing, China.

How to get into rugby league - a crowd-pleasing, physically demanding game with few stoppages and plenty of pace.

It’s Grand Final week with Wigan Warriors and Hull KR battling for the Super League.

Tanya Arnold, Kevin Brown, Andrew Henderson and John Kear reflect on the Grand Final.

Watch highlights as York Valkyrie make history by beating St Helens to become the first club to retain the Women's Super League title.

Former Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain centre Garry Schofield reveals he has been diagnosed with brain damage.

All the Welsh captains, coaches and a host of stats and results for rugby in Wales.

BBC Sport Wales archive of the results and match reports of the national team.

Keep up with the Welsh rugby team using our guide to the fixtures.

Warren Gatland's Wales equal the country's record losing international streak of 10 successive Test defeats after Fiji triumph in Cardiff.

Nando Parrado and his story of surviving the 1972 plane crash that killed 29 people in the Andes leaves a lasting impression on the Ireland rugby squad.

Defending champion Daryl Selby will play qualifier Nathan Lake in the first round of the British National Squash Championships on Tuesday.

Shane Lewis-Hughes discusses the benefits of talking openly for rugby players.

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

A Dundee man who shook a baby so hard he was left with life-changing injuries has been jailed for 12 years.

Four mums share their experiences of having a baby amid coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

A woman with long Covid says she feels angry and frustrated at the lack of help in Northern Ireland.

The Bill was passed in Holyrood with 105 votes to zero with seven Scottish Green MSPs abstaining.

The health secretary says he will come forward before Christmas with measures to aid the hospice sector.

LME has acquired the Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running and Etape Loch Ness.

Chloe Morrison was struck by part of a lorry's extended stabiliser leg as she walked on a pavement.

Maeva McDermott, who was conceived after her mother was sterilised, was born with a severe condition that blocked her airways.

The GrowLab Organics complex in Ballasalla will cultivate medicinal cannabis for exportation.

The latest drone survey finds a further 297 of the animals outside of the Ballaugh Curraghs area.

Emily is looking for the ONE...hobby. Will Jiu Jitsu be be the activity she falls for?!

A woman attacked by a convicted murderer on home release feels "gagged" by a confidentiality agreement to attend his parole hearing.

Reeves says the government will raise £25bn from increasing employers' National Insurance contributions.

Andrew Muir says Labour's first budget in 14 years is "bad" for farmers.

A company where warrants were recently executed is no longer in business, the BBC has learned.

Its chair says officials have questions to answer as to why details of an overspend were not shared.

Dima Kim also claims groups of teenagers threw eggs at his restaurant in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.

Rail ticket machines across the UK fell out of service during the morning commute.

Morocco-born Abdelatif Benazzi wants to be new man in charge of global rugby, promising to tear up the sport's old order and tap into new markets.

Jake Doyle is touring Northants rugby clubs to raise money

Jake Doyle is playing for a different rugby club every weekend to raise money for a support group.

The local Wildlife Trust says "extreme flooding" has meant a setback to the project.

A council refers itself to the Regulator of Social Housing following a review.

Brighton & Hove City Council says immediate action was taken because of fire safety risks.

A reading scheme set up to help school children in Hastings has been extended for a third year.

The big button-eyed, fluffy baby is one of 128 pups to have been born at Donna Nook this year.

Police say three men were known to each other and had been to Aldi together before altercation.

The owners of a coffee shop in Stockton say they have seen footfall drop significantly.

Dame Esther says people should contact MPs with "good reasons" for a change in the law.

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says his side will not be afraid of losing when they host rivals Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

Newcastle Falcons make it two wins from two in the Premiership Rugby Cup by seeing off Doncaster Knights at Kingston Park.

Sheffield Council say at one point just two of its 27 chargers were in operation due to the thefts.

A report to the council says the damage to the Rivelin Valley nature trail has hit access.