Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-05-08
-
Fleetwood one shot off lead at Quail Hollow (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 22:43:19)
Tommy Fleetwood shoots a four-under round of 67 to put himself within a stroke of the lead after the second round of the Truist Championship.
-
Fernandes: The trophies, the assist record and his future (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 22:23:55)
No Premier League medal, no Champions League title, but Bruno Fernandes has won other trophies and many accolades, and the FWA footballer of the year is on the brink of setting a record.
-
Saints charged by EFL with spying on Middlesbrough (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 22:02:44)
The EFL charges Southampton with spying on Middlesbrough before they meet in the Championship play-off semi-finals on Saturday.
-
McCloskey set to miss Challenge Cup final through injury (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 21:57:01)
Ulstercentre Stuart McCloskey is set to miss the European Challenge Cup final with a serious hamstring problem as the injuries mount up for Richie Murphy.
-
Atkinson scores two tries as Gloucester beat Sale (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 21:48:37)
Gloucester fight back to beat Sale Sharks 21-15 at Kingsholm and secure their first back-to-back Prem wins of the season.
-
Lightning seal hard-fought NSL win over Panthers (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 21:38:27)
Netball Super League leaders Loughborough Lightning return to winning ways with a hard-fought 76-60 victory over Birmingham Panthers on Friday.
-
Real hold talks over Mourinho return - Saturday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 21:25:49)
Former Chelsea and Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho in talks to become next Real Madrid head coach, Newcastle and Chelsea eye Uruguay Darwin Nunez, Wolves set to agree deal to sell Joao Gomes to Atletico Madrid, plus more.
-
Ulster and Stormers share spoils in dramatic draw (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 21:21:35)
Ulster and Stormers produce an enthralling 38-38 draw in a United Rugby Championship game that featured 11 tries and a controversial ending at the Affidea Stadium.
-
Watch: Late penalty drama as Dunfermline edge out Arbroath (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 21:10:42)
Aston Oxborough saves the late penalty he conceded as Dunfermline Athletic get past Arbroath to set up a Premiership play-off semi-final against Partick Thistle.
-
Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt in five-goal thriller (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 20:58:05)
Borussia Dortmund survive a late scare as they hang on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park to secure second place in the German Bundesliga.
-
Glasgow beat Cardiff to move top of URC table (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 20:55:30)
Glasgow Warriors cruise to a bonus-point victory over Cardiff to go top of the United Rugby Championship with one round of the regular season remaining.
-
Defeat at Glasgow dents Cardiff play-off hopes (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 20:55:30)
Glasgow Warriors cruise to a bonus-point victory over Cardiff to go top of the United Rugby Championship with one round of the regular season remaining.
-
How do motorcycle road racers deal with death in their sport? (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 20:04:00)
After Kamil Horan died in a Superbike qualifying crash at the North West 200, leading rider Davey Todd opens up about dealing with death in the sport.
-
Tight-lipped Dubois weighs in at career-heavy 18st (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 19:26:49)
Daniel Dubois will not to be drawn into a war of words after weighing in at a career-heavy 18st for Saturday's all-British heavyweight world-title fight against Fabio Wardley.
-
Tight-lipped Dubois weighs in at career-heaviest 18st (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 19:26:49)
Daniel Dubois will not to be drawn into a war of words after weighing in at a career-heavy 18st for Saturday's all-British heavyweight world-title fight against Fabio Wardley.
-
Djokovic stunned on return to action in Rome (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 19:03:38)
An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic suffers defeat on his return to action as he is stunned by gutsy qualifier Dino Prizmic in the Italian Open second round.
-
Arteta rallies Arsenal for huge Premier League weekend (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 18:49:21)
As the Premier League title race nears its conclusion, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tells his players and the Gunners fans to "stay present and live the moment".
-
Stokes strikes after eight balls on comeback (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 18:25:08)
Ben Stokes needs only eight deliveries to take a wicket in his first action since England's dismal Ashes tour on a truncated opening day of Durham’s County Championship match at Worcestershire.
-
'The best guy' - tributes paid to late racer Holan (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 17:35:44)
Belgian rider Laurent Hoffmann pays tribute to "good friend" Kamil Holan, who tragically died following an accident at the North West 200 on Thursday.
-
Man Utd's Fernandes wins Football Writers' men's award (BBC Sport 2026-05-08 17:07:21)
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes wins the Football Writers' Association's men's Footballer of the Year award.