Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-07-21
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Iraola wants Mac Allister & Alisson to stay with Liverpool (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 22:46:06)
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club.
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What can Hearts pick from debris of ongoing summer of hurt? (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 22:37:30)
There's crashing back to Earth with a bang, and there's whatever Hearts fans have been going through since 16 May.
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Haveron 'proud' of Larne efforts in Red Star defeat (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 22:07:07)
Larne manager Gary Haveron says he is "proud" of his players' efforts in the 4-0 home defeat by Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League second qualifying round, first leg.
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Bournemouth reject £64m bid from Chelsea for Scott (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 21:47:05)
Bournemouth reject a £64m bid from Chelsea for Alex Scot after the midfielder turns down a new contract amid growing Premier League interest.
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Littler throws nine-darter in superb Matchplay win (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 21:41:43)
World number one Luke Littler throws a thrilling nine-darter as he books his place in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay with a 11-8 win over Nathan Aspinall.
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Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs all want Rashford - Wednesday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 21:36:25)
A trio of Premier League heavyweights all want Marcus Rashford, Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa, and Nottingham Forest look set to sign a new defender.
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Pooran steals Hundred headlines with innings of stunning sixes (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 21:13:39)
MI London batter Nicholas Pooran delivers a magnificent batting performance, hitting 58 off 22 balls in a 93-run partnership with Sam Curran to secure a seven wicket win against Sunrisers Leeds in the opening men's match of the 2026 Hundred.
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Curran & Pooran guide MI London past Sunrisers Leeds (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 21:01:20)
A 19-ball half-century from Nicholas Pooran and an unbeaten 60 from Sam Curran guides MI London to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Sunrisers Leeds in the opening match of the 2026 men's Hundred.
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Kerr on why Commonwealth mile glory matters to him (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 21:00:24)
Josh Kerr didn't dream about being the fastest person ever to run a mile when he was a kid. He dreamed of pulling on a Scotland vest in the Commonwealth Games.
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Britain's Clarke wins kayak gold at World Championship (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 20:59:43)
Britain's Joe Clarke marks the opening day of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold medal in the men's kayak cross in Oklahoma City.
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Chelsea sign £117m Rogers - what will he bring? (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 20:57:20)
Chelsea's £117m move for Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers is a genuine transfer window shock - so how did they do it and what does it mean for the rest of the squad?
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All-round Curran leads MI London to dominant win (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 20:34:16)
Sam Curran takes two wickets and hits an unbeaten half-century as MI London beat Sunrisers Leeds in the men's Hundred opener.
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'That's how to treat a hat-trick!' - Abrar spoils Gleeson's attempt (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 19:22:04)
MI London bowler Richard Gleeson is on for his hat-trick after dismissing SunRisers Leeds' Zak Crawley and Benny Howell in two balls, only for number 11 batter Abrar Ahmed to spoil his moment by hitting a six.
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Chelsea interested in former Man City defender Stones (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 18:57:34)
Chelsea are interested in signing England defender John Stones on a free transfer following his departure from Manchester City.
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Old Firm disorder report damning - how will authorities respond? (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 18:39:04)
It took four months to land but, when it did, the independent review of crowd disorder at the Old Firm Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox in March arrived with a mighty thud, writes Tom English.
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Halfpenny commits coaching future to Cardiff (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 18:03:45)
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back Leigh Halfpenny commits his coaching career to Cardiff.
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Returning Stokes hits ton as Durham beat Derbyshire (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 17:38:41)
Ben Stokes marks his return to competitive cricket for the first time since retiring from Test matches with a stunning century to help Durham beat Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup.
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Evenepoel cuts Pogacar's lead with time-trial win (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 17:06:17)
Remco Evenepoel cuts Tadej Pogacar's lead at the top of the general classification by 28 seconds with a dominant victory in the time-trial on stage 16 of the Tour de France.
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Sunrisers Leeds dominate MI London to start Women's Hundred in style (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 17:02:07)
Phoebe Litchfield hits 43 runs off 26 balls to guide Sunrisers Leeds to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against MI London in the opening match of the 2026 women's Hundred.
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Tours form new alliance in latest blow to LIV Golf (BBC Sport 2026-07-21 16:49:10)
LIV Golf suffers another setback with the announcement of a global alliance between three of the leading men's tours.