Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has failed to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, NHK public television said.

Lucy Bronze has warned social media companies football players can “thrive” without their services after her England team-mate Jess Carter was the target of vile racist online abuse at Euro 2025.

Luke Littler stormed through to the second round of his debut World Matchplay with a 10-2 rout of Ryan Searle. Littler, the second seed on his first appearance at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, looked ...

Marcus Rashford appears to be closing in on his anticipated move to Barcelona after travelling to Catalonia on Sunday evening. Rashford posted on social media a picture of himself travelling on a ...