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• Action spy classic starring Tom Cruise

  31-12-2025 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  When a mission goes wrong, spy Ethan Hunt finds himself out on a limb and under suspicion.
  
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• Reece Prescod’s decision to join Enhanced Games condemned by athletics chiefs

  07-01-2026 22:19
  UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner expresses outrage‘As a former athlete, I find this particularly appalling’The UK Athletics chief executive, Jack Buckner, has described Reece Prescod’s decision to participate in the controversial Enhanced Games as “appalling”.The former Great Britain sprinter Prescod gave a statement to the Times saying he is “very excited” to be joining the sprinting field of the event. The Enhanced Games allows the use of performance-en
  
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• UKA chief 'appalled' as Prescod joins Enhanced Games

  07-01-2026 20:01 via bbc.com
  Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod joins controversial Enhanced Games as UK Athletics chief executive says he is "appalled".
  
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• Sir David Attenborough explores the surprising wildlife of London

  01-01-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir David Attenborough explores the surprising wildlife of his hometown – London.
  
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• 26 for 2026: unmissable sporting events over the next 12 months

  01-01-2026 01:01
  This year features a football World Cup, a Winter Olympics, a Commonwealth Games and a historic Test match Jannik Sinner will be aiming to become only the second man in the Open era, after Novak Djokovic, to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles, while in the women’s draw Madison Keys will be seeking to defend the title she landed via a shock victory over Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s final. Elsewhere, Roger Federer is scheduled to return to Melbourne Park for the fir
  
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• Travball emerges, athletics surges, Brisbane basks in success: Australia’s biggest sporting moments of 2025

  30-12-2025 15:00
  An Ashes-defining intervention, an NRL showstopper, and new hope forced on the AFL are among our writers’ great moments in Australian sports this yearThe highly anticipated Ashes was quickly torn apart by Travis Head’s cameo at the top of the order that has since turned into a much longer stay. The NRL grand final was another scene for an all-time breathtaking display, as the Broncos joined the AFL’s Lions in making Brisbane the epicentre of Australian sport. Here are our write
  
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• Sharp shooters: the best sports photos of 2025 and the stories behind them

  30-12-2025 07:00
  From long exposures of motor racing to remote-operated cameras at football matches, here’s how our favourite sports images were madeTom Jenkins’s best sport photographs of 2025How one of the best tennis photos was takenWe’ve received more than 500,000 sports photographs in the past year, with some absolute belters among them. Here are some of the fleeting moments, wild celebrations and creative compositions that caught our eyes – accompanied by explanations and technical
  
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• Piastri intrigue, Picklum magic and Gout goes global: reflections on a year of Australian sport | Jack Snape

  29-12-2025 15:00
  Australians shone on the global stage in 2025, while there was more myth-making and dynasties born closer to homeAbove it all, the thwack stands out. Over an extraordinary year of Australian sport: of world-beaters and champions of tomorrow; of myth-making performances at the summit of codes; of comebacks, and dynasties come and gone.When all that noise subsides, the sound of Gout Gout’s footfall stays with you. Watch him on television, or on one of his viral highlights, and his thin frame
  
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• Gout Gout turns 18 as whirlwind year ends amid high hopes for even faster 2026 | Jack Snape

  28-12-2025 15:00
  Athletics’ breakout star of 2025 is taking a gap year before university and says the break will help him focus more on the trackSprint phenomenon Gout Gout turned 18 on Monday, marking the formal end to the childhood of Australia’s fastest man. It’s a sentence as ridiculous as the Queenslander’s times, which have propelled him towards a medal assault at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and World Junior Championships.The past 12 months delivered Gout a first national title and
  
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• The best Australian sporting moments – in pictures

  25-12-2025 20:00
  A Formula One title challenge, athletics sprinkled with star dust and spirited cricket celebrations – here’s the highlights from the 2025 year in sport Continue reading...
  
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• The acclaimed muscial adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic

  25-12-2025 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Matilda has a sharp mind, vivid imagination and the worst parents in the world.
  
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• 'I'm not retiring' - Kipchoge's marathon world tour

  25-12-2025 10:56 via bbc.com
  Sporting great Eliud Kipchoge says his plan to run marathons on seven different continents is about purpose, not records.
  
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• 'She's most gifted female British sprinter ever'

  23-12-2025 14:32 via bbc.com
  Ex-World indoor champion Richard Kilty calls 15-year-old Celine Obinna-Alo "the most naturally gifted female British sprinter ever".
  
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• I'm not retiring, I'm evolving - Kipchoge

  23-12-2025 12:25 via bbc.com
  The Kenyan marathoner has all the running accolades he needs but is now focusing on new goals.
  
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• Sports stars fear disappearance of playing fields amid reforms

  22-12-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  A host of top sports stars and governing bodies express fears that playing fields across England could be built on and disappear if proposed planning reforms come into force.
  
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• ‘As perfect as it can get’: pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis on his stellar 2025

  22-12-2025 14:28
  The world record holder on his remarkable year, that viral kiss and why he’s serious about music Plenty of sports stars strive for perfection. In 2025, Mondo Duplantis achieved it. He broke the pole vault world record four times. Retained his world indoor and outdoor titles. Won all 16 competitions that he entered. Was voted World Athletics’ male athlete of the year. And, for good measure, was named the BBC’s overseas personality of the year too.“There’s not necessa
  
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• A rare insight into the papal conclave

  22-12-2025 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The story of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, told by the cardinals who were there.
  
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• Christopher Nolan's epic biopic starring Cillian Murphy

  22-12-2025 00:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the multi award-winning film on BBC iPlayer now
  
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• How will our wildlife cope with warmer winters?

  19-12-2025 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  What will warmer winters mean for the natural world?
  
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• Duplantis wins second straight World Sport Star award

  18-12-2025 21:31 via bbc.com
  Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis wins BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year award for the second year in succession.
  
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• Calendar must be policed after Grand Slam Track bankruptcy - Coe

  17-12-2025 00:00 via bbc.com
  World Athletics president Lord Coe warns "we have to police the calendar" after Grand Slam Track (GST) filed for bankruptcy.
  
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• No guarantee Grand Slam Track will be allowed back, warns World Athletics

  16-12-2025 23:59
  League filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last weekEvents need ‘solid financial model’, says Sebastian CoeThe Michael Johnson-led Grand Slam Track has been warned by World Athletics that it may not be permitted to return in 2026 even if it pays off its huge debts.Court documents released on Monday showed that the league, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, still owes some of the biggest names in track and field hundreds of thousands of dollars and creditors between $10m and
  
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• Paralympic long jump medallist Hum dies aged 32

  16-12-2025 11:37 via bbc.com
  Australian Para-athlete Nicholas Hum, who won long jump bronze at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, dies at the age of 32.
  
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• O'Connor 'never could have imagined' 2025 success

  15-12-2025 11:30 via bbc.com
  Kate O'Connor says 2025 saw her achieve more than she ever imagined as she picked up four international medals, including a stunning silver medal at the World Championships in Tokyo.
  
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• GB's Keith takes European cross country silver

  14-12-2025 15:02 via bbc.com
  Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Megan Keith finishes second behind Italy's Nadia Battocletti in the women's race at the European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.
  
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• Guz Khan's modern-day Christmas story for the whole family

  13-12-2025 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The Farooqi family have a chaotic Christmas in Lapland after a surprise bonus for Dad.
  
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• Dopers are beating system – athletics integrity chief

  12-12-2025 17:02 via bbc.com
  Anti-doping authorities are losing the battle against cheats in elite sport according to a top official.
  
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• Global anti-doping chief admits drugs cheats in sport are escaping detection

  12-12-2025 15:18
  Howman: ‘We are not effective enough at catching cheats’Former Wada director general urges more ambitionOne of the most senior figures in global anti-doping has warned that too many drug cheats in sport are evading detection – and criticised the current system as “ineffective”.David Howman, the former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and the chair of the Athletics Integrity Unit, urged anti-doping bodies to be more ambitious in catching elite
  
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• Turner caps off 'best year ever' with Ironman

  12-12-2025 13:57 via bbc.com
  Ollie Turner says coming 13th at Ironman Western Australia capped off his "best year ever" despite illness at the event.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: big climbs, unlikely comebacks and elite camels

  12-12-2025 09:00
  Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, motor racing, darts, climbing, athletics and the NFL? Continue reading...
  
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