Jordan Jarrett-Bryan , Sports reporter

Professional footballers  have been taking part in a 24 hour social media strike.  The #Enough campaign is in protest at the way they say Twitter are dealing with racism on its platform.

How people with disabilities are best represented on screen has been a challenge for the film industry for years, and it’s once more in the spotlight with Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston’s latest movie, in which he plays a quadriplegic. In an attempt to examine whether things are changing, the British Film Institute has just…

Tributes have been paid to the doyen of British sports writing, Hugh McIlvanney, who’s died at the age of 84. From the 1966 World Cup final to Muhammad Ali’s famous clash with George Foreman, he witnessed some of the world’s biggest sporting events during his 60-year career.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has announced his impending retirement as he struggles with a hip injury.

He left everything behind when he fled the Syrian war. 24 year old Eid Aljazairili couldn’t even swim when he made the risky journey by boat across the Mediterranean – finally reaching the UK where he was granted asylum. He soon realised he had a passion – and rare gift – for swimming – and…

He used to make false teeth by day and create the need for them at night. World featherweight boxing Champion Josh Warrington says the precision and concentration he learned as a dental technician has given him the chops to win all twenty seven of his fights so far.

For the second time in a week, Chelsea football fans have been accused of deeply offensive behaviour, after reports of pockets of anti-semitic chanting at last night’s match in Budapest. In a strongly-worded statement, Chelsea FC said those responsible had “shamed the club”.

Climbing is the latest sport to be included in the Olympics. Terrifying, if you hate heights, lose your balance and shy away from zen like discipline. But for one growing group of climbing fans, young people with learning difficulties, this need for focus presents an added challenge.

The budget airline Ryanair is facing widespread outrage on social media after it apparently failed to remove a passenger who launched a racist tirade against a lady in the seat next to him and instead moved her. Another passenger filmed the incident which has now been watched over two million times online. Ryanair later said…

The epidemic of violence in our jails is not just confined to adult prisons.

He was one of the world’s leading black ballet stars, the first to win international fame. Tributes have poured in for the pioneering US dancer Arthur Mitchell – who’s died at the age of 84. He won over audiences in segregation-era America who were shocked by his pairing with a white prima ballerina – later…

The cricketer Ben Stokes has been included in England’s squad for the third test against India – after he was found NOT guilty of affray on Tuesday, over a fracas he was involved in last September. Head coach Trevor Bayliss said he took the decision for Stokes’ “well being” – although he has yet to…

It’s been hot enough here, so spare a thought for the Tour de France cyclists who have been sweating up and down mountains in soaring temperatures. It’s looking like Geraint Thomas, from Cardiff, is well placed to win the competition, but before he’s allowed to bring home the yellow jersey he’ll have to get through…

The England coach Gareth Southgate has admitted the country has “been through some difficult moments recently in terms of unity”, but he assured fans that the entire World Cup squad was fit and well ahead of tomorrow’s crucial semi-final against Croatia.

For England, expectations for their head-to-head with Panama are pretty high – they’re playing a country ranked 43 places below them. But for the people of Panama and their national team, simply qualifying for the world cup is an historic achievement. Directed by Dan Faber.