After 44 years Aston Villa last lifted a European trophy, the celebrations were just wild in Birmingham, after the Europa League winners celebrated ending their 30-year silverware drought with their supporters.

With Hyrox welcoming a projected 1.2 million athletes across the 2025/26 season, more than double last year's 550,000, a growing share of those entries are coming from the UK's running community.

The Chicago Bears have returned to the Midlands in 2026, strengthening their commitment to growing American football participation across the region through an expanded NFL Girls Flag programme.

Southampton have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs in the Championship season.

Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia scored stunning goals as Aston Villa ​outclassed Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final to end a 30-year wait for silverware and ‌earn their coach Unai Emery a record-extending fifth win in the competition.

Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to win the Premier League title on Tuesday ​when they were confirmed as champions ‌following second-placed Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.