Wimbledon 2026: How is the schedule decided?

Question: How is the schedule decided? Why would a number one seed play on Number One court, while a number six seed gets to play on Centre? Jack, UK

Answer: Scheduling the order of play each day is a complex operation.

Nations Championship: No Finn Russell for Scotland against Argentina as Jonny Gray returns

Finn Russell will not feature in Scotland's opening Nations Championship match of the summer series against Argentina.

But Russell could feature next time out against South Africa, says head coach Gregor Townsend, who welcomes back Jonny Gray.

First Afcon, now World Cup 2026 - Senegal trapped in 'football hell'

Despite a season which saw him score 21 times in all competitions to help Palace lift the Uefa Conference League trophy, Sarr, more than most, will feel he has done something, somewhere, to offend the international sporting gods.

Nations Championship: North v South battle is tighter than ever

First, a quick recap.

The Nations Championship pits the northern hemisphere teams who compete in the Six Nations - England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy - against southern hemisphere giants South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, plus invited sides Fiji and Japan.

Adrian Newey says Aston Martin to have big upgrade for Hungarian Grand Prix

Newey said the team's difficult start to the season - with a car lacking performance and overweight - had been caused by a combination of designing the car late because of his arrival at the start of March last year, and the discovery that organisational processes at the team were not fit for purpose.

F1 Q&A: Russell's controversial pole, Ferrari's underwhelming Austria, Verstappen key to driver market and Williams' regression

Mercedes' George Russell took his second win of the season with victory from pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen recovered from a crash in the final part of qualifying to finish second at Red Bull's home race, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli in third.

Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari win a statement to himself and the rest of F1

For Hamilton it was a moment of redemption after a first season at Ferrari that left him questioning himself, and others questioning him.

It was painful to watch him at points last year, as he wrestled with the confusion created by his lack of pace. He called the season a "nightmare". He called himself "just useless". He suggested Ferrari should get another driver.

Women's T20 World Cup: How do you read a cricket scorecard?

ByKatharine Sharpe

BBC Sport Senior Journalist

Cricket scorecards can appear confusing at first glance, with multiple rows and columns indicating how well - or badly - both a team and individual player is faring in a match.

Kyrgios v Sabalenka: Who has won 'Battle of the Sexes' matches?

ByJonty Colman

BBC Sport journalist

Updated 4 November 2025

Australia's Nick Kyrgios will face women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka in tennis's latest 'Battle of the Sexes' fixture on 28 December 2025.

Formula 1: What is a halo? When has it worked? Why was it introduced?

ByTasnim Chowdhury

BBC Sport journalist

The halo is a curved wishbone-shaped structure that surrounds the cockpit of a Formula 1 car.

It was first introduced in 2018, to improve the safety of drivers during races.