More than the Score

Fabio Wardley’s journey to the top of the heavyweight boxing reads like a Hollywood movie script. Having been part of Ipswich Town's academy as a teenager, he discovered boxing in his 20's. He had four white collar fights before deciding to turn professional. White collar is a form of boxing where people in professional careers with no prior boxing experience train to compete in amateur matches, o...

The launch of LIV Golf in 2022, backed by Saudi Arabia's powerful Public Investment Fund (PIF), sent shockwaves through the world of sport. Many of golf's biggest names, such as Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson, signed up to LIV, and were rewarded with hugely lucrative prize money - while others, including Rory McIlroy, fiercely criticised the new competition. However, LIV's big spen...

Four teams are set to battle it out for a place in the Premier League via the Championship play-offs. It's the teams that finished between third and sixth in the second tier at the end of the regular season. Hull City and Millwall face each other over two legs. The winner of that one facing the winner of the semi-final between Middlesbrough and Southampton in a decider at Wembley. The winner of th...

During Lionel Messi's tour of India last year, he witnessed the unveiling of a 70ft statue of himself in Kolkata. It's reportedly the biggest-ever statue of an athlete - but does that make it any better? Why are sculptures such a popular choice for honouring sporting greats, and what gives them their power? Back in January of this year, More than the Score's Lee James talked to two people who know...

Ineos Grenadiers - formerly known as Team Sky - were the dominant team at cycling's most famous race, the Tour de France, during the 2010s. Chris Froome, Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal all claimed the yellow jersey while leading a squad of riders that had the peloton at their mercy. But in the past few years, they've begun to fade into the background. UAE Team Emirates, led by the...

Jamie Murray, one of the most decorated doubles players in tennis history, announced his retirement from tennis earlier this month, aged 40. He claimed seven Grand Slam titles across his career, playing alongside four different partners, as well as teaming up with his brother Andy to help Great Britain win the 2015 Davis Cup. But what makes a great doubles player, and what are the ingredients for...

In the Premier League, Manchester United and Newcastle have increased season-ticket prices by 5% for 2026-2027, while Liverpool have taken the fairly unprecedented step of announcing price rises across the next three years - that decision has been met with protests from some supporters, including boycotting spending money inside Anfield Stadium. In Spain, a ticket to El Clasico between Real Madrid...

Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run 26.2 miles in under two hours in a competitive race. The Kenyan crossed the line to win the London Marathon in 1:59:30 - that's more than one minute faster than the previous record set in 2023. He tells the BBC he can go even faster. Kenyan sports journalist, Evelyn Watta, tells Ade Adedoyin why Sawe's move from half-marathon competi...

Former Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard is making history with Corinthians as he’s the first Englishman to play in Brazil’s top-flight. His career to date has also seen him play for England at the 2018 World Cup and enjoy a spell with FC Seoul in South Korea. BBC News South America correspondent, Ione Wells, has been to meet him in Sao Paulo and in a wide-ranging chat they discuss his time...

Table tennis's top players are heading to London for the World Team Championships, which start on April 28. Among them are players from 11 African nations, including Nigeria, Egypt and Tunisia. Wahid Oshodi, president of the African Table Tennis Federation explains the importance of these championships, the strength of the sport in Africa and how he believes we could have a senior singles world ch...

This year's women's Six Nations rugby tournament has seen record crowds, with more than 30,000 fans heading to Murrayfield last weekend to see Scotland face England. However, the game ended in a crushing defeat for the home side, with the reigning world champions running in 12 tries on their way to an emphatic 84-7 victory. England's women are currently on a 35-game winning streak - the longest in...

When Julia Paternain crossed the finish line in the women's marathon at last year's World Athletics Championships, she had no idea what position she was in - or that she'd just made history. Julia, who was ranked 288th in the world at the start of the race, finished in third, becoming Uruguay's first-ever world championship medallist. It was one of the least expected medals of the championships -...

The Las Vegas Raiders look set to select 22-year-old Indiana quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, who won the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in college football, first overall in the 2026 NFL. But how do the teams make their selections and decide who are worth the multi-million dollar contracts? More than the Score’s Lee James has been speaking with Andrew Brandt, former vice president of the...

Coventry City will return to the Premier League next season after they sealed promotion from the Championship with three games to spare. Their 25-year journey back to English Football's top division hasn't been without drama. At one point they were relegated to the fourth tier and came close to dropping out of the English Football League altogether. They went into administration in 2013 and also h...

As domestic football seasons come to a close across Europe, nerves are setting in for players, managers and fans. Arsenal and Manchester City are in a two-way fight for the Premier League title, while in the Scottish Premiership, Hearts have been trying to hold off the challenge of Rangers and Celtic. In France, underdogs Lens have been putting the pressure on all-conquering Paris Saint Germain. R...

Zhao Xintong made history in 2025 by becoming the first player from China to win the men's World Snooker Championship. But defending his title could be an even more impressive feat. Since 1977, when Sheffield's Crucible Theatre became the home of the World Snooker Championship, no first-time champion has gone on to retain their title the following year. Some of the sport's most famous names, inclu...

At just 15 years old Indian batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is racking up scarcely believable numbers in the Indian Premier League. He's now in his second season in the world's biggest franchise tournament, having been drafted by Rajasthan Royals as a thirteen-year-old. He's the youngest player to ever score a century in the competition, and is the youngest player in IPL history after making his debut...

**If you are affected by cancer, information and support is available through BBC Action Line - just search BBC Action Line via the BBC website if you are in the UK. Details of help available in many countries can also be found at Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org** Sophie Fawns is enjoying her first season in the Netball Super League with Manchester Thunder. She's just 22 years old, and one...

Gary Kirsten has enjoyed a stellar coaching career - including leading India to World Cup success in 2011. The former South Africa batter also led his home nation to the top of the Test rankings when he was head coach. He's been regularly linked with the England job in recent years and in 2024 he had a brief spell as Pakistan white ball coach. On the franchise circuit he's worked with teams includ...

The Grand National is held at Aintree racecourse - which is around six miles from Liverpool City Centre. This year's race on April 11th will see a maximum of 34 horses race over a four-and-a-half-mile course that contains 30 fences. It'll be watched by around 70 thousand people at the racecourse and a further six hundred million on television around the world. The legendary racing commentator, Joh...

The Masters at Augusta is the first men's major of the golf season. It takes place every year in the Georgia sunshine and is famous for its beauty, tradition and immaculate presentation. The winner is presented with a green jacket, granting them exclusive access to a club containing some of the sport's greatest ever players, including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Rory McIlroy who famously won it...

This year is the 50th anniversary of the release of arguably the most famous boxing film of all time: Rocky, the movie that made a star of Sylvester Stallone, and went on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. But boxing had been a cinematic staple for decades before that, and remains a frequent subject of films to this day. In the past three years, there have been cinematic biopics of George...

The famous Paris-Roubaix cycling race is now in its 130th year, with the next edition taking place on the 12 April. This year, the men’s riders will cover over 258 kilometres over a “hilly course”, that takes in the famous cobblestones. Lizzie Deignan won the first edition of the women’s race in 2021 and tells the BBC’s Matt Warwick “It’s called the hell of the north for a reason. The muscles in y...

Dancing with the Stars, or Strictly Come Dancing in the UK, is a global TV phenomenon. Since 2004, the format that challenges professional dancers to turn celebrities into ballroom champions has been exported to more than 60 territories worldwide, and sports stars have been a huge part of the show's success. Athletes like Karen Carney, Shawn Johnson, Apolo Anton Ohno and Louis Smith have all trium...

England manager Thomas Tuchel declared that long throws were "back" in a press conference last September - and in the months since then, set pieces have dominated discussion in Premier League football. Arsenal's rise to the top of the table has in part been fuelled by their prowess from free kicks and corners, while Michael Kayode's long throws have proved a potent weapon for Brentford. However, t...