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11/12/2025

🏆 Rory McIlroy, Luke Littler and F1 champion Lando Norris headline the BBC SPOTY shortlist, but Lionesses Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton and Red Roses star Ellie Kildunne are pushing for your vote

Jeremy Wilson profiles all six contenders 👇
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2025/12/11/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2025-nominees/

11/12/2025

🏉 We tracked down Trevor Leota, the cult-hero ho**er with a minder to keep him out of KFC, “Trevor Specials” at the bar and tackles that terrified team-mates.

It turns out the wild stories are (mostly) true… ⬇️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/12/11/we-tracked-down-trevor-leota-wild-stories-are-true-wasps/

11/12/2025

🏏 Joe Root’s long-awaited Gabba century has sparked calls to crown him England’s greatest ever batsman

Tim Wigmore argues one man still stands above him, and it isn’t Root 👇
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/12/11/joe-root-hundred-in-australia-great-england-batsman/

10/12/2025

German car manufacturer will become premier partner and pour £37.5m per year into women’s game for up to 10 years

10/12/2025

Outrageous recent checkout and laser focus leave rivals in little doubt that 18-year-old is still the man to beat at World Championships

Outrageous recent checkout and laser focus leave rivals in little doubt that 18-year-old is still the man to beat at PDC World Championship

10/12/2025

South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has broken his silence to “accept guilt” for the eye gouge that resulted in a 12-week ban.

Read more here ⬇️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/12/10/etzebeth-goes-public-on-eye-gouge-south-africa/

10/12/2025

✍️ "I feel for the followers who have spent a fortune to support this rabble – before too long people will stop paying and Test cricket will die," writes Simon Heffer.

Read more here ⤵️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/12/10/england-cricket-team-beach-frolicking-will-not-comfort-fans/

10/12/2025

Irish side no longer tournament powerhouses but refusal to wave white flag and fervent following mean they are still its heart and soul

Find out more ⬇️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/12/10/champions-cup-needs-munster-fear-factor/

10/12/2025

Ben Stokes’ England could take heart from the fightback by Don Bradman’s Australia 88 years ago

Read about it here ⬇️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/12/10/only-time-ashes-side-came-back-from-two-down/

10/12/2025

🏖️ Ben Stokes and England team-mates sink beers and sunbathe after Ashes humiliation

(Credit: BackGrid)

Find out more ⬇️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/12/09/josh-hazlewood-out-ashes-pat-cummins-third-test-adelaide/

10/12/2025

🎾 Aryna Sabalenka: I do not agree with transgender tennis players, it is unfair

World No 1 says athletes who were born male have ‘huge advantage’ over female opponents

09/12/2025

🔴 Egypt demands Fifa cancel ‘Pride Match’ against Iran at World Cup

Seattle fixture designated by organisers to celebrate LGBTQ+ community will feature two countries hostile to homosexuality