Ben Ashton

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ben Ashton

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chris Wreh (left) was abused by a fan following Tamworth's 3-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round in JanuaryA football fan who racially abused non-league striker Chris Wreh has been banned from attending matches for three years. Harry Dunbar, from Fareham, Hampshire, admitted to sending Wreh a racist direct message from an anonymous Instagram account following Tamworth's FA Cup third-round defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on 12 January.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Ashton

Image source, Getty ImagesWatford are getting relegated, Plymouth are staying up, Millwall are in the play-offs and Portsmouth are also battling for a top-six spot. Does something sound a bit off? Well, that's what would have happened if the Championship season started on 1 January. Here's a look at the 2025 calendar year table, showing who the form sides were in the second half of the season and who went into freefall.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Ashton

Image source, Rex Features Image caption, Worcestershire's Adam Hose is third in the leading run-scorers chart in the T20 Blast this season Vitality Blast, Trent Bridge Worcestershire Rapids 206-5 (20 overs): Hose 95, Ali 51; Pennington 2-48 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 181-7 (20 overs): Patterson-White 39*, Moores 39; Taylor 2-36, Duffy 2-42 Worcestershire Rapids win by 25 runs Adam Hose hit a devastating 95 from 51 balls to help Worcestershire Rapids secure a 25-run victory over Nottinghamshire...

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ben Ashton

Paige Scholfield hit a vital six to help Surrey beat Lancashire Thunder by just two runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method and move top of the Women's T20 Blast table on a day severely affected by rain. Durham also picked up a dramatic one-run victory at Hampshire Hawks on DLS after poor weather ended the contest with the hosts on 33-2 six overs into their chase of 119 at Arundel.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Ashton

Image source, Getty ImagesThe 2024-25 Championship season might be over but there are many ways to analyse and reflect on the campaign that has gone before us. Not every club can go up but if there are signs a team is moving in the right direction, it can still be considered good progress - or quite the opposite if things are on the slide. Here is a look at how each of the 18 sides who were in the Championship for the past two seasons got on points wise compared to the 2023-24 campaign.