Our regular tennis feature, The Base Line, is back for the 2026 season, as we look to keep you up to date with the relentless and fast-paced nature of the ATP and WTA Tours. Who were crowned champions, who struggled to make an impact, and what moments stood out over the past seven days?

In a weekend full of action, Lamine Yamal netted his first career hat-trick for FC Barcelona, Romelu Lukaku and Sam Kerr both found the net for the first time in a long while, while FC Copenhagen and FCSB saw their hopes of retaining their league titles come to an end. Here are the weekend’s winners and losers.

Thursday saw the conclusion of the UEFA Europa League knockout playoffs, where there were quite a few goals involved on the night. Here is a stat from each team who was involved.

From his special spell at FC Koln to playing under 'father figure' Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, Lukas Podolski has had a career that many would envy - in the second part of our interview with the German forward, he speaks about his former clubs and which move was a 'mistake'.

The surprises continued in the UEFA Champions League as the knockout round playoffs were completed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here is one stat from each team involved in the action.

Major League Soccer’s ambitions stretch far beyond Antoine Griezmann as a single headline signing.

Bodo/Glimt pulled off an almighty upset by dispatching three-time European champions Inter Milan, with their 2-1 second-leg win and resulting 5-2 aggregate Champions League (UCL) play-off victory making them the first Norwegian side to progress from a knockout round in Europe’s elite competition since 1987.

When Scott McTominay was allowed to leave Man Utd, there was always going to be a fear that such a decision would come back and bite the club.

Our regular feature, The Base Line, returns this week as we look to keep you up to date with the relentless and fast-paced nature of the ATP and WTA Tours. Who were crowned champions, who struggled to make an impact, and what moment stood out recently in the tennis world?

Real Madrid have been unable to defend their lead and criticism is mounting for Arbeloa, as well as Juventus, who continue their free-fall. Flying higher than ever is Harry Kane, with the Englishman scoring another brace for Bayern, while James Milner made Premier League history. As usual, here are the main Winners and Losers from an intense weekend of football.