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Premier League clubs strike new shirt sponsor deals with gambling firms despite looming ban
A composite of Premier League shirts for the 25/26 season including Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Everton, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa. Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is also pictured
Football

Premier League clubs strike new shirt sponsor deals with gambling firms despite looming ban

11 of the Premier League's 20 clubs will start the new season with a gambling sponsor on the front of their shirts, and no club has abandoned betting firms.
Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn't be in the Euro final without women of colour
Football

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn't be in the Euro final without women of colour

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
Refugees

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates

Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Letter To My Younger Self

Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'

'I am not a scrounger': Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts
Disability benefit cuts

'I am not a scrounger': Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I'm 17 years old. Here's how playing bowls has changed my life
Onside Takeover

I'm 17 years old. Here's how playing bowls has changed my life

Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Letter To My Younger Self

Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest's £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Saints Foundation project staff deliver a boxing session on the Chances programme in Southampton
Big Issue Invest

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest's £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership

Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'
Letter to my younger self

Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'
Former elite swimmer Michael Gunning poses against a green NSPCC background
Sport

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'

Paula Radcliffe: 'I thought I'd never get over the Olympics – but it's just sport'
Letter To My Younger Self

Paula Radcliffe: 'I thought I'd never get over the Olympics – but it's just sport'

We can't lose women's football to climate change, says England star Chris Lockwood
Chris Lockwood

We can't lose women's football to climate change, says England star Chris Lockwood

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
Sustainable Travel

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: 'A smile on your face goes a long way'
football player Chloe Kelly
Sport

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: 'A smile on your face goes a long way'

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: 'Winning gold is the best I've been as a person'
Alex Yee
My Big Year

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: 'Winning gold is the best I've been as a person'

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: 'I have to hold keys between my fingers'
a woman running
Violence against women

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: 'I have to hold keys between my fingers'

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Stock image of a person putting a bauble onto a Christmas tree
Christmas

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'
Refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba
Sport

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC's Saudi owners. Here's how we're fighting empty promises
a group of fans protesting Newcastle United's new owners
Andrew Page and John Hird

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC's Saudi owners. Here's how we're fighting empty promises

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: 'I'm so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won't have to move'
Kieran Reilly at the Paris games
Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: 'I'm so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won't have to move'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This football tournament backed by Man City's Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
Kyle Walker joins homeless footballers from The Salvation Army for a photo
Homelessness

This football tournament backed by Man City's Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals

Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Cycling

Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport
disability sport
Mikey Erhardt

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport

Disabled people's health is 'shockingly neglected' in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins
disabled people sport
Disability rights

Disabled people's health is 'shockingly neglected' in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins