Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year - the second consecutive year he has won the award.
Egypt forward Salah, 26, beat Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Arsenal and Gabon…
Scotland international flanker John Hardie has signed a new two-year deal at Premiership side Newcastle Falcons.
The 30-year-old New Zealand-born forward initially joined in October on a deal until the end of the season.
Director of …
Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland is to leave Bath at the end of the season when his contract expires.
The 32-year-old has made 46 Premiership appearances for Bath since arriving from Welsh side Scarlets in 2015.
"Come May I haven't got…
Leigh Halfpenny has been ruled out for three to five weeks and is likely to miss the start of the Six Nations, says Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac.
Wales full-back Halfpenny, 30, has already missed two months with concussion after suffering…
Australia have named uncapped batsman Will Pucovski in their Test squad to play Sri Lanka, while brothers Shaun and Mitchell Marsh have been left out.
Pucovski, 20, has only played eight first-class matches but scored 243 for Victoria l…
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has signed a new three-year deal with Yorkshire
Bairstow has been at Headingley since the age of 11 and made his first-class debut for the county in 2009.
The 29-year-old has scored more 6,…
Kyle Edmund prepared for the Australian Open - and celebrated his 24th birthday - by practising with defending champion Roger Federer in Melbourne.
The British number one withdrew from the Sydney International on Thursday with a knee in…
British number four Harriet Dart is through to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open.
The 22-year-old, who reached the second round of the Brisbane International after coming through qualifying, beat France's Chloe Paqu…
New European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington is considering reducing the number of wildcard picks he will have for next year's match in the United States.
The 47-year-old Irishman is also convinced Rory McIlroy will be fully commit…
Timothy Weah, the son of Liberian President and former world best player, George Weah has joined Scottish club Celtic FC on loan from French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG). Timothy, 18, joined Celtic on a six-month loan deal.
The high…
Former Graphic Sports Editor, Mr Felix Abayateye, and other sports personalities were honoured at the Ghana Sports Excellence Awards held at the British Council in Accra last Friday.
The Ghana Sports Excellence Awards was instituted i…
Bolton's hopes for a "resolution" to the transfer of Christian Doidge have been likened to prime minister Theresa May's Brexit negotiations by Forest Green chairman Dale Vince.
Striker Doidge, 26, initially joined Wanderers on loan in A…
Ipswich Town forward Jack Lankester has signed a new contract until 2022, with the option of a further year.
The 18-year-old scored his first senior goal in Ipswich's Championship defeat by Millwall on New Year's Day.
Lankester, who …
League One side Luton have signed midfielder George Thorne on loan from Derby until the end of the season.
The former West Brom player, 26, signed a new contract with Championship side Derby in January but has not made a senior appearan…
Preston North End's Paul Gallagher has hailed the reach of social media after trying to find the man who saved the life of his father-in-law, Jimmy Smith.
A man performed CPR on Mr Smith after he collapsed at a petrol station in Lytham …
Oliver Burke aims to resurrect his Scotland career with his loan move to Celtic.
The 21-year-old has joined up with his new team-mates on their winter training camp in Dubai after a deal was agreed with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.…
Dundee have secured the services of Martin Woods until the end of the season.
The 33-year-old midfielder became manager Jim McIntyre's first signing when he joined the club in November.
Following nine appearances for the Dark Blues, …
Motherwell have signed winger Gboly Ariyibi on loan from Nottingham Forest for the rest of the season.
The American, 23, follows his former Leeds team-mate Ross McCormack in joining the Premiership side for the remainder of the current …
Hearts midfielder Ryan Edwards and Southampton centre-half Alfie Jones have had their loans with St Mirren cut short by five months.
Australian 25-year-old Edwards made 14 appearances for the Scottish Premiership side, one less than 21-…
Hearts manager Craig Levein has been given a one-match touchline ban, with a second game suspended, following his criticism of referee Bobby Madden.
The former Scotland boss, 54, had said "it was like playing against 12 men" after Heart…
Hearts have completed the signing of Czech striker David Vanecek from Teplice and added centre-half Conor Shaughnessy on loan from Leeds United.
The 22-year-old Shaughnessy is a replacement for Jimmy Dunne, who returned to Burnley after…
Sam Cosgrove has agreed a two-year contract extension with Aberdeen, the Scottish Premiership club have announced.
The English striker, 22, has scored nine goals so far this season, having joined the Dons from Carlisle United in January…
Bill Lievesley had just got home from school when his mum came in and told him: "People are saying there's been a plane crash."
Close by on the outskirts of Turin, the wreckage of an aeroplane lay smouldering on the Superga hill, 700 me…
Championship side Reading have signed Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old spent the first half of the campaign with Scottish Premiership club Rangers, scoring twice in 28 appearances.
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Striker Gary Madine has said it is "not true" he does not like Sheffield United after joining the club on loan from Cardiff until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old was with United's city rivals Sheffield Wednesday between 2011 and …
Sporting Lisbon midfielder Ryan Gauld is expected to arrive at Hibernian's Dubai training camp on Tuesday with a view to agreeing a loan deal.
Head coach Neil Lennon hopes to secure the 23-year-old's services until the end of the season…
Aston Villa have signed Wolves defender Kortney Hause on loan until the end of the season.
The Championship side have an option to make the deal for the 23-year-old permanent at the end of the campaign.
Hause has made 67 league appea…
Paris St-Germain striker Timothy Weah's six-month loan to Celtic has been confirmed with manager Brendan Rodgers saying he brings "pace and technique".
The 18-year-old United States forward's deal was confirmed after he arrived in Dubai…
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith says that on-loan Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham may find it more productive staying in the Championship for now, rather than taking up a reported offer from Wolves.
Villa's Premier League neighbours are keen …
Steven Davis has backed fellow new signing Jermain Defoe to return to scoring form with Rangers.
Midfielder Davis and striker Defoe are both on loan seeking game time after spells on the sidelines at Southampton and Bournemouth respecti…
Bolton Wanderers chairman and majority stakeholder Ken Anderson says he is doing his utmost to find new owners for the Championship club.
And he described comments made by Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince as "very disrespectful" …
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard claims Alfredo Morelos gets "kicked from pillar to post" and protects himself like any young striker would.
Celtic complained about the failure to discipline the Colombian for incidents in their recent def…
Referee John McKendrick says abuse of Scottish officials has reached a "totally unacceptable" and "shameful" level that surpasses previous seasons.
The 49-year-old was speaking after what he described as "death threats" towards fellow r…
Alleged threats made against referee John Beaton are "absolutely shameful", says Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon.
Police confirmed at the weekend they had received a complaint "regarding texts and calls received by a 36-year-old man".
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Tottenham Ladies defender Renee Hector says she was subjected to racist abuse by a Sheffield United player during Sunday's game.
Hector, 23, made the claim in a tweet after Tottenham won 2-1 to go second in the FA Women's Championship.
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Fourth-tier Crawley Wasps will host record 14-time winners Arsenal in the Women's FA Cup fourth round, while holders Chelsea travel to Everton.
Monday's draw took place live on BBC Radio 1Xtra, with Women's Super League and Championship…
BBC Sport brings you live radio and text coverage plus TV highlights of the Australian Open from 14-27 January at Melbourne Park.
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra has live commentary every day from 07:00 GMT, plus commentaries on other key…
Virat Kohli has changed the culture of the Indian cricket team.
The last captain to do so, Tiger Pataudi, infused self-confidence into a team of talented but diffident individuals. That self-respect movement endorsed the cliché: India a…
Sydney and Brisbane will be two of three host cities at next January's inaugural ATP Cup, with more than 100 players competing for A$22m (12.3m).
The final of the 24-nation event, carrying 750 ranking points, will be in Sydney with a th…
New Zealand's Sophie Devine smashed Adelaide Strikers to a thrilling super over win against Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League.
The match ended tied after both teams made 189, with opener Devine hitting 99 not out off 53 b…
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will announce which country will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday - a day earlier than expected.
No reason has been given for Caf's sudden change of timing, with the announcement…
Great Britain have named their top five players as their Fed Cup team for February's matches in Bath.
GB number one Johanna Konta is joined by Heather Watson, Katie Swan, Katie Boulter and debutant Harriet Dart.
Great Britain will be…
Britain's Cameron Norrie reached the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland with a swift straight-sets win over Frenchman Beniot Paire.
The 23-year-old took just 58 minutes to win 6-3 6-2 against Paire, ranked 38 places above world…
British number one Johanna Konta withdrew from the Sydney International for a second time in two days.
The 27-year-old was due to play Kiki Bertens as a lucky loser in the first round on Monday, having retired from her second-round qual…
Full-back Chris Pennell has signed a new two-year contract with Worcester.
The former England international came through the youth set-up at Warriors and has made more than 200 appearances since his debut in 2007.
Pennell, 31, said: …
Sale Sharks have agreed to sign Wasps tight-head prop Jake Cooper-Woolley on a three-year deal.
The 29-year-old will join the Sharks for the 2019-20 season after six years with Wasps.
"Sale looks like a great opportunity for me to ch…
Exeter's Argentina winger Santiago Cordero is to move to French side Bordeaux Begles in the summer.
The 24-year-old, who scored his sixth try of the season against Bristol on Saturday, has agreed a two-year deal with the Top 14 club.
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Virat Kohli says captaining India to their first Test series victory in Australia is the "proudest" moment of his career.
The 2-1 series win was confirmed when the fifth day of the fourth Test in Sydney was washed out by rain and the ma…
Robbie Henshaw could make an earlier than expected return to training this week but Johnny Sexton may miss Leinster's game against Toulouse.
Henshaw suffered his hamstring injury in the warm-up before Ireland's November game against Arg…
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), in collaboration with Ghana’s mission in Japan, has secured a pre-games training camp in the Japanese town of Inawashiro to accommodate Ghanaian athletes for their preparations towards the XXX11 Olympic G…