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Joe Root finally hitting the elusive Test century in Australia proves his status as one of the all-time great batters, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.
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Max Verstappen looks forward to the F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi, acknowledges that he is probably in his rivals' heads and discusses his intense competitiveness.
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Joe Root scores his first century in Australia and finishes unbeaten on 135 as England close on 325-9 at stumps on day one of the second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane.
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Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids... the World Cup draw is not going to be straightforward.
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Wilfried Nancy has joined Celtic as "a leader" first and foremost after arriving as manager.
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South African double World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth is banned until March following his red card for gouging Wales' Alex Mann on Saturday.
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Jamie George says England team-mate Henry Pollock is a personality without precedent in rugby and a "genuinely fascinating" character.
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Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC will be the latest illustration of the ever-closer relationship between US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
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Anthony Joshua is on weight for his heavyweight fight with Jake Paul later this month.
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Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop says he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, and urges men of Caribbean heritage to get tested for the disease.
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Which team has to play three matches, in three competitions, in six days later this month? And which Premier League team has the least exhausting December schedule? BBC Sport takes a look.
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Using video assistant referee checks to rule on corners will not hold up matches, says Fifa's head of referees Pierluigi Collina.
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Newcastle United "in the debate about being the top club in the world" according to new CEO David Hopkinson.
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Zhang Anda produces a superb potting display to defeat world champion Zhao Xintong 6-2 as he advances to the last eight at the UK Championship in York.
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Joe Root ends his long wait for a Test century in Australia by reaching three figures on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Anastasia Potapova switches nationality from Russian to Austrian after her application for citizenship is accepted.
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Oleksandr Usyk has permission to face Deontay Wilder next in a voluntary defence of his WBC heavyweight title.
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Joe Root is key to England winning the Ashes series against Australia.
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Zak Crawley says he and his England teammates were "chuffed" after Joe Root scored his first century in Australia, finishing on 135 not out to help England close on 325-9 at stumps on day one of the second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane.
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Joe Root hits his 40th career Test century, and his first in Australia, as England move on to 256-7 on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.