According to The Athletic, the Premier League club have agreed to re-sign the star for just under €2m (£1.74m), plus a further €1m (£0.87m) in potential bonuses.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: McCullum, who became England's all-format coach a year ago, has an expensive ECB contract running until the end of 2027.

In a season defined by chaos and turnarounds, the award should go not to surprise, but to the coach who solved the hardest problemsThe NFL’s Coach of the Year award is simple. It typically serves as a mea culpa. We’re sorry our preseason predictions about your team were wrong.In theory, it’s a straight line: the coach who oversaw the biggest turnaround …

Liverpool failed in a summer transfer for Marc Guehi but are returning for the Crystal Palace captain.

BBC Sport looks at some of the players hoping for a big 2026 for various reasons.

Anthony Joshua and his mother visit funeral home in Lagos to pay their final respects to his two friends killed in the crash

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Today’s rumours are back and bleary-eyed, babyMen’s transfer window interactive: January 2026 editionAfter the bongs and fireworks, 2026 has finally begun. Naturally, no one really cares about resolutions, the real interest is in whether your team will sign a new left-back. Tittle-tattle is back in the limelight and the Rumour Mill will be firing up the …

With an unusually high number of elite-level players out of contract in 2026 it promises to be an intriguing JanuaryTransfer fees in women’s football have been rising at a rate of inflation that would cause anguish at the Bank of England. Last January alone, $5.8m (£4.3m) was spent in the women’s game globally and then a record $12.3m (£9.1m) was …

Set pieces on the rise, fans transformed to customers and conspiracies seen in every decision – is football losing its fun?English football has always mirrored the passions, conflicts, identities and inequalities of the age. After the golden 1960s, the decay of the 1970s and ensuing disasters of the 1980s came the cap-sleeved, rebounding self-confidence of …