Hearts head coach Derek McInnes is challenging his players to beat Celtic again and "strike a blow to a direct opponent" in the title race.

Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Crystal Palace he wants to leave the club this January, amid interest from Aston Villa and Juventus.

Hearts have a bid for Forest Green Rovers midfielder Laurent Mendy turned down by the National League club.

Hampshire's Ben Mayes smashes 191 - an England U19s World Cup record - against Scotland in Harare.

The 19-year-old is in advanced talks about moving to the south coast and will help the Cherries replace Antoine Semenyo, who joined Manchester City last week.

English players and officials are shocked by the current scheduling for the inaugural Women's Club World Cup because of the impact it could have on the WSL.

Nigeria midfielder has found himself down the pecking order in west London

Striker worked with new Blues boss at Hull

Midfielder forced off for the third time inside a month

British No2 advances after Emma Raducanu’s second-round defeat

The Masters champion insists his teammates from Bethpage Black should pay the DP World Tour fines to back up Europe’s stance over the biennial match against the United States

Oleksandra Oliynykova called for Russian and Belarusian players to be banned from all tournaments following her first-round defeat to Madison Keys at the Australian Open

The 2026 Winter Olympics will rely on millions of cubic metres of artificial snow

Littler is already joint-third on the list of all-time major tournament winners after a spectacular first two years on tour.

The announcement of Italy’s women’s curling team has received criticism following a controversial selection

Norrie lost to Zverev on a final-set tiebreak two years ago and they will meet again in the Australian Open third round

We sat down with the basketball legend at the O2 to discuss his ties to Tottenham, Vancouver, Majorca and MacclesfieldBy No Helmets RequiredDoes your background, growing up outside basketball’s mainstream on Vancouver Island with English parents, help you appreciate how people in places such as London or Berlin feel when a big NBA game comes to town? Yeah. …

Data informs many decisions now but Australia legend showed how some just have a knack for reading the gameHave you ever accurately predicted what will happen on a cricket pitch before the ball has been bowled? It’s an incredible feeling. That moment when you glance at the field, remember who’s on strike and think: “Here comes the short ball,” only …

League wants tournament dates switched to summerClubs and players believed to be opposed to scheduleThe inaugural Women’s Club World Cup’s January 2028 dates “could be catastrophic”, the Women’s Super League has said, with the league raising serious concerns over the potential impact of the tournament on domestic calendars.A WSL spokesperson said …

The result is not the problem. Defeat by former world No21 Anastasia Potapova should not worry Raducanu's fans. The problem is what came afterwards.

Our Tottenham expert MATT BARLOW brings you the latest on the transfer comings and goings at the club with under a fortnight to go until the window shuts.

This last fortnight has encapsulated the story of their season in a way - some of it great, some of it not so. City can go on imperious eight-match winning streaks yet also throw games away.

The tennis ace is the last Brit standing down under.

Australian Open fans scrambled when matches were suspended in the middle of the second round.

Aberdeen are in the latter stages of their search for a new manager, with candidates having been interviewed.