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Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has suffered a fractured hip in a fall from his bike, according to Belgian media reports. The 79-year-old winner of 11 Grand Tours was cycling with a group when the incident happened near Hombeek, Mechelen. His wife Claudine told reporters that it was “a stupid accident” with “no other road user involved”. “Eddy just skidded away,” …

The PGMOL first took action against Coote on 11 November following the release of a video on social media, which allegedly showed him criticising Liverpool and their former manager Klopp. The video appeared to refer a Premier League match that Coote officiated between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which finished 1-1. Klopp criticised Coote after the game, saying the …

Think of Milan, iconic stadiums and World Cup stars and, understandably, the first team you land on may not be Brera Calcio, a side founded in 2000 by journalist and publisher Alessandro Aleotti with ambitions of becoming the city’s “third team”. Former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga once managed them and they play at the historic Arena Civica, which opened in …

What went wrong between Manchester United and now former sporting director, Dan Ashworth? The Match of the Day 2 team are joined by The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell – who broke the story of his departure – to discuss what happened and what it means for the club. WATCH: Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer

Root has often been bracketed in the ‘Fab Four’ of Test batting, alongside Australia’s Steve Smith, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Indian Virat Kohli. Brook is in a new generation of run-scorers, including India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sri Lankan Kamindu Mendis and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra. “Brookie is by far and away the best player in the world at …

Match of the Day 2 pundits Ashley Williams and Troy Deeney discuss the individual Tottenham Hotspur mistakes that resulted in Chelsea coming from two goals down to win 4-3.

Scottie Scheffler hit a sensational nine-under 63 as he capped a dominating year by retaining the Hero World Challenge with a six-shot winning margin. The world number one, who won the Masters and Olympic gold in 2024, claimed a record-equalling ninth title of the year with a bogey-free round to triumph on 25 under. The victory means he has won …

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has backed Ange Postecoglou, while his manager insists he will not change his approach after a hugely disappointing 4-3 defeat by Chelsea. Spurs led 2-0 within 11 minutes but ended up losing with Cole Palmer netting two penalties – both for fairly needless fouls by Tottenham players. Postecoglou’s side have only won one of their past …

Watch Kyogo Furuhashi’s strike that rounded off a 3-0 win for Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic against Hibernian.

Newcastle Falcons begin their Challenge Cup campaign with a 32-19 loss to Pau in a topsy-turvy match in France.