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Teenage star Luke Littler will face history-making female player Fallon Sherrock in the World Championship if she beats Ryan Meikle in the first round. Fourth seed Littler, 17, lost January’s world final to Luke Humphries, while Sherrock was the first woman to win matches at the tournament five years ago. Humphries will start his PDC title defence against Thibault Tricole …

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr is a doubt for his side’s Champions League match against Liverpool after sustaining a hamstring injury. The Brazilian played the whole of Real Madrid’s 3-0 La Liga win against Leganes on Sunday. Madrid, who are 18th in the 36-team Champions League table, travel to Anfield on Wednesday to face table-topping Liverpool. The club released a …

Only Manchester City forward Erling Halaand has scored more Premier League goals than Salah this season, with the Egyptian netting 10 times in the top flight. Salah signed a three-year contract extension with the club in 2022, with that deal set to expire in the summer. “You know I have been in the club for many years. There is no …

The 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be held at MediaCityUK in Salford on Tuesday, 17 December. Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding will present the show live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:00 GMT. It will celebrate an incredible 12 months of sporting action, including Great Britain’s success at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, …

Australia’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Emma McKeon, has retired from the sport The 30-year-old won six gold medals in a haul of 14 won across three Olympic Games. “I am officially retiring from competitive swimming,” she wrote on Instagram. “Leading into Paris, I knew it would be my last Olympics, and the months since have given me time to reflect …

Watch highlights as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 to win their 11th consecutive league game and move five points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League.

World number one Luke Humphries defended his Players Championship title with an 11-7 win over teenager Luke Littler in Minehead. Humphries, who beat Littler to win the world title in January, averaged 103.69 and punched the air with delight as he came out on top again in Minehead. The 28-year-old, who has also won the World Matchplay this year, is …

Real Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to four points with a dominant win over Leganes. Jude Bellingham scored his second league goal in as many games in a comfortable victory ahead of their Champions League match with Liverpool on Wednesday night. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring with his seventh league goal of the season on the …

Leicester City have sacked manager Steve Cooper with the club 16th in the Premier League after 12 games. The Foxes were beaten 2-1 by a Chelsea side managed by former boss Enzo Maresca on Saturday – a defeat which left them two points above the relegation zone. Cooper took over from Maresca in the summer after the Italian had led …

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League as he was signed by Lucknow Super Giants for 27 crore (£2.54m) at the mega auction in Saudi Arabia. The India wicketkeeper, 27, was the subject of a bidding war between the Super Giants and his former side, Delhi Capitals. Pant, who returned to the …