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Two people taking part in Australia’s annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died in separate incidents, according to police. Both crew members died in separate incidents after being hit by a boom – the large pole attached horizontally to the bottom of a sail. The event’s organisers said the incidents happened on the Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline. The …

Marco Silva pays tributes to the Fulham supporters after his side claim a dramatic derby win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Wheel played 323 times for Swansea between 1970 and 1983. He was part of the team that won the Schweppes Cup in 1978 and played for Swansea against Australia in 1975 and captained the ‘All Whites’ against New Zealand in 1981. His seasons as captain of Swansea marked a successful period for the club. In 1979-80 they won the Western …

Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman has signed a new contract with Edinburgh until 2028. The loose-head, 30, has made over a century of appearances since joining the capital club in 2018 and has cemented himself in Gregor Townsend’s Scotland side after making his debut in 2021. He now has 37 caps for his adopted country, having qualified on residency grounds, and …

Watch the best shots from Australian debutant Sam Konstas’ 60 on the first day of the fourth Test at the MCG, Melbourne.

Guardiola’s side host Everton on Boxing Day, before a trip to Leicester on 29 December and a home match against West Ham on 4 January. Given all three opponents are in the bottom seven, it offers City a chance to improve on an appalling recent record of four points from eight games, which Guardiola acknowledges has left their lofty European …

Irish challenger Spillane’s Tower heads a field of 11 runners declared for the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day (14:30 GMT). The six-year-old, trained by Jimmy Mangan for owner JP McManus, was a dual winner at the top Grade One level last season and was added as a supplementary entry last week along with last year’s …

We’ve built five unique quizzes to celebrate five BBC shows – but only those with the biggest football trivia brains can beat them all. So, is your knowledge the Strongest Link or is it more Pointless? With the exception of our Pointless quiz, which has been taken from past questions on the show, all these quizzes have been written by …

The task for British tennis is developing the next generation of talent and avoiding another 35-year wait for a Grand Slam singles champion. The performances of the British juniors this year – across singles, doubles and team events, external – have provided optimism. Mika Stojsavljevic, who turned 16 last week, won the US Open girls’ singles title, while 17-year-old Mimi …

Rob Crossan is a partially sighted travel journalist who has travelled the UK visiting his favourite old-fashioned football terraces and taking photographs. He told BBC Sport why, as a visually impaired fan, these terraces allow him to experience football in a different way, by moving around to follow the action. Old-style terracing was phased out at Premier League grounds in …