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A fire has broken out outside the Etihad Stadium ahead of Manchester City’s Champion’s League match with Club Brugge. It appears the fire took place in a temporary merchandise shop and has now been put out. Follow the Champions League live across BBC Sport

Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock believes he can challenge Luke Littler’s prospective dominance of professional darts in the future. Littler won his first world title at just 17 years old at Alexandra Palace earlier this month and appears well placed to emulate the kind of unprecedented supremacy enjoyed by legendary 16-time world champion Phil Taylor during his distinguished career. Littler’s success …

Former grand prix driver Johnny Herbert has been dropped from his role as a steward in Formula 1. Governing body the FIA said that Herbert’s “duties as an FIA steward and that of a media pundit were incompatible”. The statement added that the decision was made “with regret” and that the three-time race winner was “widely respected and brought invaluable …

Australia batter Steve Smith passed the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket during the first day of his side’s opening match in Sri Lanka. The 35-year-old went into the first Test of the two-match series on 9,999 runs and, as captain in the absence of Pat Cummins, chose to bat after winning the toss. He came to the crease after Travis …

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against Denmark because of a hamstring injury. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was booed off court by some Australian Open fans last week when he retired with the issue after losing the first set of his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, 37, later posted a photo of an MRI taken of …

Manchester United duo Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund attracting interest from Italian clubs, Wolves braced for Matheus Cunha offers, Evan Ferguson can leave Brighton, plus more. Roma want to sign Manchester United’s Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, on loan until the end of the season, but a move is dependent on the Italian club selling Argentina international Leandro Paredes, 30. (Mail), external …

McIlroy will make his first PGA Tour start of 2025 at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week and warned against making too many changes to emulate what is on offer elsewhere. “I don’t think we should try to dumb down golf to appeal to more people,” he said. “Golf is golf at the end of the day. It’s been this …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes online abuse is damaging football and more needs to be done to “kick it out” of the game. Police are investigating threats and abuse suffered by referee Michael Oliver after he sent off Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly for a late challenge during the Gunners’ 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday. The full-back’s three-match ban has been …

Former Newcastle and England striker Alan Shearer on BBC Match of the Day: “It should have been a yellow card, it is a terrible decision. There was no speed, no intensity, it was not endangering an opponent and was 90 yards from goal, so never, ever a red card. “What worries me is there is an assistant VAR and a …

Matches are subject to late changes, so details may differ from this page. All times are GMT. Kick-off times in brackets. Friday, 31 January France v Wales (20:15) – ITV & BBC Radio 5 Live Saturday, 1 February Scotland v Italy (14:15) – BBC One from 13:15-16:30 & BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Ireland v England (16:45) – ITV & …