DAVID COVERDALE: The BBC's director of sport, Barbara Slater, has defended Josh Kerr's omission from the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist as she explained the process involved.

MIKE DICKSON: Jack Draper topped the eight-man field of tennis's answer to The Hundred and received a £430,000 Christmas payday as a reward for his superb efforts.

You score. You take a seat. You bask in your brilliance. The Mohammed Kudus celebration. It is tricky to copy on the playground, what with the lack of advertising boards.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: To lead a team to a title, a manager needs excellent players, a ruthless manner and a brilliant tactical mind.

AADAM PATEL AND MATT HUGHES: Lockyer, who suffered a heart issue during the Championship play-off final in May, was given the all-clear to return to football in June.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Get close to Miley and he doesn't look old enough to be cleaning boots. Watch him from afar and you realise that few will ever be good enough to lace his.

Lee Evans found this 170 finish during his second-round match against Luke Humphries at the World Championship.

Gary Neville says Arsenal are the only team who will challenge Man City in the Premier League title race this season following Liverpool's draw with Man Utd at Anfield.

Jackson is taking inspiration from the way Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne came through their struggles at Stamford Bridge

The midfield is heading into the final 18 months of his contract and talks over an extension have not yet begun

The 15-time major winner and his 14-year-old son combined for a round of 61 in Orlando on Sunday.

The faltering Premier League champions are in Club World Cup action.

Manchester United picked up an unlikely point at Anfield on Sunday and there was one player receiving the majority of the praise following the game.

After a final of thud and blunder, it fell to Rangers captain James Tavernier to come up with the one moment that mattered.