Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Monday, December 18
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Plumpton, Wolverhampton and Musselburgh.
Real Madrid 4-1 Villarreal: Jude Bellingham heads home his 17th goal this season as hosts return to top of LaLiga, but win is marred by David Alaba's knee injury
A Jude Bellingham-inspired Real Madrid moved seven points clear of Barcelona and eight clear of Atletico Madrid with a thumping win over Villarreal.
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Archie Vanes weathers the storm and sickness after crossing for a hat-trick during Leicester's battling win over Stade Francais... with victory all but guaranteeing Tigers a last-16 spot
The triumph, which came thanks to a long-range Jamie Shillcock penalty, helped the Tigers extend their unbeaten record in pool four.
Fallon Sherrock dumped out of World Darts Championship as opponent defies boos to win
The Queen of the Palace was hoping to enjoy a run in the tournament at Alexandra Palace after her history-making run in December 2019 that saw her beat two men and reach the last 32
Jude Bellingham on target again as Real Madrid beat Villarreal
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich erased the memory of last weekend’s shocking 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt with a 3-0 win over Stuttgart.
Juventus want Phillips - Monday's gossip
Juventus want Kalvin Phillips, Crystal Palace keen on Eddie Nketiah, Arsenal and Manchester City eye Douglas Luiz, plus more.
What the stats tell us about the WSL season so far
As the Women's Super League pauses for the winter break, BBC Sport looks at the best stats so far with the title race and relegation battle set to the tightest yet.
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Sherrock suffers first-round defeat as Humphries makes cool start
Fallon Sherrock suffered a gut-wrenching opening round defeat at the World Darts Championship as red-hot Luke Humphries looked cool as a cucumber as he progressed in style on the Alexandra Palace stage.
Sherrock knocked out in first round by Wattimena
Fallon Sherrock fails in her bid to progress at the 2024 PDC World Championship as she is knocked out in the first round by Jermaine Wattimena.
Willie Mullins duo Impaire Et Passe and State Man prepare for fascinating festive showdown as both make their claims to be Constitution Hill's biggest rival in the Champions Hurdle
DOMINIC KING: Impaire Et Passe is on course for a showdown with stablemate State Man at Christmas that will determine who is Constitution Hill's biggest threat in the Champions Hurdle.
Leon Edwards’ mum saved him from ditching UFC 296 gameplan for Covington after sick dad jibe as Brit eyes WW GOAT title
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka hailed for ‘beautiful’ moment where he made one young fan’s Christmas dream come true
WSL: Spurs persistence pays off, Liverpool embody closing gap
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WORLD OF RUGBY: Eddie Jones has a chance to fix his battered reputation with rugby's pre-eminent pantomime villain relishing his dismissal as a busted flush after taking the Japan job... but has he lost it?
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: It has been a decidedly murky process, but while anyone selling Eddie Jones voodoo dolls in Australia will be doing a roaring trade, he is back in charge of Japan.
'I still get mail from Vietnam, Korea, China. That's Man United... a religion. But they're bloody rubbish now!': In the week of Club World Cup, Willie Morgan takes us back to infamous 1968 final... when he scored and George Best and Nobby Stiles saw red
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: The light was failing and Willie Morgan was alone, playing the last of the nine-hole course in Bacup that became a refuge during a dispute with Burnley.
Michael Keane fights through the pain to help Everton march on with victory against Burnley... with the defender epitomising the club's spirit after climbing off the treatment table
JOE BERNSTEIN AT TURF MOOR: All the greats from Everton's past will gather for Bill Kenwright's memorial service on Monday happy to know he would be thrilled by their current run.
MATT BARLOW: Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy - football legends but bound forever by the self-obsessed yet amusing Wagatha Christie trial
MATT BARLOW: This time it might be Wayne squirming in suffocating confines. Pacing his technical zone with the look of King Midas in reverse.
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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino at pains to praise Conor Gallagher amid claims the club will consider selling their academy graduate in January
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Pochettino is not yet at the stage where he must plead for mercy, but a victory over Sheffield United put some distance between plug and socket.
Man City's slump is simply crazy as they are playing really well... but title setback has left Pep Guardiola with some thinking to do during trip to the Middle East
JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Every setback feels like the world has fallen in at Manchester City and Rodri looked like a man who would struggle to sleep on the plane to Saudi Arabia.
ON THE ROAD: Stoke City are stuck in a spiral of negativity with their time in the Championship mundane, mediocre and miserable... with relegation fears lingering despite axing of unpopular Alex Neil
ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT THE HAWTHORNS: The list of clubs who have fallen on hard times following relegation from the Premier League is endless.