The Olympic gold medalist is the fourth female in successive years to pick up the prize

Explosive on the bike and off it, the Manx Missile has made history as the most prolific stage winner the Tour de France has ever seen. Lawrence Ostlere speaks to allies and opponents about the fast and furious sprinter

Hayes was named best women’s coach of the year for a second time.

Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was killed in September, with her former partner accused of setting her on fire.

The award caps a brilliant 12 months for the 22-year-old.

The 22-year-old capped a brilliant year by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Hodgkinson pipped darts sensation Luke Littler and England’s record Test run-scorer Joe Root to the prestigious prize after winning 800m gold in Paris this summer

Already struggling to deal with expectations, nobody knows when the Chelsea winger will set foot on a pitch againPeople who come across Mykhailo Mudryk often sense a distance. Intentionally or not, mystery attaches itself to the shy young man who caused such excitement when he turned up at Stamford Bridge in January 2023. None of the winger’s managers at …

A 10-minute storm brought by Catarina Macario was enough to see Chelsea through. They had trailed and they had been taken to the line but ultimately two goals from the American and the misfortune of Real Madrid’s captain, Olga Carmona, maintained their perfect record.Introduced at half-time on a cold night in front of 2,057, Macario changed the game and …

England forward says he is ‘ready for next steps’Rashford out of squad and could leave in JanuaryMarcus Rashford’s almost 20-year association with Manchester United looks set to come to an end after the striker acknowledged: “I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps.” The England ­international was dropped from the squad for …

Things came to a head last weekend when Rashford was surprisingly left out of the squad for the Manchester derby by new manager Amorim, leading to suggestions that he might be on his way out.

Manchester United fans have taken to social media to react to Marcus Rashford's shock admission that he is ready to leave Old Trafford.

Cameras at the ceremony, however, picked out viral England fan Milne in the crowd showing his support for Bellingham, who is absent due to Real Madrid playing at the Intercontinental Cup.

A fan vote was combined with the selections of a panel of experts to decide on football's finest 11 via a points system. It resulted in a 4-3-3 formation featuring players from only two leagues.

DAVID COVERDALE: The Australian turned heads earlier this month when he surpassed Usain Bolt as the fastest 16-year-old in history in the 200 metres, clocking 20.04sec.

The 17-year-old was asked what his highlight of the year had been - perhaps receiving a text from Manchester United legend David Beckham?