Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinezhas taken a swipe at the officiating during his side's humbling defeat at former club Arsenal on Tuesday night.

The so-called 'Egyptian Messi', as he was known in his youth days, had first failed a drugs test in March 2024, before his provisional ban was lifted by the Egyptian Anti-Doping Organisation.

Emma Raducanu will make her return to competitive tennis in the United Cup as she plays alongside Billy Harris for Great Britain in Australia.

The Brazilian legend underwent successful surgery in Sao Paulo, with the procedure taking three hours due to ‘complications’

With the transfer window for Scottish Premiership clubs officially open on January 1, what do Hearts, Celtic and Rangers need to boost their title dreams?

West Ham's interest in Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen has cooled after discovering Wolves want £40m for the 25-year-old.

Midfielder’s absence described as a “big loss” after early yellow card against Bournemouth

Manchester City are leading the race for much-wanted Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo

Dazn must resume €6.6m-a-month paymentsIt said agreement was not viable without carriage dealDazn has been ordered to honour the remainder of an €84.2m (£73.5m) TV deal with Belgium’s Pro League this season after the streaming service announced last month it was terminating the contract.In a judgment from Belgium’s centre for arbitration and …

Fans are incensed after appearing to spot Mikel Arteta deploying one of his dark arts tricks to gain Arsenal the briefest of advantages against Aston Villa.

Anthony Joshua remains in a Nigerian hospital recovering from the car crash that killed two of the British boxer's close friends.

Justin Hood has enjoyed a stunning run on his debut at the PDC World Championship and he is closing in on his dream of opening a Chinese restaurant as a result.

The Norway international could be sent out on loan as City look to bring in another winger, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo

Rejuvenated by his goal on Saturday and free from injuries that have disrupted his season, Arsenal’s captain led their destruction of VillaWhen Arsenal really needed Martin Ødegaard, the captain finally rediscovered his magic touch. Gabriel Magalhães had just opened the scoring against Aston Villa after a first half in which Mikel Arteta’s nervous side …

BBC Sport looks at some of the best players in the men's game over the course of the last 12 months.

Who's coming in? Who might leave? And is there enough money to spend to keep Leeds in the top flight? Here, our Leeds expert SIMON JONES reveals all you need to know.

Jamie Smith being left out of England's new year white-ball plans completes a difficult few weeks for a player who is struggling to keep his head above water 18 months after making waves

Here, our Forest expert TOM COLLOMOSSE answers all the burning questions that you need the answers to for the upcoming transfer window.

Arsenal defender Gabriel mocked an Aston Villa player after the Gunners beat Unai Emery's side 4-1.

The lowdown on Justin Hood, whose fairytale journey at the World Darts Championship has taken him to the last eight.