BBC shortlists Bellingham, Root and Littler for Sports Personality – but not Cavendish
Cyclist passed over despite fairy-tale 35th Tour de France stage win as stars from darts, football, athletics and cricket are preferred

Cyclist passed over despite fairy-tale 35th Tour de France stage win as stars from darts, football, athletics and cricket are preferred
Exclusive: Teenage darts sensation, a Sports Personality of the Year nominee, met legendary ex-Man Utd manager in year that changed his life
Welshman’s family say he passed away surrounded by loved ones after a lengthy battle with dementia
Former Liverpool centre-back says it will be difficult for City to finish above Arsenal or Chelsea
Verdict before end of season feasible after closing arguments begin in December
Everything you need to know about the charges the Premier League champions are facing and the complex legal battle that is under way
In a crucial vote concerning associated-party transactions, clubs voted 16 to four in favour of proposed amendments on Friday morning
Everton are believed likely to back the Premier League, having previously sided with City and Villa
Exclusive: Britain’s three-time Olympic champion says youngsters should be protected from win-at-all-costs mentality
Meet the finest and most expensive barristers in the country who are preparing to settle City’s fate
World No 19 posted picture on Instagram accompanied by caption ‘Deer hunting is great again!’ in a clear nod to re-election of Donald Trump
Werder Bremen have joined St Pauli in leaving X in protest at the platform’s owner and his ‘utilisation of it as a political weapon’
Manager will ask wife to ‘cleanse’ the facility with sage and ‘say sorry to all these people’ in adjacent graveyard in pursuit of first win
A career spent heading the ball as an aerial colossus for club and country has come with a heavy toll
Teenager sets his sights on World Championship after astonishing demolition of Martin Lukeman
Gary Lineker has hinted that plans are afoot to change Match of the Day but the BBC should not break what does not need fixing