Liverpool crash out of Champions League
Liverpool limp out of the Champions League despite a 1-0 win over Debrecen as Fiorentina beat Lyon in the other Group E match to seal a place in the last 16.

Federer prevails against Murray
Roger Federer ensures he will end the year as world number one after beating Andy Murray 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Portsmouth part company with Hart
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart leaves the Premier League strugglers with immediate effect.

Arsenal 2-0 Standard Liege
Arsenal seal their passage into the last 16 of the Champions League in convincing fashion with a comfortable win against Standard Liege.

Rangers 0-2 Stuttgart
Rangers crash out of Europe as Stuttgart consign the Ibrox side to a third home defeat in Champions League Group G.

Nervy Del Potro defeats Verdasco
Juan Martin del Potro beats Fernando Verdasco 6-4 3-6 7-6 to get his ATP World Tour Finals back on track.

Ref Wiley will not sue Ferguson
Referee Alan Wiley decides not to sue Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson over comments about his fitness, but says he is 'bitterly disappointed' by the attack on him.

Everton's Neville faces knee op
Everton captain Phil Neville's return from a knee injury is delayed because he requires minor surgery.

Berbatov may make Euro return
Preview followed by live coverage of Manchester United and Besiktas in the Champions League.

Briatore attempts to overturn ban
Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore requests a French court overturn his lifetime ban from motor racing.

O'Gara out as Sexton faces Boks
Jonathan Sexton comes in for Ronan O'Gara as Ireland make six changes for Saturday's clash with South Africa.

Cardiff Blues 3-31 Australia
Australia end more than a century of pain against a Cardiff-based team, beating the hosts for the first time at the seventh attempt.

Richards resigns from 2018 board
England's 2018 World Cup bid suffers a setback with the surprise resignation of Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards.

Pujols and Mauer take MVP prizes
St Louis star Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer of Minnesota are Major League Baseball's 2009 Most Valuable Players.

Wednesday's gossip column
Vidic to quit Manchester United, plus other rumours

Barcelona beat Inter Milan
Fiorentina beat Lyon to confirm Liverpool's exit in the Champions League, plus the rest of Tuesday's action.

MacDonald to make Scotland debut
Debutant Alan MacDonald's inclusion is one of three changes to the Scotland line-up for the final autumn Test against Argentina.

Federer v Murray as it happened
World number one Roger Federer beats Andy Murray in the evening match on day three of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Westwood wins to secure top spot
Lee Westwood claims an emphatic victory in the Dubai World Championship on Sunday to end the season as Europe's number one for the second time.

Gebremariam set for Edinburgh run
World champion Gebre Gebremariam will run in the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country on 9 January.

Bolt & Richards claim top honours
Usain Bolt and Sanya Richards have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

Kindred powers to new world marks
Paralympic swimming champion Sascha Kindred sets three world records at the Nationwide Short Course Championships in Sheffield.

Trescothick admits tour dilemma
Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick tells BBC Sport he is unsure whether to travel abroad with his club again after his aborted trip to India in October.

F1 2010 - driver line-ups
A list of which drivers will race for which teams in Formula 1 in 2010

Kear & Ford rule out England role
Wakefield boss John Kear joins England rugby union defence coach Mike Ford in distancing himself from the vacant position in charge of the England rugby league side.

New date for Silverstone MotoGP
The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone is put back two weeks and will now be staged on Sunday, 20 June.

Khan is vulnerable, says Salita
Dmitriy Salita intends to take advantage of WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan's vulnerable chin when the pair meet on 5 December.

Italian cyclist given 20-year ban
Former Liquigas rider Gianni Da Ros is handed a 20-year ban for drug offences by Italy's National Anti-Doping Tribunal.

Hankey open to Grand Slam return
Ted Hankey would be willing to play in the Grand Slam of Darts in 2010, despite being given a poor reception in Wolverhampton.