Football

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers defends James Maddison after he was seen in a casino after pulling out of England squad because of illness.

Liverpool's Premier League trip to Leicester City on Boxing Day is moved to an 20:00 GMT start so it can be televised as part of Amazon's new contract.

Watch as defender Stefan Galinski scores with a header from his own half for Basford United, who beat FC United 2-1 in the Northern Premier League.

Manchester City and Liverpool are fined by Uefa for crowd trouble during Champions League fixtures earlier this month.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard sits down with Craig Mitch for MOTDx and explains the difference between football players' and football managers' handshakes.

Celtic are punished a second time this season by Uefa for their supporters' behaviour in the Europa League.

Mark Lawrenson takes on Strictly Come Dancing stars Alex Scott and Neil Jones to make predictions for the latest round of Premier League fixtures.

Four of the fans arrested by Bulgarian police for subjecting England players to racist abuse are fined and banned.

Jadon Sancho, Calum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham honed their skills on a viral internet video channel - whose founder has started an academy for talented hopefuls.

Manchester United player tells 5 Live about his pre game routine, and his views on the season so far.

La Liga asks the Spanish Football Federation for permission to hold December's match between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal in Miami.

Divorce, temptations to gamble on Premier League riches and advising others not to buy are just some things owners of EFL clubs deal with.

The ex-England footballer was accused of "forcefully and sloppily" kissing a fellow passenger.

Thursday marks the 100th birthday of Leeds United - how much do you know about the Elland Road side?

Colne Dynamoes shook up non-league football in the 1980s before imploding - but now the town is back on the football map, thanks to the FA Cup.

MOTDx's Reece Parkinson and Craig Mitch go training with Premier League club Crystal Palace to see if they have what it takes to make it as a top-flight professional player.

League One club Sunderland confirm former Bolton and Bradford boss Phil Parkinson as their new manager.

BBC Sport looks back at the moment Darren Bent scores for Sunderland with a deflection from a beach ball in a 1-0 win over Liverpool at the Stadium of Light.

Ten years on from Darren Bent's beach-ball goal for Sunderland against Liverpool, we pick out five things you may not know about one of the Premier League's most famous strikes.

With some of the big clubs struggling this season, BBC Sport statistician Chris Collinson takes a look at the reasons why.