December, 2025
Sabalenka v Kyrgios: The key questions in ‘Battle of the Sexes’
BBC Sport looks at the key questions going into the divisive Battle of the Sexes-style match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios on Sunday.
Chelsea investigate bottle throw at Villa’s bench
Chelsea will look into an incident after a plastic bottle containing what looked like water was thrown at Aston Villa’s staff and players.
Ex-England batter and ECB boss Morris dies
Hugh Morris, the former England and Glamorgan batter and England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive, has died at the age of 62.
Frank: We’re in a transition phase – but we can create something very magical
“I think we are in a transition phase, because yes, we are a Champions League club, but are we a Champions League club? We only qualified because we won the Europa League. We didn’t qualify because we were one of the four or five best clubs in the Premier League last season. We finished 17th.”
Pitch imperfect: Was MCG surface fit for Test cricket after ‘farcical’ match?
The drought is over.
England win staggering two-day Test in Melbourne
England beat Australia by four wickets in a remarkable two-day match in Melbourne to claim their first Ashes Test win down under since 2011.
‘MCG pitch would get hell if produced elsewhere’
Captain Ben Stokes says there would be “hell on” if the Melbourne pitch upon which his England team beat Australia inside two days had been produced in another part of the world.