Football news  

Draw adds insult to injury for Fabregas

Burnley 1 Arsenal 1: Graham Alexander equalises with a penalty to ensure more frustration for Arsene Wenger

• Wenger fears captain may miss Christmas period

• Wenger joins in attack on Wolves

Zamora helps Fulham maintain interest in Europe

Basle 2 Fulham 3: Roy Hodgson's side qualify for the last 32 of Europa League with win in their final group game

• Jensen downbeat over his World Cup chances

• Fulham let fading Burnley off the hook

Let-off likely despite McCarthy's weak excuse

Premier League asks Molineux club why manager decided to rest ten players for the match away to Manchester United

• ‘I will still be at Molineux for the match on Sunday’

• United may regret chance missed

Milton Keynes named in 2018 World Cup list

Liverpool are also selected as one of 12 cities by Lord Mawhinny-led England panel but Hull, Derby and Leicester miss out

• Liverpool facing 2018 relegation by Milton Keynes

• Concrete bid could put bovines on big stage

Cricket news  

England fail to make most of review system

Touring team make life hard for themselves by using up their referral allocation on a day when wickets were hard to come by

ICC considers feasibility of return to Lord’s

David Morgan, president of cricket’s governing body, will head panel investigating possible move back from Dubai

Ntini a champion for the lost generations

Behind the story of the fast bowler's achievement in reaching 100 Test caps is a tale of remarkable heart and spirit

India beat Sri Lanka in high-scoring encounter

Sri Lanka fall just three runs short of India who hit 414-7 off 50 overs, their highest score in one-day internationals

Rugby news  

Cockerill finds own company painful to bear

Leicester head coach admits he is suffering as a result of the touchline ban that excludes him from big matches

• Cockerill handed four-week ban for abuse

• Flood stems the tide and consoles Tigers

Barkley setback gives Hape time to impress

Operation means prodigal son who returned to Bath at last summer must wait until new year for first match of the season

• Barkley takes on new challenge with Bath

• Olly Barkley pulls the plug on time in Bath

Bowe heads charge list as five face hearings

Ospreys winger's hearing for committing a spear tackle against Viadana is at the top of a long list of ERC disciplinary cases

Harlequins confirm O'Shea appointment

Former Ireland full back will leave his job as national director of the English Institute of Sport to become club's director of rugby

More sport news  

Renault to continue in F1 after selling stake

Deal with private investment fund will allow French team to race on, though doubts persist about future of Robert Kubica

Schumacher close to deal with Mercedes

Renault to reveal details of their future today and Richard Branson tries brand new approach with Virgin Racing

‘I’m shot’ says Williams before farewell

Boxing: British heavyweight champion defends title against Sam Sexton on February 13 and promises it will be his final bout

Sport in brief: Whitaker among elite company

British rider heads an illustrious field at International Horse Show in London, plus a round-up of other news from around the world

Racing and Betting News  

Johnson gains landmark success

Rider's success aboard Fighting Chance at Newbury means that he has become only the second jump jockey to ride 2,000 winners

Pistolet Noir gives Roy reason for optimism

Alan Lee's weekly diary reveals that the chairman of the BHA has a live hope for the Cheltenham Festival

Williams says Long Walk at Ascot will suit Diamond Harry

Devon trainer will let his stable star tackle Big Buck's, the champion staying hurdler, in the big race at Ascot on Saturday

Best & Worst: Derek Thompson

Channel 4 television presenter Derek Thompson talks about the ups and downs of his life covering horse racing