Sports Front Page

Kobe Bryant was "one of the most extraordinary players in the history of basketball" who "inspired people around the world" to play the game.

Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pays tribute to LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday.

Watch Kobe Bryant's final game for the LA Lakers in 2016, when the five-time NBA champion bowed out with a sensational 60 points against Utah Jazz in Los Angeles.

Neymar pays tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a goal celebration in Paris St-Germain's win at Lille.

Talks over a £340m takeover of Newcastle by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund are "advanced", BBC Sport understands.

Kobe Bryant's career in numbers. The basketball great died in a helicopter crash aged 41 on Sunday, 26 January 2020.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his first-team players will not be involved in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town, the Reds manager says.

The basketball star, 41, is considered one of the best players in the game's history.

Watch Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball', written when the five-time NBA champion retired in 2015, following reports the basketball legend has been killed in a helicopter crash.

Neil Robertson wins the European Masters in Austria with a 9-0 win over China's Zhou Yuelong.

Pep Guardiola questions why more Manchester City fans did not turn up for his side's 4-0 win over Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round.

England's Stacey Francis says they "expect to do better than third" after winning bronze at the inaugural Netball Nations Cup in London.

Substitute Jason Cummings scores two goals against Liverpool as Shrewsbury Town stage a magnificent fightback from 2-0 down to earn an FA Cup fourth-round replay.

Substitute Jason Cummings scores his second to get Shrewsbury Town back on level terms with Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Pep Guardiola says he hopes more fans show up for Wednesday's League Cup semi-final against Man Utd after a "half-full" Etihad Stadium watched Man City's FA Cup win over Fulham.

Harlequins deepen Saracens' misery by thrashing the champions in their first Premiership match since their relegation was confirmed.

Arsenal see off top-flight rivals West Ham in the Women's FA Cup while fourth-tier Ipswich Town also reach the fifth round.

Watch highlights as Manchester United score six against Tranmere to progress to the FA Cup fifth round as skipper Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot score their first goals for the club.

Juan Martin del Potro will have more surgery on his knee in Miami on Monday to try to eliminate the pain that has kept him out of tennis for seven months.

Debutant Liam Boyce sets up one goal and scores the winner as bottom side Hearts come from behind to beat second-top Rangers.