December 9th, 2024
Brook or Root – who is the world’s best batter?
Joe Root has labelled England team-mate Harry Brook “by far and away the best player in the world”, while Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton believes it is “unquestionably” Root – so who is it?
Ref Watch: Were Caicedo and Kulusevski lucky to not see red?
Dermot Gallagher discusses whether Moises Caicedo and Dejan Kulusevski were lucky to avoid red cards in Chelsea’s 4-3 victory over Tottenham.
South Africa boost World Test Championship hopes with win vs Sri Lanka
South Africa boosted their chances of qualifying for their first World Test Championship final after a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second and final Test as they wrapped up a 2-0 series sweep at St George’s Park in Gqeberha.
Brundle: The reasons for McLaren’s champion surge and verdict on ‘vintage’ Lewis
McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes all put on a great show in 2024 with multiple victories each, ably chased increasingly hard by the rest of the pack. But it’s McLaren who took the Constructors’ Championship in a well-deserved and impressive style.
Red Bull to hold talks over Perez future as 2025 change looms
Red Bull chiefs are poised to hold talks over Sergio Perez’s future amid a growing expectation that the Mexican will be replaced at the team for 2025.
Sports Personality of the Year shortlist announced
A shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Soto set to sign reported £600m deal – biggest in history of sport
Baseball star Juan Soto is to reportedly sign the biggest contract in the sport’s history after agreeing a $765m (£600m) deal over 15 years with the New York Mets.
Brook is ‘far and away’ best batter in world – Root
Harry Brook is “by far and away the best player in the world”, according to his England team-mate Joe Root.
When River Plate icon Diaz took over fourth-tier Oxford
Twenty years on from Ramon Diaz’s surprising appointment at Oxford United, BBC Sport looks at what happened and how it went.
Hamilton ‘finished on a high’ with Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton says he is happy his time with Mercedes “finished on a high” after “a really turbulent year”.