Football

Meet Ian Burchnall, who could not get a job in English football but is now head coach at Ostersunds in the Swedish top flight.

Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will remain with Nice for the season, having looked set to leave.

Axel Witsel's injury-time goal on his debut saves Borussia Dortmund from a shock German Cup exit to second-tier Greuther Furth.

Paris St-Germain want Barcelona's Rakitic, Loftus-Cheek could move to Spain, Henry eyeing Bordeaux job, Everton pair bound for Boro.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says he "feels sorry" for his players after a "potential good result was taken from them" in a 2-0 defeat by Liverpool.

Brighton striker Glenn Murray says Premier League "hype" is preventing talented players from lower leagues realising their potential in England.

Liverpool have the potential to "play even better football" despite beating Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park, says manager Jurgen Klopp.

Manchester City's Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo suffers a ruptured Achilles tendon in training on Monday.

Atletico Madrid have to settle for a draw after Rodrigo equalises for Valencia in the sides' opening La Liga fixture.

There is "blood in the water" at Manchester United amid apparent discord behind the scenes, says former England striker Ian Wright.

Annan Athletic say a "short circuit moment" was to blame for a typo-laden match ticket with more than 10 mistakes.

The EFL will stream matches live online in the UK and Ireland for the first time on Tuesday, with 31 games to be shown in midweek.

England's attempts to win the Women's Under-20 World Cup are ended as a superior Japan side beat them 2-0 in the semi-finals.

Liverpool are in advanced talks with Besiktas about a potential two-year loan move for the Reds' German goalkeeper Loris Karius.

Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah are shortlisted for the men's Uefa Player of the Year award.

Eniola Aluko tells BBC Sport she wants to help Juventus to the top of the women's game while becoming fluent in Italian.

Newcastle's on-loan midfielder Kenedy avoids a retrospective three-game ban for kicking out at Cardiff's Victor Camarasa.

Allan Ogle's video was seen by current and ex-players including David Seaman and Nick Pope.

Tottenham will play their first home Champions League match this season at Wembley as a result of the delay to their new ground opening.

After Norwich City paint their away dressing room pink, BBC Sport explores what effect it could have on their opponents.