Summary

  • League Cup quarter-final: Southampton v Liverpool build-up

  • Lord Coe appears before DCMS committee over athletics doping scandal

  • Wladimir Klitschko takes up contractual option to fight Tyson Fury again

  • VOTE: Who will win the rematch?

  • Gary Neville to coach Valencia until end of season

  1. get involved

    Worst sporting chokespublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

    Get Involved

    In light of Thepchaiya Un-Nooh's black-ball miss for a 147, we're asking you for your examples of the worst sporting chokes... 

    Steve Searle: Jean Van De Velde at Carnoustie. His brain became scrambled egg. If I was his caddy, I'd still be drinking like Oliver Reed!!

    And Neil Buckley is the first of what we imagine to be many to say: Steven Gerrard's slip

    Andrew Peet: Don Fox challenge cup final conversion miss from infront of the posts

    Send us your suggestions using #bbcsportsday on Twitter.

    Don FoxImage source, BBC Sport
    Image caption,

    Don Fox missed a conversion in the 1968 Challenge Cup final for Wakefield against Leeds

  2. football

    Ref banned for six monthspublished at 10:07

    Football

    A Thai referee has been banned for six months for his poor performance during a game, says the Bangkok Post.

    Referee Pichit Thongchanmoon was attacked by angry fans of promotion-chasing Satun United following their 1-0 home loss to Khon Kaen United on 22 November.

    Satun were given a three-year ban last week for the incident but the Football Association of Thailand's referees' committee said Pichit had made several mistakes during the match and banned him for six months.

    The committee said Pichit should have awarded Satun a penalty and that the referee had been out of position on several occasions.

  3. football

    Ex-England winger Thomas registered blindpublished at 09:58

    Football

    Dave ThomasImage source, Getty Images

    Former England winger Dave Thomas has revealed that he is registered blind and has applied for a guide dog.

    In a moving interview with the Daily Mail,, external the ex-Burnley, QPR and Everton man, now 65, tells how he has started a fundraising campaign for the Guide Dogs charity.

    Thomas, who won eight caps for England, suffers from the hereditary condition glaucoma.

  4. football

    Cazorla ligament worry for Arsenalpublished at 09:50

    Football

    Arsenal have reportedly confirmed that midfielder Santi Cazorla has suffered knee ligament damage.

    The midfielder was hurt in the 46th minute of the 1-1 draw with Norwich, but went on to complete the match.

    However the Guardian reports, external that the precise time-frame for his absence is still unclear.

    Santi CazorlaImage source, AFP
  5. cricket

    County Championship fixtures announcedpublished at 09:44

    Cricket

    Next season's County Championship fixtures have been announced, with defending champions Yorkshire beginning their defence of the title against Hampshire.

    The Championship starts a week earlier on 10 April with promoted Surrey facing Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.  

    There will be coverage of every ball across BBC radio.

    Yorkshire's title-winning squadImage source, Getty Images
  6. football

    Celtic suspend Anthony Stokespublished at 09:36

    Football

    Anthony Stokes has been suspended by Celtic for two weeks following his social media comments about being left out of the team.

    The striker, 27, apologised on Twitter after two posts on Sunday expressing his frustration.

    He complained about sitting in the stand at Inverness and insisted playing was more important than money.

    Manager Ronny Deila said that Stokes' remarks "showed a lack of respect" to his team-mates.

    Anthony StokesImage source, Getty Images
  7. tennis

    British tennis is "a mess"published at 09:28

    Tennis

    Davis CupImage source, Getty Images

    Great Britain may have won the Davis Cup but that hasn't stopped the Lawn Tennis Association coming in for plenty of criticism.

    Former player David Lloyd has joined Andy Murray in criticising the LTA and he says that "the buck must stop" with the organisation's chief executive Michael Downey, who he says has done "a poor job".

    Murray has already said that speaking to the LTA about the future of British tennis is a waste of his time.

    "The LTA do not run the game very well. They haven't for many, many, many years," Lloyd told BBC World Service.

    "They have poor management, poor systems."

  8. football

    Aguero and Hart close to returnpublished at 09:16

    Football

    Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero and keeper Joe Hart could return from injury in time for Saturday's Premier League game against Stoke City, according to manager Manuel Pellegrini.

    Hart has missed two games since coming off in a Champions League group game at Juventus, while Aguero limped off in last Saturday's win over Southampton and sidelined for the League Cup quarter-final victory over Hull last night.

    "Hart could be fit for Saturday. If not, Tuesday," said Pellegrini.

    "Kun (Aguero) has pain in his heel - he is improving but we will see tomorrow (Wednesday) if he can play on Saturday."

    Manchester City striker Sergio AgueroImage source, Getty Images
  9. football

    QPR in talks with Hasselbainkpublished at 09:10
    Breaking

    Football

    We understand QPR have opened talks with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink about the Burton manager becoming their new boss.

    The Loftus Road club made an official approach to the League One outfit for the for the ex-Chelsea striker and are now in negotiations.

    Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkImage source, Getty Images
  10. cricket

    ICC Test team of the Yearpublished at 09:03

    Cricket

    Joe Root may have missed out on a nomination for Sports Personality of the Year, but his great form has been rewarded with a place in the ICC Test Team of the Year, external, along with teammates Alastair Cook (captain) and Stuart Broad

    Root is named as the 12th man for the ODI team of the year, but there's no England player in the first XI. 

    Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Stuart BroadImage source, Getty Images
  11. football

    Is Costa heading back to Spain?published at 08:55

    Football gossip

    Diego CostaImage source, Getty Images

    Chelsea's Diego Costa could be heading back to La Liga, with former side Atletico Madrid ready to activate a £28m release clause in the 27-year-old Spanish striker's contract. (Metro), external

    Barcelona are being pushed to the absolute limit of their finances as they fight to keep Ballon d'Or contenders Messi and Neymar from the clutches of the Premier League. (Daily Mail), external

    Manchester United have entered the race to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 26, who is also being watched by Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea. (Daily Mirror), external

  12. snooker

    Trump 'embarrased' after losspublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

    Snooker

    England's Judd Trump lost five frames in a row as he was beaten by China's Liang Wenbo. Last year's runner-up coasted into a 3-0 lead, scoring 278 unanswered points before an "embarrassing" collapse..

  13. snooker

    Un-Nooh - what have I done?published at 08:47

    Snooker

    Imagine getting £44,000 just before Christmas. How amazing would that be? Well, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh will have to carry on imagining after he missed out the jackpot at the UK Snooker Championship in York.

    Uh-Nooh had a regulation black to pot and complete a 147 in order to pocket the prize but missed it. You can watch how he did it - or didn't - by clicking right here.

    Thepchaiya Un-NoohImage source, .
  14. cycling (road)

    Froome to reveal test resultspublished at 08:41

    Road Cycling

    Chris FroomeImage source, Getty Images

    Britain's double Tour de France winner Chris Froome is to reveal the results of his independent physiological testing this week.

    They will be published in Esquire magazine on Thursday and submitted to a scientific journal.

    Froome, 30, chose to share the data because he wants to prove that people can "trust" his achievements.

    The Briton was spat at by some spectators during this year's Tour following media accusations of doping.

    Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline performed the tests in its human performance laboratory.

  15. football

    JFH to QPR?published at 08:35

    Football

    He's done a fantastic job at Burton, taking them from League Two to the top of League One, but according to the Telegraph, external, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink could be confirmed as QPR's new manager by the end of the week. 

    Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkImage source, Getty Images
  16. athletics

    Lord Cos showdownpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

    Athletics

    As mentioned, we'll also bring you the latest here at Sportsday.

  17. athletics

    Lord Coe questioningpublished at 08:25

    Athletics

    Lord CoeImage source, Getty Images

    IAAF president Lord Coe is to be questioned by MPs on Wednesday about blood doping in athletics.

    He will give evidence to the culture, media and sport select committee, which is investigating doping in the sport.

    Before the hearing, committee member Damian Collins MP said: "There needs to be more humility from the IAAF."

    Collins said that Coe "needs to recognise that there have clearly been problems with the way doping issues have been dealt with in the past".

    The Conservative MP said he wanted to hear whether Coe will "set up an independent body to manage doping as cycling has done".

    You can follow the events from the questioning right here from 14:15 GMT.

  18. football

    Footballpublished at 08:17

    5 live Football Daily

    Everton, Manchester City and Stoke have reached the semi finals of the League Cup - for more reaction from  those matches, including reaction from Manuel Pellegrini, and an interview with Burton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, whose side top League One, you can download the5 live Football Daily podcast

    Romelu LukakuImage source, Getty Images
  19. football

    Top-flight trio through to semispublished at 08:15

    Football

    Stoke defender Phil Bardsley (left) celebrates scoring against Sheffield WednesdayImage source, PA

    After last night's football action, we now know three of the semi-finalists for the League Cup.

    Manchester City beat Hull 4-1, Everton won at Middlesbrough 2-0 and Stoke saw off Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 to make it to the last four.

    The final place will be decided tonight when Southampton host Liverpool.