England captain Dylan Hartley 'let country down', says Eddie Jones
Celtic move 14 points clear after 1-0 win over Partick Thistle
Everton hopeful of new deal for striker Romelu Lukaku
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Your personal sporting highlight of 2016
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Football gossip
Looks like Jose Mourinho has made quite an impression at Old Trafford.
Despite Manchester United's worst start in 27 years, the former Chelsea boss is to be offered a new long term contract to keep him at the club until 2025, reports the Daily Star., external
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Cricket Australia has banned the black and pink bat used by Sydney Thunder's Andre Russell in the Big Bash after it left marks on the ball.
The West Indies all-rounder made nine from seven balls in Thunder's nine-wicket derby defeat by Sydney Sixers on Tuesday.
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Image source, Getty ImagesGranit Xhaka returned to Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday night, to say a proper goodbye to the fans.
The Swiss midfielder left the Bundesliga club in the summer to join Arsenal.
Your personal sporting moment of the year
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Everyone loves a penalty save, well unless you are taking the penalty of course.
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Football gossip
Image source, Getty ImagesWolfsburg's 23-year-old Germany attacking midfielder Julian Draxler, previously a target for Arsenal, has agreed a £34m move to French champions Paris St-Germain.
According to the Daily Mail,, external Draxler has agreed a four-and-a-half year contract with PSG but the clubs are still finalising the fee.
For Wednesday's gossip column, click here.
Football
The Liverpool players celebrated their Christmas party in style, a day after beating Everton in the Merseyside derby.
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Image source, Getty ImagesReal Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez has secured a British visa ahead of a proposed January move to the Premier League, according to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. , external
The Daily Mail, external say the Colombian international prefers a move to Chelsea, after being told he was free to leave the Bernabeu.
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Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has tweeted this picture after having surgery.
The Germany international suffered a fall in a practice session last week and damaged a chest muscle tendon.
Ouch.
Your personal sporting moment of the year
It is all about you today, and we want you to tell us your personal sporting moment of the year. Remember to include pictures, or even better, videos of your triumphs where possible.
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Adam Smith: Moment of the year has to be George 'Greville' Dainty, a defender not known for goal scoring, bagging an overhead kick #scenes, external
Rugby Union
Image source, Rex FeaturesEngland captain Dylan Hartley "let his country down" with the third red card of his career, says coach Eddie Jones.
Northampton hooker Hartley is serving a six-week ban for catching Leinster's Sean O'Brien with a swinging arm in a Champions Cup match earlier this month.
The 30-year-old has now accumulated 60 weeks in suspensions, but is available for England's Six Nations defence.
"This is not the last chance for him but he understands he can't behave in the way he did," Jones said.
Speaking in the Telegraph,, external the Australian added: "He has let down himself, he has let down his club and he has let down his country."
Chris Evert (tennis) - former world number one and winner of 18 grand slam singles titles, is 62 today.
Karrie Webb (golf) - the Australian winner of 41 LPGA Tour events, including seven majors, turns 42.
Perri Shakes-Drayton (athletics), British 400m and 400m hurdles specialist, is 28.
Image source, Rex FeaturesFootball
The past 12 months have thrown up some classic matches, memorable incidents and remarkable feats.
BBC Sport has selected 10 standout moments from this year, with the order of the top 10 revealed on The Premier League Show on Wednesday (BBC Two, 22:30 GMT).
For some - Leicester's title triumph and Jurgen Klopp's impact at Liverpool, for example - there were multiple moments we could have chosen, so we've gone for the one match that particularly defined that team's year.
Check out our story here and rank your favourites from one to 10.
Your personal sporting moment of the year
Yesterday you will have seen us asking for your sporting highlight of the year and you lot responded with some great suggestions.
Today, we want it to all be about you, so tell us...
What is your personal sporting moment of the year?
Did you take your son or daughter to a game for the first time? Did you score a hat-trick to win a trophy for your Sunday League side, take your first wicket or make your first century?
We want your comments and suggestions. Any photographic proof would be great, any video evidence would be even better.
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Cricket
The future of Alastair Cook is the subject of the Tuffers and Vaughan Podcast. Listen along with the link below.
Football
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is one of the big football gossip stories of the day.
According to the Daily Telegraph,, external West Ham have plotted an ambitious January swoop to bring in either Marcus Rashford or Anthony Martial on loan from Manchester United.
American Football
Image source, Getty ImagesYou can file this under weird sporting fines.
The New York Giants have been fined $150,000 (£121,279) for illegal walkie-talkie use during their game against the Dallas Cowboys on 12 December.
Coach Ben McAdoo was also fined $50,000 (£40,422) for using the device after the regulated communication equipment used to stay in contact with quarterback Eli Manning malfunctioned.
Confused? Seems the NFL have some pretty strict rules about communication between the team coach and on-field players.
Formula 1
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer
Image source, Getty ImagesValtteri Bottas' move to Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate and Felipe Massa's return to replace him at Williams are close to completion.
Massa, 35, has agreed with Williams to postpone his retirement for at least a year after Mercedes made a pitch for Bottas, 27, to replace Nico Rosberg.
Rosberg announced his retirement after winning the world title last month.
The deal for Bottas to leave Williams for Mercedes is also lined up and is set to be completed in the new year.
Tennis
Image source, Getty ImagesThis story shocked the sporting world yesterday.
Now it has been announced that Petra Kvitova will not play tennis for at least three months, after having surgery following a knife attack at her home.
The two-time Wimbledon champion said she was "fortunate to be alive" following a "burglary" incident on Tuesday when she struggled with an intruder.
Surgeons spent almost four hours repairing tendons and nerves on her left hand - her playing hand.
Football
Image source, Getty ImagesCeltic have moved 14 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they beat Partick Thistle on Tuesday night, for a 12th straight league win.