The countdown is on as Arenacross returns to Birmingham.

Championship boxer Paul Bamba has died, his manager Ne-Yo confirmed.

At London's famous Hyde Park at around 11:00 on a crisp Saturday morning, runners gather at some benches - some tall and lean, others broad and sturdy, a few logging into the Strava app, but one common thread unites them - most of them are Nigerians of Igbo extraction.

Fanzines charting the triumphs and tears experienced by football fans in West Yorkshire are being pulled together for an upcoming exhibition.

Bath opened a five-point gap at the top of the Premiership with a crushing 10-try WIN against Saracens at the Recreation Ground.

LeBron James claimed a history-making Christmas Day win as the Los Angeles Lakers edged past the Golden State Warriors 115-113 in San Francisco.