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British Cycling found its former technical director Shane Sutton guilty of using sexist language towards cyclist Jess Varnish - despite clearing him of eight of nine charges against him, BBC Sport can reveal. Sutton was found to have used…

Mercedes are thinking about signing McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg, team boss Toto Wolff says. A move would reunite Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who had a stormy partnership at McLaren in 2007. Read more:…

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn will captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris. The 45-year-old will be only the fourth man from outside the British Isles to lead the team, after Spanish duo Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and…

England women's off-spinner Danielle Hazell has signed for Melbourne Stars for the Women's Big Bash League. The 28-year-old replaces Australia leg-spinner Kristen Beams, who is recovering from a finger injury. Read more:…

Australia captain Steve Smith hit the highest one-day international score at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a 68-run win over New Zealand. Smith struck 14 fours and four sixes in a blistering 164 from 157 balls as the hosts amassed 324-8.…

Former England captain Charlotte Edwards is to leave Kent after 16 seasons with the women's side. The 36-year-old batter helped the team to a domestic double in 2016, and won a total of 10 trophies with the county. Read more:…

About 350 victims have reported child sexual abuse within UK football clubs, police chiefs have said. The National Police Chiefs' Council said a "significant number of calls" had been received after several former players alleged past…

Keaton Jennings celebrated his Test call-up with an unbeaten century as England Lions beat the United Arab Emirates by eight wickets in Dubai. The opener, 24, was this week added to the Test squad for the current tour of India as a…

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt said he wanted to make people see what he went through to get to where he is now as he attended the much-anticipated world premiere of his biopic I Am Bolt yesterday in London, England. The red carpet…

Thousands of people in Chapeco in Brazil have held a vigil for the victims of a plane crash, who included most of the city's football team. Fans of the Chapecoense team walked from the city centre to the stadium where they prayed and sang.…

Three of Brazil's leading clubs have said they will offer players to Chapecoense, after the majority of their squad died in a plane crash. Chapecoense players and officials died when their plane crashed on its approach to Medellin,…

Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy aged under 14, prosecutors have said. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received a file of evidence from Cheshire Police…

Wales players Joe Allen, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale have made the 40-man shortlist for Uefa's team of the year. Allen and Ramsey are among 12 Premier League players on the shortlist. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38058097

England lock Joe Launchbury has been banned for two weeks for kicking an opponent during his side's victory over Fiji, ruling him out of the remaining autumn internationals. The incident occurred when Launchbury, 25, tried to kick the ball…

Gareth Southgate will meet the Football Association hierarchy on Monday for what is effectively his interview for the England manager's job. Southgate, 46, has just concluded a four-game stint as interim manager following Sam Allardyce's…