Football

Preview: Barnsley vs. Chelsea - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Thursday's FA Cup clash between Barnsley and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Preview: Wolves vs. Southampton - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Thursday's FA Cup clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Jose Mourinho takes positives from Tottenham's FA Cup exitPreview: Stuttgart vs. Hertha - prediction, team news, lineupsBarcelona 'will not field Coutinho again this season'Man City set new all-time winning recordNeymar 'only has faint hope' of facing BarcelonaLeipzig beat Liverpool, Chelsea to Simakan?Man City 'to sign new striker regardless of Messi deal'Tottenham injury, suspension list vs. Man CityMan City injury, suspension list vs. Tottenham
A look at Manchester City's 15-game winning runThursday's paper talk: Sancho, Raphinha, HaalandOn This Day: Roy Hodgson appointed West Brom bossTransfer latest: Man United to miss out on Dayot Upamecano, Sergio Ramos?Thursday's Liverpool transfer talk: Raphinha, Upamecano, ZakariaThursday's FA Cup predictions including Barnsley vs. ChelseaThursday's Man Utd transfer talk: Sancho, Upamecano, DalotMourinho explains Bale's absence against EvertonLeeds 'eyeing Douglas Costa as Raphinha replacement'
Rugby Union

Johnny Sexton: 'I have never felt pressure to return early'
The fly-half remains a doubt for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with France.

Zebre's Jamie Elliott: 'England need to be wary of Italy'
Two English expats in Italy have had their say ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.
England's Mako Vunipola fit and available for Italy clashSexton unhappy over concussion comments from French doctorProudfoot ready to help England get back on the right trackWillis Halaholo named in Wales squad for clash with ScotlandA look at the head to head between Dupont and MurrayA look at how Hamish Watson and Justin Tipuric compare
Will Owen Farrell or George Ford start against Italy?England coach Eddie Jones insists Owen Farrell is not undroppableIreland's Peter O'Mahony banned for three matches after Wales red cardEddie Jones admits England were not their "vibrant selves" in Scotland lossWales without four players for Six Nations clash with ScotlandIreland's Johnny Sexton and James Ryan in line to feature against France
Tennis

Australian Open roundup: Kokkinakis return ends in loss to Tsitsipas
Thanasi Kokkinakis' emotional opening-round win over South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo on Tuesday night was his first victory in Melbourne since 2015.

Result: Heather Watson out of Australian Open in second round
Heather Watson bows out of Australian Open
Australian Open roundup: Defending champion Kenin out in second roundAustralian Open roundup: Djokovic, Williams progress to third roundAustralian Open roundup: Novak Djokovic battles past Frances TiafoeAustralian Open roundup: Serena Williams progresses in MelbourneAndy Murray marks competitive return with Challenger Tour victory
Tennis roundup: Konta and Evans out as Norrie and Watson progressInjured Johanna Konta in "shock" after retiring from Australian OpenDan Evans dumped out of Australian Open by compatriot Cameron NorrieJohanna Konta retires from Australian Open due to injuryRafael Nadal cruises into Australian Open second round
Cricket

England's Anderson could be rested for second Test against India
Stuart Broad could come in for the 38-year-old.

Root, Anderson rise to third in ICC batting, bowling rankings
The pair starred for England in Chennai.
Tuesday's sporting social: England celebrate Test win against India Five things we learned from England's triumph over IndiaJames Anderson claims match-winning spell was nothing "out of the ordinary"Five of England's best performances on the subcontinentThe numbers behind England's thrilling Test victory over India
India v England Day 5: James Anderson propels England to victoryResult: James Anderson inspires England to Test victory over IndiaIndia v England Day 4: Tourists back bowlers to push for victoryJack Leach tipped to bowl England to victory against IndiaEngland closing in on victory in first Test against India
Off The Pitch

Klopp unable to attend mother's funeral due to travel restrictions
The Liverpool boss paid an emotional tribute to his mother Elisabeth following her death at the age of 81.

Instagram announces fresh measures to tackle online abuse
Facebook content policy manager Fadzai Madzingira told the PA news agency she was "horrified" at the abuse footballers have to deal with.
Former Wales goalkeeper Dai Davies passes away at the age of 72Paul Canoville critically ill in hospitalAmazon to film behind-the-scenes Bayern Munich documentaryChannel 4 denies reaching agreement to show England tour of IndiaSky Sports to show every Netball Superleague game in 2021 seasonNuno Espirito Santo donates £250,000 to help tackle povertyMollie King gets engaged to cricketer Stuart Broad
Gerry Marsden, singer of You'll Never Walk Alone, dies aged 78Year in review: 10 things we learned from sport in 2020Marcus Rashford's mother opens up on strugglesAston Villa's Jack Grealish banned from driving for nine monthsBBC to show Copa Libertadores gamesManchester United assisted by UK cyber security agency following attackMan Utd 'being held to ransom for millions by hackers'
Formula 1

Thursday's Formula 1 news roundup
Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest Formula 1 news on Thursday, February 11.

F1 'still debating' 2025 engine format - Brown
F1's engine regulations for the future remain completely up in the air, according to McLaren supremo Zak Brown.
Golf

Cantlay: 'Busy schedule to blame for lack of big names at Pebble Beach'
There are no top-10 players in the field at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill.

R&A still planning for "full-scale" Open Championship
Chief executive Martin Slumbers added, however, that 'robust plans' were in place for a reduced capacity or behind-closed-doors model.
Johnson "proud" to triumph without being at his bestResult: Johnson wins Saudi International for second time in three yearsDustin Johnson leads the way into final round of Saudi InternationalRyan Fox claims clubhouse lead in Saudi InternationalDavid Horsey leads after day one of Saudi International
Reed: 'No issue with Schauffele after drop controversy'Paul Casey admits he was wrong to withdraw from 2019 Saudi InternationalPatrick Reed shrugs off rules controversy with victory in CaliforniaCasey enjoying golf again after Dubai Desert Classic successPatrick Reed felt "great" after embedded ball controversy
Rugby League

Henson opens up on first three training sessions in rugby league
The former Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half is set to come out of retirement at the age of 39 after switching codes.

Lenagan: 'Elstone leaves Super League in a good place'
Ian Lenagan believes Robert Elstone 'worked very hard' and 'achieved quite a lot' in his role as Super League executive chairman.
Boxing

Josh Warrington: 'I cannot afford to be complacent'
The Leeds Warrior has not fought in 15 months.

Obituary: 'Neon Leon' Spinks, who lit up the ring with upset victory over Muhammad Ali
An out-of-shape Muhammad Ali had underestimated Leon Spinks at the Las Vegas Hilton in February 1978 and paid the price.
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies, aged 67Eddie Hearn teases Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury announcementOn This Day: Joe Calzaghe announces retirement from boxingBritish boxers to resume Olympic preparationsJosh Warrington and Josh Kelly bouts to be held at SSE Arena, Wembley
IBF featherweight title vacated by Josh WarringtonJosh Warrington "can't fathom" Can Xu withdrawal from world title boutDillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin rematch scheduled for March 6Carl Frampton out to become Ireland's first three-weight world championJosh Warrington close to securing unification bout with Can Xu in February
Snooker

Result: Ryan Day overcomes Mark Selby to win the Snooker Shoot Out
The result shattered Mark Selby's hopes of winning a record 12th ranking final in succession.

Rebecca Kenna keen to seize opportunity at Snooker Shoot Out
Kenna is one of two female players, along with Reanne Evans, to earn an invitation to the event.
Result: Trump overcomes Lisowski to defend German Masters crownJudd Trump hails "best season ever" after booking semi-final spotJack Lisowski opens up on positive coronavirus testJason Ferguson backs Yan Bingtao to become a national heroFive of Yan Bingtao's potential successors as China's dominance takes shape
Result: Yan Bingtao crowned Masters champion after beating John HigginsJohn Higgins to face Yan Bingtao in Masters finalResult: Stuart Bingham's Masters defence ends as Yan Bingtao advances to finalResult: Ronnie O'Sullivan crashes out of Masters to John HigginsResult: Yan Bingtao records highest career break to beat Stephen Maguire