England’s No 3 has averaged 17.62 against Australia but Crawley denied that anyone’s place in the team is under threat

Stan Wawrinka, who beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in grand slam finals when they were ranked World No 1, will retire at the end of the 2026 season

Dom Taylor is out of the World Championship after failing a drugs test following his opening win over Oskar Lukasiak

The expansion of the Club World Cup and Champions League means Afcon will be played over Christmas and the New Year period for the first time.

Morocco host the tournament and are also the favourites, ahead of Senegal and defending champions Ivory Coast

It was reported this week that Maresca could be high on Manchester City’s list if Pep Guardiola leaves the club at the end of the season

Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez have been ruled out of the trip to Tottenham but the Dutch forward’s injury is not as bad as initially feared

Golfer said BBC Sports Personality of the Year was a ‘popularity contest’ not long ago but was visibly moved as he added the honour to memorable triumphs at the Masters and Ryder Cup

Norris appeared on a live video link after being part of the six-athlete shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year

Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe received the Helen Rollason Award at Sports Personality of the Year after completing the London Marathon in April

Voting for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year will now take place in two stages

McIlroy not just won Sports Personality of the Year but saw Europe’s Ryder Cup team win Team of the Year, with England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Ellie Kildunne second and F1 world champion Lando Norris third

Comment: After the year of his life, the award should go to Rory McIlroy – though it does not make it a scandal if the public decides to crown someone else