Romania defender Razvan Rat will join West Ham on a free transfer when his Shakhtar Donetsk deal expires on 1 July.

Lack of a Wales tour open-side is a 'gamble', admits caretaker coach Robin McBryde ahead of two-Test Japan series.

Encke will retain his trophies because there was no evidence his St Leger win was influenced by doping, says the BHA.

Roma will have to shut down part of their stadium for one game next season after the club's supporters repeated racist chants.

Wolfsburg beat Lyon to win the Women's Champions League and end the French side's 118-game unbeaten run.

Northampton flanker Tom Wood urges his side to seize a rare opportunity in the Premiership final against Leicester.

Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise.

Spain's Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall control of the race.

Great Britain given three figure skating places for the 2014 Winter Olympics by the International Skating Union.

The performances of Cal Crutchlow and Scott Redding at Le Mans showed the best of British, writes BBC Sport's Matt Roberts.

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor says no club can be "a law unto itself" as the association investigates the disciplinary action taken by Paolo Di Canio.

Manager Tony Pulis leaves Stoke City by mutual consent following talks with chairman Peter Coates on Tuesday.

Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis will open her 2013 season at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre on 8 June.

Durham reveal that around 5,500 extra seats will be in place in time for August's Ashes Test against Australia.

Brian Davis qualifies for the Open Championship at Muirfield but Trevor Immelman and Davis Love III miss out.

BBC rugby union expert on Jonny Wilkinson's form, Toulon winning the Heineken Cup and Australia's Lions squad

Golf's two ruling bodies decide to ban the anchoring of putters in competition from 1 January, 2016.