medhi benatia is nominated along with mohamed salah, sadio mane, kalidou koulibaly and thomas pa rteyn sunday 2nd of december, the winner will be announced on the 14th. here are some of the days other sports headlines: danny care has been dropped by england for next saturday‘s test against australia. the scrum—half started and scored againstjapan but hasn‘t made the squad for their final match of the autumn series. dina asher—smith is on the shortlist for the iaaf female athlete of the year award. the 22—year—old became the first british woman to win triple gold at the european championships. the winner will be announced in monaco next month. five—time world darts champion raymond van barneveld is going to retire at the end of next year. the dutchman says that after playing for 35 years at the top, he can no longer keep up with other players. last year, racing driver billy monger had a horrendous crash at donnington park. then 17, he drove into the back of a stationary car during a formula 4 race and lost both his legs. a documentary, driven — the billy monger story, on bbc2 tonight,

laughter kalidou koulibaly is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia,sadio mane, and thomas pa rteym/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes on sunday, december 2nd. sticking with football, who was football's first superstar? stanley matthews? george best? david beckham ? well you may not have heard of fred spiksley but even in the 19th century, he had the skills and the lifestyle to rival even the most notorious names of the game. now a plaque to honour his life has been unveiled in lincolnshire, as shirley henry reports: this time i am going to demonstrate some further aspect of the game. football legend with a colourful lifestyle, this 1930s footage shows what is thought to be the first football tutorial by fred spike sleep. now he's showing you how a ball should be backheel, but who was he? —— fred spiksley. ball should be backheel, but who was he? -- fred spiksley. three lines on his chest. they would that be? is ea compared? he was captured by the germans during the first world war but he escaped, arguably, he is the first