The basketball star, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna are among the nine killed in the crash.

Watch Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball', written when the five-time NBA champion retired in 2016, following reports the basketball legend has died in a helicopter crash.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his first-team players will not be involved in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town, the Reds manager says.

Real Madrid go three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real Valladolid.

Pep Guardiola questions why more Manchester City fans did not turn up for his side's 4-0 win over Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round.

Talks over a £340m takeover of Newcastle by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund are "advanced", BBC Sport understands.

Mark Rutte is the first prime minister to acknowledge the Netherlands' role in persecuting Jews.

Neymar pays tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a goal celebration in Paris St-Germain's win at Lille.

Kobe Bryant was "one of the most extraordinary players in the history of basketball" who "inspired people around the world" to play the game.

Stars are collecting awards ahead of the main ceremony, with many paying tribute to Kobe Bryant.

Matteo Salvini had hoped to depose the left in Emilia-Romagna and force snap elections.

Falsely charged with selling secrets to Pakistan, Nambi Narayanan's life was knocked off course.

Shaki is an inspiration for dozens of street children, and her home has become a refuge for girls.

Brazil's Mura indigenous group starts consultation that could reject a proposed mining project.

How a 17-year-old girl got out of foster care and found a permanent home with a loving family.

Do you think you can tell what is real and fake? BBC presenter Radzi Chinyanganya tries out the latest techniques.

Luis von Ahn is the founder and boss of Duolingo, the world's most popular language learning app.

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Holocaust survivors and their families recreate a photo taken in 1945.

Henri Kichka lost his family in the Nazi death camp, but lived on to tell his own story of survival.