Allardyce has worked with both the Belgian and Frenchman at Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers respectively.
Amazon Prime video users have stumbled across a Japanese show called Tokyo Train Girls, which features groping and up-skirt shots of women on public transport.
Manchester City will become untouchable if they are allowed to sign the best players, according to Antonio Conte.
Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo underlined their status as the dominant figures in world football as Real Madrid won the Fifa Cub World Cup.
Charlie Daniels and Josh King both left Bournemouth's 4-0 Premier League defeat to Liverpool early, while top scorer Callum Wilson missed the match altogether.
Adverse weather conditions caused a stage to break down at the Brazil Atmosphere Festival and crushed DJ Kaleb Freitas who was performing at the time.
The head of a council in south east Australia has questioned calls for a mural painted by convicted paedophile Rolf Harris to be torn down.
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam to run in Libya's 2018 presidential elections, tribal chief Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul has said.
Kremlin-linked troll accounts on Twitter and Facebook have reportedly used fake profiles to incite anger and spread confusion following terror attacks in the UK.
Van Gaal spent two seasons at Old Trafford and was sacked in May 2016 after guiding his side to an FA Cup triumph.
There were some very high-profile dismissals from Trump's White House in 2017 - can you name them all?
A 62-year-old man died at a meat processing plant after getting his leg caught in a waste grinder.
The F-35 can provide a whole range of data to US' Missile Defense Agency to help them track and shoot down ICBMs.
A man who claimed to be a nurse and was able to treat patients at four separate hospitals in Sweden has been jailed.
Tristar Gym coach Firas Zahabi says former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre will eventually return to the octagon for a big fight and did not rule out Conor McGregor as an opponent.
Ozil and Sanchez are in the final knockings of their contracts in north London, and neither seem likely to stay beyond the summer.
After a Chinese woman realised other people could unlock her phone despite claims it was impossible, Apple has been accused of failing minorities.
The new Year's special episode of Lucifer takes back to the time where it all began, even before the devil had decided to hit the streets of Los Angeles.
Guardiola is halfway through this three-year deal but City are ready to offer him a new four-year contract worth £20m a season.
Kim Jong-hyun, the lead singer of one of South Korea's most beloved pop bands, has died today (18 December) at the age of 27.
Joe Wren, 17, was travelling on the train following an interview to study maths at Robinson College when he was handed the heart-warming letter.
"This is not even remotely normal. There's something going on here," one Twitter user said.
Antonio Valencia limped off after 66 minutes of Manchester United's 2-1 win over West Brom on Sunday after suffering what Jose Mourinho labelled as a "December injury".
Text from artist sparks outrage after it was used in painting to promote pop-up shop in east London.
The snaps show the Barbadian singer striking sultry poses and flaunting different shades of lipstick.
Ernesto Valverde has admitted that Paco Alcacer's injury is a setback for the trip to Real Madrid after scans confirmed that the Barcelona striker will be out until January.
Toni Nadal has warned Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer that they will not be able to emulate their achievements of 2017 next year as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are set to return to action.
Crystal Palace midfielder Jason Puncheon has been charged with assault and possession of an offensive weapon after a fight broke out near a nightclub in Reigate.
Mo Farah won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 but some viewers claimed the award was fixed as the Olympian was spotted with the trophy even before the public vote.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pose with their two children, Prince George, four, and Princess Charlotte, two.