The Scottish FA clears the way for Bournemouth owner Bill Foley to become a minority investor in Hibernian.

In these parts Chris Billam-Smith, a self-confessed Bournemouth fanatic, is something of a local hero. Last month he defended his WBO ­cruiserweight title at the Bournemouth International Centre, a venue perched on the seafront, but if this contest was played out in the ring Swansea would have been put of their misery long before the final whistle. As it happened, the referee at the Vitality Stadium, Darren England, had no such powers and so Bournemouth eased into the FA Cup fifth round with a bruising and comprehensive knockout of their Championship opponents. Things were ludicrously comfortable for the home side, so much so that Andoni Iraola had the luxury of withdrawing Dominic Solanke, among those on the scoresheet, at the interval. Solanke capped the scoring after strikes by Lloyd Kelly, David Brooks, Alex Scott and Luis Sinisterra. Continue reading...

Premier League Bournemouth become the first team to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup as they hammer Swansea 5-0.

Bournemouth stun Swansea with a ruthless first-half performance as they score five unanswered goals to take complete control of the FA Cup fourth round tie.

Updates from the 7.45pm GMT kick-off at the Vitality StadiumHave any thoughts? Send Scott an email Bournemouth make five changes to their starting XI in the wake of the 0-4 home defeat to Liverpool. Mark Travers, Lloyd Kelly, David Brooks, Alex Scott and Marcos Senesi replace Chris Mepham, Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier, who drop to the bench, and Neto and Max Aarons, who miss out altogether. Swansea City also make five changes in the wake of a big loss at home, last weekend’s 3-1 defeat to Southampton. Andy Fisher, Joe Allen, Jerry Yates, Charlie Patino and Kyle Naughton take the places of Carl Rushworth, Harry Darling and Jamie Paterson, who are named as subs, and Josh Tymon and Jamal Lowe, both of whom have the evening off. Lowe, on loan from Bournemouth, is both ineligible to face his parent club and currently injured. Continue reading...

All the latest major developments in the January windowMen’s transfer interactive | Women’s transfer interactiveGet in touch: contact Niall by email or on Twitter Crystal Palace are one of the Premier League clubs expected to spend over the next week, and David Ornstein reports that they have made an £18.5m bid for Blackburn midfielder Adam Wharton. Rovers are thought to have turned the offer down, and would want to keep Wharton at Ewood Park on loan until the summer if a fee could be agreed. Let’s kick off with a deal that might finally be done today: Kalvin Phillips is expected to complete his move to West Ham on a loan until the end of the season, with an option for a permanent deal in the summer. The former Leeds player is due to sign his Hammers contract and be registered in David Moyes’ squad, although they don’t play again until next Thursday against Bournemouth, so there’s no big rush. Continue reading...