And that is everything from today's Sportsday Live. Thank you as always for joining us and thanks for all your comments and messages. We will be back early on Friday morning with all the latest news from the Winter Olympics and full previews ahead of the weekend's sporting action.

BBC Sport's Jonathan Edwards:, external Met @TeamGB athletes at reception this evening - it's fair to say they're young and cool!

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The British pair of Stacey Kemp and David King score 44.70 in the second event of the team competition after Kemp falls over during the routine.

"It was very difficult for them. They could have taken more time into the take-off," says BBC Sport's Robin Cousins. "It has not been their season, but there is a maturity about them as performers. Their throws are normally good ones. It's a learning experience for them tonight."

West Brom head coach Pepe Mel believes Ben Foster should be England's number one goalkeeper at this year's World Cup.

Following a four-month lay-off with a foot injury in the first half of the season, Foster returned to action just before Christmas, and is again Albion's first choice.

"For me, Ben Foster is the best goalkeeper in England," says Mel. "In particular, he is very good with crosses. He has no problem dealing with them For me, he should be England's number one at the World Cup, but Hart at City is a good goalkeeper, a good player."

Britain's Stacey Kemp and David King, who have won eight British titles as a pair and finished sixth at the 2008 European Championships, are in action now in the second event of the team competition. You can watch their progress in the video at the top of this page.

Mauricio Pochettino insists he is happy at Southampton amid links to Real Madrid, although stopped short of committing his long-term future to the club.

Southampton were three points clear of the relegation zone when the former Espanyol boss took control and now lie ninth in the Premier League, just five points off reigning champions Manchester United.

"You all know I am not one to speak about rumours, speak about unrealistic things, intangible things so I really have no comment on that," says Pochettino.

"I also don't like to talk about the future - I am not one to talk about the long-term future. Real Madrid are an amazing club, a great club and you never know what could happen in football, but at the moment I am really happy at Southampton."

Matthew Parr earns Britain two points in the men's short program in the opening event of the figure skating team competition.

Japan lead after Yuzuru Hanya scored 97.98 to earn 10 points, while home favourite Evgeny Plyuschenko's 91.39 leaves the hosts second on nine points.

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The next event is the pairs' short program, which starts shortly. Stacey Kemp and David King are representing Britain.

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More on the managers you wish your club hadn't sacked from our Facebook page.

Jamie Edwards: Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa, he had three seasons consecutively at sixth, since he left/got sacked we have gone downhill.

Johnny Shearn: Leeds United sacking Simon Grayson as manager. Unlike previous managers such as McAllister, Grayson brought stability to the club and we won promotion into the championship. In our first season back in the Championship we finished seventh, one point off a play-off position and the following season Leeds sold/lost the nucleus of the team such as Beckford and Gradel. Grayson was sacked mid-season and Warnock was brought in and thus the regression started.

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Some transfer stories for you from the second edition of Football Gossip.

Juventus are planning to steal Porto midfielder Fernando, 26, from under the noses of Manchester City. The Premier League side infuriated the Porto hierarchy by making an unexpected last-minute approach on deadline day. Full story: Daily Mail, external

Inter Milan face competition from Juventus and Monaco for the services of Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic, 32, whose contract expires this summer. Full story: Manchester Evening News, external

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out attempting to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after failing with two bids for the 27-year-old in the summer. Full story: Daily Express, external

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Ireland captain Paul O'Connell is confident he will be fully fit to return to take on Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday after missing last weekend's win over Scotland with a chest infection.

"You almost wish you'd had something worse than a chest infection," he said. "I'm experienced enough to know how to handle things like this, I've dealt with similar things before. I broke ribs against England, and had to withdraw late the next week from a game against Italy. It was very frustrating and very disappointing then, and the same last weekend.

"I've worked hard to get into a position where I could play in the Six Nations, so to miss out on the first game was frustrating and disappointing."

West Ham's co-owner David Gold claims the club has been forced to take legal action over Andy Carroll's red card because they have no alternative.

The Hammers want the Football Association to take the case to an arbitration panel after referee Howard Webb's decision to send off the striker after a clash with Swansea's Chico Flores was upheld by a three-man FA appeal's body.

Gold tells Press Association Sport: "We are hugely disappointed at the outcome of the process. There is nowhere to go other than to seek some kind of legal redress. It's not ideal, the last thing I want to do is going to some kind of legal issue because I think it is a footballing issue.

"But we are fighting for our lives. If we were mid-table we would probably get on with it but we are fighting for our lives to retain our Premiership status and we owe it to our fans, we owe it to ourselves."

BBC Sport's Anna Thompson in Sochi: "Ben Kilner and Jamie Nicholls look smart in their official suits at the Team GB welcome reception.

"Nicholls is still on cloud nine after qualifying automatically for the snowboard slopestyle final and said his new-found popularity had seen his Twitter followers, external increase by 1,500 in the last few hours.

"It's been mental, but it's great to see slopestyle getting so much attention," he said."

BBC Sport's Ollie Williams on Twitter:, external Got distracted by Evgeni Plushenko - should tell you I spoke to Matt Parr after his skate for GB, never a happier man. Feels he did himself proud.

Dan Evans battles back from a set down to reach the quarter-finals of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors with victory over Germany's Michael Berrer.

The 23-year-old Brit, a lucky loser, beat the qualifier 1-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in one hour, 37 minutes. Evans, ranked 147 in the world, will play third-seeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the last eight.

Liverpool defenders Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger will return to full training next week, but Mamadou Sakho's recovery from a hamstring injury will take a little longer to heal.

Johnson has been out with ankle and groin problems since mid-January, Agger has had a calf injury and Sakho has not played in 2014.

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Martin Fernott on Twitter:, external Gary Johnson at Bristol City. Took us to within a game of the Premiership, now facing possible relegation to the fourth tier.

Johnson at Bristol City: September 2005 - March 2010. Games: 239. Won: 96.

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Jonathan Kong on Facebook: Sacking Gus Poyet from Brighton was a shock for me. Exceptional in guiding them to play-offs, starting from League One.

Poyet at Brighton: November 2009 - June 2013. Games: 194. Won: 86.

BBC Sport's Ollie Williams at the Iceberg Skating Palace: "Huge atmosphere for Evgeni Plushenko [individual silver medallist from Vancouver]. Privilege to be in the building to watch this. Plushenko holds this home crowd like puppets on string - implores them with his hands, they roar back. One man and his arena. Plushenko 91.39, in a different solar system to the prior three skaters. Patrick Chan's season's best for context is 98.52, Hanyu 99.84."

Jonny Lomax signs a new contract to remain with St Helens until 2017.

Versatile Lomax impressed in the full-back position for Saints last season and is approaching a century of appearances for the club. He follows prop Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and hooker James Roby in agreeing new deals at Langtree Park.

"It gives me security and also the excitement to carry on playing for my hometown club," the 23-year-old told BBC Radio Merseyside.

Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote is set to miss three games because of a hamstring injury.

Tiote, 27, will be absent for the trip to Chelsea on Saturday and the home matches against Tottenham on 12 February and Aston Villa on 23 February.

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BBC commentator and former Olympic gold medallist Robin Cousins on the performance of Britain's Matthew Parr in the men's short programme in the figure skating team competition: "Matthew knows he doesn't have the quad and triple axels that others do but he wanted to come out and do what he can do and I don't think he could have performed any better under the circumstances." Parr scores a season's best of 57.40.