Yorkshire Evening Post's Phil Hay on Twitter:, external I'm told that players at Leeds United have not been paid as expected this morning. General staff appear to have received money, but the players haven't.

Former Chelsea & Scotland winger Pat Nevin
BBC Radio 5 live

Throughout the team Manchester City have world-class players. They have a problem in one position at centre-back but, if you're going to have a weakness, it might as well be in the place where the other player - Vincent Kompany - is the best in the world. However, if they lose Yaya Toure and Kompany for any reason then I don't think they'll win it. They could cope without anyone else, but not those two.

Leaders Chelsea are not contenders, according to manager Jose Mourinho. Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini continues to play down his team's chances, while Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard talks up his side's hopes. Down at Arsenal, title talk is fading.

So who will be crowned 2013-14 Premier League Champions six weeks on Sunday? This weekend's fixture programme might just offer up a few clues, but we want your title predictions. Tweet #bbcsportsday, external

World number one Rafael Nadal reaches the Sony Open semi-finals after recovering from a set down to beat 12th seed Milos Raonic. Nadal, 27, needed two hours and 35 minutes to overcome the big-hitting Canadian in a 4-6 6-2 6-4 win in Miami.

The 13-time Grand Slam winner meets Tomas Berdych, who beat quarter-final opponent Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets, in the last four. The world number seven, 28, overpowered his Ukrainian opponent 6-4 7-6 (7-3).

Meanwhile, Serena Williams records her 15th consecutive win over Maria Sharapova to reach a ninth Sony Open final. The American won five games from 4-1 down to take the first set and pulled away from 3-3 to win 6-4 6-3.

England captain Stuart Broad describes Alex Hales's unbeaten 116 in the World Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka as one of the best innings he has ever seen. The 25-year-old opener hit England's first T20 century as they chased 190 to win by six wickets in Chittagong.

"On the biggest stage in a World Cup, in conditions that are a bit foreign for us, it's one of the best knocks I've ever seen," adds Broad. "To take responsibility and win it with a few balls to spare is very special."

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to set fastest time in second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was third as the fastest three cars were split by just 0.061 seconds.

Rosberg's team-mate Lewis Hamilton was fourth from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, both of them within 0.2secs of Rosberg. Williams' Felipe Massa was sixth, from Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren's Jenson Button.

BBC F1 analyst Allan McNish pointed out that Hamilton and Alonso both appeared to have more potential than they showed. "They were both 0.5secs off the pace in the first sector of the lap," McNish says. "If they put a lap together, they look like they have more in their cars than their team-mates."

We start with three overnight stories on the BBC Sport website.

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There's just over six weeks remaining and the top four title contenders are separated by six points. It's the most open race for the Premier League crown since the competition began in 1992. Which team will be celebrating on 11 May? Which will be holding inquests into where it all went wrong?

We're across Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal news conferences ahead of another exciting top-flight weekend. Can Arsene Wenger's Gunners revive their fortunes at Manchester City's expense? We have Bangladesh v England at the Women's World Twenty20 tournament. And, of course, we have all the breaking sports news.

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