Following Craig Bellamy's decision to retire, we are asking you who your love-hate figures in sport are. Tweet us on #bbcsportsday or comment on the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

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Allen Green:, external There is no bigger love/hate icon than Beckham . . After Argentina burned effigies, by next world cup was pride of the nation!

Jack O'Lantern:, external El Hadji Diouf - loved by the Senegalese, hated by absolutely everybody else.

Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon says the club were able to match his ambition and his decision to leave may lead to a break from football.

The 42-year-old quit Parkhead after four years on Wednesday and is linked with roles in England.

"It might not be a short term but a long term thing," he tells reporters. When asked if he had an ambition to manage in England, Lennon replied "yes", but added: "I need some time to digest it all. Leaving Celtic is a huge wrench. I need to think things over. I'll not rush anything."

Nico Rosberg's decision to stay at Mercedes gives the team a good balance but the German will be viewed as second best to team-mate Lewis Hamilton, says former formula 1 driver David Coulthard.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was a reported target for Mercedes, but Coulthard believes a team needs one lead driver.

"No disrespect to Nico but we've seen Lewis and Fernando go head to head before at McLaren and it didn't work," Coulthard tells BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast. "You need to have some form of sort of compliance between the two drivers."

Amir Khan on Twitter:, external Faryal and I are delighted to announce the birth our first child Lamysa Khan everyone doing very well, thank you for all your wishes.

Arsenal will bring former player Cesc Fabregas back to the Emirates in a £30m summer move, reports the Daily Mirror., external

The Barcelona midfielder, who left the Gunners in 2011, played 46 times for the Catalan club this season.

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BBC Sport's Anna Thompson on Twitter:, external Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton to appear in Emmerdale in an episode ahead of @letouryorkshire via @cyclingweekly

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BBC Sport at Roland Garros

"A day of sunshine and showers lies ahead at Roland Garros, with four Britons in qualifying action and the world's leading players in front of the media.

"Andy Murray will face the press at 14:00 BST, by which time he will know his first-round opponent. The draw takes place at 10:30 BST and you can follow it live on the French Open website.", external

Sweden's Henrik Stenson - currently four under and tied eighth at the PGA Championship - will be world number one if he secures a better finish than Adam Scott who is playing at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Texas.

Scott, the current number one, is tied 64th after round one. He is six shots behind leader Dustin Johnson who is five under.

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We have been asking you for your thoughts on those sportsmen and women who are love/hate figures. Here are some of your early thoughts.

Spencer Angus Thomas:, external LeBron James is an amazing basketball player and a great leader for the Miami Heat, but as a Bulls fan I cant 'love' him.

Geoff Naylor:, external Eric Cantona was a unguided projectile. Both clever and stupid. And, of course, a very good player.

Keep your thoughts coming in to us on Twitter, using #bbcsportsday or leave a message on the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

Former England captain Michael Vaughan wants anyone found guilty of match-fixing banned for life from cricket.

Lou Vincent and Naved Arif have both been charged with the offence by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) while playing for Sussex in 2011.

Vaughan, 39, tells BBC Radio 5 live: "Anyone found match-fixing, spot-fixing should be banned for life. Don't allow them anywhere near a cricket field again. I worry there is more to come out. I worry there is more out there."

Rory McIlroy has made a spluttering start to his second round at the PGA Championship, carding two bogeys and a birdie inside four holes. He is one over for the day and three under for the tournament.

Leader Thomas Bjorn - on 10 under - goes in round two at 12:55 BST with second placed Shane Lowry under way at 13:40 BST.

Other scores and tee times at Wentworth: -4: Martin Kaymer (13:05 BST) Henrik Stenson (13:15 BST) -3: Padraig Harrington (12:45 BST) Simon Dyson (14:30 BST) -1: Luke Donald (13:15 BST).

Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos believes he will stay with the club next season despite being widely linked with a move to Manchester United.

Kroos, 24, played 29 times in the league for the German champions this season but has a year left on his contract and is yet to accept the offer of an extension.

"There was a lot of speculation, but Manchester is and was not an issue," he tells German newspaper Bild. "I am expecting to play for Bayern Munich next season."

The Football Association announce boys and girls can play in the same junior team up to the age of 16 - an increase of one year.

The change will come into effect for the forthcoming 2014-15 season.

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Lewis Hamilton made the most of today's Formula 1 rest day by attending a function with girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger on Thursday night.

In his latest BBC Sport column, the Mercedes driver discusses his pride in being the sport's first black driver.

"It's a pretty cool feeling to be the person to knock down a barrier - just like the Williams sisters did in tennis or Tiger Woods in golf," says Hamilton, 29.

Germany midfielder Lars Bender is ruled out of next month's World Cup in Brazil with a thigh injury.

The three-time winners began their World Cup preparations two days ago, but the Bayer Leverkusen player has been forced out of their 27-man squad.

Craig Bellamy announced his retirement from football on Thursday. The 34-year-old divided opinion. Saint for Cardiff City supporters, sinner in the eyes of others.

So many sportsmen or women manage to become love-hate figures. Think Robbie Savage, Floyd Mayweather or Luis Suarez.

Tweet us on #bbcsportsday and tell us who you love or hate. Keep it clean.

Nico Rosberg's new contract will "give him the clear head" needed to contest the drivers' world championship with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, says former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard.

"Nico's being rewarded for helping build the stability in the team over the last couple of seasons," Coulthard tells BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast.

Rosberg, 28, has agreed an extension of at least two years and trails Hamilton in the drivers' standings by just three points.

Leicester City agree to sign former England centre-half Matthew Upson on a one-year deal after he rejected a new contract with Brighton.

Upson, 35, won Brighton's player of the season award but will join the Foxes - who have been promoted to the Premier League - in July.

So how do you know if your young relative has what it takes to make it to a Champions League final?

Former Cardiff City player Chris Pike has told the BBC that at the age of nine, his nephew - a certain Gareth Bale - beat him at crossbar challenge. "It's a bit embarrassing really," Pike tells BBC Radio Wales. "He beat me 10-8 and I was trying."

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Real Madrid's Bale, 24, will play against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday. You can follow a live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and listen on BBC Radio 5 live.

Andy Murray will find out his French Open first-round opponent at 10:30 BST today when the draw for Roland Garros takes place.

There could be more British men in the draw as James Ward faces a final qualifier at 10:00 BST and Dan Cox plays the second of three possible qualifying matches at the same time.

The tournament gets under way on Sunday.