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BBC Radio 5 live

Just a reminder, there is full match commentary of Scotland v Nigeria at 20:00 BST from Craven Cottage.

After the daily news round-up at 19:00 BST and post-match, BBC 5 live will be focusing on the five African nations taking part in Brazil - Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria and Nigeria.

And the station will also be live in Cape Town and Abidjan to try and work out which country will go the furthest in the World Cup and to see if there are any players waiting to burst on the scene that could make a move to the Premier League.

Striker Olivier Giroud admits a lack of maturity meant Arsenal "cracked" as the title race started to heat up.

"We were on top for a good half of the season and then we cracked," he told French newspaper Midi-Libre., external

"I believe we lacked maturity and that we had a lot of injuries at an important time.

"Above all we weren't able to adapt to the big teams.

"We have to show progress in these matches, to maybe play less football, but it's difficult because it's our playing philosophy."

We are asking for your favourite ever World Cup goals.

Ben Dunmore:, external Fave WC goal, can I have 3? Lineker's hat trick against Poland 1986, fantastic finishing from the Leicester fox in the box.

Thomas Dolfi:, external Fabio Grosso's great goal against Germany in ET in Germany in 2006!! He copied Tardelli's famous 'urlo' (shout) celebration!!

raj bhuna:, external Saeed Al Owairan , Saudi Arabia v Belgium 94.

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Burnley defender Daniel Lafferty signs a new three-year contract.

Lafferty, 25, was one of four out-of-contract players offered new deals at the end of the season and he is the first of the quartet to agree terms.

The Northern Ireland international played just 12 times in all competitions for the Clarets last season as Sean Dyche's side won promotion to the Premier League. Michael Duff, Junior Stanislas and Luke O'Neill are also considering offers.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen says the Test series against England should not have been scheduled for June.

England will face the All Blacks in the first Test in Auckland on 7 June without their Saracens and Northampton players, who feature in the Aviva Premiership final the week before.

Hansen thinks the three-Test series should have been postponed to ensure England could select their top players.

Former Saints forward Matt Le Tissier doubts that Mauricio Pochettino has made the right decision in quitting Southampton for Tottenham.

The former Saints forward said: ""I probably wouldn't have made the same move, to be honest. I think in his position, his stock is very high. I would have maybe would have waited for a different club.

"The managers in the last few years at Spurs have not been given a fair crack of the whip and the pressure is on there.

"If he is not in the top four by Christmas, he will be under pressure. It is not a club that I would have said was the best one he could have maybe done for his career prospects."

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Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio looks relaxed during a training session at his country's World Cup training camp. With Ecuador, France and Honduras in their group in Brazil, you would expect him to be a little busier come then.

Super League champions Wigan announce the signing of Wakefield forward Taulima Tautai on a deal effective from the end of the season.

The hard-hitting 26-year-old agrees a three-year contract with Shaun Wane's side, with Wigan saying that his performance against them earlier this season brought him to their attention.

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We are asking for your favourite ever World Cup goals.

Ollie from Reading on text: Maxi Rodriguez vs Mexico in 2006. The chest to control the ball followed by a left-footed screamer in the top corner was magic.

Rob from Newbury: Favourite goal - Bobby Charlton against Mexico 1966. Great goal and it changed the whole tournament.

Amar from the West Midlands: Maradona's second goal vs England in '86. Top that!

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Jonny Wilkinson is set to be added to Toulon's coaching staff next season, according to French daily newspaper La Provence.

The fly-half is set to end his 17-year playing career this weekend, following Toulon's clash with Castres in the Top 14 play-off final.

But the French side's coach Bernard Laporte is keen to bring the 35-year-old World Cup winner Wilkinson onto his staff.

"A person of his stature will undoubtedly bring something more in the frame, it is obvious," he said. "He will not necessarily travel with the team all the time because he wants to take a step back at weekends."

John Bennett, sports reporter for BBC World Service radio and BBC World TV, on Twitter:, external

"The message from #Nigeria fans at Craven Cottage."

The Scottish Football Association has been contacted by the National Crime Agency about a match-fixing threat to tonight's friendly against Nigeria.

Manchester City's Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata signs a new two year contract, keeping him at the club until 2016.

Cardiff City complete the signing of striker Adam Le Fondre from Championship rivals Reading.

Le Fondre, 27, scored 15 league goals this season and had a year remaining on his contract with the Royals.

The forward becomes Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's fourth signing of the summer so far, joining Austrian midfielder Guido Burgstaller, Spanish striker Javi Guerra and former Manchester United forward Frederico Macheda at the club.

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon lists Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany as favourites to win the World Cup in Brazil.

"If we get to the quarter-finals or further, it will have been a positive World Cup," the 36-year-old said

"We have a mature team which knows its own limitation and, because of this, we are a dependable side who win the matches we are expected to win.

"Sometimes we manage to cause surprises in the games in which we don't start as favourites, giving the opposition some headaches."

England selectors name an unchanged 14-man squad for the remaining two matches in the five match one day series against Sri Lanka. England lead the series 2-1 after today's 10-wicket win at Old Trafford.

Host nation Brazil are back on the training pitch at the Granja Comary training complex, in Teresopolis, 90 km from downtown Rio de Janeiro .

Image source, AFP

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Somerset maintain their unbeaten start to the County Championship season as the Division One match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston endsin a rain-affected draw.

No play was possible on Wednesday in a match which had seen overs lost on all four days due to rain and Warwickshire never got the chance to add to their 294 for five in response to Somerset's first-innings 411.

Both sides ended the match with nine points.

Anna Signeul believes Scotland have the potential to become one of the leading nations in women's football.

The Scots boast a 100% record in their pursuit of 2015 World Cup qualification and their under-17 side is also in a rich vein of form.

"We want to become one of the eight best countries in the world," Signeul told BBC Scotland.