Cornelius Lysaght
BBC horse racing correspondent

Epsom Derby outsider Toast Of New York is to miss the race and be aimed instead at the Belmont Derby Invitational in New York in July.

Trainer Jamie Osborne has expressed concerns about the 7 June Classic's one-and-a-half mile distance for his UAE Derby winner and about the prevailing wet ground conditions at Epsom.

Meanwhile, today's racing fixture at Beverley has been called off following heavy rain.

Dave Lawes: , externalNo good manager, all the good players about to go... it's back to the Championship for Saints now!!

Nathan Gornall: , externalIs Levy that bad? There are 10 premier league teams who have had more managers in the last 5 years than Spurs.

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French Open women's singles second round result:

18-Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 2-6 6-2 6-1 Julia Goerges (Germany)

No danger of Brazil's football players keeping a low profile during the World Cup in their own country then.

Below are pictures of the plane that will transport them across the country during the tournament. The Gol Boeing 737-800 was painted by graffiti artist twins Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been answering questions on homophobia in football on the club website., external

Here are some of the questions and answers:

The first Premier League footballer who comes out will attract huge media interest?

Wenger: Because of that media interest, maybe no one will come out. You have to consider now that, in a society where you have gay marriage, why should people not come out? For me, it is not a problem because what is important is how a player behaves, how much he loves football and how much he respects his partners. That's what the game is about.

John Amaechi recently declared the sport "toxic" for gay people. What are your thoughts on that?

Wenger: Football in itself is not toxic to anybody. The attitude from some people around the game can be toxic, yes, but football in itself is just enjoyment and a spectacle that you love to watch. When the spectacle is a high level, it becomes art and art is open to everybody. The mentality of some extreme people around the game can be toxic and the job of those who have responsibility for our game is to fight against that.

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An understrength France beat Norway 4-0 at the Stade de France on Tuesday but coach Didier Deschamps insists that Les Bleus are not ready for the World Cup finals.

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scored two of the goals for France, who are in the same group as Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras.

Deschamps said: "We are not ready yet but there is a collective desire. We cannot be at 100 percent now. The most important thing is to give everything the day of the match. We still have two weeks to prepare. Let's not forget that our goal is 15 June 15 [against Honduras]."

Durham Cricket Club:, external Still no prospect of play at Trent Bridge sadly - there's no cricket being played in any of the other Championship games today either!

Snooker's 2014 World Championship reached a record audience of over 330 million viewers worldwide.

Figures from the sport's key global markets show that 331,144,000 people watched the tournament, which concluded on May 5 when Mark Selby beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final in Sheffield. This is the highest ever reach figure for snooker's blue riband event and shows an increase of over 30 per cent on last year's audience of 252,905,000.

The event was televised live by 12 broadcasters in 80 different countries with highlight coverage being shown by four further broadcasters, making the 2014 World Championship the most widely televised event in the history of the sport.

World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn said: "This underlines the incredible growth of snooker as a global sport in recent years.

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West Indies great Brian Lara is among the final six players Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has confirmed will take part in the MCC v Rest of the World Lord's Bicentenary match on Saturday 5 July.

Lara will play alongside fellow icon Sachin Tendulkar for MCC, with in-form Australia batsman Aaron Finch also confirmed to turn out for the hosts.

Finch's countryman Peter Siddle has been selected for the Rest of the World XI.

MCC

Sachin Tendulkar (India, captain), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Rahul Dravid (India), Aaron Finch (Australia), Umar Gul (Pakistan), Brian Lara (West Indies), Brett Lee (Australia), Chris Read (England), Shaun Tait (Australia), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)

Rest of the World

Shane Warne (Australia, captain), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Tino Best* (West Indies), Paul Collingwood (England), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Kevin Pietersen (England), Virender Sehwag (India), Peter Siddle (Australia), Yuvraj Singh (India)

We have been asking for your thoughts on Mauricio Pochettino's appointment as Tottenham boss and his departure from Southampton.

Yousef Mesto:, external He's going backwards. He'll be sacked at the end of October.

Matthew Mottram:, external Gutted for Southampton..the next big thing...no loyalty in football...

John Watkins:, external We will be ok....its happened before and it will happen again

BBC TMS:, external Meet the new BBC Sport presenter

Three Commonwealth Games medallists are among the latest 29 competitors to be named in Team Scotland to compete at Glasgow 2014 this summer, report BBC Sport Scotland.

Judo player Sarah Clark, gymnast Adam Cox and weightlifter Peter Kirkbride have been named.

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Veteran Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart,, external 31, will miss the World Cup after injuring a calf muscle in his right leg.

Big loss?

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Looks like we are in for a colourful World Cup then if pictures of fan Marilza Guimaraes da Silva, 63, are anything to go by at her home in Brasilia. Fifteen days to go and counting.........

Last time England played Sri Lanka in an ODI at Old Trafford was 2011, who were the five England wicket takers?

Josh in Liverpool on text: Lennon to Southampton? Link up with Wanyama again?

Iain from Merthyr Tydfil: How is spurs appointing a new boss breaking news? Thought it was the norm over there! Its the chairman that needs replacing, not the manager.

Carl Santovito: This is typical Saints! We get into a good position in the league then let our Manager go, which our best players will now follow... Where's the ambition gone?!

Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis has released 12 players. Among them are defenders Dean Moxey and Wales international Danny Gabbidon along with striker Aaron Wilbrahim, who all played in the 1-0 Championship play-off final defeat of Watford a year ago.

BBC Newsnight:, external MT @jim_reed Stephen Hawking just came on stage to The Prodigy's "Breathe" to discuss World Cup - this is surreal. More #newsnight 2230 BBC2

Check out the BBC's latest lovely iWonder page which poses the question: Did the 1966 World Cup mark the birth of modern football?

Enjoy.

The Daily Mirror, external reports Arsenal are keen on a summer move for John Ruddy. The 27-year-old is wanted to offer Wojciech Szczesny competition next term, with Lukasz Fabianki set to depart.