BBC Radio Wales Sport reports Cardiff City are to sign midfielder Anthony Pilkington from Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.

BBC Sport's Sara Orchard in Paris: Friends, family and fans are gathering just a mile from the Stade Jean Bouin ahead of tonight's Women's World Cup semi finals. The stadium is sold out and a record French terrestrial television audience is expected to tune in for the France v Canada match after two million people watched France's last pool match.

IRB Development Manager Susan Carty says the tournament's success is giving the sport a huge boost.

"We are seeing really exciting compelling rugby at this tournament and that is capturing the imagination of the general public," she says.

The first semi final between England and Ireland kicks off at 17:00 BST and there will be live commentary on 5 Live Sports Extra and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

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Everton midfielder Gareth Barry can continue to compete at the highest level for the length of his recently signed three-year deal, says the club's former player Lee Carsley.

Barry, 33, made a loan move from Manchester City permanent during the summer after making 37 appearances in 2013-14.

"The year I left, there was a policy that over 30-year-old players didn't get more than a year's contract extension," says Carsley. "So to give Gareth Barry three years is testament to him as a player and his outstanding contribution last year.

"They obviously think he can play for three more years and so do I, he is still a good player."

Natalie Charlos of Poland is rescued unconscious from the water during the women's 10km open-water race at the start of the European Swimming Championship in Berlin.

Spectators alerted a lifeguard, who pulled Charlos ashore, where she was able to be revived. Germany team doctor Alexander Beck said Charlos was recovering well after over-exerting herself.

Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands won the race, while Eva Risztov of Hungary took the silver, and Aurora Ponsele of Italy the bronze.

Everton are keen to secure a season-long loan for Chelsea's Ghana international winger Christian Atsu.

The 22-year-old joined Chelsea from Porto in September 2013 but was immediately loaned to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem for the 2013-14 term.

"We are hoping that the deal can be formalised and finalised by Thursday," Everton boss Roberto Martinez said. "He can play on both wings, through the middle and has appreciation of space. Technically he is very gifted."

Chelsea need their summer signings to offer a cutting edge lacking in parts of the previous campaign, says the club's former defender Graeme Le Saux. The Blues were criticised late in the 2013-14 season for perceived negative tactics.

"They bought well and bought early," says Le Saux. "Cesc Fabregas has come in and is already dictating in his play, he looks influential in the team already.

"Last season around Christmas I thought they became a bit functional, with less flair. There wasn't enough. It will be interesting to see if they play with more dynamism.

"At times they lacked that proven goalscorer and Diego Costa has come in and started well. If on the first match, Costa is the main striker and Torres is on the bench, Torres has to respond to that both in his appearances and training."

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Stoke City striker Jonathan Walters tells the Stoke Sentinel, external he could be on his way out of the Britannia.

"We now have a huge squad and I'm pretty sure the club will want to get players out," says the Ireland international. "There will be speculation because I haven't played as much and I see there have been rumours about myself and Peter Crouch.

"It's not for me to consider, it's for the club. But if the manager turns round and says we've got enough players and we are accepting an offer, what can you do?"

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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews wants to give Mahela Jayawardene a winning send-off as the veteran batsman plays his final Test match.

The second Test against Pakistan in Colombo will be Jayawardene's 149th and last before calling time on a career which has brought him 11,756 runs and 34 centuries since his debut in 1997.

"The best thing we can do is play well in this match and win it for Mahela," he told ESPN Cricinfo., external "We can't do his service justice with words. As a team we're very sad he's retiring. There are so many things we will miss."

Kevin in Dunfermline: With no distractions and an easy start, Man Utd to be at least 7 points clear before December. Top 4... Man U, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal. Bottom 3... Burnley, Aston Villa, Newcastle.

Finian in Peterborough: 1. Chelsea, 2. Man City, 3. Man United, 4. West Ham. Top scorer Alexis Sanchez, best player Ander Herrera.

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Jason Mohammad, Presenter, Final Score: "I'm going for it. This is the year that Arsenal can end the Manchester domination. Alexis Sanchez is a wonderful signing - he's given them pace and another attacking dimension. He will score goals. Add him to talents like Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere and Olivier Giroud and you have a team capable of winning the Premier League. Having seen LVG weave his magic with the Netherlands at the World Cup, he will guide Manchester United to second place. Chelsea will be too distracted by the drama and the desire to lift the Champions League.

"Nigel Pearson did a super job for Leicester City last season in the Championship - but look at what happened to Cardiff City the year before. They stormed the second tier then were relegated. I think Leicester City, Burnley and Sunderland will be relegated."

In today's #QSTeaser from @QuestionofSport, external we asked which four athletes won gold for Great Britain at the 2012 European Athletics Championships?

The answers: Mo Farah, Robbie Grabarz, Lynsey Sharp and Rhys Williams.

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Former marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe has been answering your questions on the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

Q. Im_Shoaib on Twitter: What advice would you give to someone that wants be successful in athletics just like you have been?

Paula Radcliffe: "Enjoy what you are doing. I think when you are enjoying what you are doing it makes it that much easier to put the work in and to knuckle down and make the sacrifices, do the work that you need to do and then when you are enjoying it you relax and perform better on the track."

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"Given the strength in depth of Manuel Pellegrini's squad it's hard for me to see past Manchester City being crowned champions again despite the restrictions that FFP has placed on transfer spending. Chelsea will undoubtedly be stronger with the additions of Diego Costa and Luis Felipe and I think they'll run City close.

"I'm expecting Manchester United to roar back into life under Louis van Gaal - but the squad he inherited is still undergoing improvements. A top-four finish will be a statement of intent on the direction the club are now heading on again.

"At the other end? Aston Villa could struggle this season if they pick up injuries to key players and may slip out of the league. West Brom's new boss Alan Irvine will need to get the very best out of his team if they are to avoid the drop. Finally, the step up to the Premier League may prove too much, too soon for Burnley."

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You've already predicted Chelsea will finish top of the Premier League, but now our attention turns to the foot of the table.

Who do you think will finish in 20th place, destined to drop into the Championship clutching the dreaded wooden spoon?

Cast your vote on the right-hand side of this page. Voting will close at 16:00 BST and we'll bring you the results on this page soon after. Full terms and conditions are available here.

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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has scrapped free match tickets for manager Alan Pardew, his players and his coaching staff, according to the Daily Mail., external The billionaire angered the club's coaching staff after withdrawing their complimentary ticket allocation at the weekend.

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• Last season saw 1052 goals plundered in the Premier League's 380 matches thanks in no short part to Manchester City and Liverpool each racking up more than a ton.

• The average attendance reached 36,696 - the highest in English football's top-flight history.

• An average of 877 passes were completed in each match, with 82% finding their target.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says his squad is stronger than ever following the addition of five new players over the summer.

"We bought five very important players," the Chilean says. "Willy Caballero is a very good goalkeeper, I think the experience of Sagna, Fernando and Lampard will be very useful for our team. Mangala is a young player who will be very important in our team, so we have a strong squad in [terms of] defending, which for me was maybe our weakest point last season."

But Pellegrini says there are unlikely to be any more additions, with City's hands tied by Uefa's Financial Fair Play rules. "We've had a lot of problems with Financial Fair Play, with the restrictions on the amount of players that we can have in our squad," Pellegrini says. "I don't think that we are going to sign another player, because we cannot do it."

Hands up if you have ever got lost trying to find a football ground. And, hands up if you got lost while following instructions from navigation technology.

Is that the hand of Fleetwood Town chairman Andy Pilley we can see raised?

Pilley had a bad start to his side's Capital One Cup first-round encounter with Rotherham, turning up at the wrong ground. The Millers relocated in July 2012 from the Don Valley Arena in Sheffield to the New York Stadium in Rotherham. It seems that particular news had not spread to Lancashire!

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At the European Championships in Zurich, British decathlete Ashley Bryant withdraws from the competition with two events to go.

Bryant, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games, was down in 20th place on 5511 points after the pole vault, well adrift of Germany's Kai Kazmirek who leads on 6193.