Italian Gianluca Brambilla and Russia's Ivan Rovny came to blows whilst riding at the front of the 16th stage at the Vuelta a Espana.

Both men landed punches and elbowed each other whilst continuing to cycle as they made up a breakaway group of 13 riders on the 160.5km landmark stage of the race from San Martin del Rey Aurelio to La Farrapona. Both have since been disqualified.

David Ornstein
BBC Sport at the Manchester Central Convention Centre

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"Speaking at Soccerex,, external Fifa vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein [pictured with new Jordan manager Ray Wilkins] was asked about Sepp Blatter's intention to stand for a fifth term.

"He said: 'He has full right to stand again regardless of what he has said or hasn't - and I think that's what he has in mind. Process of reform in Fifa should continue. We should look at term limits for presidents and exco members. New ideas, new blood'."

Time for another vote, and with kick-off in Basel little more than three hours away now, we would like you to tell us if you think England will win, lose or draw against Switzerland.

Please vote at the top of this page or tweet #win, #lose or #draw to @BBCSport. The draw will close at 17:45 BST and full terms and conditions can be found on the BBC Sport website.

Earlier we confirmed that Kevin Pietersen would not be included in Surrey's final two Championship matches of the season, which was not a huge surprise as he has not featured in the competition all summer.

Pietersen took to Twitter, external to clarify the position, writing: "I was only going to play if we had a realistic chance of gaining promotion. Now that's gone, I'm not playing. It was Surrey's decision as it would be a great opportunity for the youngsters to get some more first-class experience."

David Ornstein
BBC Sport at the Manchester Central Convention Centre

"Fifa's vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has been speaking to delegates at the Soccerex Global Convention, external this afternoon.

"He's called the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 a 'great catalyst for Asia'.

"He added: 'Every single country in the world has right to host the World Cup if you are member of Fifa. As long as things are done correctly then I think it will be a wonderful celebration'."

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Manchester United insist there is no issue with regard to the age of their new striker Radamel Falcao.

Falcao, who United signed on a £6m season-long loan deal from Monaco on transfer deadline day, has denied reports he is two years older than he claims, which would make him 30 rather than 28.

"We were aware of the rumours at the time and it was never an issue," a Red Devils spokesman told BBC Sport.

WBA title-holder Scott Quigg has responded to new IBF super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton's challenge by insisting he would relish the chance of a unification bout.

"It makes perfect sense for us to fight," said the Bury fighter. "I'll fight him in Belfast, no problem - but 9,000 in Belfast versus 20,000 in Manchester, it makes more sense to do it there. But if they can find somewhere in Belfast with 20,000 then I can go there, I don't care."

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Many happy returns to former England rugby union prop forward Victor Ubogu, who turns 50 today.

The Bath legend shares his birthday with among others new Huddersfield Town manager Chris Powell (45), Scottish rugby union international Simon Danielli (35) and Swansea winger Gylfi Sigurdsson (25).

Dan Roan
BBC Sport at the Manchester Central Convention Centre

"Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha's among the names in the city today at the Soccerex Global Convention., external

"He's backing former team-mate Wayne Rooney to adapt his playing style to fit around new arrivals Radamel Falcoa and Angel Di Maria. Saha said: 'Rooney will have to adapt, I see him as the new Paul Scholes. He's got the ability to play in the middle and dictate the game as his vision is amazing and he can score goals from many areas'."

Mark Renshaw of the The Omega Pharma - Quick-Step team wins the second stage of the Tour of Britain from Knowsley to Llandudno.

Derbyshire batsman and former England Under-19 captain Billy Godleman, 25, has signed a new one-year contract with the Division Two side.

You've heard of a red card landing footballers in trouble with weighty bans, but one Austrian amateur footballer appears to have been handed one of the harshest ever.

Ismail Gunduz headbutted a referee and is now facing a 70-match ban.

He claims he slipped and said: "This sentence is madness."

England Women's World Cup-winning trio Margaret Alphonsi, Joanna McGilchrist and Katherine Merchant have announced their retirements from international rugby.

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Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 25, has been ruled out for at least four weeks after he picked up an ankle injury in Germany's 2-1 win over Scotland.

David Ornstein
BBC Sport at the Manchester Central Convention Centre

"The main convention centre was a hive of activity at lunchtime as individuals and companies mingled and networked in the maze of exhibition stands. From talking to the likes of Louis Saha, Gianfranco Zola, Ossie Ardiles and Fabrice Muamba, it was clear there are some very sharp business minds among the ex-footballer fraternity.

"It was interesting to chat to Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton and also Tranmere chief executive Jeremy Butler, formerly of BBC Sport fame and with ambitious plans for the Wirral club.

"It's now time to hear from HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, introduced by former FA chief executive David Davies as 'the first real royal Soccerex has ever welcomed'. Hopefully the Fifa executive committee member will be quizzed on Qatar 2022 - the room is full of journalists hanging on his every word."

With David Moyes backing Wayne Rooney to improve and Jamie Carragher saying he's already seen his best days, we thought we'd put it out there for you to have your say.

Overwhelmingly, you agreed with Carragher's assertion in the Daily Mail,, external with 71.1% saying we've seen the best that Rooney has to offer. Just 28.9% don't accept that Wayne's star is on the wane. Thanks for voting.

There might be more than five hours until kick-off in Basel, but there's a result already in from today's international fixtures.

Uruguay have beaten South Korea 1-0 in Goyang thanks to a second-half goal from Jose Maria Gimenez.

One absentee was Barcelona's Luis Suarez - who could have been selected following the lifting last month of his training and friendly matches ban.

Earlier we asked our #QSTeaser, on the theme of rugby union, and which six players had scored more than one try on the opening weekend of the premiership season? The answers are: Luther Burrell, Niki Goneva, George North, David Strettle, Christian Wade and Thomas Waldrom.

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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not feature in Surrey's final two games of the County Championship season.

The 34-year-old had stated in July that he would play in order to help the club's promotion bid in Division Two but has only featured in Twenty20 matches for the county this season.

Surrey's director of cricket Alec Stewart said: "We discussed it, [head coach] Graham Ford and myself, but realistically, we've got just an outside chance of promotion so it's better for the future of the club if we give the likes of an Aneesh Kapil or Arun Harinath two first-class games to gain more experience."

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The back page of L'Equipe, external tells the story of France's 1-1 friendly draw with Serbia in Belgrade on Sunday.

Paul Pogba put Les Blues ahead on 13 minutes before a free-kick from Manchester City's Alexsandar Kolarov levelled the scores 10 minutes from time.

The French press described the display as "Le Bon Tempo" ahead of their opening Euro 2016 qualifier with Portugal next month.