The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team has named 19-year-old Pascal Wehrlein as reserve driver behind Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

After a successful early career in go-karts, Wehrlein raced the Formula 3 championships in 2012, claiming the title of best rookie.

"For me, it's a dream come true to take on my new role," said Wehrlein.

The teenager will travel with the team from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards as part of his reserve driver duties.

Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Gareth Davies is "favourite" to become chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Current chairman David Pickering will stand down on 19 October with former Welsh international Davies among those in the frame to take over.

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If you ever wondered why clubs are so desperate to get into the Champions League, here is the reason.

Uefa has announced today that the 32 clubs who contest the group stages starting this week will again take home a minimum of £6.8 million irrespective of results.

Every win during the group stage will earn the clubs a bonus of £795,000, while a draw will be worth half that amount.

The club crowned champions of Europe in Berlin next June will receive £8.3m just for winning the final.

All in all, not a bad incentive to do well.

Preston Mommsen has been named Scotland captain for the tour of Australia and New Zealand in September and October.

National selectors on Monday announced the squad, which forms part of the team's preparations for the 2015 World Cup, with the 26-year-old Mommsen chosen to lead the side ahead of regular skipper Kyle Coetzer.

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Hull take on West Ham at home on Monday (20:00 BST kick off) and four deadline-day signings may make their debuts, according to the club's website., external

Mohamed Diame is hoping to make his City debut against the club that allowed him to move to the KC Stadium on deadline day, while fellow new recruits Hatem Ben Arfa, Gaston Ramirez and record signing Abel Hernandez are also pushing to be involved.

Michael Dawson is in line to make his home bow.

West Ham could hand debuts to new signings Alex Song and Morgan Amalfitano, while defender James Collins should return after recovering from a hamstring problem.

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet says his team will bounce back from their 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa, starting against Ludogorets in the Champions League on Tuesday.

"It's good for us that the next game comes so quick as we have the chance to put things right," Mignolet told the Liverpool Echo. , external

"We have to forget about this as quickly as possible and lift ourselves for the Champions League. Ludogorets are a bit of an unknown side for us but we have to look at ourselves. We need to make sure we improve and I'm sure we will."

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Some members of Manchester United's squad celebrated their 4-0 victory over QPR at a Chinese restaurant in Manchester. Former Netherlands striker Patrick Kluivert was with the United crew and tweeted a picture of himself with Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao: , external"Nice dinner with two top strikers and great people."

Rangers boss Ally McCoist has confirmed he spent "a few quid" on buying up shares in the club's open offer this month.

The club raised £3.13m in their latest rights issue, falling short of their £4m target, but McCoist has revealed he has dipped into his own pocket to invest.

McCoist - who already owned more than a million shares, giving him a stake of just under 2% - said ahead of Tuesday night's League Cup tie with Inverness: "I did invest. Without going into too much detail, I just thought it was the right thing to do."

Juan Mata has described playing alongside Manchester United's new signings as "a joy".

"They will become more and more adjusted to the team and their quality will help us a lot," said the Spaniard of the likes of Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Radamel Falcao. , external

"We have been working together for a few days now, getting to know each other, and I'm sure we will be a better team as weeks go by."

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Earlier, the Question of Sport, external team asked: which six teams won the County Championship title in between Yorkshire's wins in 2001 and 2014?

The answers are: Durham, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Warwickshire

Stoke have launched a new initiative to establish a series of Academy partnerships across North America.

The Potters have announced a link with sports management company Global Image Sports to work with a number of youth clubs across the United States and Canada.

Stoke's chief executive Tony Scholes said: "The partnership is a fantastic opportunity for us to raise the club's profile in North America, where football is becoming increasingly popular and where we already have strong links thanks to having the likes of Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea on our books."

England netball captain Pamela Cookey will miss next month's tour to Australia and New Zealand.

The Team Bath attacker wasn't considered for selection after failing to recover from the injury that also ruled her out of the Commonwealth Games.

England will play two matches against Australia, before travelling to New Zealand to face the Silver Ferns twice.

Cristiano Ronaldo is fed up at Real Madrid, according to the club's former president Ramon Calderon.

The former Manchester United forward is apparently unhappy with the club's transfer policy.

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"Gonzalo Higuain was sold and he didn't like that," said Calderon., external "Last year he thought it was a mistake to let Mesut Ozil leave and the last straw was selling Xabi Alonso and Angel Di Maria this summer."

Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm says the club does not miss Toni Kroos.

The midfielder joined Real Madrid in a £24m deal in the summer.

"Bayern have so much quality and strength in depth they are difficult to weaken," said Lahm, as Bayern prepare to host Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.

"We don't miss Toni, that's football, players come and go. I've been in the game too long to miss anyone, even if Toni is a great guy."

Greg Norman is expected "to make a full recovery" after he nearly lost his left hand in a chainsaw accident.

The 59-year-old Australian, who won the Open in 1986 and 1993, injured himself trying to cut some tree branches and tweeted pictures, external of him in hospital.

He has since had surgery on his arm to repair "some minor nerve damage".

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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil:, external Samuel L. Jackson: he doesn't only know a lot about good movies, but he also supports the best football team!

Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves has pointed to the change in the club's coaching structure at the end of 2011 as a primary reason for their County Championship title success this year.

Out went the likes of Craig White, John Blain, Steve Oldham and Kevin Sharp from what Graves describes as "a flat coaching structure" and in came Jason Gillespie and Paul Farbrace.

"Up until four years ago before Jason Gillespie came, we had a coaching system that was creaking, it was flat," Graves told the Telegraph & Argus., external

BBC London's Kevin Hand: "Middlesex unsurprisingly elected to field this morning on one of the greenest pitches I've seen in professional cricket and Somerset will be delighted to have reached 63-2 at lunch.

"The ball has swung dramatically and the visitors will count themselves unlucky not to have taken more wickets having beaten the edge so often.

"However the wicketkeeper John Simpson saw two catches fall short of slip, while appearing to be closer to him, and Eoin Morgan was guilty of shelling Tom Abell at third."

Listen to live coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

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If it is true that Alan Pardew has one game to save his job at Newcastle, there is another manager who can empathise with him.

Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade, whose team are one point above the League One relegation zone, has been told he must get a result at Notts County tomorrow.

"The president has been honest enough to tell me we have one game to sort it out," Slade told BBC London 94.9.

"Hopefully we will get a response on Tuesday. The situation is we need to get a win or that will be curtains."

Slade is the fourth longest-serving manager in the top four divisions.

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Mighty Real Madrid are having a not so mighty start to the season.

Carlo Ancelotti's side lost to Atletico in the Spanish Super Cup last month. then collapsed 4-2 at Real Sociedad in the league and followed it up with a 2-1 defeat to Atletico at home on Saturday.

Goalkeeper and skipper Iker Casillas, celebrating 15 years since making his debut, has been targeted by the fans, who have jeered and whistled at him.

"If they think they should whistle you have to respect their opinions," Casillas said. "You have to accept some of the blame."

Real have three points from three matches and are six points adrift of early leaders Barcelona.