Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has been talking ahead of Thursday's Europa League meeting with Besiktas at White Hart Lane and tells the club's Twitter feed:, external "We expect a tough game. They're unbeaten in Turkey. We believe in our skill and potential. We know and respect Besiktas but we want three points."

In his unique style, Football Focus presenter Dan Walker asked for your "takeaway XIs" yesterday and here is the team. Don't shoot the messengers.

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The London Evening Standard reports, external that Crystal Palace forward Marouane Chamakh has thanked manager Neil Warnock for being patient with him as he recovered from his latest hamstring injury.

Chamakh came on as a substitute in last weekend's 2-0 win against Leicester after a month on the sidelines with Warnock admitting that he could have brought the 30-year-old back sooner but did not want to risk anything.

"I did not want to take any risks because last year I had the same injury and when I came back, I was out again for two weeks," he said. "I have worked really hard this month so I was happy to come back on Saturday."

Rangers duo Bilel Mohsni and Kris Boyd have both been issued with notices of complaints by new Scottish Football Association compliance officer Tony McGlennan.

Both players were involved in off-the-ball incidents during Monday night's surprise 3-1 defeat to Scottish Championship rivals Hibernian at Ibrox and have each been offered two-match bans after being accused of "violent conduct".

They have been given until Thursday to accept their bans or face a principal hearing on 9 October.

After the excitement of last weekend's Ryder Cup victory, in his latest BBC Sport column, Graeme McDowell reflects back on the drama at Gleneagles and praises the influence of European captain Paul McGinley.

Wales boss Chris Coleman has named six uncapped players in his squad for their Euro 2016 home qualifiers against Bosnia-Hercegovina on 10 October and Cyprus three days later.

Wolves midfielder Lee Evans earns a senior call-up in the absence of Joe Allen, Aaron Ramsey and David Vaughan.

Leicester City forward Tom Lawrence and Reading striker Jake Taylor could make their debuts at Cardiff City Stadium while Charlton defender Rhoys Wiggins and goalkeepers Kyle Letheren (Dundee) and Owain Fon Williams (Tranmere) are also included.

The vote for who is your favourite one club hero has now closed.

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Pieter De Boiserie:, external Olivier Deschacht for Anderlecht. debut in '01 and captain since '08 350 games for his club and still going

Fiifi Forson:, external Not a United fan but l have secretly admired Ryan Giggs high octane performances over the years. Money can't buy those #oneclubheroes

SJ Wilding:, external Has to be Kem Izzet, over 470 appearances for @ColU_Official from 2001-13 #legend

Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson says wicketkeeper Matt Prior is determined to return to the England set-up once he recovers from injury.

The 32-year-old, who has had surgery on an Achilles tendon problem, lost his central contract for 2014-15.

"Matt is a driven, hard man who has got a lot of medals and a lot of scars as well," Robinson told BBC Sussex. "The danger is when you look too far ahead but a bloke on a mission and with a dream is quite dangerous."

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There has been drama in the men's 800m at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea after all three medal winners were disqualified.

Mohammed Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia won ahead of Abdulrahman Musaeb Bala of Qatar and Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich of Bahrain, but Abdulazis was disqualified for obstruction with the latter two having their results cancelled for lane violations.

Gold has gone to Iraq's Adnan Almntfage.

From Pele's signed shirt to Lionel Messi's autographed boots, a 1963 Ryder Cup dinner mat and a 1966 World Cup final seat - you found plenty of historic items in your attics and cupboards on National Heritage Day yesterday, when we asked you to send in pictures of your sporting mementos.

Read all about it on the Get Inspired section of the BBC website now.

After seeing his Middlesbrough side draw 1-1 with bottom club Blackpool on Tuesday, head coach Aitor Karanka has warned his players that dropping points at home will seriously affect their chances of winning promotion from the Championship.

"These are the kind of games where, if we want to do something, we cannot lose points," Karanka told BBC Tees. "We lost two and the worst thing for me was the way we played. The players played for themselves and on their own. We have to play as a team.

"I'm angry, but if you see the table, we're three points off the top."

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We told you earlier (09:12) about Manchester City's light-hearted jibe to Roma before last night's game about Francesco Totti never having scored in England. Well, the man himself has thanked City for giving him extra motivation to score the equaliser at the Etihad

"City's tweet? It really brought me luck," Totti told Gazzetta dello Sport. "It was a beautiful goal and a good performance. I really wanted to score as soon as possible as I had not found the back of the net this season. But above all, I am thrilled for my team because we have shown a lot of strength, which was not easy."

The first day of October sees the introduction of some new playing conditions for international matches, including Real-Time Snickometer being included in the ICC List of Approved Technology and T20 innings being increased from 80 minutes to 85 minutes.

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Dennis Kimetto has been given a hero's welcome on his return to Kenya after breaking the world marathon record in Berlin last weekend.

The 30-year-old was given a red carpet reception and adorned with garlands on his arrival at Nairobi airport before being taken on a victory tour of the capital.

Birmingham City have severed links with acting chairman Peter Pannu.

Pannu signed a five-year consultancy agreement with majority shareholder Carson Yeung in September 2009. In March, Yeung was jailed for six years by a Hong Kong court for money laundering.

"The service agreement of Peter Pannu will not be renewed beyond 30 September 2014," read club statement.

Andrew McMillan:, external Johnny Watt currently into his tenth year playing for @ColeraineFC

Chris Rhodes:, external Ledley King; top player throughout his career at @SpursOfficial and didn't even train. Miraculous. #oneclubwonder

Stuart:, external Lewis Stevenson of Hibernian

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Celtic striker John Guidetti has backed the Hoops to grab their first Europa League win without him.

The on-loan Manchester City hitman has scored three goals in his first four games for the Parkhead outfit but will miss his new side's Europa League game against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday as his move did not come inside the Uefa transfer deadline.

"The boys are going to do fantastic," he said. "I'm going to watch from the stands, which is even worse because you get more nervous. This was the game I would love to play in but this is life and I have 100 per cent belief in the boys that they're going to do well."