The Birmingham Mail reports, external their Facebook page is "almost unanimous" with Aston Villa fans calling for manager Paul Lambert to leave after last night's 2-0 defeat to QPR.

Villa have become the ninth different side to lose five successive Premier League games without scoring a single goal.

Lee Clark is red hot favourite to be named Blackpool's new manager after Jose Riga was sacked last night, reports the Blackpool Gazette., external

They report the former Huddersfield and Birmingham boss held talks with Pool chairman Karl Oyston on Monday and it's hoped the 42-year-old will complete a deal today.

Leading squash player Laura Massaro has been speaking about the BBC Sport survey which reveals men get more prize money than women in 30% of sports. Last year Massaro earned $17,850 for winning the World Open while Nick Matthew won $48,000 for winning the men's equivalent.

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"It's a little bit disappointing," she tells the Today programme. "As a woman competing you're obviously giving it your best and you feel you should be equal to your male counterpart. But in squash we are playing under different tours.

"It is disappointing that there is such a big gap. But the women's tour is a little bit weaker than the men's. If in the future the two tours can join together then the women's game can raise itself a little higher and that pinnacle, the World Open, will push itself to a higher level and hopefully become what the men's is.

"It's also important to say that of the 36 joint events in squash, 22 are already paying equal prize money. It's just that high end, at the top end of the rankings where a little bit more parity would be amazing."

Should women be paid the same as men and why? Here are a couple of your comments:

AVP1982: Prize money should be relevant to the income that is generated by that sport and not driven by gender. The discrepancy in figures highlighted within the article are simply highlighting the lesser interest in female sports from a investment and follower perspective

Redpirate: A way to solve this is by having the male and female versions of the event running together. That way all of the sponsorship money can be pooled together and split evenly. However FIFA & the ICC for example would then get reduced income because they now have half the number of tournaments that can be commercially sold. Not going to happen.

UK Sport could be ready to reconsider its 'no compromise' approach to funding elite sport.

The government agency is to launch a public consultation for the first time to decide its future strategy.

UK Sport invests £100m of National Lottery and government money into high-performance sport each year, and its medals-based policy has underpinned Britain's recent Olympic and Paralympic success.

But there has been criticism of this method, and the review will be welcomed by sports such as basketball that have suffered funding cuts.

England survived a final-quarter fightback from New Zealand to record a 42-38 victory over the Silver Ferns in the first Test match in Rotorua.

England had moved ten goals ahead with 12 minutes to go in the game, before the hosts closed to within two.

But Anna Mayes's side held on to clinch a win, and return to winning ways after two defeats in Australia.

Here is a quick recap of some of this morning's top stories.

Ballon d'Or: Luis Suarez is left off the 23-man list for Fifa's top prize, while Gareth Bale is the only player from the Home Nations to be included.

Gender inequality: A BBC Sport survey reveals men get more prize money than women in 30% of sports.

Sport funding: UK Sport could be ready to reconsider its 'no compromise' approach to funding elite sport.

England coach Steve McNamara has named an unchanged side for Sunday's Four Nations match against Australia in Melbourne.

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It means captain Sean O'Loughlin is set to miss out again with a quad injury, although McNamara says he will continue to monitor the Wigan loose forward's progress during the week

England beat Samoa 32-26 last Saturday while Australia suffered a surprise 30-12 defeat to New Zealand

Sunday's game will be shown live on BBC Two from 04:30 GMT.

With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo expected to battle it out for Fifa's Ballon d'Or again, we want to know who is the best player you have ever seen live?

It doesn't have to be one of the usual big names, it can be anyone who took your breath away with a performance out of the ordinary.

Let us know via #bbcsportsday or on BBC Sport Facebook., external

Alfreton Town's hopes of a place in the FA Cup first round proper have been dealt a massive blow in the lead up to Tuesday's fourth qualifying round replay against Lincoln - because they have no fit goalkeepers.

Scunthorpe loanee James Severn is out for eight weeks after rupturing a thigh muscle in Saturday's 1-1 draw and fellow loanee Cameron Dawson is also ruled out.

The FA say only players who were registered for the initial tie are eligible to play and have also turned down special dispensation to sign a replacement.

"We have just 11 fit players, one of whom is going to have to play in goal," said boss Nicky Law.

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There were few surprises as Fifa's 23-man list of contenders for the Ballon D'or award was released.

But Barcelona's former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been omitted despite ending last season as the Premier League's top scorer.

Twenty-seven-year-old Suarez scored 31 goals for Liverpool as they narrowly missed out on the English title, but his season ended in controversy after he bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini while playing for Uruguay at the World Cup.

The list, which will be whittled down to the one player deemed to be the world's best, has no Englishmen but five Premier League players on it,

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Mike Tindall won a Rugby World Cup final with England and played at the very highest level of domestic rugby with Bath and Gloucester but it seems retirement has failed to quell his love for playing the game.

The 36-year-old ended his professional career in July but has since played for amateur side North Tawton in Devon and on Saturday made his debut for Gloucestershire third division side Michinhampton.

Tindall tweeted, external after Saturday's 51-5 win over Gloucester All Blues: "Lovely little run out for @MinchRFC today, quality old school club - love it."

Have you ever played with or against someone famous in sport? Let us know.

Why not have your say on the gender inbalance in sport's prize money? Should women be paid the same as man and why? Let us know via #bbcprizemoney or on our BBC Sport Facebook page. , external

We are asking should all sports pay equal prize money after BBC Sport's survey on prize money. Here are some of your thoughts.

Georgina Hawkes on Facebook:, external Premier League gets 30-70,000 fans each game, League 2 gets 5-8,000 therefore prize money is lower. Exactly the same for women's. If they don't generate the money from supporters, sponsors, tv then why should they get as much? And yes, I am female. Not everything has to be equal.

Jamie Warriar:, external Football Premier league winners get £24m but women get nothing... That's a bit harsh that

Huw Thomas:, external Tennis is equal but do women play the same amount of sets? No. Also is there the same demand for women sports? Not always….Can we just accept that not everything can be equal?

South Africa move to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) one-day rankings for the first time in five years, the Proteas climbing above Australia following their 2-0 series win in New Zealand.

The last time South Africa headed the ODI rankings was in September 2009 but they slipped down the standings after their first round elimination from the ICC Champions Trophy at home later that month.

Blackpool sacked manager Jose Riga last night, with the club bottom of the Championship table on six points, and the fall out is continuing this morning. The Belgian, 57, was appointed in June but has won just one of 15 games in all competitions, with 11 defeats.

The region's newspaper, the Blackpool Gazette, external reports the club's fans have reacted angrily, saying a change doesn't solve the problem.

They report social media was flooded with response to the Belgian's departure after just 15 games in charge at Bloomfield Road with many pointing the finger at chairman Karl Oyston.

Sports need to engage "in the battle for gender balance and fairness", says Minister for Sport Helen Grant after a BBC Sport study into prize money found 30% of sports reward men more highly than women.

A total of 56 global sports were looked at in the extensive study. Out of 35 sports that pay prize money, 25 pay equally and 10 do not. Fourteen sports, including rugby union and hockey, do not pay any prize money at all.

Spanish website Fichajes, external report Napoli are ready to open talks to sign 24-year-old Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli in January - just months after he arrived on Merseyside from AC Milan.

The Sun, external claims Southampton are planning a £10m bid for Tottenham's England Under-21 forward Harry Kane, 21.

While the Daily Telegraph, external says Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes to sign £15m-rated Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez, 25, in the January transfer window.

For the rest of today's football rumours, visit BBC Sport's gossip page.

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The Daily Star, external are focusing on Wayne Rooney's fitness ahead of Manchester United's Premier League meeting with Manchester City at the weekend. Will a foot injury rule the striker out?

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Charlie Austin's double moved QPR off the bottom of the Premier League last night as their 2-0 win over Aston Villa pulled the Midlands side into deeper relegation trouble.

The Daily Mirror, external picture Austin's delight with an inset shot of Villa boss Paul Lambert and his assistant Roy Keane looking defeated, while the Daily Mail, external have also gone with Austin's moment of celebration.

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