Former Northampton Saints and Bath hooker Brett Sharman joins Saracens until the end of the Premiership season after a trial. He will cover for the injured Schalk Brits.

Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of breaking Real Madrid legend Raul's Champions League scoring tally- but don't expect him to be going solo in pursuit of the record.

"Cristiano is a team player - he's focused on the team, not on breaking records," says Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti. "It's difficult to find new words for Cristiano. He's fantastic."

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Fahad Khan:, external John Terry is truly indispensable for Chelsea. After all, he is "Mr Chelsea".

Not what Rafa 'The Interim One' Benitez thought...

A second horse dies following the 154th running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race.

Seventh-placed Araldo was put down after suffering a serious leg injury in a freak accident.

It came after the Japanese-trained favourite Admire Rakti collapsed after finishing last in the race won by German challenger Protectionist.

BBC Sport commentator Conor McNamara:, external Driving through the Alps en route to Slovenia to watch Chelsea. Maribor is up there with Norwich as difficult football grounds to get to.

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has said the team needs to "move on" from last season's second-placed finish in the Premier League.

"You can't dwell on what's happened in the past," said Henderson. "All you can do is have an impact on what's going to happen in the future and that's the most important thing.

"There's still a lot of confidence. The expectation levels went higher, on ourselves and around us really, because of how good a team we are."

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But Cristiano Ronaldo is not the only player who has Raul's all-time record of 71 Champions League goals. A man called Lionel Messi has netted 69 goals, but will have to wait until Wednesday, when his team faces Ajax, to close in on his target.

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"The magnificent" says Spanish newspaper Marca as Crisitano Ronaldo closes in on Raul's all-time record of 71 Champions League strikes. The Real forward is just one short of his former team-mate's record so he could equal, or even surpass, the Spaniard against Liverpool this evening.

Ant Collett, via text: Matic for Chelsea, quietly makes them tick and does all the dirty work necessary to allow the brilliance of Cesc, Oscar etc.

Arsenal open talks with Theo Walcott about extending the England forward's contract.

The 25-year-old, whose current deal expires in 2016, returned to action last weekend after nearly 10 months out with a knee injury.

"We are starting to sit down with him," says Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.

Jacco Rubens:, external Definitely Mertesacker at Arsenal - he is class and there is no one to replace him at the moment.

Ryan Stayner:, external De Gea. Nobody else can be as sure of their place at United, maybe even in the league at the moment.

James Ewart:, external Cliff Hercules was Aylesbury United's #theundroppables with 301 goals in 669 games between 1984-2002.

Liverpool aren't the only English side in Champions League action tonight. Oh no. Arsenal are 90 minutes away from booking their ticket in the Champions League knockout phase for the 12th consecutive season.

But the Gunners are without midfielder Jack Wilshere who misses the visit of Belgian champions Anderlecht through sickness.

Philip M, Newcastle fan in London: Who cares if Gerrard will or won't play tonight? That is a trifling matter compared to the fantastic news that Jonas Gutierrez is out of hospital after fighting testicular cancer.

True Philip, it was fantastic to hear that Newcastle and ex-Norwich winger Gutierrez has been discharged from hospital in his native Argentina. Here's the full story in case you've missed it.

Manager Paul Tisdale says Exeter City would be "lazy" to just turn up and expect to win when they face Warrington Town in the FA Cup this weekend.

City face the Northern Premier League Division One North side in the first round on Friday, which you can watch live on BBC Two from 19:30 GMT.

The Grecians famously lost to Curzon Ashton, who played at the same level as Warrington, in the first round in 2008.

"We'd be complacent and unprofessional if we just do the same again, that'd be lazy," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.

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Former Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing believes Steven Gerrard can still have a major influence at Anfield over the next few years.

Reds skipper Gerrard, 34, might be left out of tonight's Champions League tie at Real Madrid, while his future is uncertain with his contract expiring next summer.

"He is a massive person at the club and he can bring out a lot from the lads around him," Bolton player Spearing tells BBC Radio 5 live.

"I don't see why he won't stay at the club. It's his club and has always wanted to. It's entirely up to him what he wants to do at the end of the season and if the club does let him go then I don't know what's next for Steve."

Leicestershire appoint ex-player Andrew McDonald as their new head coach.

The former Australia all-rounder, 33, takes up the role after the county restructured their coaching set-up. They scrapped the role of director of cricket and McDonald with work alongside Wasim Khan who will take over as chief executive.

"I developed a relationship at Leicestershire as a player and the opportunity to return in the role of head coach is one I am looking forward to," says McDonald.

We're asking which player at your club you would class as undroppable? Tweet using #theundroppables or text 81111. And we will put together your best 'Undroppable XI' later today.

Andrew Neill:, external Fabricio Coloccini for Newcastle. It's not just how well he plays but how much better he makes other defenders look.

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Among a host of brain-busting permutations, England could still theoretically advance to the Four Nations final on 15 November even if they narrowly lose.

That would depend on the result of Sunday's other match between Australia and Samoa, but England are hoping they don't need any favours. Here are the men aiming for a 10-point win and a relaxing Saturday night...

England squad: 1. Sam Tomkins, 2. Josh Charnley, 3. Kallum Watkins, 4. Dan Sarginson, 5. Ryan Hall, 6. Gareth Widdop, 7. Matty Smith, 8. George Burgess, 9. Josh Hodgson, 10. James Graham, 11. Liam Farrell, 12. Joel Tomkins, 13. Sean O'Loughlin (captain), 14. Daryl Clark, 15. Brett Ferres, 16. Tom Burgess, 17. Chris Hill.

Talking of undroppable players....England's rugby league side have 17 of them. That's what coach Steve McNamara thinks.

He has named the same squad to face New Zealand in their must-win Four Nations match as the one which dramatically lost to Australia last weekend.

England need to beat the Kiwis by 10 points on Saturday to secure their place in the final of the tournament.

Stuie Neale:, external Personally I would rest Stevie Gerrard because I think we will be doing a lot of running due to Real keeping possession.

Paul Walmsley:, external On current form, Gerrard is not 'undroppable'. He has been average in an average Liverpool team. Not much of a risk.