As you may have seen earlier, Ian Poulter dropped in to MediaCityUK this morning for a round of interviews.

We put some of your questions on Twitter to him using #bbcpoulter, external

Here's a couple of his answers:

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Dominic Clemons:, external When did you start playing golf? And who got him into playing it?

"I started playing when I was about five. My dad cut an old three wood down - took off the sole plate, pulled out the lead weight that was in the bottom in those days and taped up where the grip should be with pipe tape and that was my starting club."

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Jacob Cutts:, external What's your favourite major and why? Also what do you believe is the best part if your game?

"My favourite major would be the Open championship. Every Englishman is obviously going to want to put their hands on that Claret Jug. In respect to the best part of my game, I would think mentally I am pretty strong. That's always been a very strong part of my game. I've always felt in certain situations I have been able to pull on mental strength."

We'll share a few more of your questions later.

Soccer Bob:, external Aguero is a better finisher than Suarez and he's not a liability. Top 5 are Messi, Ron, Bale, Aguero, Modric.

William Swayne:, external #thirdbestintheworld is quite obviously Zlatan.

Ryan McDermott:, external Aguero scores 1 Hatrick vs Bayern and now he's #thirdbestintheworld ? People seem to forget about Robben, Ibra, Iniesta , Di Maria, Suarez!

After Sergio Aguero almost single handedly guided Manchester City to a 3-2 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League last night, we are asking where he ranks in terms of the world's best? With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo seen by many as the top two, is the Argentine the third best? If not who is? Tweet #thirdbestintheworld,, external text 81111 (UK users only) or post on BBC Sport Facebook., external

It's day two of the action in snooker's UK Championship at the York Barbican and the latest scores from the morning session are as follow:

John Higgins (Sco) 1-0 Lee Walker (Wal)

Matthew Stevens (Wal) 2-0 Allan Taylor (Eng)

Xiao Guodong (Chn) 2-0 Ian Glover (Eng)

Martin Gould (Eng) 1-1 Lee Page (Eng)

Anthony McGill (Sco) 0-1 Michael Georgiou (Eng)

Jamie Cope (Eng) 1-0 John Astley (Eng)

Gerard Greene (Eng) 0-1 Vinnie Calabrese (Aus)

Ben Woollaston (Eng) 0-1 Michael Wasley (Eng)

All first round matches are best of 11 frames.

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A little weird @georgeyboy, external loved my smell.... Great to be on the show with @NickyAACampbell, external & @rachelburden, external #NoLimits

Sports reader George Riley seemed to take a bit of an interest in Poults' scent during his appearance on 5 live breakfast earlier.

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Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar says Simon Mignolet is the main reason the Reds are struggling to get results this season.

In an interview with BBC Sport, he said Liverpool's problems in defence were glossed over last season by the free-scoring exploits of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge.

He likened Mignolet to "worse than Dracula" because the Belgian "stays on his line".

"At least Dracula comes out of his coffin now and then," he said.

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer names the following team on Wednesday to play Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

15-Willie le Roux, 14-Cornal Hendricks, 13-Jan Serfontein, 12-Jean de Villiers (captain), 11-Lwazi Mvovo, 10-Pat Lambie, 9-Cobus Reinach; 8-Duane Vermeulen, 7-Teboho Mohoje, 6-Marcell Coetzee, 5-Victor Matfield, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Coenie Oosthuizen, 2-Bismark du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira

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No surprises what - or who - dominates the front and back pages in Spain, with Lionel Messi's latest record taking all the headlines. The Barcelona man scored a hat trick in last night's win over Apoel Nicosia to became the Champions League's all-time top scorer with 74 goals.

Mundo Deportivo's front page above says it all, while the Sport calls the little magician "out of this world". They have got a point...

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"Aguero is Suarez without the baggage and now belongs in that elite group comprising Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and the brilliant, maverick Uruguayan."

The words of Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini last night after Aguero's hat-trick against Bayern Munich.

Do you agree with his rating?

Is Sergio Aguero #thirdbestintheworld, external? If not, who is?

Tweet us, external or get in touch on the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

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England have left out batsman Alex Hales while bowler Steven Finn has failed to come through a fitness test.

It means Moeen Ali will open with captain Alastair Cook.

England: Cook, Ali, Bell, Root, Morgan, Buttler, Bopara, Stokes, Woakes, Tredwell, Gurney.

News from the middle in Colombo and England have won the toss and elected to bowl in the first ODI.

Our live text page is also up and running and you can keep up with the action with Sam Sheringham and the team here.

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Sam Burgess could make his much-awaited rugby union debut for Bath against Harlequins in the Premiership on Friday.

Cross-code signing Burgess may be among the replacements for the match at the Rec, according to Bath head coach Mike Ford.

The 25-year-old has only recently resumed training after fracturing a cheekbone.

"It might be a possibility," said Ford. "We haven't decided on the team for Friday yet. We will keep a close eye on him to see where he is."

Some encouraging news from the cricket in Colombo and the covers are off.

The two sides are set to toss up at 09:30.

Provided there are no further delays, the match is set to remain 50 overs a side.

Keep tuned to BBC Radio 5 live sports extra for the latest.

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Chris Eubank Sr has claimed his son is the most talented boxer since Sugar Ray Leonard.

Eubank Jr, 25, challenges for Billy Joe Saunders' British, European and Commonwealth middleweight titles at London's Excel arena on Saturday.

Saunders, a former Olympian, is the favourite for the fight, which has had an ill-tempered build-up.

"The last person who had this ability was Sugar Ray Leonard," said Eubank Sr.

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Away from the Champions League and there was one FA Cup replay last night.

Non-league Concord Rangers saw their cup adventure ended by Mansfield Town as they went down 1-0.

The Stags will now travel to Cambridge United in the second round.

You can see all the action right here.

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Snooker's UK Championship began in York on Tuesday.

Former world champion Graeme Dott and 2013 World finalist Barry Hawkins eased into the second round with comfortable wins.

There were also wins for Peter Ebdon, Robert Milkins and Stuart Bingham, while Judd Trump received a bye.

The action continues from 09:30 with the likes of John Higgins and Matthew Stevens due on during the morning session.

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There's still time to get your questions in to golfer Ian Poulter who is with us here at MediaCityUK this morning.

Mandeep Sanghera's about to catch up with the man himself and he'll be putting some of your questions to him.

Get them in to us using #bbcpoulter, external

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Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany called Sergio Aguero a "special" player who can make the impossible possible after the Argentine's hat-trick against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Kompany said: "He makes things achievable that otherwise wouldn't be."

City manager Manuel Pellegrini said the Argentina international was "one of the best players in the world".

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And as if I jinxed it, the news from Colombo is not great.

It's a delayed start for the first ODI and there could be light but persistent rain through the day.

It looks like it could take an hour and a half to remove the covers which are covering the entire outfield.

Keep tuned for all the latest news from the Test Match Special team by listening live here.

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Weather permitting, England will get their seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka under way from 09:00.

They'll be watching the rain clouds though in Colombo as well as the fitness of bowler Steven Finn.

Test Match Special's coverage begins at 08:45 on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra and from 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW.

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Away from football and an update from overnight to a story which stunned the cricketing world yesterday.

Australia batsman Phil Hughes remains in a "critical" condition in a Sydney hospital after he was struck on the head by a short-pitched ball while batting for South Australia against New South Wales on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old had scans on Wednesday and team doctor Peter Brukner said: "Phillip's condition is unchanged and he remains critical."