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  1. FA Cup preview: Cambridge v Luton Town (1500 GMT, Saturday)published at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Cambridge United will be without midfield pair Ryan Donaldson and Harrison Dunk as they take on fellow League Two side Luton Town.

    Both are struggling with injuries, while forward Tom Elliott is not fit.

    Luton may field defender Fraser Franks, midfielder Jake Howells and forwards Ross Lafayette and Ricky Miller.

    Striker Paul Benson (broken leg) and midfield trio Luke Guttridge (foot), Alex Lawless (foot) and Pelly Ruddock (hamstring) are all out.

  2. Radford's magic FA Cup momentpublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    One of the great heroes of the FA Cup is Ronnie Radford, whose goal in 1972 helped non-league Hereford beat giants Newcastle in the third round.

    Ahead of this weekend's third-round action, BBC Sport's Ben Dirs has been to meet the 71-year-old, who relives the goal which turned him into a household name.

  3. Stokes joins Manchester Citypublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    England left-back Demi Stokes has joined Manchester City Women on a three-year contract.

    The 23-year-old has spent the past four years on a scholarship in the United States, playing at college level for South Florida.

    Stokes has become Man City's third signing for next season's Women's Super League campaign, following the arrival of Lucy Bronze and Jennifer Beattie.

  4. The FA Cup in numberspublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Graphic showing the number of years (19) since Arsenal were last beaten in the third round
    Image caption,

    Stats provided by FA Cup historian Phil Annets

  5. At home with Jo Paveypublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Jo PaveyImage source, PA

    Ten months after giving birth to her second child, Jo Pavey won the 10,000m gold medal at the 2014 European Championships - a performance which helped her finish third in the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

    Speaking to BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent, Jo shows us around her home and discusses how motherhood has helped her performance, and gives some tips on getting into running.

  6. FA Cup preview: Brentford v Brighton (1500 GMT, Saturday)published at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    New Brentford signing Lewis Macleod will have to watch from the sidelines when they host Brighton.

    Midfielder Macleod, 20, has joined the Bees for an undisclosed fee from Rangers but will not be eligible to play.

    Chris Hughton's first match as Brighton boss is set to feature midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey.

    Captain Gordon Greer remains a doubt with a knee injury and fellow defender Bruno completes a three-match ban.

  7. The FA Cup in numberspublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Graphic showing number of defeats (45) for QPR in 69 third-round ties
    Image caption,

    Stats provided by FA Cup historian Phil Annets

  8. FA Cup preview: Bolton v Wigan (1500 GMT, Saturday)published at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Bolton Wanderers midfielder Lee Chung-yong misses out after the South Korea international linked up with his country ahead of the Asia Cup.

    Matt Mills is a doubt with a knock.

    Wigan, the 2013 FA Cup winners, will be without forwards Callum McManaman and Grant Holt.

    McManaman starts a three-match ban while Holt has damaged cruciate ligaments in his knee.

  9. Brentford keeper Lee to retirepublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Richard LeeImage source, Getty Images

    Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee has confirmed he will retire from playing at the end of the season.

    The 32-year-old has been troubled by shoulder injuries since moving to Griffin Park in 2010 and has only made one appearance this season.

    "I am retiring because I have peaked and don't have the confidence that I can now surpass that peak," Lee told the Brentford website., external

    "As a result, football to me now equates to frustration and often pain."

    Lee spoke to BBC Sport in December about life as a back-up goalkeeper, and you can read more of his story here.

  10. Henderson stunned by Gerrard decisionpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Jordan Henderson and Steven GerrardImage source, Getty Images

    Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's decision to quit the club at the end of the season was "a big shock", according to Reds midfielder Jordan Henderson.

    Gerrard, 34, has been at Liverpool for 25 years, but will leave on a free transfer when his contract expires.

    "We've seen stuff in the newspapers on whether he will renew his contract but everyone thought it would be done," Henderson, 24, told Football Focus.

  11. FA Cup preview: Hoping to unblock Palace's defencepublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Tom Wynter

    Meet Tom Wynter. Dover Athletic defender and part-time plumber.

    BBC South East Today's Neil Bell has been to meet the man during his day job as he and his Conference side team-mates look to cause an upset against the Premier League opposition on Sunday.

  12. Murray to face Djokovicpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Andy Murray will face world number one Novak Djokovic in Saturday's final at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

    Djokovic, playing his first match of the season, barely put a foot wrong to beat Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-2 after Murray's earlier success over Rafa Nadal.

  13. The FA Cup in numberspublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Image of Harry Redknapp showing the number of FA Cup ties won by QPR (two) in the last decade)
    Image caption,

    Stats provided by FA Cup historian Phil Annets

  14. FA Cup preview: Blyth Spartans v Birmingham (1500 GMT, Saturday)published at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Non-league Blyth Spartans expect to have defender Alex Nicholson fit for the visit of Championship side Birmingham.

    The Welshman, 20, suffered a dead leg during the 1-0 defeat at Whitby in the Northern Premier League which ended Blyth's seven-game winning run

    Serbia striker Nikola Zigic, 34, could make his first start since rejoining Birmingham until the end of the season but Will Packwood (groin), Gavin Gunning (knee) and Matt Green (knee) are out.

  15. FA Cup preview: Barnsley v Middlesbrough (1500 GMT, Saturday)published at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Barnsley defender George Williams could make his first start against Middlesbrough but midfielder James Bailey (foot), Joe Dudgeon (knee) and James Bree (unspecified) all remain doubtful.

    Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka could make changes to his starting line-up but has no new injury problems.

    Striker Patrick Bamford is expected to feature after extending his loan spell from Chelsea and will stay at the Riverside Stadium until the end of the season.

  16. "Let the polish see the boot"published at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Paddy McGuinness and Emile Heskey

    In case you missed his earlier tweet (see 14:27) Paddy McGuinness, a lifelong Bolton fan, tweeted that he would clean Emile Heskey's boots if the striker scored on his debut for the club.

    The former England man, who has just signed for the club, duly found the net in Wanderers' 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers on Boxing Day.

    It left the comedian and presenter of ITV's Take Me Out having to keep his promise at the team's training ground as this video from BBC North West Tonight shows.

  17. Honours even after day one in Cape Townpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    West Indies closed on 276-6 after day one of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

    There were half centuries for both Leon Johnson (54) and Denesh Ramdin (53) while Simon Harmer took three wickets on his South African Test debut.

  18. FA Cup preview: In search of Clapham Roverspublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Clapham Rovers videoImage source, Adam Williams-Online

    BBC London's Chris Slegg goes in search of a London team who won the FA Cup way back in 1880.

    It's a club you might not know much about - Clapham Rovers.

    After lifting the trophy, the club faded in to history and disbanded after World War One as most of the players went off to fight on the front line.

    Reformed in 1996 as a Sunday League side, Chris meets manager Chris Kew and co-founder James Purnell to find out how the legacy of the cup winners' name lives on.

  19. The FA Cup in numberspublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2015

    Graphic showing number of clubs (671) already knocked out of this season's FA Cup