Postpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
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Summary
All the breaking transfer news as it happens
Messi condemns Barca 'lies'
Southampton target top four
Battle to win Ballon d'Or
Rangers reject £20m takeover bid
England's cricketers win opening tour match
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Blanc attack on playerspublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has challenged his players to face up to themselves following the club's 4-2 defeat at Bastia.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Manchester United defender Blanc cited his team's lack of mental strength and criticised his players propensity to give up at "the slightest difficulty".
Despite boasting one of the best strikers in the world in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and with five players costing £40 million or more, PSG has lost two and drawn one of their last three league matches to slip to fourth in the French title race.
Ferguson issues invite to Posh fanspublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson has invited disgruntled fans to a meeting on Thursday to discuss the club's form.
Posh's chairman Darragh MacAnthony issued an 11-point Twitter tirade against some of his players following Saturday's loss to Colchester.
"We are going through a really difficult time at the minute," said Ferguson, whose side have won once in 11 League One games. "But it is vital that everyone sticks together during this period."
Anelka told he's too oldpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Ageism is a terrible thing, as controversial French striker Nicolas Anelka will no doubt agree with today after being refused permission to join an Algerian club on the grounds that he is too old.
The 35-year-old former Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid star was on the verge of joining Nasr Athletique d'Hussein-Dey.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut the move was blocked by the Algerian Football Federation with Mahfoud Kerbadj - president of the Algerian professional football league - telling the AFP news agency: "The rules concerning foreign players being allowed to play in the Algerian league are clear.
"Only those aged under 27 and playing on the international level for their countries are allowed to sign up with our clubs."
Ballon d'Orpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, EPAThe stage is set and Fifa president Sepp Blatter is tonight's master of ceremonies in Zurich. If you want to know who will be named 2014 Ballon d'Or winner, there's live text commentary under way with Jonathan Jurejko.
What's the perfect breakfast?published at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, BBC SportPorridge or omelette? Sausages or espresso? What should you eat for breakfast before a long cycle ride? BBC Sport's Matt Slater chats to Team Sky nutritionist Nigel Mitchell to find out the ideal breakfast for a cyclist before a big ride.
Awards for Scarratt and Wilkinsonpublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, Jordan MansfieldEngland Women's centre Emily Scarratt has won the prestigious Rugby Union Writers' Club Pat Marshall Memorial Award as the sport's personality of the year for 2014.
Jonny Wilkinson and Brian O'Driscoll have also been honoured, receiving the RUWC's discretionary Special Award for their services to rugby during distinguished careers.
Red carpet arrivalspublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesThe stars are arriving for Fifa Ballon d'Or award and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi's outfit is quite conservative by previous years' standards. A sparkling ruby purple tux for the finalist, who has arrived with his model wife Antonella Roccuzzo.
Image source, Getty ImagesOne of the night's other contenders, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, has arrived with his family.
Strange things happen at seapublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, BBC SportOne of Britain's greatest Olympic sailors Ben Ainslie and his new bride Georgie Thompson had to be rescued at sea by Sir Richard Branson after their boat got into trouble.
The boat five-time Olympic gold medallist Ainslie was sailing encountered serious mechanical problems, external and so the newlyweds sent out an SOS message.
Answering the call was British entrepreneur Richard Branson and his team of watersports experts on the island of Necker. Branson is now hosting the couple on his island.
Image source, BBC SportSwansea must adjust to Gomis - Monkpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesSwansea City manager Garry Monk says his team will have to adjust their style to suit striker Bafetimbi Gomis after the departure of Wilfried Bony.
The Ivorian is set to join Manchester City in a move worth up to £28m.
"I've got 100% faith in Bafe and I think you saw from his performance, he was pushing the team and trying to get his goals," said Monk.
"Bony uses his strength to his advantage and is a different type of striker, and I think the more game time for Bafe he gets, the more used the team will get when we're playing him."
Sporting birthdays...published at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesOttmar Hitzfeld (football, 66) - former Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Switzerland coach.
Mauro Silva (football, 47) - former Brazil international midfielder, part of the 1994 World Cup-winning squad.
Robert Prosinecki (football, 46) - former Croatia, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Portsmouth midfielder who won the 1991 European Cup with Red Star Belgrade.
Craig Hignett (football, 45) - former Middlesbrough, Barnsley and Leicester midfielder.
Grzegorz Rasiak (football, 36) - former Poland striker.
Paul-Henri Mathieu (tennis, 33) - French winner of four ATP tour titles.
Widnes snap up Dudsonpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Widnes Vikings sign Wigan prop forward Gil Dudson on a two-year deal, reports BBC Radio Merseyside, external
Trott leads by examplepublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Captain Jonathan Trott helped to keep England Lions in the hunt on day two of their unofficial Test against South Africa A at Paarl.
Image source, Getty ImagesSouth Africa-born Trott, back in the reckoning for his adopted country, confirmed his continued well-being after his return last summer from a stress-related illness as the Lions replied to a mammoth 504 for eight declared with 169 for three at stumps.
Trott's share was an unbeaten 57 as he and James Vince (43no) put on an unbroken 102 together.
Hey, big spenderspublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Chelsea may be top of the Premier League but their wage bill is still some way below their two Manchester rivals, according to latest figures.
The London club's annual accounts have been lodged at Companies House and reveal that Chelsea's wage bill for the 2013/14 season was £190.5m, up 8% from £176m.
United are currently the biggest payers in English football, shelling out £214.8m on salaries, while City's wage bill dropped last season to £205m.
Old friends catching uppublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, BBC SportFriends and former team-mates have been catching up in Zurich as the football world prepares for the Ballon d'Or ceremony. Barcelona FC , externaltweets: "Messi and Andres Iniesta catch up with old friend Thierry Henry."
Warnock deal on holdpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
West Yorkshire Sport, external: Leeds United left-back Stephen Warnock's move to Derby is on hold while his ankle injury is assessed. The deal is still expected to be completed this week.
Roche up for Ballon d'Or awardpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Image source, BBC SportIt's not all about Ronaldo, Messi and Neuer at the Ballon d'Or tonight.
Ireland's Stephanie Roche's wonder strike for Peamount United against Wexford Youths has been nominated in the goal of the year category.
Roche's strike is on a three-goal shortlist for the Puskas Award, alongside World Cup efforts from Colombia's James Rodriguez and Netherlands' Robin van Persie.
Watch Stephanie's goal here.
The goal, which has had almost 3m views on YouTube, has helped Roche earn a professional contract with French club ASPTT Albi.
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney:, external "Ballon d'Or tonight @Cristiano to win for me. And @Persie_Official to win best goal"
Bath hand new deal to centre Josephpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
England centre Jonathan Joseph has signed a new contract at Bath.
The 23-year-old, who has earned six international caps and was called up as injury cover for Stuart Lancaster's squad for the autumn internationals last year, has scored seven tries in 15 games so far this season.
"JJ is an incredibly talented young player who is on the brink of breaking into the England squad, and deservedly so," Bath head coach Mike Ford said.
Juventus-Balotelli rumours deniedpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2015
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has denied media reports linking Liverpool's misfiring striker Mario Balotelli with a move to the Turin giants in the winter transfer window.
Image source, Getty ImagesBalotelli has scored just two goals since joining Liverpool from AC Milan in a £16m transfer in August and has yet to find the back of the net in the Premier League this season.
Allegri, who coached Balotelli at Milan before taking the helm at Juve, said: "I think this is a made-up story. Balotelli has done very well with me but he belongs to Liverpool and he is not a player that can arrive at Juventus."