Can you picture Lee Westwood in little more than a pair of red shorts gambolling across a beach? Maybe best not...

Reports on Wednesday painted the golfer as a hero after he helped pull a businessman - who suffers from Parkinson's disease - from the sea in Barbados. But the 41-year-old was keen to avoid any Baywatch comparisons.

"Don't get Baywatch images in your head! The gentleman was struggling to get back up the beach and I helped him out," Westwood told the Telegraph., external

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BBC coverage of the FA Cup fourth round tie between Cambridge and Manchester United on Friday 23 January:

MOTD Live: 19:30-22:00, BBC One.

BBC Radio 5 live: 19:55-22:00.

Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson has received a two-game touchline ban and a £1,000 fine for misconduct.

The 42-year-old was sent to the stands at half-time of last week's 2-0 loss to Colchester after remonstrating with referee Jeremy Simpson.

In a personal hearing on Wednesday, Ferguson admitted to using improper language and/or behaviour.

Kyle Naughton is believed to have agreed to join Swansea on a three-and-a-half year deal after leaving Tottenham, reports the London Evening Standard., external

The defender is understood to have passed a medical and was due to be presented as a Swansea player today after the Welsh club paid Spurs close to £5m for the 26-year-old.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been speaking ahead of his side's FA Cup fourth round tie at League Two Cambridge United.

On goalkeeper Victor Valdes: "I have read in the media he is picked. That is a little bit strange. I cannot answer the question. I will give you my line up."

On midfielder Darren Fletcher's future: "He is a Manchester United player. He is one of my three captains."

Asked having won cups in three countries, what the difference is in England: "It is more important for the fans here. That is the difference. The attendances are much higher."

Playing against Cambridge: "For me there is no change. We prepare for Cambridge like we prepared for QPR. In our mind we might believe we are playing a weaker opponent. But still we have to beat them."

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Australia reach the Asian Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over China. Former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill scored twice, which included an overhead kick.

Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett says Bakary Sako's future will not be decided until the end of the season, when his present contract expires.

The 26-year-old winger, currently away on African Cup of Nations duty with Mali, signed a three-year deal when he arrived from St Etienne in August 2012.

"His next contract is a very important one and I would not say it's not going to be at Wolves. But he'll make the decision based on the potential on us going forward and what else he can get," Jackett told BBC WM 95.6.

Colchester United have signed striker Chris Porter on an 18-month deal after his release by Sheffield United.

The 31-year-old, who has not played since November, spent three and a half years with the Blades, scoring 23 times in 118 games.

Porter, who scored four times as the Blades reached the FA Cup semi-final last term, started his career at Bury.

Man Utd: , externalLouis van Gaal tells #MUTV that Ashley Young, Chris Smalling & Jonny Evans will miss tomorrow's game vs Cambridge but Luke Shaw & Robin van Persie are available.

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We will have quotes from manager Louis van Gaal's news conference ahead of Manchester United's Friday night FA Cup fourth round match at Cambridge very soon.

The Martin Odegaard news conference is being streamed by Real Madrid, external right now.

The Spanish European champions reached an agreement to sign the 16-year-old Norwegian forward from Stromsgodset on Wednesday.

Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason:, external "I'm delighted to have signed a new contract.. Thank you for all the support and messages! It means a lot."

Briton Kell Brook is to defend his IBF welterweight title against Romania's Jo Jo Dan, reports Sky Sports News.

In the week following his shock announcement that he is standing for the presidency of Fifa, David Ginola has been hard at work in a classroom in south Wales.

The 47-year-old Frenchman blurred the lines between sporting brilliance and the glamour business in his playing heyday - but this week it's been about homework and text books as he studies for his Uefa A licence in Newport.

You can watch the full interview on Sport Wales at 19:00 GMT, BBC Two Wales, Friday, 23 January.

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Real Madrid: , externalWelcome to Martin Odegaard, our new player! / ¡Bienvenido a Martin Odegaard, nuestro nuevo jugador! #HalaMadrid #Odegaard #RealMadrid #MartinOdegaard

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Scotland's Marc Warren is a shot off the lead with three holes to play of his second round at the Qatar Masters.

Warren is eight-under, one behind clubhouse leaders George Coetzee (Rsa) and Bernd Wiesberger (Aut). Branden Grace (Rsa) is also nine-under after 30 holes.

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ECB statement:

"In the last few days, the ECB received an email from an Australian man demanding a five figure sum to prevent a story about our one-day captain Eoin Morgan appearing in the national newspapers in the UK and Australia.

"The allegations related to a brief relationship Eoin had with a woman from Australia five years ago. Following liaison with the Metropolitan Police, our support team on the ground in Australia investigated the blackmail.

"This involved approaching the man in question who, when confronted, admitted and apologised for his actions, blaming jealousy [he is presently in a relationship with the woman concerned].

"The ECB will not allow anyone to disrupt our team's performance on the field of play. We are wholly focussed on winning cricket matches. This matter has now been brought to a conclusion and we will not be seeking further action against the individual at this stage."

The full statement in available on the ECB website., external

The England and Wales Cricket Board release a statement revealing police investigated an attempt to blackmail England one-day captain Eoin Morgan.

To mark a special programme on Radio 5 live on Thursday from 19:30 GMT recalling the day 20 years ago that Manchester United's Eric Cantona kung-fu kicked a member of the crowd at Crystal Palace, we are asking you for your memories of shocking moments in sport.

Ben O'Loughlin:, external Ben Thatcher's forearm smash on Pedro Mendes, absolutely horrendous.

Tomos Hughes:, external The All-Blacks' spear tackle on Brian O'Driscoll in the '05 Lions tour still beggars belief.

Greg Heath:, external Frank Rijkaard spitting (twice) at Rudi Voeller in World Cup Italia 1990, absolutely disgusting!

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The Press Association are reporting that Georgios Samaras is expected to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal on a six-month loan deal after failing to impress at West Brom.

The Greece international striker joined from Celtic in the summer but has made just eight substitute appearances without scoring