Following the announcement of Michael Van Praag's candidacy for the position of President of Fifa, HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, another candidate, said: "We welcome other credible colleagues from the football family who want to join a genuine debate about the future of Fifa.

"This election campaign is not about personalities it is about what is in the best interests of football and the world governing body of the game going forward. It is good for democracy that Michael Van Praag has made this announcement."

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Andy Murray has just won the second set of his Australian Open quarter-final with Nick Kyrgios after executing two frankly obscene lobs in a tiebreak. The Scot leads 2-0.

Commentary is on 5 live sports extra with Lawrence Barretto's live text commentary on the website.

Former Australia coach Robbie Deans will coach invitational side the Barbarians when they take on Ireland at Munster's Thomond Park on 28 May and England at Twickenham on 31 May.

New Zealander Deans, currently coach of Panasonic in Japan, was in charge of the Wallabies for five years from 2008, but resigned after their series defeat to the British and Irish Lions in July 2013.

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Unlikely transfer tale of the day #1...

The Press and Journal are reporting, external that Roma and Lazio will scrap it out for the right to sign Aberdeen midfielder Ryan Jack in a £2m deal.

My colleagues in Scotland are suggesting that the roots of this rumour were the musings of a pundit on an Italian radio show over the weekend.

The Daily Mail, external report that Andrea Pirlo has told Manchester United to forget about the prospect of re-signing his Juventus team mate Paul Pogba and live with the grave mistake they made in allowing him to leave.

BBC Cambs Sport:, external Cambridge United have been handed an initial allocation of 5,060 tickets for their FA Cup fourth round replay against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Further tickets will be available on demand up to a maximum of 8,571. Prices start at £45 for a standard adult. Sales start at 10:00 GMT on Wednesday.

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Spanish sports daily Marca has an interview with Zinedine Zidane, with the French World Cup winner insisting that coach Carlo Ancelotti "is best for Madrid".

Talksport, external say Spain international midfielder Koke, 23, has handed Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal a blow by insisting he has no plans to leave Atletico Madrid.

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French sports daily L'Equipe splashes on France's handball victory over Argentina but also finds space to hail the "comeback" of Venus Williams and suggests Toulouse are in a "spiral of failure", despite their progress to the last eight of the European Rugby Cup.

The Burnley Express, external - the newspaper, not England swing bowler James Anderson - say speculation linking Burnley with a move for AIK Stockholm's Swedish international winger Nabil Bahoui appears to be "wide of the mark."

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Pakistan all-rounder Haris Sohail was left "visibly shaken" when he saw what he believed was a ghost haunting him in his hotel room on the tour of New Zealand. Sohail, 26, was convinced a "supernatural" presence was haunting him in Christchurch when he awoke at the weekend to find his bed moving, team manager Naveed Akram Cheema said.

He spent the rest of the night in the coach's room before being moved to another room at the Rydges Latimer hotel, which has been rebuilt since the 2011 earthquake that devastated Christchurch and claimed 185 lives. Sohail was reportedly unable to train for two days after the incident and scored only six against a New Zealand President's XI on Tuesday.

Manager Shaun Derry says Notts County will not discuss a new deal with Roy Carroll until they know what division they will be playing in next season.

The 37-year-old joined the Magpies last summer and has been described by Derry as the best goalkeeper in League One, in which Notts currently sit 10th, but the Northern Ireland international is out of contract in the summer.

"Not many clubs talk to players until you know where you are going to be," Derry told BBC Radio Nottingham.

Talks aimed at reforming football's transfer system have broken down after European clubs and leagues refused to accept proposals to protect unpaid players, the players union FIFPro have said.

The negotiations, which opened last March, have come to a standstill and FIFPro has called an extraordinary meeting of its Europe division in Athens on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

You can watch highlights of Stoke's 4-1 FA Cup win at Rochdale on the BBC website now.

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Andy Murray wins the first set 6-3 against Nick Kyrgios. Live commentary continues on 5 live sports extra.

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The Times (subscription required), external says Jose Mourinho will recall Thibaut Courtois, John Terry, Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa for tonight's match which he has dubbed "live or die".

They also have a picture of 34-year-old Venus Williams, who yesterday beat sixth seed Agnieszka Radwanska to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final since 2010.

BBC Wales Sport:, external Swansea City in talks with French side Saint-Etienne over possible £3m transfer for former French U21 midfielder Franck Tabanou

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The Sun (subscription required), external claim Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes that Chelsea's shock FA Cup defeat by Bradford could make them jittery in tonight's League Cup final and insists his own side will go into the match at Stamford Bridge with no fear.

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The Daily Mirror, external have the Robin van Persie story we brought you yesterday about Robin van Persie admitting he has not been good enough for Manchester United this season.

Van Persie, scored 30 goals in his first season at United following his £24m move from Arsenal, but has managed just eight from 21 appearances this term.

BBC Radio Stoke sports editor Graham McGarry:, external Crewe lose Uche (Ikpeazu), recalled by Watford. (Crewe had yesterday agreed to extend Ikpeazu's loan until the end of the season).