Speaking on behalf of the QPR board, chairman Tony Fernandes added: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Harry for everything he has done for the club during his time in charge.

"We part on good terms and I would personally like to wish him all the best for the future."

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"I have had such a fantastic time at QPR," says Redknapp.

"Sadly I need immediate surgery on my knee which is going to stop me from doing my job in the coming weeks. It means I won't be able to be out on the training pitch every day, and if I can't give 100% I feel it's better for someone else to take over the reins.

"My relationship with Tony Fernandes has been one of the highlights of my footballing career and I wish the club every success. I am confident they will survive in the Premier League this year."

QPR are currently second from bottom in the Premier League with 19 points.

The 67-year-old, who is due to undergo knee replacement surgery in the coming weeks, tendered his resignation on Tuesday morning.

He joined the club in November 2012 and has been in charge for 105 matches.

Former player Les Ferdinand and Academy boss Chris Ramsey have been placed in temporary charge of the team until further notice.

Harry Redknapp has resigned as QPR manager.

Veteran broadcaster Peter Alliss has reacted to the news that Sky will broadcast the Open Championship from 2017 after winning exclusive live rights.

"It saddens me because I have been working since 1961 but it really saddens me because all golfers throughout Britain and Europe will miss the BBC," he told BBC Radio 5 live.

"The R&A have always said they are the 'guardians of the game' and taking it north, south, east and west and looking after things.

"I know they give a couple of thousand quid to some golf course that has been washed into the sea by the Atlantic Ocean and I know they do lots of lovely, lovely things but now when it comes down to the nitty-gritty they have dipped their hands into the money and that's it. I don't think there will be a golfer that won't be bitterly disappointed at the news today."

James Stuart:, external 9/10 for Chelsea!! Sad to see Schurrle go but Cuadrado is a good piece of business for Chelsea!! Quality player and we made a profit from the sales of other players! He will hopefully help us push on and win the title.

Peter Parish:, external Palace - 6/10? Zaha business fantastic. jury still out on all the rest. But we can't claim to have no strikers any more.

Joshua Milton:, external Tranmere - 9/10. Micky Adams has cleared a lot of rubbish and brought in a much higher quality player. We now have options from the bench!

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There has been a further adjournment in Rory McIlroy's court case against his former management agent at the Irish High Court until 16:00 GMT.

The world's number one golfer is suing Horizon Sports Management following a multi-million euros dispute over fees.

The period under dispute coincided with McIlroy's sponsorship deal with Nike, said to be worth about $100m (£66m).

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Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has signed a new long-term contract with the club.

Brendan Rodgers signed Coutinho from Inter Milan in January 2013 and the 22-year-old has made 81 appearances for the club, scoring 10 goals.

"This club is great and the fans have always supported me, so I've been eager to sign this new deal since conversations started," he said. "Today is a very happy day.

"This club has given me the opportunity to play and believed in me even though I hadn't been playing regularly at my previous club."

Thank you for voting in our Greatest ODI XI. The vote has now closed and two openers have now been selected. But the final result will not be revealed until the Tuffers & Vaughan show on BBC Radio 5 live on Monday, 9 February from 21:00 GMT and on the BBC Sport website.

But if that has whetted your appetite, join us again on Wednesday, when there will be a vote on the middle-order batsmen.

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Most ODIs, most ODI runs, most ODI hundreds - all records held by Tendulkar, who was also the first man to score a one-day international double hundred. A Test number four, more than 15,000 of his ODI runs came at the top of the order in a career that was crowned with the 2011 World Cup win in his home city of Mumbai.

ODIs: 463; Runs: 18,426; Average: 44.83; Strike-rate: 86.23

Dele Alli's £5m transfer from MK Dons to Tottenham will enable the club to produce more stars in the future, says manager Karl Robinson.

The 18-year-old locally-born midfielder completed a deadline day switch to the Premier League side, but will be loaned back to the Dons for the rest of the season.

"Dele's money will create a legacy for kids in Milton Keynes," Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio. "That's £11.5m we've sold now in four and a half years. It's a lot of money."

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The only batsman with more than 4,000 ODI runs to have scored them at better than a run a ball, Sehwag decimated attacks with minimal footwork and a thirst for finding the boundary. His 219 against West Indies was the second double hundred in ODI history and came in the same year that India lifted the 2011 World Cup.

ODIs: 251; Runs: 8,273; Average: 35.05; Strike rate: 104.33

Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham says the club are not involved in a relegation battle despite recent poor form.

The Bluebirds have lost their last three league matches and are 13th in the Championship, seven points above the bottom three and 13 adrift of the play-off places.

"The lads are confident, we want to get to the play-offs," said Whittingham. "We are looking up rather than down."

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Others had dabbled with the role of top-order dasher, but it is Jayasuriya who can lay claim to being the first of the modern, ultra-attacking openers. Firmly announced himself on the international stage during Sri Lanka's remarkable success at the 1996 World Cup and his 12,740 runs as an ODI opener is bettered only by Tendulkar. Also weighed in with 323 wickets.

ODIs: 445; Runs: 13,430; Average: 32.36; Strike rate: 91.20

Promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that James DeGale is in negotiations to fight American Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF super-middleweight title, with a bout expected to take place at London's O2 Arena on 25 April.

If talks break down with Dirrell, DeGale will look to take on Mexican Gilberto Ramirez or compatriot George Groves.

"I'm making history - I'm going to be the first British Olympic gold medallist to win a world title," said DeGale.

"I'm willing to fight anyone. You're boxing for the world title so whoever it is, it's going to be hard. Finally my chance is here. I'm excited and I can't wait for it."

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Adam Gilchrist (pictured right): Omnipresent at the top of the Australia order during their World Cup successes of 1999, 2003 and 2007 and is the only man to have scored half-centuries in three successive finals. No batsman who has scored more than 8,000 runs as an ODI opener has a better strike-rate than Gilchrist, while his 472 wicketkeeping dismissals is bettered only by Kumar Sangakkara.

ODIs: 287; Runs: 9,619; Average: 35.89; Strike-rate: 96.94; Catches: 417; Stumpings: 55.

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Sky will broadcast the Open Championship from 2017 after winning exclusive live rights.

The broadcaster has signed a five-year deal to show the oldest of golf's Major championships, the R&A announced.

The BBC, which has previously broadcast the tournament live, will now show a two-hour daily highlights package, and provide live radio coverage on 5 live.

The BBC will show this year's Open at St Andrews and the 2016 tournament at Royal Troon live on television.

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Swansea pocketed about £28m by selling Wilfried Bony to Manchester City, but the Welsh club decided to keep most of it in the bank until January.

The Swans signed four players during the January transfer window - Kyle Naughton, Nelson Oliveira, Matt Grimes and Jack Cork.

But chairman Huw Jenkins says he's keeping his powder dry until the summer, saying: "We will see where we go with one or two others in the summer. There's one or two that Garry Monk was interested in [during January]."

Olympic champion Luke Campbell has pulled out of his 10th professional contest at the Hull Ice Arena on 7 March due to the ill health of his father, although the card will still go ahead.

Campbell, who has won all nine contests in the paid ranks, was due to be back in action next month before moving on to an all-Hull showdown with lightweight Tommy Coyle in the summer.

But the 27-year-old, who took a break from the sport last year after his father was diagnosed with cancer, has decided to spend more time with his family.

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French international Hatem Ben Arfa's has denied he is to retire after Fifa refused to validate his move from Newcastle to Nice because he had already played for two clubs this season.

"I'm depressed, very sad, but I will not stop my career like that, I'm ready to go to the North Pole to play," he told a news conference. "There are so many possibilities that I cannot say more about my future."

The 27-year-old attacker had lined out for Newcastle's under-21 team at the beginning of the season and also played for Hull on loan.