Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore is hopeful clubs will work hard to keep ticket prices down as increased TV revenues flow into them.

"The clubs are very aware that part of our product is to keep the stadia full and they will have to address the issue going forward to keep the stadia full," he says. "Our number one strategic priority is to keep the product the best it can be to keep the stadia full.

"I read a stat the other day that Burnley are bigger economically than Ajax. Of course this will make our clubs even more competitive than their European counterparts. One cannot escape the fact it will also make them more competitive with one another."

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An intriguing tweet from QPR owner Tony Fernandes. Does this mean Tim Sherwood is not going to be the replacement for Harry Redknapp?

Tim Durrans writes: "So TV rights go through the roof, again. Subscriptions will go up, players wages will go up, will average Joe's salary?"

Some more detail on exactly what this complex bidding process means:

Sky Sports will show matches from:

Package A (Saturday 1230 Kick-off), Package C (Sunday 1330 kick-off), Package D (Sunday 1600 Kick-off), Package E (Monday evening and Friday evening), Package G (Bank Holidays and some more Sunday games).

BT Sport will show matches from:

Package B (Saturday 1730 kick-off) and package F (midweek and some Saturday fixtures).

Dan Deakins writes: "£5.136bn!!! Cue the 'you could buy this many of these for this' stats from the media."

More on the Premier League announcement, Sky has secured packages A, C, D, E, and G totalling 126 matches, while BT has secured packages B (Saturdays at 17:30) and F and eight on Saturdays totalling 42 matches.

Sky and BT Sport will pay £5.136bn to share live UK TV rights to Premier League matches from 2016-2019, a 70% increase on the current deal.

Moeen Ali is confident he can cope with what England expect to be a barrage of short-pitched deliveries at the World Cup - starting with Mitchell Johnson on Saturday.

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Word has quickly spread around the international scene about the England opener's perceived weakness against the short ball and he was most recently out fending at a well-aimed Johnson bouncer in the tri-series final in Perth.

He said: "There have been times when I've been bounced out, especially against India [in the summer] when I didn't play the short ball very well.

"But I just felt that was a good ball [from Johnson]. I didn't feel like it was too quick, it was just right on the money. Before that I was playing him quite well so I'm not too worried about the short ball."

Paul Collins writes: (Re 16:40) "Jason Talbot is lucky he's only got a two-game ban. That 'tackle' is ridiculous."

Staying with union and London Irish have signed Dominic Waldouck from Northampton Saints. The 27-year-old began his career at Wasps, where he made 114 appearances, scoring 17 tries.

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George North has posted this on Twitter , external- pointedly thanking the Welsh medics, who have come under some fire for allowing North to play on despite the fact he appeared to be unconscious after a clash of heads in the 61st minute of Friday's Six Nations match against England.

World Rugby accepted the Wales medical staff's explanation that they did not see North's second head injury of the game, but says it could expand TV replays to monitor head injuries in the light of the incident.

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Livingston captain Jason Talbot has accepted a two-match suspension for his challenge on Hearts winger Sam Nicholson. Probably the correct thing to do wouldn't you think?

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has emphasised that he feels it will be best for Seamus Coleman to stay with the Toffees.

Coleman, the Republic of Ireland right-back, has been heavily linked with Manchester United in recent transfer windows.

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Martinez said: "I still think Seamus Coleman can develop and progress with Everton.

"At the moment he is enjoying his football, I think he has an important role in our side and I think this is the best place for him to develop and fulfil his potential."

Sir Bradley Wiggins finished third on the short time-trial stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday.

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The Olympic time-trial champion, riding for Team Sky and wearing the world champion's rainbow jersey he won last September for the first time in competition, finished the 10km Lusail Circuit course in 14 mins 12 secs - nine seconds behind stage winner Niki Terpstra (Etixx-QuickStep).

Keep your worst sporting experiences coming to #bbcsportsday and the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

Emma Sanders: Was having a shocker of a hockey game. Had a strop and my stick went flying out of my hand into an opposing player. Got carded.

Eliot Hutton: On my cricket debut I tried to dive to avoid being run out, bat flies out my hand and run myself out. Diamond duck.

Jospeh Bird: Playing in goal for the last game of my u16 season and being lobbed by the opposition keeper by a kick out of his hands.

Daniel: Leading a 800m county final race only to pull a hamstring after 700m and limp home in seventh.

Donington Park has been forced to cancel this year's British round of MotoGP due to the failure of Circuit of Wales (CoW) bosses to fulfil funding obligations.

Last year MotoGP rights holders Dorna signed a five-year agreement with CoW from 2015, despite the fact construction work had yet to commence on the troubled Ebbw Vale facility.

Aston Villa defender Jores Okore says scoring the team's first Premier League goal for nearly 11 hours was a relief and hopes the side can now kick-on.

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Okore's 48th-minute header - his first goal for the club - in their 2-1 home defeat by leaders Chelsea on Saturday was Villa's first for 659 minutes.

German champions Bayern Munich will tap into a growing demand for their brand in Asia with a tour of China in July as the Bundesliga looks to accelerate growth in the world's most populated continent.

Bayern, who last year opened an office in the United States eyeing the American market, are Germany's richest club with a turnover of more than half a billion euros in the previous season.

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is hopeful of persuading Lewis Hamilton to sign a new contract before the start of the new Formula One season.

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Tentative talks between Hamilton and Wolff are under way with both driver and team making it clear they have every intention of continuing to work together beyond the expiry of Hamilton's current deal at the end of this campaign.

Ideally, Wolff would like the matter to be done and dusted ahead of the opening grand prix in Australia on March 15, but said: "You want to get it right as well, so it needs time."

Keep your worst sporting experiences coming to #bbcsportsday and the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

Dan: Bowled last over for Little Houghton CC. Opposition needed 20 or so to win. I got the yips and bowled 18 wides. We lost.

Andy: Most embarrassing moment was running into a rugby post when try line was beckoning as a school boy, trying to impress a girl.

AndyK: Playing football at 13, the ball spun across an open goal and I did a Ronny Rosenthal by hitting the crossbar from five yards.

Paul Skinback: Playing cricket and I got a golden duck. We only had 10 men so they sportingly invited me to bat again. Another golden duck.