We've been asking for your positive and negative thoughts on the new £5.136bn Premier League TV rights deal.

Here's what some of you have been saying on Twitter via #bbcsportsday, external

Ryan Doyle: More money just means more control over bizarre kick-off times, leading to poor quality games and atmosphere.

Dylan: New Premier League money will mean people like Mike Ashley at #nufc will just sit there happy with just surviving. Money won't go on players.

Jason Yexley: It would be interesting to know if anyone else bid then we can judge if Sky have overpaid.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has described it as "a good deal for all the clubs in English football and all the other organisations and charities that depend on Premier League revenues."

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The England women's team have lost the first of their three one-day internationals to New Zealand by 67 runs.

The hosts made 240-8 from their 50 overs at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval after England won the toss and put them into bat, thanks to an impressive 106 from Suzie Bates.

England struggled to 173 with Anya Shrubshole (29), Lydia Greenway (27) and captain Charlotte Edwards (26) leading the scoring.

The second match in the series takes place at the same venue on Thursday.

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Lancashire have appointed Liverpool-born all-rounder Tom Smith, external as their new captain ahead of the new season.

The 29-year-old, who was the club's player of the year in 2014, takes over from Glen Chapple, who has become part of cricket director Ashley Giles' backroom staff in a player-coach role.

"I was lucky enough to have an meeting with Ashley and he offered the job," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

Here are some of the stories from Wednesday's gossip column:

The Daily Express reports, external that Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, has said he could leave Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in an extract of his upcoming autobiography, alerting both Manchester United and Chelsea.

According to the Daily Mail,, external Manchester United scouts were in Italy on Sunday to watch Palermo's £30m-rated striker Paulo Dybala, 21, in action against Inter Milan.

And in the London Evening Standard,, external Chelsea are weighing up a summer move for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, 21, who is refusing to sign a new deal with the Italian club.

Shares in Sky are down 5% on Wednesday morning after Tuesday's announcement of the Premier League football rights packages.

The company has almost doubled its investment to retain five of the seven packages, including a new Friday night slot with it, paying more than £4bn for the privilege.

Sky admits that the price paid per year is around £330m more than City analysts had forecast but insists it has plans in place to fund the bid.

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Hull City manager Steve Bruce hailed his side's 2-0 home win against Aston Villa on Tuesday as a huge "psychological boost".

He added: "We took a bit of confidence from the weekend. It was nice to beat a team that was in and around us.

"Psychologically it's good for everybody. That was more like what I've been used to seeing for the last two and a half years. We've given ourselves a good chance."

On Tuesday, it was announced that Sky and BT Sport have paid a record £5.136bn for live Premier League TV rights for three seasons from 2016-17.

What are your thoughts on the new deal? Give us the positives and negatives.

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Although Arsenal moved up into the top four of the Premier League last night with their 2-1 win over Leicester City, manager Arsene Wenger said his edgy side "got away with it".

Goals from Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott, both set up by Mesut Ozil, gave the Gunners victory.

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson says the club do not want to sack him, despite reports he was dismissed on Sunday.

The Premier League's bottom side issued a statement later that day denying they had sacked the 51-year-old.

"They don't want to get rid of me," Pearson said after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal. "I'm here. I had lunch with the owners today. My relationship remains very good, professionally and personally."

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Let's give the last word on Mario Balotelli for the moment to the man himself.

He may not have smiled after scoring his side's winner against Spurs on Tuesday night but he was full of smiles when he posted on his Instragram site., external

"Great game guys!!! This smile is ONLY for those that always believe and support me. Thank you . ❤️ and Forza Liverpool. But now head down and keep working hard. Tonight is past," he said.

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The back page of the Daily Mirror, external follows a familiar theme with Mario Balotelli's winning goal for Liverpool and Louis van Gaal's protestations featuring prominently while it also reports that Michael Laudrup is favourite for the QPR job.

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The Telegraph, external also features the Premier League's live television rights deal with broadcasters Sky and BT Sport which comes in at a massive £5.1bn but they report that figure is just the start of greater riches.

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The Independent reports, external that Tim Sherwood is out of the running to become the new manager of QPR after failing to get the reassurances he had sought over the club's future.

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The Sun's back page features Liverpool's goal-scoring hero Mario Balotelli but also Manchester United mananger Louis van Gaal after his outburst at his media conference on Tuesday where he produced stats to dispute claims his side are a long-ball team.

But Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said that "both sides deserved a point" at Anfield.

The hosts led twice thanks to Lazar Markovic and Steven Gerrard's penalty, but Spurs fought back with goals from man-of-the-moment Harry Kane and Mousa Dembele before substitute Mario Balotelli's decisive late winner.

After Liverpool's win over Spurs on Tuesday and Mario Balotelli's late heroics, it was assistant manager Colin Pascoe who faced the media rather than Brendan Rodgers, who had to rush away to take a flight to a game in Europe.

And Pascoe said the some-time controversial striker "deserves the limelight" after scoring the winner.

But first of all, here are the key points from last night's Premier League games

• Mario Balotelli scores his first goal for Liverpool as they beat Tottenham 3-2

• Arsenal beat Leicester 2-1 to move into the top four while the Foxes are five points adrift of safety

• QPR get their first away win of the season and climb out of the relegation zone after a 2-0 success over Sunderland

• Hull beat Aston Villa 2-0 to put more pressure on Villa manager Paul Lambert

Hello and welcome to another day of news, views, reactions and previews from Sportsday. There's another evening of Premier League action coming up on Wednesday night but there is plenty to keep you occupied before then.