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Blue Peter has teamed up with the FA and BBC Sport to give one viewer the chance to design the new FA Cup mascot, external for this year's FA Cup final.

The competition is open to 6-15 year-olds, who can enter by drawing their design, giving their mascot a name and writing about how they came up with their idea.

The winner will get the opportunity to walk out on the pitch at Wembley Stadium with their mascot at the FA Cup final on Saturday, 30 May, and they will also get a behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium and the BBC Sport studio.

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Stoke City:, external "The cameras are ready for Mark Hughes' pre-Blackburn press conference."

A couple of other nuggets from Arsene Wenger's chat with the media.

First up shisha pipes, and Wenger's reaction to the news that England boss Roy Hodgson has tried one but didn't like it because it left a funny taste in his mouth.

"I feel sorry for him but some people must love it because they do it," said the boss. "I have never tried it so I can't tell you anything about that."

On the Premier League TV deal and the huge amount of cash it will generate: "The extra Premier League money will contribute to getting more of the best players to play in England."

And, finally, before he leaves us, Wenger confirms keeper Wojciech Szczesny will face Middlesbrough. "He is completely ready and determined to play," said the gaffer. And with that, he's gone.

"We won't be surprised by them. We don't have the excuse to be surprised as they beat Manchester City," says Arsene Wenger, when asked about FA Cup opponents Middlesbrough.

"Boro are not afraid to take on the big boys. They are well organised, play good football and they are very creative."

Middlesbrough, of course, won 2-0 at Manchester City in the fourth round to book this tie at Arsenal.

Better news about Jack Wilshere though.

The midfielder is back in 'normal training'. "He's motivated and focused to come back as quick as possible. He needs competition," said Wenger.

The boss also says Gabriel Paulista - the defender signed from Villarreal for £11.2m - is "very close" to making his debut.

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"He has the ability, good pace and he's good in the air," says Wenger. "Some players will play in the FA Cup match who have not played recently, but we will treat this game exactly the same as a Premier League game."

Arsene Wenger has finally arrived and begins with some bad news about Aaron Ramsey.

The midfielder, as expected, will miss the Middlesbrough game with his third hamstring injury of the season.

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"We haven't found an underlying reason," says Wenger. "There's certainly a medical or biomechanical reason."

Not sure what that means but it doesn't sound good.

Troubled Tiger Woods no doubt has advice and opinion spilling out of his ears at the moment, but if he wanted any more, BBC golf commentator Peter Alliss has provided it - saying the former world number one needs a guru to rediscover his magic on the course.

Woods, 39, is taking an indefinite break from golf, because his game is "unacceptable for tournament play".

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"You never know, he might find a guru somewhere. Tiger might go to India like the Beatles and discover something magical," Alliss told BBC Sport.

"He'd be a huge miss [if he quits]. He's been a giant in a land of Lilliputians for years."

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Wayne Rooney's best position is through the middle as a striker, says Roy Hodgson in The Mirror - slightly contradicting Rooney's boss at Manchester United, Louis van Gaal. Plus there's also reaction to the news that Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic will not be charged by the FA over an alleged headbutt during the midweek Premier League clash with Everton.

Diego Costa has had to take a lot of flak about the physical nature of some of his performances this season.

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But in a new interview, external the Chelsea and Spain striker has claimed his challenges are "strong but noble" and that he has never seriously injured an opposition player.

"Check my records, you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player," said Costa, who has just served a three-match ban for a stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can in the League Cup semi-final last month.

"The bottom line is that sometimes the little things I do on the pitch provoke exaggerated reactions."

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Roy Hodgson's glowing comments about Harry Kane, virtually promising the Tottenham striker a place in his next England squad, dominate the back page of The Times. Hey, and there's that giant mechanical guy again.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to start his news conference at any moment.

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The Gunners host Middlesbrough, conquerors of Manchester City, in the FA Cup fifth round at the Emirates on Sunday. We'll bring you the best of what Wenger says.

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Captain Eoin Morgan makes the rather bold claim in the Independent that England can win the World Cup. Plus there's a big picture from the tournament's opening ceremony of a giant mechanical cricketer... the kind of thing the people planning the event thought 'what a great idea', and the rest of us think 'that's a bit weird'.

Andy Murray continued his good form with victory over Canada's Vasek Pospisil in the second round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

The top seed was hampered by an ankle problem at the start of the second set but fought back from 5-3 behind to win in straight sets.

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Murray, 27, only hit 14 winners to his opponent's 25, but made 17 unforced errors compared to Pospisil's 26.

The Scot - playing his first tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final last month - now faces eighth seed Gilles Simon of France in the quarter-finals.

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Let's begin our round-up of the morning newspapers, starting with the Daily Express and Samir Nasri's pot-shot at Premier League leaders Chelsea. You're not so special, says Nasri, in comments sure to bring a scowl to Jose Mourinho's face.

It hasn't taken long for the England camp to hit back at Geoffrey Boycott.

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Pace bowler James Anderson responded: "That's rich coming from him.

"Eoin Morgan is a world-class player and has been for over 100 games. We know how destructive he is when he's in form.

"He has been great for us. We're hopeful he can get some form. We've seen him get a hundred on this trip against Australia."

England's World Cup campaign begins against Australia on Saturday at 03:30 GMT. Live Test Match Special radio and text commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and BBC Sport website, plus desktop, tablets, mobiles and app.

It's not all footie today you know. The Cricket World Cup begins and the Six Nations continues.

First, to the cricket and it wouldn't be a big event if Geoffrey Boycott wasn't on hand to give a controversial opinion or two.

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Boycott has described England captain Eoin Morgan's batting as no match for the world's best bowlers, saying "I don't think he's as good as he thinks he is."

Boycott's full interview was broadcast in BBC Radio 5 live's Cricket World Cup preview programme. It's well worth a listen.

Could this be something else for Louis van Gaal to get his teeth stuck into at his press conference later today?

Former United midfielder Paul Scholes, writing in The Independent, external, has described some of the football his old club are playing as "miserable".

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"Part of being a Manchester United player under Sir Alex Ferguson, perhaps the most important part, was that when you were in possession you had to take risks in order to create goalscoring chances. It was not an option; it was an obligation," Scholes said.

"United's history was built on attacking football. It does not give me any pleasure to say that at the moment I am struggling to watch Louis van Gaal's team with any great enjoyment.

"At times, United's football is miserable."

We await Louis's response with interest.

In a lengthy interview, Roy Hodgson has also been talking about many other things England related, including:

*Being impressed by Burnley striker Danny Ings and describing him as someone he "needs to keep an eye on".

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*Liverpool's 19-year-old winger Jordon Ibe would have to "jump over a lot of young players" before he could be considered for the national team.

*West Brom striker Saido Berahino's drink driving conviction is not a concern.

*Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling is getting "more and more mature" with each performance.

Read the full interview here.

Given he's scored 23 goals in 35 games this season, it's little surprise that Tottenham striker Harry Kane has caught the eye of Roy Hodgson.

The England manager has revealed the 21-year-old will almost certainly be in the squad for next month's double-header with Lithuania and Italy.

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Hodgson said Kane had "everything you're looking for in a centre forward".

"Is he worth a place in the squad now? Of course he is," said the England boss.

Eight big FA Cup games over the weekend. We'll bring you all the build-up throughout the course of the day. Here's who is trying to make it into the quarter finals, including Bradford, conquerors of Mourinho and Chelsea last time out.

Saturday, 14 Feb: West Brom v West Ham (12:45 GMT), Blackburn v Stoke, Derby v Reading (15:00), Crystal Palace v Liverpool (17:30).

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Sunday, 15 Feb: Aston Villa v Leicester (12:30 GMT), Bradford v Sunderland (14:30), Arsenal v Middlesbrough (16:00)

Monday, 16 Feb: Preston v Manchester United (19:45 GMT)