Summary

  • Darren Clarke named Europe's Ryder Cup captain

  • Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal warned by FA

  • Sepp Blatter condemns alleged racism before Chelsea game

  • Ronnie O'Sullivan beaten at Welsh Open

  • GET INVOLVED: How do you get fired up for sport? #mypeptalk

  1. Get involved - #mypeptalkpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    After the discovery of Andy Murray's motivational notes, we want to know what pep talk you give yourself before you play sport. Keep them coming to #mypeptalk or at the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

    Joe Sharratt: Cloughie telling his physio after a concussion left Pearce not knowing who he was: "tell him he's Pele and get him back on!"

    Jordan Paterson: A bit of Thrash Metal, in particular the band Machine Head

    DrHolmes: I just tell myself: "You've got a clean slate. Now, give it your all".

    Andrew Dennett: Cant beat Cuba Gooding Jr in Jerry Maguire "Show me the money!"

    Ben Reese: When whipping in corners for Manchester amateur outfit River Plate Reds, I imagine all the girls I've ever fancied are watching.

    Like it Ben. One can only imagine how pinpoint your corners are...

  2. Jordan Henderson...the other onepublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Earlier (see 13:58), we reported that Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson had joined Twitter.

    It now seems a gentleman from Ohio, USA - by the name of Jordan Henderson, external - has been inundated by Tweeters welcoming him to Twitter.

    Jordan HendersonImage source, Twitter

    His Twitter profile now states: "I'm not the English footballer."

  3. Rocket Ronnie dumped outpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    They say good things come to those who wait ... Matthews Stevens has beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan for the first time in 12 years.

    StevensImage source, Getty Images

    Stevens came back from 2-0 down to win 4-3 in the Welsh Open third-round clash and dump out defending champion O'Sullivan.

  4. Chelsea Metro incident - latestpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    UK police are to examine footage appearing to show Chelsea football fans stopping a black man from boarding a Paris train.

    The amateur video shows a man being repeatedly pushed from the train while a group chants, "we're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it".

    Scotland Yard said it was taking the incident "very seriously" and would help identify those involved.

    Chelsea FC condemned the behaviour and said any fans involved faced a ban.

  5. Ban could anger driverspublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Drivers will be banned from changing the design on their helmet throughout the course of a season, the Formula One Commission has announced.

    HamiltonImage source, Getty Images

    It is likely to cause a stir amongst the current crop of F1 drivers, with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel among those who have often altered the look of their helmets in the past.

    The move is designed to ensure fans, both in the grandstands at the circuits and watching at home on television, can clearly identify who is driving which car.

  6. Clarke 'a shoo-in'published at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Three-time Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher says it wasn't a "difficult decision" to choose Darren Clarke as European captain for the 2016 Ryder Cup.

    "It's a very good appointment," Gallacher told BBC Radio 5 live. "He is popular, he is still playing, he is experienced, he has played in many Ryder Cups and been pretty victorious in them.

    Darren ClarkeImage source, Getty Images

    "It was like a shoo-in, to be honest. Paul McGinley was part of the selectors, he voted unanimously for Darren Clarke. I think he has put any disagreement or anything like that behind them.

    "Paul's well behind Darren Clarke, in fact I'm told the first person he is going to speak to is Paul McGinley to set up a dinner and seek his advice on how he did it at Gleneagles. I think that is what we would all like to do."

  7. Yeovil sign Swans defender Kingsleypublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Yeovil Town have signed 20-year-old defender Stephen Kingsley on a one-month emergency loan from Premier League side Swansea City.

    Kingsley has not played for the Swans since signing from Falkirk in June.

  8. Changes afoot for Englandpublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Wing Jonny May could make way for Jack Nowell in England's pivotal Six Nations clash in Ireland, while Mike Brown is racing to be fit for the Dublin battle.

    Jonny MayImage source, Getty Images

    England boss Stuart Lancaster is ready to drop May in favour of Exeter wing Nowell, while full-back Brown remains a doubt through continued concussion symptoms.

    Saracens' in-form playmaker Alex Goode remains the front-runner to replace Brown should the 29-year-old fail to recover from the injury he suffered in Saturday's 47-17 victory over Italy.

  9. Get involved - #mypeptalkpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    After the discovery of Andy Murray's motivational notes, we want to know what pep talk you give yourself before you play sport. Keep them coming to #mypeptalk or at the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

    Mike Lewis: "My next golf shot will be the best I have ever hit." It rarely is.

    JCBC: 'If not now, when? if not you, who?' from Searle brothers' cox in 1992 Olympic comeback.

    Jean-Paul Breyer: I always think to myself that there are people relying on me to get the job done. I then forbid myself to let them down.

    James Chapman: Eric Thomas 'how bad do you want it?' - when you want success as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful.

    Boxed-Up: I like to keep it simple with #mypeptalk 1. Remember you're awesome. 2. Go about your day.

  10. Welsh Open latestpublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Welsh Open

    Ronnie O'Sullivan and Matthew Stevens are into a final-frame decider, tied at 3-3 in the Welsh Open encounter.

    Watch the conclusion of the match on the BBC Red Button or BBC Sport online.

  11. Postpublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    BBC Radio Manchester:, external Bolton Wanderers' trip to face Blackburn Rovers has been rearranged for Wednesday, 11 March and will kick off at 7.45pm.

  12. Death of former world championpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Belgium's former world cycling champion Claude Criquielion has died aged 58 following a severe stroke, the news agency AFP has reported.

    A professional road racer between 1979 to 1991, his finest hour was winning the world championship rainbow jersey in 1984 at Barcelona.

  13. Paterson switches clubspublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Northampton Saints have signed New Zealand-born Michael Paterson from Sale Sharks.

    The 29-year-old lock was in the England squad that toured New Zealand last summer.

    Paterson earned the Newcomer of the Year award at Sale last season, which followed the Supporters' Player and Players' Player of the Year gongs he won in his three years at Cardiff Blues.

    Here he is getting a hug from a big fella in green.

    PatersonImage source, Getty Images
  14. Football..but not as we know itpublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    The traditional - and fairly violent - game of Royal Shrovetide Football is entering its second day in the Derbyshire town of Ashbourne. Played for centuries, its origins are now forgotten. But while the world may have changed, the game's popularity remains the same.

    Royal Shrovetide FootballImage source, Getty Images

    Each year, hundreds of participants try to "goal" by banging the cork ball against one of two stone plinths which are three miles apart. There are few rules - pushing and shoving are essential, but it is forbidden to intentionally harm other players.

    Read the piece in full here

  15. Record-breaking golfer to retire at 30published at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Teenage world number one Lydia Ko has revealed she plans to retire at 30 and is about to start a psychology degree to prepare for life after golf.

    The 17-year-old New Zealander, who smashed Tiger Woods's record of reaching the top ranking when he was 21, said she wanted a second career later in life.

    KoImage source, Getty Images

    "My plan is to retire when I'm 30 so I'm not just going to go to the beach and hang out for the rest of my life," Ko said ahead of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, which starts tomorrow.

    "There's always a second career that comes along with it and I'm trying to build up towards it and, because I'm playing a sport, psychology links well with it."

    By that time she could well be the richest psychology graduate on the planet.

  16. Sir Bobby Robson rememberedpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Newcastle United on Twitter:, external On this day in 1933, a true great was born. Happy birthday, Sir Bobby Robson. Gone but never forgotten.

    Bobby RobsonImage source, Twitter
  17. Stevens fights backpublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Can Matthew Stevens get his first win over Ronnie O'Sullivan for 12 years?

    Matthew StevensImage source, BBC Sport

    We'll find out fairly soon. The pair are locked at 2-2, Stevens winning the last two frames to square things. Follow the action live here.

  18. Postpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    BBC London, external: QPR chairman Tony Fernandes says Chris Ramsey "has become" a dream candidate for manager's job and it is "his for [the] taking".

  19. On this daypublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    It was on this day in 1898 that Enzo Ferrari (pictured below in the white shirt with braces) - the man who created the most successful grand prix team in history - was born.

    FerrariImage source, Getty Images

    A driver with Alfa Romeo, Enzo quit racing at the end of 1929 and started manufacturing cars under the Scuderia Ferrari banner.

    Since then the team has won a record 16 constructors' championships and 15 drivers' championships.

    Ferrari died in 1988, aged 90. The Italian Grand Prix was held just weeks after, and, fittingly, the result was a 1-2 for Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger leading home Michele Alboreto.

  20. Olsson on the comeback trailpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2015

    Jonas Olsson is closing in on a first-team return with West Brom.

    Jonas OlssonImage source, Getty Images

    The 31-year-old centre-back has now completed two full games for the under-21s over the past 10 days since undergoing Achilles tendon surgery before Christmas.

    Olsson played another 90 minutes for the Baggies on Tuesday in the 1-0 Birmingham Senior Cup victory over Hednesford.