Summary

  • Chelsea apologise to man involved in metro incident

  • Liverpool boss Rodgers backs striker Balotelli over penalty

  • NZ beat England by eight wickets in 12.2 overs

  • One of England's worst days in one-day cricket - Boycott

  • F1 testing news from Barcelona

  1. Sportsday Livepublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    That's it for Sportsday Live for Friday and for the rest of the week

    As well as 5 live Sport, you can follow the rest of the evening's sporting action on the BBC Sport website and we will be back on Monday from 08:00 GMT

  2. Coming Uppublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Friday night's 5 live Sport presented by George Riley looks ahead to all of the weekend's football action with Mark Lawrenson, Jermaine Jenas and journalist Sachin Nakrani.

    As well as previews of all the key games, including Chelsea v Burnley, which will be Saturday's live commentary game on 5 live, there is also a feature on life after football plus a look back at England's Cricket World Cup loss to New Zealand and live action from the World Track Cycling Championships in Paris.

  3. Challenge Lawropublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    There is another weekend of Premier League games on the horizon so there is another chance for Mark Lawrenson to pit his wits against a different guest.

    Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is seven-time World Superbike champion and reality TV star Carl Fogarty with the Blackburn fan predicting that Chelsea will beat Burnley 17-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

  4. Weekend team newspublished at 18:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Manchester City's £25m signing Wilfried Bony could make his debut after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty along with Yaya Toure.

    James Milner is out with a knee injury, but Sergio Aguero is expected to overcome a minor back problem.

    Newcastle's Paul Dummett has been ruled out for up to three months adding to Newcastle's injury crisis in defence.

    Midfielder Cheick Tiote is definitely out, while Remy Cabella is a doubt after picking up a knock in training.

  5. Thomas retains Algarve leadpublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Geraint ThomasImage source, EPA

    Britain's Geraint Thomas retains the overall lead in the Tour of Algarve after finishing third in Friday's 19km individual time trial stage.

    Germany's Tony Martin won the stage between Vila do Bispo and Cabo de Sao Vicente, in Sagres, in 21 minutes and 51 seconds - three seconds clear of Thomas.

    Thomas is 30 seconds clear of Martin in the overall standings with last year's winner, Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland in third a further nine seconds back.

    Saturday's fourth stage is a 218.3km ride from Tavira to Alto do Malho in Loule, featuring several climbs and a summit finish.

  6. Weekend team newspublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Swansea welcome back Gylfi Sigurdsson after serving a three-match suspension for the red card he picked up against Blackburn and although Wayne Routledge and Marvin Emnes are available again after injury, Kyle Bartley has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee problem.

    Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is fit after missing the FA Cup win over Preston with a minor knock and Phil Jones is also back, leaving Michael Carrick as their only absentee.

  7. Chelsea suspend two more peoplepublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Chelsea say they have suspended a further two people from Stamford Bridge as a result of ongoing investigations into the incident on the Paris Metro on Tuesday evening.

    This makes a total of five to date after three were suspended by the club on Thursday.

    Earlier on Friday, Jose Mourinho said he was "ashamed" of the Chelsea fans who prevented a black man from boarding a train in Paris.

  8. Weekend team newspublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole could play his first game of 2015 after knee and groin injuries while Jermain Defoe may also return after missing the FA Cup defeat to Bradford.

    West Brom defender Jonas Olsson could feature for the first time since September after being an unused substitute in the FA Cup last week.

    Youssouf Mulumbu, who picked up a hamstring injury at the Africa Cup of Nations, might also return but Victor Anichebe (groin) is definitely out.

  9. Golf bodies in merger talkspublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Golf's governing body the R&A is in talks with the Ladies' Golf Union (LGU) over the prospect of a merger.

    In a joint statement they say "exploratory discussions are under way" to achieve a "closer relationship and the possibility of a merger".

  10. Weekend team newspublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Hull's Mohamed Diame has had to delay his return from three months out due to a minor recurrence of his knee injury.

    James Chester (shoulder), Liam Rosenior (hamstring) and Robert Snodgrass (knee) have long-term injuries.

    QPR welcome back top scorer Charlie Austin after he missed the win at Sunderland with a foot injury.

    Mauricio Isla, Leroy Fer, Sandro, Richard Dunne and Alejandro Faurlin are all out with knee injuries, while Nedum Onuoha has a hamstring problem.

  11. Farah 'hurt' by Vernon claimspublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Andy Vernon and Mo FarahImage source, Getty Images

    Mo Farah has claimed Great Britain team-mate Andy Vernon questioned his nationality after the double Olympic champion won European 10,000m gold in Zurich last year.

    Somalia-born Farah, 31 - who beat his fellow Briton to the 2014 title - said Vernon suggested he did not deserve the win because he was not European.

    But Vernon, 29, told the BBC this was a "huge misrepresentation" and that he considers Farah to be British.

    "All I said in a complete joking fashion was that I was European champion," said Vernon who has called for the pair to "act like men and move on".

  12. Welsh player given two-year doping banpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    A Welsh Premiership rugby player has received a two-year ban from all sport after an anti-doping rule violation.

    Neath player Lee Evans, 32, a former captain of the west Wales club, tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone following an out-of-competition test conducted last summer and is suspended until 27 July 2016.

    Evans maintained the banned substance had entered his body because of the supplements he was taking but while the UK Anti-Doping panel agreed that there was some evidence to support his claim, it concluded that he hadn't undertaken any serious research into the supplements which contained prohibited substances.

  13. Weekend team newspublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Crystal Palace could have captain Mile Jedinak back from the ankle injury he picked up on international duty for Australia at the Asia Cup.

    James McArthur may also return, but on-loan striker Yaya Sanogo is ineligible to play against his parent club.

    Arsenal have Jack Wilshere available again for the first time since he injured ankle ligaments against Manchester United in November.

    Hector Bellerin faces a fitness test, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is unlikely to be risked.

  14. Misbah confident of successpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-HaqImage source, AP

    Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq tells BBC Urdu's Adil Shahzeb that his side have plenty of "match-winners" who can turn the team's fortunes around at the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

    Despite Pakistan losing their opening match to rivals India by 76 runs in Adelaide, Misbah remains confident but says his side must take wickets to be successful - starting with their second pool match against West Indies on Saturday.

  15. Weekend team newspublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Chelsea's Diego Costa returns after completing a three-game domestic ban while Oscar, Petr Cech, Juan Cuadrado and Kurt Zouma could earn recalls

    However, John Obi Mikel remains sidelined by a knee problem.

    Burnley full-back Stephen Ward is back in contention after recovering from a fractured ankle suffered in December but Dean Marney and Kevin Long are sidelined by long-term knee injuries, while Matt Taylor is not yet ready to return from an Achilles problem.

  16. World Club Series ready to kick-offpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Captains of the teams in the World Club SeriesImage source, SWPix.com

    Players and coaches look forward to the new World Club Series, an expanded competition with six sides competing, which starts on Friday with Warrington up against St George Illawarra.

    The series will be played over three days climaxing in the World Club Challenge to determine the world's best club Rugby League team.

    As well as the Wolves, Super League champions St Helens and runners up Wigan Warriors will represent England whilst National Rugby League champions South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos join St George in representing Australia.

    You can watch highlights of every game on the Super League Show on Sunday at 23:40 GMT on BBC One.

  17. Paris Metro racism victim has had no contact from Chelseapublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    In his first UK media interview, Souleymane S, the man who was prevented from boarding a Paris Metro train by Chelsea fans before their Champions League tie on Tuesday, says he was left "wounded" and "humiliated" and that the incident is the club's "responsibility".

    He also told BBC Radio 5 live Drive that he has had no contact from the club.

    Earlier on Friday, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he felt "ashamed" when he heard about the incident.

  18. Weekend team newspublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Aston Villa's new manager Tim Sherwood has been boosted by the return of Gabby Agbonlahor and Carles Gil from injury.

    However, defensive duo Nathan Baker and Philippe Senderos are still injured and will not be involved against Stoke.

    Stoke defender Marc Muniesa has been ruled out for up to six weeks after injuring his hamstring last weekend.

    Captain Ryan Shawcross misses out again with a back problem, while Geoff Cameron is banned, but defenders Marc Wilson and Erik Pieters could return.

  19. F1 testing updatepublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport chief F1 writer

    "So day two of the Barcelona test ends and the Formula 1 teams reach the halfway point of their preparations for the new season. It has been a fascinating day, and there is a lot to chew over.

    "But the headline has to be that late lap from Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes. Only fifth-quickest overall, but just 0.349 seconds off the fastest lap from Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo despite using a tyre reckoned to be at least a second slower. That will cause some concern up and down the pit lane - if little surprise.

    "Meanwhile, there has finally been some good news for McLaren-Honda, with a trouble-free day in a compromised car and some encouraging pace from Fernando Alonso. It is all shaping up nicely."

  20. West Ham given FA finepublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2015

    West Ham goalkeeper AdrianImage source, PA

    West Ham have been fined £30,000 by the Football Association for failing to control their players in the recent draw at Southampton.

    The incident in question occurred after referee Craig Pawson sent off Hammers goalkeeper Adrian just after the hour mark for handling the ball outside of his penalty area.

    Although the Spaniard's red card was later overturned on appeal, the FA has announced the club have been punished for the players' reaction.