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Scottish Commonwealth divers Grace Reid and James Heatly have won 3m synchronised gold in the first-ever British mixed gender event.

Mixed competitions were approved by the sport's international governing body, Fina, in November and will be included at the 2015 World Championships.

Reid, 18, and Heatly, 17, scored 267.72 to beat English pair Clare Cryan and Ross Haslam's total of 248.22 in Plymouth.

Brentford midfielder Jonathan Douglas has signed a new contract, tying him to the Championship club until the summer of 2016.

"The offer has been on the table for some time," Brentford boss Mark Warburton told the club website., external

"We were never worried about whether Dougie would sign. He was focused on delivering consistent performances."

Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has followed Darren Campbell and will not let his son participate in the scandal-hit sport.

Rutherford, whose son Milo was born in October, has criticised world athletics for failing to deal with widespread doping allegations.

He said: "I agree with Darren that it's the situation the sport is in. I'll try to guide Milo in different paths.

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"You might as well throw the sport to the dogs," added Rutherford.

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport chief F1 writer

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"Are we finally getting a hint of the true pace of the Mercedes? Lewis Hamilton has just set his best time of the day, just 0.349 seconds slower than pace-setter Daniel Ricciardo, on the medium tyre.

"Ricciardo was on the soft, which is reckoned to be a little over a second faster. We don't know the fuel loads, which can make a big difference, but that on the face of it is an ominous time from Hamilton."

Defending champion Joanna Rowsell can win bronze at best in the women's individual pursuit after qualifying in fourth place on day three of the Track Cycling World Championships., external

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Rowsell, who won silver with the team pursuit squad on Thursday in Paris, clocked three minutes 31.171 seconds and will meet third-fastest qualifier Amy Cure of Australia (3:29.794) in the ride-off for bronze.

Katie Archibald missed out on a medal ride after finishing fifth while the final will be between Rebecca Wiasak of Australia and Jennifer Valente of the United States.

Jess Varnish beat Olympic champion Anna Meares of Australia to reach the sprint quarter-finals, which take place in Friday evening's session.

You can watch live coverage from Paris on the BBC Sport website from 18:00 GMT

Three-time champion John Higgins is the first player into the semi-finals of the Welsh Open in Cardiff, after a 5-1 win over Stephen Maguire.

"It was a good win against one of the form players, especially as I'd lost the last seven matches against Stephen," said 39-year-old Higgins. "But it was a scrappy match and the performance could have been 100 times better.

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"We are friendly and spend a lot of time together on the circuit, but you have to put that to the back of your mind. It has been a long time coming, to get to a semi-final. I feel as if I am getting my game back, but I'm still missing too many easy balls. If I do that in the semis I'll get found out so I have to eradicate that.

"If I were to win this for a fourth time and go above two legends of the game in Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan, that would be a feather in my cap."

Some more of your comments on the England v New Zealand match in Wellington, which the home side easily won by eight wickets.

Yockomo: Eoin Morgan's record as captain of the Middlesex one-day side isn't good so why they made him England captain I have no idea.

CJbristol: People have very short memories, Three years ago we were the best test team in the world which is a far better achievement than being world champions at one-day cricket.

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Tallhawk1: Didn't Alex Hales (pictured) score the most spectacular 100 for England against Sri Lanka in the recent 20-20 World Cup? How many players do we have capable of such a match-winning performance? Am I the only England fan confused by his omission?

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet says he is enjoying the pressure of being a Premier League manager.

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The Black Cats are 15th in the table and lost in the FA Cup to League One Bradford last weekend, but Poyet says: "I like pressure because it's the way I have been brought up. When you are in Uruguay and when you play football for the national team, the pressure is there to win. There is no other result, so it is part of my life.

"Can I work without pressure? I don't know - I have never done it so far. I have never played football or managed without pressure.

"I suppose it would be nice, but maybe I would not be myself after because I don't have the pressure. It's part of the game. I like it, I really like it."

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport chief F1 writer

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has said the Scuderia have agreed to supply the former Marussia team with 2014-spec engines in 2015, if they can finalise a deal to revive the outfit, which is now called Manor, and return to the grid.

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"We said we are going to supply them with the 2014 engine," Arrivabene said. "There is nothing in writing yet but the answer is yes."

Portsmouth striker Matt Tubbs says Andy Awford's side still believe they can reach at least the League Two play-offs this season.

They are currently 12 points short of the top seven, but 30-year-old Tubbs said they were still aiming high with 16 games to play.

"I think we've got to be ambitious," Tubbs told BBC Radio Solent. "If you're looking over your shoulder then it's a negative thought straight away."

Championship side Ipswich have made their second loan signing of the day, with Millwall midfielder Richard Chaplow following Luke Varney through the door.

Both have signed on month-long loans, with a view to extending the deals until the end of the season. Chaplow, 30, has made 10 appearances for the Lions is season.

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Some more videos for your enjoyment before the weekend starts. You'll like these. Don't believe me, just watch.

Skiing: The US ski team take a break from training to record their own version of 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.

Cricket: Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says England were "slaughtered" in their humiliating eight-wicket defeat by New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup.

Cycling: British sprinter Jason Kenny explains his "nightmare" ride that saw him fail to qualify for the keirin final at the Track World Championships in Paris.

Football: We look back in the archives at some of the worst fashion disasters in sport, from terrible football kits to regrettable haircuts.

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Andrew Benson
BBC Sport chief F1 writer

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"Like Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton is also doing a race-simulation run in his Mercedes this afternoon. This will provide the first like-for-like comparison between 2015 cars so far this year - or as close to it as it is possible to get in testing."

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has added his voice to the condemnation of the racist incident involving Chelsea fans on the Paris Metro.

"You don't want to see that sort of behaviour in any walk of life," he said. "We all need to take responsibility and show that certain behaviour is not acceptable."

Here is a reminder of the top stories on the BBC sport site at the moment.

Football: Jose Mourinho is "ashamed" of the Chelsea fans who prevented a black man from boarding a Paris train on Tuesday.

Cricket: England's performance in their eight-wicket defeat by New Zealand was "almost too bad to put into words", says BBC's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew.

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Rugby union: Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe says Bath's former rugby league star Sam Burgess should be in Stuart Lancaster's England squad.

Formula 1: Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo edged out Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by just 0.01 seconds to set the pace on the second day of the second pre-season test.

Golf: Darren Clarke deserved to be named captain of Europe for the 2016 Ryder Cup, says Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez.

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Live coverage of the Welsh Open can be watched on this page right now. Just press the live coverage tab and then click on snooker for live action from Cardiff as Wales's Mark Williams takes on Marco Fu in the quarter-finals.

Some more of your comments from the match report of England's heavy defeat by New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup

Modharry: Too much doom and gloom. Yes it was a bad defeat but two years ago when a young New Zealand team gave England, then vying with South Africa to be the number one side in the world, a lot of trouble you could tell they were the coming force. England are a team in transition. We could still make the semis but we're never going to win it.

Hugo: Utterly pathetic. Think that sums up that performance. Yes New Zealand are a very strong ODI side but to capitulate so easily is woeful.

Dave1506: Well, Kevin Pietersen was sacked from the England team for much better performances than this. As we have seen this current bunch are worse than he was so I trust as he was so much better than they are, that those who wanted him sacked will be resigning without a pay off.

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Olympic and European long jump champion Greg Rutherford has been answering your questions on the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

Rutherford will be in action on Saturday at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix live on BBC One from 13:00 GMT.

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has been speaking to the assembled media. His side are bottom of the Premier League, five points from safety and play at Everton on Sunday.

"All games are big now and we must find ways to win," says Pearson. "Performances must warrant the support of our fans. It's about finding answers. The players' spirits are still high, but we must work hard to be successful at this level.

"The key games are against those near us, but every game is an opportunity. Need consistency in performance. Results must improve."

More from Brendan Rodgers on the penalty drama during Liverpool's 1-0 win against Besiktas in the Europa League last 32, first-leg tie.

He says: "Jordan Henderson showed his maturity and what a team player he is as he respected that Mario Balotelli is an outstanding penalty taker and was happy to give it to him to take. Mario had the coolness and calmness to score the penalty.

"You can see the respect and commitment the players have towards each other. I don't like it when you see at my team, or any other team, four or five players around the ball all trying to take it.

"What has not been mentioned is what a great performance it was and one that puts us in a strong position for the second leg."