Summary

  • Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson arrested on suspicion of sex with 15-year-old girl

  • Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak charged with violent conduct

  • Wes Brown red card rescinded

  • Chelsea and Everton fined £30,000 for misconduct

  • Kevin Pietersen to work on England return

  • GET INVOLVED: Who would you give a sporting second chance to? via #bbcsportsday

  1. "Southampton can play in Europe next season"published at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has been speaking ahead of their match against Crystal Palace on Tuesday.

    Ronald KoemanImage source, Getty Images

    He has been addressing the lack of goals from his side. "We need to be more ruthless in the box, but its not just the strikers, it's the team who need to create more chances. I need to be clear to the players in what we are trying to do and trying to reach."

    Koeman was also asked where the team were aiming to finish in the Premier League table. "Champions League football is still possible if we win seven or eight of 11 matches but it will be difficult. If we win five of 11 games, that means 61 points and we will be playing European football."

    Some good news, there are no fresh injuries to the team for the match against Palace.

  2. Brucey bonuspublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Steve BruceImage source, Adam Williams-Online

    Our Premier League managers have started appearing in their respective news conferences.

    Here's a bonus, midweek-match talking, Steve Bruce who has just started his. Ronald Koeman is also in the chair for his Southampton news conference.

    We'll have the top news from both managers shortly.

  3. Get involved - favourite celebrationspublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Here's a last selection of your favourite sporting celebrations before we unleash a selection of Premier League managers on you with their news conferences.

    Nicolas Virtanen:, external The Shefki Kuqi "Bellyflop" celebration has got to be up there!

    Shefki KuqiImage source, Getty Images

    Scott Kelly:, external Lomana Lua-Lua and his famous multiple backflips! Classic Premier League Celebration!

    Stewart Wallace:, external Peter Crouch and the Robot.

  4. KP: Your saypublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Earlier, we asked you - Should Kevin Pietersen play for England again?

    The votes are in and we can confirm 69% of you voted yes for the destructive right-hand batsman to make a comeback to national colours.

    We'll have more reaction to come.

  5. "Violent behaviour" between Millwall and Rotherham fanspublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Rotherham have condemned the "unprecedented level of violent behaviour" of a section of Millwall fans after crowd trouble marred Saturday's Championship fixture at the New York Stadium. Sections of a 1,300-strong following from Millwall turned nasty after Rotherham scored an 85th-minute goal to seal a 2-1 win, which left the London club six points adrift in the bottom three.

    After initially chanting for manager Ian Holloway's head, they turned their attention to the Millers fans and tried to invade home section of the ground, forcing riot police to intervene.

    There were also reports of further trouble outside the ground after the game, with two stewards suffering injury and the windscreen of a car housing a disabled home supporter smashed.

  6. Vote: Should Kevin Pietersen play for England again?published at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Don't forget to cast your vote in our topic of discussion today.

    Only seven minutes left to vote...

  7. Coming up...published at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Later on today we have 10 Premier League press conferences, starting from about 13:00 GMT onwards. Expect to hear team news from Hull, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Southampton, West Brom, Liverpool, Leicester, Swansea, Burnley and Sunderland.

    Tim SherwoodImage source, Getty Images
  8. World Cup progress reportpublished at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    New Zealand's Trent Boult and Australia's Michael ClarkeImage source, AP

    The Cricket World Cup might be taking a break today, but already we've seen enough memorable moments to make a whole tournament.

    Our man in Australia and New Zealand, Stephan Shemilt, takes a look at stories of record-breaking batsmen, battered bowlers and awful England.

    With nearly all of the 14 teams at least halfway through their group fixtures, what have we learned?

  9. Partying on a school night?published at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Looks like it was all too much excitement for John Terry's children last night. The Chelsea captain posted this on Instagram, external last night.

    John Terry on InstagramImage source, John Terry
  10. (In a Louis Walsh accent) "You remind me of a young Marcel Desailly"published at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Kurt ZoumaImage source, Getty Images

    Kurt Zouma was labelled "our new Marcel Desailly" by Jose Mourinho after the Capital One Cup final win.

    With Nemanja Matic Mourinho selected defender Zouma in midfield for his 17th Chelsea appearance and the 20-year-old Frenchman did not look out of place in the 2-0 Wembley defeat of Tottenham.

    That brought further comparisons to his compatriot Desailly, who played 222 times for Chelsea, and was comfortable in both defence and midfield.

    "That is a lovely thing, what the boss said," Zouma said. "(But) it is too early to say that because Marcel Desailly is a legend of Chelsea".

    (Congratulations, you are through to bootcamp).

  11. Get involved - favourite celebrationspublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Jack Drain:, external Roma's Francesco Totti taking a 'selfie' when he scored this season.

    Roma's forward Francesco Totti celebrates by taking a 'selfie' with fans after scoring a second goal during the Italian Serie A matchImage source, Getty Images

    Keep them coming using #bbcsportsday

  12. Train abuse reports investigatedpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    David Ornstein
    BBC Sport

    "British Transport Police are investigating reports Chelsea supporters were involved in racist and abusive behaviour on a train between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly on Sunday evening.

    "A BTP spokesman confirmed shortly after 22:30 GMT, officers were called to meet the train at Stoke.

    "Officers from Staffordshire Police also attended and asked four men to leave the train.

    "Two witnesses were spoken to and investigations continue."

  13. "Worst feeling in the world" - Kanepublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Tottenham's Harry Kane says losing the Capital One Cup final was the "worst feeling in the world". Chelsea beat their London rivals 2-0 to win the League Cup for the first time since 2007. Kane has said despite the defeat, he is sure it will drive Tottenham on to win silverware of their own.

    Harry KaneImage source, Getty Images
  14. London Broncos coach quitspublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Joey Grima has left London Broncos three games into the season. The Australian coach had reshaped the squad with a view to an instant return to Super League, but he says "personal family circumstances out of my control mean I have decided to step down."

  15. Norwich wins 'make promotion harder'published at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Lewis GrabbanImage source, Getty Images

    Striker Lewis Grabban claims Norwich City's attempt to win promotion back to the Premier League has been made more difficult by their surge in form.

    The Canaries are third in the table, just one point outside the automatic promotion places, after six successive wins.

    "Now that we've moved into the higher bit of the league, teams will try raise their game," Grabban told BBC Radio Norfolk., external

  16. A note for users on mobile devices and in the BBC Sport apppublished at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    The sport front page and football page will not be available for a short period of time from around 12:00 GMT.

    This scheduled down time comes as we make some changes to the way these pages are displayed on mobile devices.

    This work and the resultant change does not affect users on desktop computers or laptops. However, if you visit the site on a mobile or smart phone or through the BBC Sport app on any device, you will see these updated versions of pages. See here for more information.

  17. Coutinho, Azpilicueta, Murray...published at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    If you are looking to shuffle your fantasy football team around, Garth Crooks has a few tips for you in his team of the week.

    Garth's Team of the Week
  18. "Tennis must protect clay" - Nadalpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Is that because no one can beat you on it Rafa?

    Rafael NadalImage source, Getty Images

    The 14-time Grand Slam champion was speaking after claiming a record-equalling 46th career clay-court title with a 6-4 6-1 victory over home favourite Juan Monaco in the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.

  19. King eyeing return to roadpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Dani KingImage source, BBC Sport

    Olympic cycling champion Dani King dropped by MediaCityUK this morning to tell BBC Breakfast how she has rebuilt her confidence after a "freak" road accident that left her in intensive care.

    King, who won gold in the team pursuit at London 2012, suffered five broken ribs and a collapsed lung in a crash on a regular training route in south Wales after a member of her group hit a pothole.

    In October, the 23-year-old decided to switch from track to road cycling to ride full-time for team Wiggle Honda.

  20. Don't forget to votepublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2015

    Remember you've got until 13:00 GMT to have your say on our current vote.

    Should Kevin Pietersen play for England again? Yes or No.

    Kevin PietersenImage source, AP

    Make your choice by clicking the options on the top-right of the screen.

    Full terms and conditions are available here.