BBC Radio 5 live football reporter Juliette Ferrington tweets:, external Now at LFC, Steven Gerrard to be assessed over the next few days ahead of #FACup tie on Sunday.

Gerrard has missed recent fixtures with a hamstring injury.

Mark Hampson:, external All prejudice is rife in mob mentality & it'll never change. Education, large fines, bans; makes no difference to crowds.

24 Charlie:, external My wife has begun to enjoy football and even supports a PL club. But I feel ashamed when sexism in football rears its ugly head. The same people defending sexism in football would be defending racism as "just a bit of fun" a couple of decades ago. Undeniable.

Today we are asking you if you have experienced sexism in football or if you have strong views on the issue? The Football Association want clubs to clamp down on it. Tweet us on #sexisminfootball.

We expect to hear from Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers shortly in the build-up to the Reds' FA Cup meeting with Blackburn.

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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino denies reports Emanuel Adebayor has been forced to train with the club's youth players and predicts seven or eight teams will contest a place in the Premier League's top four.

"It's not easy because maybe seven or eight teams fight for it," Pochettino tells his news conference. "We need to go step by step, improve in our philosophy. "We are in a good process. My worry now is always to improve. To learn and improve."

Spurs - currently seventh - take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday and the "squad is fully fit" according to Pochettino.

"We expect a difficult game," he adds. "Another London derby and the three points important for them and us."

Wigan Athletic tweet an image of Saturday's match programme cover for their meeting with Leeds and departed chairman Dave Whelan features prominently.

Whelan announced this week he will continue to own the club but handed the chairman's role on to 23-year-old grandson David Sharpe.

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Whelan will address Latics fans on the pitch at 14:45 GMT ahead of kick-off.

Former Wales and Blackburn striker Nathan Blake believes Rovers are capable of beating Liverpool in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final if they reproduce their performance in the 4-1 fifth round win over Stoke.

"The way they beat Stoke, it's not like they got away with it, they took them to task, put them to bed," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

Blake scored the winner the last time Blackburn travelled to Anfield in the FA Cup in 1999-2000.

And you can listen to the latest from Great Britain v USA in the Davis Cup on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra right now. or watch on BBC Two.

Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Emirates Arena, Glasgow

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"C'mon Donald, show us something!" After a raucous reception for Murray and a brilliant first set, some of the home crowd are now asking for a little more from the other side of the net. Young won just eight points in the first set and a double-fault gives up serve early in the second. It's a mismatch so far, and it will take more than a long talk from captain Jim Courier at the changeovers to turn this one around."

West Brom boss Tony Pulis insists he has no problem with his Aston Villa counterpart Tim Sherwood following the latter's comments about the size of the two midlands club.

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Prior to Tuesday's Premier League clash between the teams, Sherwood described Albion as a "good little club" before expressing his delight at having landed the manager's job at a "massive football club" like Villa.

After his side won 2-1 at Villa Park, Sherwood again made an apparent dig at West Brom, saying they will "have to improve" for the next meeting, which is Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final at the same venue.

But Pulis said ahead of this weekend's derby: "That is Tim - there are no problems with me or the chairman at all. Tim is Tim and he will be good fun for everyone around the West Midlands for the time he is at Aston Villa I'm sure."

Former England spin bowler Holly Colvin is to make her comeback this summer by playing for Sussex.

The 24-year-old, a member of England's World Twenty20, World Cup and Ashes-winning sides in 2009, announced in November 2013 that she was taking a break from the game.

"I'm returning so I can enjoy the game and play for the love of it - it's as simple as that," she said. "I have no idea if I will play international cricket in the near future or in the future at all."

On BBC Radio 5 live's Sports Panel right now, spitting and sexism in football are two topics being debated by guests Kevin Gallacher, Andy Turner and Maggie Alphonsi.

The Football Association has called on clubs to clamp down on sexist chanting in stadiums.

"It's always been men at football, but watching the game in general now, it's more family orientated," says Gallacher. "There are girls, there are ladies watching the game now but the chanting hasn't changed. But we're changing the sport. Girls are now getting better at it. They're watching the sport. Now's the time for clubs to look at the derogatory comments coming from the terraces."

Porto's Brazilian defender Danilo will join Real Madrid this summer as the clubs have agreed a fee according to Marca., external

The right-back has played 11 times for his country and will move for around £14m.

Meanwhile, Madrid are celebrating their 113-year anniversary today and the likes of Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Cristiano Ronaldo have been tweeting good wishes.

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Burton Albion sign ex-Belgium Under-21 international midfielder Florent Cuvelier, 22, on loan from Sheffield United until the end of the season.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson produces a season's best in the shot put, throwing 12.32m. It is the weakest attempt of all the pentathletes, though, and means the 22-year-old slips to second in the pentathlon standings. British teenager Morgan Lake has achieved a personal best 13.91m in the event and is sixth overall.

Lizzy Yarnold has smashed the track record on her way to establishing a 0.07 second lead after the first two runs of the Skeleton World Championships in Winterberg.

The Olympic champion recorded a time of 57.44 in her first run on Friday and maintained her slim advantage over Canada's Elisabeth Vathje ahead of the two concluding runs on Saturday.

BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips tweets:, external Cardiff City and Wales defender Declan John has joined League One Barnsley on loan for rest of season.

The Friday Sports Panel is just starting on BBC Radio 5 live. Former athlete Andy Turner is ready to chat, as is ex-Blackburn Rovers striker Kevin Gallacher. Tune in if you are sat at your desk. We won't tell anyone.

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Wayne Rooney admits he is desperate to lift the FA Cup - the one major trophy that has eluded him throughout his club career.

The England and Manchester United captain says Monday night's quarter-final against Arsenal is "massive" - and especially for the 29-year-old, who has twice been on the losing side in the final.

Rooney said: "It is a trophy that, growing up as a youngster, I used to love watching and I was fortunate enough to see Everton lift the FA Cup in 1995 when I was nine years old. It is something which I would love to do and hopefully it can be this year."

Cornelius Lysaght
BBC horse racing correspondent

Officials at Cheltenham racecourse say they are starting 'selective' irrigation (3/4mm) to 'maintain' the going for next week's Festival which has dried out to good to soft, good in places.

It's eardrum-popping loud inside the Emirates Arena in Glasgow for the opening singles match of Britain's Davis Cup tie against the United States.

Home favourite Andy Murray is the man in action and you can watch the British number one attempt to get the better of Donald Young on BBC TV, or listen to coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.