Tony Leighton for BBC Sport in Cyprus: "It's half-time in Larnaca, still goalless and chances have been few and far between as England and Canada have cancelled each other out in a so far uninspiring contest."

BBC Scotland broke the news of Stuart McCall being lined up to take charge of Rangers until the end of the season.

It is not yet clear if the 50-year-old, currently assistant manager to Gordon Strachan with the Scottish national team, will retain the club's coaching staff including current caretaker manager Kenny McDowall.

Rangers have just one win in seven games and sit third in the Scottish Championship, 22 points behind leaders Hearts.

Queens Park Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand is charged with misconduct by the Football Association.

It is alleged Ferdinand used abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards an official following QPR's defeat to Tottenham on 7 March.

The former Spurs striker has until 18:00 GMT on 13 March to respond to the charge.

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In light of Radamel Falcao playing for Manchester United Under-21s on Tuesday, we want to know what you think are the biggest falls from grace in sport.

Eric Cunha:, external Malky Mackay. Tipped for big things whilst at Cardiff & now relegating Wigan to League One after the text-messaging scandal.

Van Gaal:, external Adebayor, from star to Spurs reserves to saviour and now back down again.

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Former footballer Paul Gascoigne has told the High Court he was "scared to speak to anybody" by phone during the 10 years in which his voicemail was hacked by Mirror Group journalists.

The former England international, 47, said the journalists had "ruined his life".

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He said he had known his phone had been hacked but no-one had believed him.

Describing the experience as "horrendous", Mr Gascoigne linked the phone hacking with his alcoholism.

The former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and Everton footballer is complaining about 18 articles, all accepted to have been the product of illegal activity.

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Hull City boss Steve Bruce says he is "delighted" to have committed his future to the club after agreeing a contract extension.

Bruce, 54, joined Hull in 2012 and guided them to promotion from the Championship in his first season but his side sit 15th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone.

"We have achieved a lot in the few years we have been here but this is just the beginning of the journey," says Bruce, who will finalise his new deal on Thursday.

"Premier League survival is now crucial for us at this time, as is improving our training facility as we look to continue to grow and become a solid, well run Premier League club."

Stuart McCall has been appointed Rangers manager until the end of the season, BBC Scotland understands.

It is not known yet if he will retain current caretaker manager Kenny McDowall on the coaching staff, or bring an assistant in with him.

Manager Steve Bruce has agreed a new contract with Hull City, which will be signed within the next 24 hours, the Premier League club has announced., external

Luke Shaw on Twitter, external: Absolutely gutted to not still be in the FA Cup. We now need to work hard to finish the season strong. Thanks to all the fans sticking by us.

Stuart Lancaster is in chipper mood in his press conference, mainly because - with a World Cup coming up later this year - he believes he has a "real high quality squad in place".

"You forget about some of the players we have had an injured. A lot have come back into the squad now and you look around the quality in the squad and it is great," said the England coach.

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"But it is all about Saturday now, the game against Scotland, and delivering on the day with the 23 players we have selected.

"We did a lot right against Ireland as well as some things wrong. There were definitely lessons to be learned. But the players have taken that on board and we go again."

England coach Stuart Lancaster is facing the press ahead of the Six Nations clash with Scotland on Saturday.

England lost to Ireland last time out and are looking to bounce back.

Key man Mike Brown returns, which is what Lancaster talks about first.

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"It was a bad injury, a bad knock to his head and it was definitely right not to include him in Ireland game. We had to do the right thing for him," said Lancaster.

"But he was exceptional in training today and he will be ready for Saturday's match."

Championship Reading are set to sign former Fulham, Aston Villa and Bolton defender Zat Knight on a free transfer until the end of the season.

The 34-year-old joined Bolton for £4m in July 2009 but left at the end of last season and had a brief spell with Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

Paris St-Germain boss Laurent Blanc has warned his side not to confront Chelsea striker Diego Costa, whom he says "thrives" on provocation.

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"He likes contact, and provokes opposition players. That's part of his game," Blanc said.

"He really needs that to bring out the best in his performances. The most important thing is to not get caught up in the way he plays.

"He will try to provoke a reaction. We need to stay calm, not get caught up in his game. We need to be as effective as possible in stopping him."

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Andrew Hill: re. Rod Stewart puns, surely "Some guys have all the puck"?

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Not bad Andrew, not bad.

Andrew Driver has signed a short-term deal with Aberdeen until the end of the season, subject to international clearance.

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The former Hearts midfielder, who had been training with the club, joins after a spell in the Major Soccer League in the USA with Houston Dynamo.

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Racing driver Dean Stoneman says he was just thankful to walk away from a 142mph crash and subsequent "fireball".

The Formula Renault 3.5 racer driver suffered the crash during testing in Spain ahead of the new season.

"At the time I wasn't aware the fireball had occurred," Southampton-based former Formula 2 champion Stoneman, 24, told BBC Radio Solent.

"After the accident my main concern was to get out of the car. It was very painful; I was winded. It's one of those things that happen in motorsport and I was happy to be able to walk away from it. I've been through a lot worse."

Robert McHugh: Roque Junior must be up there, World Cup winner to not being to make the Leeds team in a relegation season.

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Liam: Ronaldinho has came down gracefully, still a joy to watch. Adrian Mutu, on the other hand...

Kenneth Barr: Baseball's Alex Rodriguez and cycling's Lance Armstrong. Same reason, arrogantly lying about PEDs.

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England team to face Scotland on Saturday in full:

M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), J Joseph (Bath), L Burrell (Northampton), J Nowell (Exeter); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), D Cole (Leicester), D Attwood (Bath), C Lawes (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens).

Replacements: T Youngs (Leicester), M Vunipola (Saracens), K Brookes (Newcastle), G Parling (Leicester), T Wood (Northampton), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), D Cipriani (Sale), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester).

England have recalled lock Courtney Lawes and full-back Mike Brown for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Scotland.

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Lawes makes his first international appearance since facing Australia last autumn after winning his battle with an ankle problem, proving his fitness in two recent club games for Northampton.

Brown returns after missing the 19-9 defeat by Ireland because of the concussion he suffered against Italy, replacing Alex Goode in the starting line-up.

Tony Leighton for BBC Sport: "England coach Mark Sampson has made nine changes from Monday's 1-1 group draw with the Netherlands as the Lionesses prepare to face Canada in today's final at Larnaca's GSZ Stadium (16:30 GMT).

"Arsenal midfielder Jordan Nobbs will captain the team for the first time while Chelsea left back Claire Rafferty will make her England return after two-and-a-half-years out following what was her third cruciate ligament injury.

"Portland Thorns striker Jodie Taylor, hat-trick hero of Friday's 3-0 win against Australia, is back in the starting line-up and will play alongside Arsenal's Lianne Sanderson up front."