Summary

  • Build-up to Everton-Dynamo Kiev in Europa League

  • Cole Harden wins World Hurdle at Cheltenham

  • Tony McCoy has first win of final Festival on Uxizandre

  • Reaction to Chelsea's Champions League exit

  • McCall confirmed as Rangers caretaker manager

  • GET INVOLVED: Why are British teams struggling in Europe?

  1. It starts... three years earlypublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2015

    Now don't laugh but the 2018 World Cup is under way. No, really.

    Timor-Leste are facing Mongolia in the first qualifying match for the tournament, which takes place in Russia in three-and-a-half years time.

    We know you're just desperate to find out who's winning so, just for you, the latest score, with 40 minutes to go, is... 2-0 to Timor-Leste.

  2. Feeling bossypublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2015

    No Premier League last week due to the FA Cup quarter-finals, but it's back with a vengeance this weekend.

    There are a several juicy-looking fixtures, including Chelsea v Southampton and Man United v Tottenham.

    All the Premier League bosses will be speaking over the next 48 hours. Here's who is due to face the media today.

    Sam AllardyceImage source, Getty Images

    Sam Allardyce (West Ham) 09:00 GMT; Sean Dyche (Burnley) 13:00; Tim Sherwood (Aston Villa) 13:30.

    Nigel Pearson (Leicester) 14:00 GMT; Garry Monk (Swansea) 14:00; Tony Pulis (West Brom) 14:00.

    We'll bring you the best of what they say.

  3. And we're offpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2015

    We're not even going to say good morning and welcome to another Sportsday, for there is not enough time for pleasantries.

    Loads going on throughout the course of the day, including six Premier League news conferences, the Cheltenham Festival and the Cricket World Cup.

    David LuizImage source, Getty Images

    Throw into the mix the fall-out of Chelsea's Champions League exit, the build-up to Everton's Europa league last-16 tie, a look-back at the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao head-to-head, plus the rest of the breaking sport news, and you get the idea - it's going to be non-stop.

    Enjoy, here we go...