Steve Bruce news conferencepublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Image source, Hull City TwitterThe Bruce is in the building! Hull boss Steve has arrived for his chinwag with the media.
Summary
AP McCoy finishes fourth in final Cheltenham Festival outing
Novice Coneygree wins Gold Cup
Chelsea will win Premier League, says Jose Mourinho
Harry Kane secures back-to-back player of the month awards
GET INVOLVED: Who will finish top four? #bbcsportsday
Steve Bruce news conferencepublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Image source, Hull City TwitterMaguire extends loanpublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Image source, TwitterNZ come out on toppublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
It is all over at the cricket where New Zealand have beaten Bangladesh.
If the result was perhaps predictable, the nature of it wasn't - the hosts struggling to surpass Bangladesh's impressive total of 288-7.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn the end New Zealand just about got over the line, winning by three wickets with seven balls to spare.
Man of the match Martin Guptill, who scored 105 in 100 balls for New Zealand, said: We have a lot of belief and the way we are executing our skills is pleasing. We just need to keep that up over the next few weeks."
Get involved - top fourpublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Inspired by Mr Savage, we want to know your thoughts on the race for a top four Premier League finish.
Is it a race between Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool, to join the seemingly dead-cert top two finishers Chelsea and Man City?
Or can Tottenham and Southampton get in on the act and muscle their way in?
Send your thoughts please, backed up by the reasons why, to #bbcsportsday
Race for top fourpublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Interesting column from Robbie Savage on the BBC Sport website today.
The player turned pundit takes an in-depth look at who he thinks will join Chelsea and Manchester City in the Premier League top four this season.
Image source, BBC SportMaybe a touch controversially - but then, hey, that's Robbie for you - he reckons Liverpool will "blow United away" when the side's meet at Anfield next week - and will pip Louis van Gaal's side to a top four finish.
Postpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Frank Keogh at Cheltenham
BBC Sport"Punters should prepare for wet conditions as 17 runners are set to contest jump racing's showpiece Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.
"Five millimetres of rain overnight means the ground is now officially Good to Soft, with more expected before the big race (15:20 GMT)."
Redpath joins Yorkshirepublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Yorkshire Carnegie have announced the signing of former Gloucester and Sale coach Bryan Redpath as their new Head Coach on a two year contract.
Redpath's departure from Sale was announced on Thursday.
The moisturiser manpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
But forget all these unimportant, pithy stories ... here's the big breaking news you've been waiting for.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil has revealed he takes a personal grooming kit to every Gunners game, complete with moisturiser. Yes, you did read that correctly.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe German midfielder posed for pictures with team-mates Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez as part of an interview with GQ Style magazine, external.
"I bring my own grooming kit to the game... moisturiser, gel and shampoo," said Ozil. "I like to take care of myself. I think as a human being you need variety; you can't just do football."
Quite. Giroud also revealed David Beckham is his 'top man' when it comes to fashion icons. "I love the guy and what he can show in terms of style as well. He's really classy."
Something for Arsene Wenger to discuss at his news conference this morning? Probably not...
Video gamespublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Want to watch Rosberg and Hamilton battle it out in today's practice session in Australia?
Image source, BBC SportRosberg edges Hamiltonpublished at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Let's stay on the other side of the planet, where, in Australia, Nico Rosberg pipped team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in Friday practice as Mercedes dominated at the season-opening Grand Prix.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe German was 0.1 seconds quicker than Hamilton and 0.715secs clear of the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel in third.
Vettel's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was fourth, ahead of Williams's Valtteri Bottas and Daniil Kvyat's Red Bull.
McLaren's Jenson Button was 12th, 3.69secs off the pace, while team-mate Kevin Magnussen - replacing Fernando Alonso - crashed and broke the car's suspension against the barriers.
Ouchpublished at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
One interesting/amusing note from Martin Guptil's 100 for New Zealand.
On 99, that most nervous of numbers for any cricketer, Guptil suddenly collapsed to the floor in agony with cramp.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe needed several minutes of treatment...
Image source, Getty ImagesBefore being able to carry on.
He got his 100 - what a hero! - but added only five more runs before being dismissed.
Game onpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
It's a very different scene in a sultry Hamilton, where the weather is perfect ... though New Zealand are not having it all their own way in their final group game against Bangladesh.
The underdogs scored a very impressive 288-7 off their 50 overs, Mahmudullah Riyad smacking a superb 128 off 123 balls.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn reply, the hosts are 208-3 from 38 overs, helped greatly by Martin Guptill's 105 from 100 balls - overshadowing Brendan McCullum, who registered a rare failure - out for just eight.
NZ should, with 12 overs remaining, should win but you never know.
We'll keep you posted - there's live text commentary here.
A picture that says it allpublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Just to prove what the weather is like in Sydney at the England game, here's a very miserable and damp-looking steward.
Image source, Getty ImagesRain stops playpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
England, desperately trying to scrape back a smidgeon of credibility at the Cricket World Cup, are for once not being beaten by their opponents but the weather.
Rain has stopped play in their final match against Afghanistan.
It's a dead rubber, with the suitcases of both teams already packed, ready for the journey home as soon as the match ends.
But the result is crucial for coach Peter Moores, who is under huge pressure after a dismal campaign. One more defeat may cost him his job.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland were actually - don't faint in shock here - performing well, reducing Afghanistan to 11-7 before the rain came in Sydney with 36.2 overs bowled.
Full scorecard here - we'll bring you any developments.
Fixture listpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
And in case you're wondering what all these bosses are going to be harping on about, here's a rundown of the weekend's Premier League action.
Saturday
Crystal Palace v QPR (12:45 GMT); Arsenal v West Ham, Leicester v Hull, Sunderland v Aston Villa, West Brom v Stoke (15:00), Burnley v Man City (17:30)
Sunday
Chelsea v Southampton (13:30 GMT), Everton v Newcastle, Man Utd v Tottenham
Monday
Swansea v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
Managers galorepublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
So, as we mentioned, 13 Premier League managers are giving news conferences today, starting with Steve Bruce at Hull in half-an-hour. Here's who is talking when - we'll bring you the best of what they say.
Steve Bruce (Hull) 08:30 GMT; Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) 09:00 GMT; Mark Hughes (Stoke) 09:45.
Chris Ramsey (QPR) 11:30 GMT; Jose Mourinho (Chelsea) 12:15; Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham) 12:30.
Image source, Getty ImagesManuel Pellegrini (Man City) 12:45 GMT; John Carver (Newcastle) 13:00; Alan Pardew (Crystal Palace) 13:00.
Gus Poyet (Sunderland) 13:30 GMT; Roberto Martinez (Everton) 14:00; Ronald Koeman (Southampton) 14:00; Louis van Gaal (Man Utd) 15:30.
Here we go againpublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2015
Crikey, this is going to be a busy Sportsday to say the least.
Image source, Getty ImagesThere are more Premier League managers talking to the media than you can shake a stick at - 13 to be exact, including Jose Mourinho, which should be interesting in the wake of Chelsea's Champions League exit.
But there's loads going on elsewhere in the world of sport too, with England in action against Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup (if anyone cares...) plus Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg going head-to-head in final practice at the Australian Grand Prix.
Throw into that reaction the Cheltenham festival and the rest of the breaking sports news as the day goes on ... and, well, wowzers, we'd better get started.