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It is a major night of football tonight - and not just in the Champions League. That's because the 2015 Women's Super League kicks off later.

Two WSL 2 fixtures start the season, while WSL 1 begins next Wednesday. Double the chances of promotion, add a sprinkling of international talent and you have the recipe for a bigger and better WSL 2 season - here's the full lowdown.

There is live commentary of Aston Villa v Everton on 5 Live Sports Extra tonight, with England and Birmingham striker Karen Carney providing expert analysis.

Former 400m world champion Amantle Montsho is banned for two years by her native Botswana Athletics Association.

Montsho, 31, tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine at last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Montsho, who finished fourth at the London Olympics, has indicated she will appeal the sanction.

Scotland full-back Greig Tonks extends his contract at Pro 12 side Edinburgh for another two seasons.

Tonks, 25, who can play at full-back or fly-half, won his third Scotland cap in last weekend's loss to England.

Botswana-born back row Roddy Grant, 28, who was captain for the 2010-11 season, also agrees a new deal until next summer.

Ross: Domestic losses - Chelsea 2, Barcelona 4, Real Madrid 5, City 5. It is down to quality and nothing else.

Why have English clubs struggled in the Champions League this season? Tell us using #bbcsportsday on Twitter.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is not the sort of man whose emotions can be easily detected.

But even the chilled Chilean seems to have been feeling the pressure recently as the Blues slipped further behind Chelsea in the Premier League title race.

However, he claims his job is not under threat as City prepare to face Barcelona for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

"I don't think my seat is in danger. We're second in the table, still strong and are going to fight," says the 61-year-old.

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Only one big name missing for the Spanish leaders tonight - and that is Sergio Busquets.

The Spain midfielder injured his ankle earlier this month and is also a doubt for Sunday's El Clasico against Real Madrid.

Long-term hamstring injury victim Thomas Vermaelen is still sidelined, with goalkeeper Jordi Masip, centre-back Martin Montoya and right-back Douglas also out.

Martyn Wooles: Liverpool drew 1-1 with Besiktas, Arsenal drew 3-3 with Monaco, Chelsea drew 3-3 with PSG, hardly getting hammered are we!!

Why have English clubs struggled in the Champions League this season? Tell us using #bbcsportsday on Twitter.

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Last weekend's Australian Grand Prix saw a disastrous result for McLaren, with Jenson Button finishing last and Kevin Magnussen failing to make the starting grid.

So just how serious are the problems at McLaren, and how long could they take to fix? Our F1 correspondent Andrew Benson has been running the rule over the situation.

You can read his conclusions in this feature.

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson will return to training after the Premier League announce his suspension following arrest has been lifted.

The 27-year-old England international's police bail has been extended following his arrest on suspicion of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

Johnson is available to play in the Black Cats' visit to West Ham on Saturday.

Leeds Rhinos prop Kylie Leuluai is ruled out of Friday's Super League match against Wigan Warriors.

The 36-year-old Kiwi suffered a rib injury during last weekend's 18-6 loss at Warrington, which ended the Rhinos' 100% winning start to the new season.

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Some early team news from the Manchester City camp ahead of tonight's trip to the Nou Camp - and there is a big positive for Manuel Pellegrini.

Former Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure returns from suspension after missing the last three Champions League games following his red card against CSKA Moscow.

City - who trail 2-1 after the first leg and must score twice - are without left-back Gael Clichy after his red card in the first game.

Samuel Maiwada: Premier League clubs lose a lot domestically and so therefore are suffering from a losing mentality which affects them in Europe.

Is Samuel right? Why have English clubs struggled in the Champions League this season? Tell us using #bbcsportsday on Twitter.

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Who says Manchester City fans don't care about the Champions League? These three Blues look happy enough to be soaking up the atmosphere in sunny Barcelona. Surely beats a cold Wednesday night in Gillingham...

But Manuel Pellegrini's side must do something that no other team has done since 1984 - and that is stopping Barcelona progressing in a two-legged Uefa competition tie after winning the first match.

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With exactly four hours until kick-off, it is time to divert our attention to tonight's tantalising Champions League action.

Manchester City travel to Barcelona aiming to overturn a 2-1 deficit and prolong English Premier League interest going into the Champions League quarter-finals.

The other tie sees Borussia Dortmund facing exactly the same task. The German side host Italian champions Juventus, who hold a 2-1 advantage from the reverse fixture in Turin.

Stay tuned for early team news, pre-match statistics and images from the build up in both cities...

We've all heard of a bit of harmless sledging on the cricket field, but it seems that one club side in New Zealand took things too far.

Lansdowne are accused of delivering "an intolerable level of personal abuse" after their opponents Greytown abandoned their club final, Stuff.co.nz reported., external

Greytown say some of their players were close to tears at the "ugly personal attacks and abusive behaviour".

Lansdowne say they are taking the matter seriously, and are "keen to remedy this issue".

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Dundee United midfielder Paul Paton and Rotherham left-back Daniel Lafferty, who is on loan from Burnley, have been added to the Northern Ireland squad for their upcoming matches against Scotland and Finland.

The duo replace Kilmarnock's Sammy Clingan and Rangers' Shane Ferguson, who have both been ruled out with knee injuries.

Northern Ireland have also named a new assistant manager. Cowdenbeath boss Jimmy Nicholl will be number two to Michael O'Neill.

Matt Flecknoe: If KP found himself scoring buckets full of runs in all forms for Surrey and IPL the ECB would have something to think about.

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The Football Association will talk to Fifa this week about extending the emergency loan system which many lower league clubs believe is vital to their existence.

World governing body Fifa plans to end the system, which allows clubs to sign players outside of the two transfer windows, at the end of this season.

The FA hopes to persuade Fifa to extend emergency loans to the end of 2015-16.

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Newcastle midfielder Siem De Jong is set to return to training on Thursday following his recovery from a collapsed lung.

The 26-year-old Dutch international has played only three times since his £6m summer move from Ajax.