Mason called up for England, Lallana out with groin injury
FA plan to restrict non-EU players
Liverpool's Skrtel charged with violent conduct
Alonso to return for Malaysia GP
El Clasico reaction after Real Madrid lose and Bale is criticised
Image source, Adam Williams-OnlineStaying with cricket and former England spinner and Test Match Special pundit Graeme Swann has given his predictions ahead of the Cricket World Cup semi-finals.
New Zealand face South Africa on Tuesday before Australia take on India on Thursday.
Find out who Swanny's tipping to reach Sunday's final in Melbourne.
Image source, Getty ImagesChris Gayle appears to have broken the Somerset website with news of his T20 Blast signing, but here's some more info for you in the meantime.
He will arrive on either 22 or 29 May, depending on how far his Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise progress in the Indian Premier League.
The big-hitting Jamaican, 35, has made 13 centuries in Twenty20 cricket.
"Signing a world-class player of the quality of Chris Gayle is tremendously exciting for the club," said director of cricket Matthew Maynard.
Image source, MarcaGareth Bale's performance for Real Madrid in Sunday's Clasico with Barcelona has led to mixed views about his contribution in the Spanish media. Marca did not even give him a rating., external
"Whichever angle you choose to look at it from, Bale is going through a sticky patch," writes Sam Marsden in the Daily Mirror., external
"Perhaps the shadow cast by Cristiano Ronaldo is too big for him; perhaps the unwanted headlines are getting in his head; or perhaps the demands of the fans are weighing him down.
"Madrid are now four points back from Barca in the title race, out of the Copa del Rey and only scraped through against Schalke 04 in the Champions League earlier this month. For their sake, and for his own, Bale needs to start living up to the expectation that comes with being the world's most expensive footballer."
Image source, AFPSomerset have signed West Indies opener Chris Gayle to play up to six matches in this summer's T20 Blast competition.
Four of those matches will be at Taunton - one of the smallest grounds on the county circuit.
Could be a few glaziers doing a roaring trade come the summer.
Rangers agree loans totalling £1.5m from shareholders Douglas Park, George Letham and George Taylor.
The Glasgow club decided against utilising a second £5m loan agreed with fellow shareholder Mike Ashley's Sports Direct retail company. The Newcastle United owner loaned an initial £5m to the club in January.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Football Association is to review an incident involving Liverpool's Martin Skrtel towards the end of their 2-1 defeat by Manchester United.
The Slovakian defender, 30, appeared to tread on United goalkeeper David De Gea during injury time at Anfield.
The FA says it is "looking at the incident", which prompted angry exchanges between the two players.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Brom have decided not to appeal against the red card they received in Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.
Following referee Neil Swarbrick's admission that he sent off the wrong man at the Etihad Stadium, the FA will switch the card from Gareth McAuley to Craig Dawson.
It means Dawson will serve an automatic one-match suspension and miss the Premier League encounter with QPR at the Hawthorns on 4 April.
Image source, Nico Rosberg @TwitterHe might be playing second fiddle to Lewis Hamilton on the track at the moment, but Nico Rosberg is certainly leading the way when it comes to climbing the stairs of tall buildings.
His preparations for the Malaysia Grand Prix have included climbing 2,170 steps inside one of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur., external
Read more about that and all the latest news on and off the grid in today's Formula 1 Gossip column.
Celtic are fined £5,860 for 'improper conduct of the team' and £3,600 for the setting off of fireworks during the Europa League game against Inter Milan in Italy, Uefa announces.
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Image source, OtherIn a season where London Welsh forgot how to win, here's a tale of a side that seemingly has forgotten how to lose.
United Services Portsmouth RFC have just sealed promotion from London & South East Hampshire One with the record - Played: 18 Won: 18.
The squad drawn from the navy, army and civilians are the only side in English senior rugby to boast such a record and will take their place next season in London Three South West.
Henry Ashman:, external I feel like England's forwards are a little hard done by, but I'm struggling to think of who to put in, best as an eight though.
Fion McGuire:, external Clearly Guscott is a big fan of Fifa-esque teams of the tournament. Very, very strange team selection. Healy, Parisse, Mas??
Dominic O'Leary:, external How on earth did Cian Healy make Guscott's team of the tournament having only started one game? Also Webb over Youngs for me.
Do you agree with Jeremy Guscott's Six Nations team of the tournament? Have your say via #bbcsportsday, external
McLaren confirm that subject to a successful final FIA medical assessment this Thursday, Fernando Alonso will return to the cockpit for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard suffered concussion in a pre-season testing crash and was not fit enough to race at the season-opener in Australia.
BBC Sport rugby union analyst Jeremy Guscott has picked his Six Nations team of the tournament. Do you agree? Who should be in there that isn't? Let us know via #bbcsportsday, external
You can also have a read of Guscott's post-Six Nations analysis.
Image source, ReutersChelsea striker Diego Costa will undergo tests in London today to assess whether he can remain in the Spain squad for their upcoming internationals against Ukraine and Holland.
Costa limped off with a hamstring injury in the second half of Chelsea's 3-2 win at Hull on Sunday.
The Spanish football federation (RFEF) said in a statement: "Costa will undergo tests on Monday in London and the results will be available to Spain's medical staff for their evaluation."
Full-back Mark Little says joining Bristol City was the best decision he has ever made after scoring one of their goals in Sunday's 2-0 win over Walsall in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley.
"When I woke up in the morning I was hoping to lift the trophy again. To get man of the match and score as well is a dream come true," said Little, a member of Peterborough's Trophy-winning side last season.
City are also 10 points clear at the top of League One and he added: "We just need to finish the job off and then I can go on my holidays and look back at what an amazing season it's been."
Image source, Getty ImagesHe may have cost a cool £75m, but Luis Enrique believes Luis Suarez is worth every penny.
The ex-Liverpool strike drilled in the winner as Barcelona beat title rivals Real Madrid 2-1 in Sunday's El Clasico.
"That is why we paid what we did for Suarez," says Barcelona coach Enrique. "I'm glad that we have a player who can be decisive. We have been happy with him since he arrived for his commitment and qualities he gives the team."
League Two promotion chasers Wycombe Wanderers have extended the loans of Brentford pair Sam Saunders and Nico Yennaris until the end of the season.
Midfielder Saunders, 31, and defender Yennaris, 21, have played five games each since joining in February.
Former West Ham midfielder Jack Collison is determined to return to football and has not given up on his international career with Wales.
The 26-year-old is without a club after struggling with a knee injury, and has not played a game since May.
"I've decided to take a bit of time out to make sure I've recovered from injuries," he told BBC Sport. "I'm going to wait until pre-season and try and get back into it at the start of next year."
Image source, Getty ImagesAdam Lyth has marked his call-up to England's squad to tour the West Indies next month by scoring a century for Yorkshire against the MCC.
The opener has reached three figures over in Abu Dhabi in the champion county fixture.
Yesterday, England captain Alastair Cook (playing for the MCC) scored just three runs on his return to action.
You listen to live commentary from day two of the match.
Image source, Getty ImagesSaturday's Six Nations decider saw a record-breaking peak audience of 9.63 million watch England v France, as the championship went down to the wire.
A peak of 4.1m watched Italy v Wales, while 5.1m tuned in for Scotland v Ireland and the BBC Sport website recorded its highest ever traffic on the day, with 8.22m unique UK browsers.
Barbara Slater, Director BBC Sport, said: "It's what the BBC is all about, bringing these great moments that unite the nation, making them available to everyone wherever they are."