Summary

  • Harry Kane set to start for England v Italy (19:45 BST)

  • FA scraps plans for GB teams at Rio Olympics

  • Ex-England captain Kevin Sinfield announces switch from rugby league to union

  • Birmingham Bears sign NZ captain Brendon McCullum for T20 Blast

  • Andy Murray on brink of 500th career victory

  • GET INVOLVED: Your miserable PE lessons

  1. Farewellpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    And that is where we leave you for today, many thanks for being with us. Tom Rostance has begun his live text and he will take you through all the evening action. Sportsday will return at 08:00 BST on Wednesday.

  2. 5 live Sportpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    A reminder about tonight's 5 live Sport with Mark Chapman from 19:00 BST, which comes from Turin where there is live commentary of the Italy v England match with John Murray and Alan Green, while former England international Danny Mills provides the summaries. There is also your chance to air your views in the 5 live Social from 22:00 BST.

  3. Impressive Italian defencepublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Italy
  4. Bardsley accepts FA chargepublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    England and Manchester City Ladies goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has accepted her FA charge of violent conduct and will serve a three-match ban.

  5. Selby and Trump through in Chinapublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    World number one Mark Selby booked his place in the second round of the China Open after beating Mark Joyce 5-3 despite suffering from neck pain.

    Judd Trump won the last two frames to see off Andrew Higginson 5-3, while there were also wins for John Higgins and Mark Williams, who ousted two Chinese players in Yu Delu and Zhao Xintong, respectively.

  6. Rio Olympic tickets go on salepublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    The first phase of ticket sales for the Rio Olympics in 2016 began on Tuesday despite uncertainty about the football tournament.

    Nearly 7.5 million tickets are available to fans, but none for football games in Sao Paulo because the city and local Olympic organisers were not able to reach a deal ahead of the opening of the sales.

    About 70% of the tickets are reserved for Brazilians.

  7. Cardiff temporarily close new standpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Cardiff City Stadium's new £12m Ninian Stand extension will be temporarily closed for club matches next season - less than a year after it was built.

    Poor season ticket sales after a disappointing Championship campaign have contributed to the decision.

    Fans who have bought seats in that area will be offered a move elsewhere.

  8. England in Turinpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Italy v England 2000
  9. Gillingham offer new deals to sevenpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Gillingham have offered midfielder Michael Freiter and keeper Tom Hadler one-year extensions to their contracts.

    Hadler, 18, and Freiter, 19, are yet to feature for the first team. The club have also offered Greg Cundle, Mitchell Dickenson and Callum Emptage one-year professional deals.

    Josh Hare and Aaron Millbank have been offered six-month extensions but Dan Bent, Aidan Blanchard, Devante McKain, Mahlon Romeo, Josh Staunton and Charlie Webster are being released.

  10. Get involvedpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Following Victoria Pendleton's plea to make PE lessons for appealing for girls, we are asking for your memories of miserable PE lessons. Keep them coming in please to #bbcsportsday

    Chris Brenton: Loved playing hockey at school. Scored lots till Mrs H started calling offside. Have now found there is no offside in hockey.

    Pippa Jeffcock: We used very old changing rooms with a very small hot water tank. Invariably we had ice cold showers in midwinter after hockey.

    Ben Rabinovich: Forgot my swimming trunks once, and had to swim in my white P.E. shorts...

  11. I miss football to death - Cassanopublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Antonio CassanoImage source, Getty Images

    Former Italy forward Antonio Cassano says he is desperately missing soccer.

    Cassano ripped up his contract with Serie A club Parma in January.

    "I feel sick without football," the 32-year-old told Italian magazine Chi. "I miss it to death. I miss the atmosphere in the locker room, practice. But most of all I miss the adrenaline rush.

  12. Spurs purchase clears way for new stadiumpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Tottenham have agreed the purchase of the Archway Sheet Metal company on the Paxton Road next to their White Hart Lane ground, that had been delaying the development of the club's new stadium behind the existing site.

    A Spurs statement, external said: "In order to allow Archway to relocate its business appropriately, the Club will not take possession of the land until later this year."

  13. Scene set for Italy v Englandpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Phil McNulty
    BBC chief football writer in Turin

    "A few fans are already milling around the superb Juventus Stadium ahead of England's friendly with Italy - although plenty of visiting supporters are still in the city centre enjoying the sights and piazzas of Turin on a gloriously warm evening.

    "There is just enough breeze to make it a perfect evening for Roy Hodgson's side to measure how far they have come since the disappointment of the World Cup in Brazil.

    "England's line-up may have an experimental look but there will still be plenty for Hodgson and his staff to learn and observe against opponents who are never less than organised, battle-hardened and tough to beat."

  14. ECB boss elect Graves ponders four-day Testspublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    New England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves, whose five-year tenure will officially begin in May, has confirmed the shortening of Test matches to four days is on his agenda.

    Graves told the MCC's website, lords.org:, external "Personally, I think we should look at four-day Test cricket and play 105 overs a day starting at 10.30am in the morning, and finish when you finish as all the grounds now have lights."

  15. Pyrenees retreat for Scots ahead of World Cuppublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Scotland, who lost all five of their Six Nations matches this year, will prepare for the World Cup at the Font Romeu camp, a high-altitude training base in the French Pyrenees used by world-record marathon runner Paula Radcliffe.

  16. England protect unbeaten friendly runpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    England
  17. Get involvedpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Following Victoria Pendleton's plea to make PE lessons for appealing for girls, we are asking for your memories of miserable PE lessons. Keep them coming in please to #bbcsportsday

    Iain Small: At my kids' primary the people running PE were so out of shape they couldn't even run! Kids need good role models.

    Tony Stewart: Got a relay baton stuck on my finger, three hours in A and E, had to dislocate my finger to get it off. Good times!

    Ryan Rossi: I ripped my trousers open playing football.

  18. 5 live Sportpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Tonight's 5 live Sport with Mark Chapman from 19:00 BST comes from Turin where England face Italy. There is live commentary of the match with John Murray and Alan Green, while former England international Danny Mills provides the summaries. There is also your chance to air your views in the 5 live Social from 22:00 BST.

  19. Get involvedpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    So for the last part of this edition of Sportsday, we would like to know if you have any particularly horrific PE tales from your childhood? Please let us know at #bbcsportsday.

  20. Changes needed for PE lessons - Pendletonpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Olympic and World cycling champion Victoria Pendleton believes this is because physical education lessons are not designed with girls in mind and has called for changes to be made.

    "I remember absolutely hating communal showers. I think every teenage girl does," she said. "This shouldn't be too hard to fix - a few shower curtains, a bit of space to get dressed, some mirrors and working hairdryers - and if it means getting more girls into the habit of sport it's got to be a good thing."