This is all from Sportsday for this week. Be sure to tune in to all the aforementioned great sport on offer this week on the BBC. We will see you on Monday with reaction from it all.

We'll leave you with a picture that illustrates just how loved the late Richie Benaud was, particularly amongst cricket fans. This is from the Sydney Ashes Test on 4 January 2014 and features a few of the thousands of Richie lookalikes in attendance that day...

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BBC Radio 5 live

Before all that, though, there are three programmes on BBC Radio 5 Live tonight that you may well want to tune in to....

At 19:00 BST, Mark Pougatch presents a special programme live from Liverpool, with champion jockey AP McCoy, ahead of his final Grand National.

From 20:00 BST, there is an hour-long tribute to former Australia captain and iconic cricket commentator Richie Benaud, who has died at the age of 84.

And, at 21:00 BST, Mark Chapman presents live golf coverage from day 2 of The Masters in Augusta. Coverage continues on 5 live sports extra from 10pm.

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History is being made this weekend as female crews representing Oxford and Cambridge will row the same Boat Race course on the same day as the men for the first time.

The crews will row the four miles, 374 yards from Putney Bridge to Chiswick Bridge on Saturday from 16:50 BST - for the first time in the 87 years they have competed.

Oxford have won six of the last seven stagings over a straight, 2000m course, including last year's race at Henley-on-Thames.

You can watch as BBC Sport meets the crews ahead of the race and the race will be live on BBC Television.

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Oxford's president Constantine Louloudis will be going for a fourth win in five years in Saturday's Boat Race. which will be shown live on BBC One.

The 23-year-old missed out in 2012 as he competed for Great Britain at the London Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the men's eight competition.

But he will stroke the Dark Blues in the 161st Boat Race as Oxford aim for a sixth success in eight years and their 11th since the turn of the century.

"I feel quite relaxed," Louloudis told BBC Sport. "We've got a great bunch of guys and a good coaching staff so we've every reason to be confident."

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The main equine event of the weekend is Saturday's Grand National which gets underway at 16:15 BST.

If you are still unsure where your money is going to go, why not have a look at our pinstickers' guide.

And BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght looks at some of the key stories in Saturday's race.

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Manchester United striker Robin van Persie will miss out despite returning to training following an ankle injury.

Chris Smalling is doubtful through illness, while Luke Shaw is injured and Jonny Evans suspended, while Andreas Pereira is with Brazil's under-20 side.

Manchester City will assess captain Vincent Kompany, who has a hamstring injury and remains doubtful.

Wilfried Bony is sidelined by ankle and knee problems, while Dedryck Boyata and Stevan Jovetic will also miss out.

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QPR defender Richard Dunne is fit after knee surgery but lacks match fitness and is not expected to feature.

Darnell Furlong could return from a calf problem, but Michael Doughty and Rio Ferdinand are both ruled out.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa is out with a hamstring injury, so Loic Remy is set to start against his former club.

Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas would be banned for games versus Manchester United and Arsenal if booked on Sunday but both will start at Loftus Road. Fabregas will wear a protective mask, having broken his nose against Stoke last weekend.

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Burnley midfielder Matt Taylor could make his first appearance since August on Saturday after recovering from an Achilles injury.

Ross Wallace and Steven Reid may return from respective knee and calf injuries.

Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny is a doubt with related hip and thigh problems, while Wojciech Szczesny will have a fitness test on a rib injury.

Mathieu Debuchy, Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby are all back in contention.

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West Ham striker Enner Valencia is available to face Stoke after recovering from a toe injury.

However, James Collins is expected to miss the rest of the season after dislocating a shoulder.

Stoke are set to recall Victor Moses, who was ineligible against his parent club Chelsea last week.

Marc Wilson has a broken hand and will have to wear a protective cast in order to play. Jon Walters has a minor knee injury but his participation is not thought to be in serious doubt.

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West Brom midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu begins a three-match ban for his red card against QPR last weekend.

Craig Dawson is likely to be recalled in defence after serving a suspension in that match.

Leicester defender Matt Upson has overcome the Achilles problem that ruled him out of last weekend's win against West Ham.

Midfielder Dean Hammond has recovered from the ankle injury he suffered three months ago.

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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris remains out with a knee injury, while right-back Kyle Walker is unavailable because of a foot problem.

Defender Jan Vertonghen has been suffering from illness and is doubtful for Saturday's game.

Aston Villa are again without the injured quartet of Alan Hutton, Scott Sinclair, Ashley Westwood and Carles Gil.

However, left-back Aly Cissokho has trained all week and could return from a groin injury.

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Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson begins a two-match ban.

Jack Rodwell returns from a hamstring problem, while Wes Brown, Ricky Alvarez and Emanuele Giaccherini are all still sidelined.

Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak is available following a four-game ban, and his return is timely with fellow midfielder Joe Ledley (hip) a doubt.

The Eagles are still without Marouane Chamakh, Fraizer Campbell and Jordon Mutch because of injury.

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Southampton will be without Serbian midfielder Filip Djuricic because of an ankle injury.

Steven Davis and Florin Gardos missed the defeat at Everton last week through injury but both return to the squad.

Hull are likely to replace the suspended David Meyler with Tom Huddlestone, who is back after a ban.

Andy Robertson and Curtis Davies are both injury doubts, while Gaston Ramirez is ineligible to face his parent club.

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Swansea full-back Angel Rangel is expected to deputise for Kyle Naughton, who will miss the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage.

Winger Jefferson Montero is nearing a return from a hamstring problem and could be named as a substitute.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is doubtful with a hamstring injury, and boss Roberto Martinez says he will not be risked unless he is 100% fit.

Midfielder Darron Gibson is out for the season with a broken metatarsal. Bryan Oviedo and Tony Hibbert are also ruled out, while Aiden McGeady is a major doubt with a back problem.

There is plenty of top-class sporting action to look forward to this weekend, including the Premier League. Here is the team news ahead of Saturday's and Sunday's matches...

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Jordan Spieth remains the dominant force in the 79th Masters at Augusta. He has moved to -10 from his overnight score of -8. His lead is four strokes from Australia's Jason Day and fellow American Charley Hoffman.

The lowest 36-hole score at the Masters is Ray Floyd's 131 in 1976, when he went on to win it. Spieth needs a 66 today to beat that mark, which is three more shots.

You can follow every important shot via our live text commentary.

The Ben Pauling ridden Barters Hill (11-2) has claimed victory in the final race of the day at Aintree: the Weatherby's Wealth Management Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race.

The winner proved strongest down the final straight to finish a length ahead of Bellshill (8-1), in second, and Potters Corner (20-1), who claimed third.

Charlton Ladies boss Jeremy Parsons says getting a result away to Everton, last year's FA Women's Cup runners-up, is not beyond his third-tier side.

Charlton face the Toffees, of WSL 2, who were playing in the top-tier of English women's football last season, on Sunday for a place in the semi-finals.

"We've nothing to lose, it's definitely within us," Parsons told BBC Sport.

"The pressure is on Everton, to come out and have a go at us and try and beat us. I like being the underdogs."

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Northants captain Alex Wakely says he has a completely different attitude to cricket after recovering from a career-threatening injury.

The 26-year-old batsman told BBC Radio Northampton he had regained his passion for the game.

"I feel I haven't achieved what I wanted to, or should have done, during my career so far," Wakely said.

"I've had a lot of time to think, and it feels like a fresh start, like being given a second chance in a way."

Earlier, we asked you for your examples of boasting bosses following the public self-confidence of Jose Mourinho, Tim Sherwood and Sam Allardyce this week...

Jay: LVG on Leicester:"I know everything about the team, individuals, subs, how they take free-kicks, everything". Utd lost 5-3.

Seamus in Warsaw: PL managers don't have time to delude themselves. They're too busy collaborating with media to delude the fans.

Arka Dey: Jose Mourinho, the most boastful of all the bosses around, but the thing is he delivers too. Not a Chelsea fan.

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