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England batsman Ian Bell scored 143 to help rescue his side from 34-3 on the first day of the opening Test against West Indies in Antigua.

Bell was axed on the 2009 West Indian tour, paying the price for his part in England's 51 all out in Jamaica, and Antigua was his first game on the sidelines.

"To come back here and score a hundred in the place I got dropped is a nice feeling. It's quite satisfying to put that one right," he said.

"It's been at the back of my mind for a while. Coming here to Antigua, this was where I got dropped after our shemozzle in Jamaica, so I was determined to come out and make it count.

"I had to work very hard to get back into the team after that tour, so it meant a lot to me."

Connacht assistant coach Dan McFarland will switch to Pro12 rivals Glasgow Warriors in the summer.

The former Ireland Wolfhounds coach, 43, succeeds Shade Munro as forwards coach with the Scotstoun outfit.

Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "Dan has done a fantastic job at Connacht over the last nine years and is a high-quality technical coach.

"He has an excellent reputation. It's great news that he's joining us and I'm sure he will be an excellent addition."

New Yeovil boss Paul Sturrock plans to take time to assess the strength of his squad following their relegation from League One.

The 58-year-old was appointed last week and saw Saturday's 1-1 draw with Notts County confirm their fate.

"The quicker I know which ones don't want to jump off the sinking ship, and which ones I don't think I need for next season, the better," he told BBC Somerset.

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Ben Flower has been urged by coach Shaun Wane to "carry on from where he left off" when he resumes his career for Wigan in Thursday's Super League derby with Warrington.

The 28-year-old Welsh international forward has completed his six-month ban for twice punching Lance Hohaia in the opening moments of October's Grand-Final at Old Trafford, and is set to start from the bench against the Wolves.

"He's one of the best front rowers in the competition and that's we want. We need a Ben Flower in our team. He's dynamic, just what I like, he runs the ball hard and he's uncompromising. He's perfect for me," said Wane.

"I'll be telling him to go as hard as he can, run as hard as you can, hit as hard as you can and just carry on from where you left off because bear in mind in the play-off games last year he was one of the best. I want him back to that form as quickly as possible."

We've been asking this morning which sporting legend you would want back at their peak and why?

Let us know via Twitter using #bbcsportsday and via the BBC Sport Facebook page., external Here are some of your replies...

Ross McKenzie:, external I'd like to see George Best back at his prime. Never made a major international tournament and I wasn't born when he played!

Andy:, external It has to be Pele to see how Messi and Ronaldo measure up.

Peter Blair:, external Tiger Woods was phenomenal when I was growing up. I would love to see him back at his peak for nostalgia's sake, if anything.

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Middlesex have signed Australian Joe Burns as their overseas player for June-July.

Australia's Adam Voges was to be their captain and overseas player for the whole season but was called up for the Ashes Tour. He will leave after the first month of the season.

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It wasn't that long ago that Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was all-but writing off his side's chances of finishing in the top four.

But he now believes Manchester City's struggles have "opened the door" to the Reds' hopes of Champions League qualification as Monday's 2-0 home win over Newcastle moved Rodgers's men four points off City with six games to go.

"We feel we have every chance," he said. "Of course, we're looking for other teams to slip up. I am sure there will be plenty of twists and turns to come."

"We're going to fight until the very end. As we saw last year there can be a lot of changes."

The Football League has announced its three-man shortlist for the Young Player of the Year award.

This nominees for this year's award, which covers players in all three Football League divisions, are Dele Alli (Milton Keynes Dons), Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) and Nathan Redmond (Norwich City).

The winner will be announced on Sunday at the 10th annual Football League Awards.

Previous Winners:

2014: Will Hughes (Derby County)

2013: Thomas Ince (Blackpool)

2012: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)

2011: Connor Wickham (Ipswich Town)

2010: Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace)

2009: Fabian Delph (Leeds United)

2008: Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

2007: Gareth Bale (Southampton)

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Lewis Hamilton believes he has the psychological upper hand on Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in their title battle this season.

Second-placed Rosberg felt race winner Hamilton was driving unnecessarily slowly, backing him up into the chasing Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. during the Chinese Grand Prix.

"I've always said he is really strong mentally," Hamilton said. "But I'd like to think I'm stronger this year."

He added: "If I'd been second, with lots of pace, I'd have been pushing to get past, but Nico didn't."

BBC News spent the day behind the scenes at Leicestershire County Cricket Club, who have not won a championship match for two and a half seasons, and found the Foxes are desperate to preserve their first class status.

Watch the video here.

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Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will return to Diamond League action at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 24-25 July.

The 29-year-old missed the 2014 season after giving birth to her first child and is looking forward to testing herself ahead of an important summer and her long term goal of the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.

"Diamond League meetings always have the best athletes in the world so I'm sure this will be a good test for me," she said.

"I want to perform well being back on the big stage in London but I will be realistic as 2015 is about the challenge of getting back to competitive shape after having my little boy and ultimately making the necessary progression to be at my best for Rio."

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Jordan Spieth won the Masters aged just 21 and BBC Newsbeat has been having a look at some of the greatest young superstars in the history of sport.

Boris Becker and Martina Hingis are two of the names on the list but who else has been included?

In Division Two, Leicestershire, without a Championship win for two years, are showing commendable spirit against Glamorgan and will resume their first innings on 202-1 in reply to the Welsh county's mammoth 513-9.

Angus Robson (82no) and Ned Eckersley (81no) are both within sight of centuries for the Foxes.

And at Northampton, Northants will be looking to build their lead on the third morning after closing on 68-2 in their second innings, 105 ahead.

So, where are we after two days of the new County Championship season?

Well, Durham are on top at Somerset in Division One, with the hosts set to resume on 54-4 in their second innings, still 27 behind, after Paul Collingwood's unbeaten 109 gave the visitors a first-innings lead.

Nottinghamshire are also in charge at Lord's and will start day three on 101-2 in their second innings, a lead of 218 over Middlesex.

Hampshire have plenty to do to avoid the follow-on after closing on 220-9 in reply to Sussex's 444.

But it's pretty even at New Road where champions Yorkshire are 298-9, trailing Worcestershire by 13 runs.

We've been asking this morning which sporting legend you would want back at their peak and why?

Here are some of the best from the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

Michał Kozioł: Pele. Imagine him as a teenager in the modern world. All the hype and everything. Messi and Ronaldo would never come near him.

Jonathan Cooper: Never saw him... but would love to see Don Bradman just to see how he is 40 runs better than the next great.

Mark Jacko Jackson: Love to see what Senna would do at his peak in a modern F1 car; for GAA then I'd be impressed at Christy Ring playing now with safety gear etc. Would that impede his creative spark maybe? Who wouldn't like to see Bradman now?!?

Martin Cantona Bond: Mike Tyson and Ali. I'd love to see them fight each other at the peak of their powers to find out who would really win!

It's day three of the opening round of County Championship games from 10:30 BST and a reminder that you can hear ball-by-ball commentary of every match on the BBC Sport website and via the BBC Sport app.

The BBC Sport app is also the place to go if you want to get your county's results as they happen or know when a key wicket has fallen. You can now get automated alerts with alerts also available for football clubs, international teams and Formula 1.

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Manchester City and England striker Toni Duggan has apologised for an "error of judgement" after posing for a photograph with Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal.

The 23-year-old deleted the photo from her Instagram page after receiving criticism from City fans.

"I appreciate the significance of my actions and assure everyone connected with City that I am proud to represent the club," she said in a Facebook post.

Notts County winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce may have to play on despite undergoing a scan on a suspected medial ligament injury in his knee.

County are one point from safety in League One with five games to play.

"Maybe players have to play with broken knees or broken ankles, I don't care," manager Ricardo Moniz told BBC Radio Nottingham.

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Allan Donald has confirmed he is to step down as South Africa bowling coach.

The 48-year-old former Test paceman has been part of the coaching team since 2011.

"I have had some time to reflect after the World Cup and have come to the conclusion that the time is right to move on," he said.

"The last four years have been the best of my life, and being involved with the Proteas in the 2015 Cricket World Cup was a goal I had set my sights on."

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Steve Davis and Jimmy White have failed in their bid to qualify for the World Snooker Championship.

Six-time world champion Davis lost 10-1 to Kurt Maflin. The 57-year-old trailed 8-1 after a one-sided morning session in Monday's second qualifying round and could not fight back at Ponds Forge.

Jimmy White, 52, who lost six World finals, also failed to qualify, losing 10-8 to Matthew Selt, despite being 7-2 up.

Former world champion Ken Doherty did progress, beating Lee Walker 10-6. The Irishman will play Mark Davies next.