BBC Sport's Elizabeth Ammon at Hove for Sussex v Worcestershire:

"It's another stunning day here in Hove and the pitch remains a good one with no signs of cracking up.

"The century partnership between Ed Joyce and Matt Machan put Sussex into a strong position.

"The duo were ticking the scoreboard along at over four an over before Machan played round his pads and was given out LBW to Alexei Kervezee.

"At lunch, Sussex lead by 87 runs with eight wickets remaining in their second innings."

West Ham's Cheikhou Kouyate, who caught David Silva in the face with his elbow, leaving the City playmaker requiring lengthy treatment and a trip to hospital, has tweeted a series of apologies - and denied it was a deliberate act.

Kouyate wrote, external: "I would like to say to David Silva that I am very sorry that you were injured during the match on Sunday, but it was not my intention.

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"I went for the ball and my eyes were on the ball. I always play the ball and never the player

"You are a great guy and a great player David Silva and I hope you are back on the field very soon."

Dave Callaghan watching Notts v Yorkshire for BBC Leeds:

"At lunch, Yorkshire are 322-4, trailing by 106 runs.

"Although they lost skipper Andrew Gale early on the third day, champions Yorkshire can take heart from the morning session.

"A splendid partnership between Jack Leaning and Rich Pyrah has thwarted the Notts attack. The follow-on has been avoided and the visitors have made steady progress towards Notts' first innings total of 428."

Aberdeen midfielder Nicky Low has signed a pre-contract with Dundee, agreeing a three-year deal.

The 23-year-old had seen his first team opportunities limited at Pittodrie.

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Manager Derek McInnes told the Aberdeen official website: "The option to sign an extended contract with a fellow Premiership club was one which Nicky felt he couldn't turn down.

"He's at an important stage in his career. I'd like to thank him for his efforts during my time with the club."

Speaking of the Rocket, O'Sullivan has been quite outspoken in the build-up to the World Snooker Championships, criticising the money on offer to the top players.

"If you go back five or 10 years, I used to get good sponsorship for my logos. I was on £350,000 even before I hit a ball," O'Sullivan told The Times, external.

"Now there is no money in snooker and the top players are suffering."

Ronnie O'Sullivan starts his quest for the 2015 World Championship title at 14:30 BST against Craig Steadman.

Here's a brief numerical breakdown of The Rocket's Crucible history:

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• Ranked second

• Five titles - 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013

• 12 maximum breaks

• Fastest ever 147 break of 5 mins and 20 seconds

• Earnings of £505,616

Manchester City playmaker David Silva has returned to training.

Silva received eight minutes of treatment and was taken to hospital after being caught in the face by an elbow from Cheikhou Kouyate during Sunday's win over West Ham.

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But tests revealed the 29-year-old suffered no fractures and Silva was pictured on the club's website, external giving cameras a thumbs-up gesture as he returned to training today.

City face FA Cup finalists Aston Villa in their next Barclays Premier League game on Saturday evening.

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Katie Wilkinson was four when she binned ballet classes to follow her twin brother Ben to football training.

And now she's the one playing for the team they supported as kids.

The Aston Villa and England U19 international spoke to BBC Sport's Andrew Aloia about how sibling rivalry inspired her to become a footballer. Read her full story here.

Wigan midfielder Tim Chow says that two weeks before scoring on his full debut he was told he would be released in the summer.

The 21-year-old made his debut when he came on as a sub against Millwall on 14 April and then four days later scored after starting against Brighton.

Wigan-born Chow has been given his chance since Gary Caldwell replaced Malky Mackay as manager on 7 April.

"Two weeks ago I got told I wasn't getting another contract," Chow told BBC Radio Manchester. "Full credit to the manager, he's come in and straight away he's told me that I've got a future at this club."

You've been getting in touch to give us your best sporting zero to hero candidates.

Richard Peace: Stevie Naismith, looked well out of his depth in his first season at Everton but give him some confidence and it's worked wonders.

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Dan Wood: Joe Garner at Preston. Looked average at best two years ago when he joined - now top scorer for second season and League One player of the year.

Stephen McMenzie: Coloccini was useless when he first signed for NUFC and looked a waste of money at £10m. From his second season onwards he was one of the best defenders in the country.

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Struggling McLaren-Honda expect a significant step forward in performance at the next grand prix.

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The team, who have yet to score a point this season, are introducing developments to both car and engine in time for the Spanish Grand Prix on 10 May.

Racing director Eric Boullier said: "Most of the back end of the car will be new. Every race we bring new chassis parts to increase performance."

Nottingham Panthers have announced that head coach Corey Neilson will remain with the team next season.

The former Panthers player's position was reviewed after the team failed to win any of the three major competitions for the first time since 2009.

Neilson, 38, took on a player-coaching role with Nottingham in 2008, before becoming a full-time coach in 2012.

Aston Villa and Reading have been charged by the Football Association for crowd disturbances during FA Cup ties last month.

It is alleged both clubs "failed to ensure that no spectators or unauthorised persons were permitted to encroach onto the pitch".

The charges relate to Villa's sixth-round game against West Brom at Villa Park on 7 March, and Reading's replay against Bradford at the Madejski Stadium in the same round on 16 March.

Both clubs have until 23 April to respond.

Reading co-owner Khunying Sasima Srivikorn believes that new Financial Fair Play rules are the "most wonderful thing to happen to English football".

Championship clubs must operate with losses of under £3m a season.

From 2016-17, clubs' finances will be monitored over three seasons during which they will may lose up to £15m without having to detail how that loss will be funded.

"Financial Fair Play allows you to invest responsibly," Sasima told BBC Radio Berkshire. "We are committed to doing that carefully, nicely and together with (manager) Steve Clarke.

BBC Sport's George Riley is still shaking his head at The Crucible after Ding Junhui's 147 blunder:

"13 reds, 12 blacks, back in position after a couple of great rescue shots, then he inexplicably forgets and screws instead up for the blue.

"He immediately realises his error and hangs his head. Gasps of disbelief in the press room. He was left shaking his head about it. How can you forget you're about to make a bit of history - and pocket 30k?! Inexplicable."

You can relive the drama here.

Newcastle Chronicle:, external Two Newcastle United fans are putting together a documentary about Kevin Keegan's 1990s team with a scheduled release date of 20 October - 20 years since the Magpies' 5-0 victory over Manchester United.

Other sporting anniversaries...

1930: Leicester and Arsenal drew 6-6 in the old First Division, watched by 27,241 fans at Filbert Street.

1990: Rangers clinched the Scottish championship for the 40th time by winning 1-0 at Dundee United.

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2013: Liverpool's Luis Suarez bit Branislav Ivanovic in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Anfield. The Uruguayan was later charged with violent conduct and handed a 10-match ban.

Exactly 19 years ago to the day, in 1996, Manchester United's Eric Cantona was voted player of the year by the Football Writers' Association.

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It was not a bad achievement considering the Frenchman, who had joined the Reds from Leeds four years earlier, missed the first couple of months of the 95-96 campaign, still serving a ban for his infamous kung-fu kick the previous season.

Manchester United could have the edge over Liverpool in a battle for rising Dutch talent Memphis Depay, according to Ronald de Boer.

Both Premier League clubs have been linked with the £25m-rated PSV Eindhoven striker.

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Former Ajax and Holland midfielder De Boer told Talksport: "I don't want to say which club is more suitable for him, but if he goes to United he knows there is a Dutch coach there in Van Gaal who knows him from the World Cup. That is an advantage."

De Boer described Depay as "one of the biggest talents in Europe", adding "he has everything".

No news yet on England's starting line-up for the second Test with the West Indies but former captain Michael Vaughan believes Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid should be given his debut.

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"He might bowl four spells in a day and two and a half of them might look utter rubbish," Vaughan told BBC 5 live. "But that spell and a half might be the difference. That's why you pick him."

The opening game in the three-match series was drawn. The action starts at 15:00 BST - live text commentary on the BBC website from half-an-hour before.