Summary

  • Henderson signs £100,000-a-week Liverpool contract

  • No one better to manage Liverpool - Rodgers

  • Mayweather v Pacquiao tickets to go on sale

  • Get involved #vitalkit: the sports kit you cannot do without

  1. Goodnightpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Right, that's all from another Sportsday. Join us again from 08:00 BST on Friday when we'll bring you all the breaking sports news.

    There will be eight Premier League news conferences as we build up to the weekend's football, as well as the Champions League and Europa League draws.

    Cheerio for now.

  2. Selby takes on Lawropublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Mark SelbyImage source, Getty Images

    Reigning world snooker champion Mark Selby has taken time out from his title defence at the Crucible to pit his wits against our own Mark Lawrenson.

    Selby, a Leicester City supporter, is Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League predictions.

    Unsurprisingly he believes his beloved Foxes can make it four wins in a row when travel to Burnley on Saturday.

    Read the rest of his and Lawro's predictions here.

  3. England steady the shippublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    After losing Alastair Cook and Ian Bell within five runs, England are now moving along slowly but steadily in Grenada, reaching 191-3 against the West Indies.

    The deficit to the Windies is down to 108 in the second Test. Follow our live text commentary here.

  4. Newcastle link disrespectful - McClarenpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Steve McClarenImage source, Getty Images

    Derby boss Steve McClaren has called the speculation linking him with Newcastle United "disrespectful".

    He says his focus remains on getting Rams, currently fifth in the Championship, promoted to the Premier League.

    The former England boss said: "At the present moment I am the Derby County head coach and will remain so until things change. So, let's get on with the job. My goal is to get in the play-offs and do as well as we can."

    On the reports linking him with St James' Park, McClaren added: "I haven't got a clue if I'm a candidate for the Newcastle job.

  5. Portsmouth approach for Cookpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    BBC Radio Solent sports editor Adam Blackmore on Twitter:, external "It's our understanding that Portsmouth have made an approach to Chesterfield to speak to their manager Paul Cook about vacant job at Fratton Park."

  6. Daggers boss Burnett extends contractpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Dagenham & Redbridge manager Wayne Burnett has signed a new two-year deal with the League Two club.

    The 43-year-old's new contract will run until the summer of 2017, which would mark the 10-year anniversary of Dagenham's promotion to the Football League.

  7. Tell us your #vitalkitpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Inspired by our feature on the history of the sports bra, we asked for details on your treasured pieces of sports kit:

    Martin Long: A black armband I made in memory of my brother is my #vitalkit for playing football. It's a passion we both shared.

    Mark Adamoulas: A sweatband so faded from the sun it looks about 100 years old

    Anna O'Leary: My football thermal shorts

    Do you have a lucky jockstrap, a best pair of boots or an unbeatable bat? If so, then let us know using the hashtag #vitalkit on Twitter or via text on 81111.

  8. Stockholm Marathon U-turnpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Stockholm Marathon organisers never intended to "discriminate" by awarding prize money only to Nordic athletes, according to a race spokesman.

    The decision has now been overturned - the race takes place on 30 May.

    It was hoped the new format would be an incentive for Nordic runners, with the men's event won by an athlete from Africa in each of the past 13 races.

    "We were quite naive, we didn't foresee this kind of criticism," Lorenzo Nesi told BBC's Sportsworld programme.

  9. Bell bowled for onepublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    It was a short and not very sweet stay for Ian Bell in Grenada - the England batsman has just been bowled for one.

    Once again, the bowler was Shannon Gabriel, who dismissed Alastair Cook just a few minutes ago.

    The tourists are 164-3 in reply to West Indies' 299.

    Joe Root is the new man in. Click here for our live text commentary.

  10. Quartet to miss PGA Championshippublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Paul Casey will all miss next month's PGA Championship at Wentworth, the European Tour have announced.

    The West Course was redesigned by four-time major champion Ernie Els in recent years and the changes have not met with unanimous approval.

    It has never been a happy hunting ground for Stenson, Garcia or Poulter but Casey, who is based in the United States, won the PGA Championship in 2009 and also lifted the World Match Play title at the same venue in 2006.

  11. England lose second wicketpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    England skipper Alastair Cook is still awaiting his first Test century since May 2013 after he was bowled by West Indies' Shannon Gabriel for 76.

    The tourists are currently 160-2 in the second Test in Grenada with Ian Bell joining Gary Ballance at the crease. The Windies made 299 in their first knock.

    Follow our live text commentary here.

  12. Meekings 'cannot wait' for cup finalpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender Josh Meekings has reacted to the news that he is free to play in the Scottish Cup final after his one-game ban was dismissed by an independent panel (see 17:20 entry):

    Josh Meekings tweetImage source, Josh Meekings tweet
    Josh Meekings tweetImage source, Josh Meekings tweet
  13. Astana keep their licencepublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Some breaking news and the Astana team will be allowed to compete on cycling's elite circuit in 2015 after the International Cycling Union (UCI) backed down from a bid to ban them.

    The UCI asked its licence commission to revoke the Kazakh-based team's World Tour status in February.

    This followed a string of positive doping tests at the team and its development squad last year.

    But Astana and UCI lawyers met on Thursday to agree a deal that sees Astana, who employ 2014 Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali, keep its licence.

  14. Hazard most important player - Ivanovicpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Eden HazardImage source, Getty Images

    Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic says team-mate Eden Hazard has "made a difference in very game" as the Blues close in on the Premier League title.

    Ivanovic, Hazard and skipper John Terry have started all Premier League games this season and the Serb, 31, believes the Belgian has had "the best season of his career".

    He added: "All season he has got a lot of kickings but he never complains. He's a hard worker on the pitch. He's improved massively from last season and for us he has been the most important player.

    "He's the guy who when you pass him the ball you just have to leave him alone. He will do everything. He's something different."

  15. Win at all costs for Foxes - Kingpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Andy KingImage source, Getty Images

    Leicester midfielder Andy King says "everyone is so confident" and there is "such a good buzz" at the club after three successive wins gave the Foxes a chance of staying in the Premier League.

    They have moved off the bottom to 18th, below Hull only on goal difference, and travel to new basement club Burnley on Saturday.

    "We don't want to be in the bottom three come the end of the season so it is a win at all costs situation for us at the moment," King told Leicester's website., external

    "They're going to be trying to make it hard for us and we know they need the three points as much as us, so it'll be a tough game."

  16. Koeman warns players over transfer talkpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Ronald KoemanImage source, Getty Images

    Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has warned his players not to let transfer speculation distract them in the final month of the season.

    Koeman held a team meeting on Thursday following a national newspaper story linking Saints midfielder Victor Wanyama with a summer move to Arsenal.

    Wanyama dismissed the story and Koeman himself said it had no foundation.

    "From Victor's part it is all rubbish and he never said that. I believe that," Koeman told BBC Radio Solent.

  17. Meekings ban dismissedpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Josh MeekingsImage source, Getty Images

    Inverness Calednian Thistle defender Josh Meekings is available to play in the Scottish Cup final after his one-game ban was dismissed.

    Meekings contested the one-game ban 'offered' to him by the Scottish FA's compliance officer for a supposedly deliberate handball to prevent Celtic's Leigh Griffiths scoring in Sunday's semi-final at Hampden.

    Inverness chairman Kenny Cameron said: "The result means that the club can now fully appreciate the achievement of reaching it's first ever Scottish Cup final and focus on preparations for Saturday's game versus Aberdeen."

  18. Oyston denies FA chargepublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Blackpool FC chairman Karl Oyston has denied an FA charge of misconduct relating to a text-message exchange with a club supporter.

    Oyston is accused of five breaches of FA rules, including using abusive and/or insulting words.

  19. England on top in Grenadapublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Alastair CookImage source, Getty Images

    It's been a good morning for England on day three of the second Test against the West Indies, as the tourists have gone to lunch on 145-1.

    Opener Jonathan Trott is the only man to fall so far today, edging leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo to Jermaine Blackwood for 59.

    Captain Alastair Cook (67) and Gary Ballance (7) will be at the crease when play resumes with England 156 behind West Indies' first-innings total of 299.

  20. Maloney returns to boxingpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 23 April 2015

    Kellie MaloneyImage source, Getty Images

    Kellie Maloney is returning to boxing as a promoter, less than a year after announcing she was undergoing gender reassignment.

    As Frank, Maloney was one of British boxing's most high-profile promoters and led Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight crown.

    And after unveiling two new charges in London on Thursday, Maloney thanked the boxing fraternity for its support.

    "It's like starting all over but with 30 years of knowledge," she said.