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Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn, whose club are on the verge of confirming their promotion to the Premier League: "[Manager] Eddie Howe is going nowhere. I have said his ambition is to manage a team in the Premier League and when that happens it will be with AFC Bournemouth. Short of a catastrophe at Charlton we will be in the Premier League and Eddie Howe will be with us as our manager."

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James Taylor, who will captain England in an ODI against Ireland on 8 May: "To be given the opportunity to lead your country is a huge honour. There are still some very experienced and talented cricketers in that team who I'd have been delighted to have as my captain, so it is a privilege and one I'm going to relish. It's going to be brilliant leading an England team in a one-day international. We know it will be a tough game against Ireland and this match provides a great chance for us all to show we can play a huge role in limited overs cricket in years to come."

Lancashire 444, Kent 252 & 34-0 (f/o)

Kent were forced to follow-on as Lancashire made easy work of their tail in the opening session of the third day at Old Trafford.

Sam Northeast, 48 overnight, passed his half-century off 109 balls with six fours but fell to the in-form Kyle Jarvis as he hooked a bouncer to Peter Siddle.

Simon Kerrigan claimed his second wicket of the match as Adam Riley edged the spinner to Paul Horton as Kent were bowled out for 252, trailing by 192 runs.

However, openers Daniel Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly safely saw off the the hosts bowlers, as they began their second innings, for the rest of the morning as they look to avoid a heavy defeat.

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BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Bob Hunt:

Gloucestershire 275 & 47-1, Derbyshire 545-9

"Gloucestershire will have to bat for the best part of two days to save the game as at lunch on day two they need a further 223 to avoid an innings defeat.

"Derbyshire batted on for a further 40 minutes before eventually declaring when they lost Harvey Hosein for 61, caught behind off Liam Norwell.

"It was deserved reward for the bowler, who plugged away on day two without success when Martin Guptill was blazing the ball to all parts."

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Northants 251 & 191-5, Leicestershire 305

Leicestershire's hopes of a first Championship win since 2012 were frustrated by Grace Road old boy Josh Cobb and Rob Newton on the third morning.

Three wickets left Northants on 142-5, just 88 ahead, but Cobb was dropped as he and Newton shared an unbroken stand of 49 before lunch.

The visitors will resume on 191-5, with Newton 46 not out and Cobb on 21 and the match intriguingly poised.

BBC Radio Newcastle's Martin Emmerson at Chester-le-Street:

Sussex 335 & 235-6, Durham 339

"It has been a hard morning in the field for Durham in a stiff and chilly breeze, but their patience has been rewarded with three wickets.

"At lunch Sussex were 235-6, with Ben Brown and Matt Machan (80) departing in the run-up to the break.

"Machan put on 62 for the fourth wicket with Harry Finch, who was caught behind for 22, and was then out lbw to a snorter from Usman Arshad which never got up off a length.

"It ended a partnership of 57 for the fifth wicket with Luke Wright, who will resume after lunch on 31."

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BBC London 94.9's Kevin Hand at Taunton:

Somerset 408 & 77-1, Middlesex 317

"Somerset have assumed a strong position at lunch on the third day, reaching 77-1 in the second innings to lead by 168.

"Middlesex added only 11 runs to their overnight score of 306-7, but were hampered by a sore upper back for Tim Murtagh, which has prevented him batting or bowling so far today.

"The pitch appears to have settled down from a lively start on the first day, but rain could aid aid the visitors if they cannot induce a collapse similar to Somerset's first innings."

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England ODI squad to face Ireland on Friday 8 May: James Taylor (c) (Nottinghamshire), Zafar Ansari (Surrey), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire).

BBC Radio Nottingham's Dave Bracegirdle at the Ageas Bowl:

Nottinghamshire 371, Hampshire 248-8

"A productive morning for Nottinghamshire's bowlers saw Hampshire struggle through to the lunch break on 248-8, still 123 runs behind.

"Having begun the day on 167-4, the home side seemed in danger of not reaching the follow-on mark as Will Gidman, Luke Wood and Steven Mullaney each bagged an early wicket and the second new ball enabled Vernon Philander to remove Danny Briggs, as Notts increased the pressure.

"Sean Ervine had a charmed life, being bowled from a no-ball and also given not out after a confident stumping appeal, but remained unbeaten on 26 at the interval, with Andre Adams on 14 against his former county."

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BBC WM 95.6's Richard Wilford at Headingley:

Warwickshire 435, Yorkshire 222-5

"A watchful half century from Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale has put his team within 64 runs of avoiding the follow-on.

"His stoicism has been required as both Jack Leaning and Andrew Hodd perished attacking short balls from Boyd Rankin on a still bland pitch.

"The draw remains the likeliest outcome."

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Jamie Saczak: Premier League fairytales? Blackpool. Shoe-string budget. Wonderful man-manager. Oh, and we beat Liverpool (twice!).

Caolan: Once took a Segunda División B to the La Liga on Football Manager 2014 was the proudest day of my Football Manager career.

Doddfather93Official: Crewe Alexandra spent years bottom of fourth division, recent seasons in Championship/League 1 have been real achievement.

Interesting stat from our colleagues at Opta Joe, external. Back-up indeed...

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BBC London 94.9's Mark Church at The Oval:

Surrey 340, Essex 416-4

"Quite a morning for Daniel Lawrence. At 17 years and 290 days he became the youngest Essex batsman to score a Championship hundred when he drove Zafar Ansari elegantly to the cover boundary.

"The milestone had arrived from 146 deliveries and thanks to his efforts the visitors are batting themselves into a strong position.

"At lunch, Essex lead by 76 and Surrey have a few problems keeping the young man quiet."

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German football had its own fairytale story in 2008 when Hoffenheim, hailing from a village of the Sinsheim municipality in Baden-Wurttemberg (population 3,000), capped a remarkable eight-year rise from the fifth tier of German football to earn promotion to the Bundesliga in their first season as a professional club.

They did not stop there, though, and in their debut top-flight season, playing attacking football under the management of Ralf Rangnick, backed by billionaire Dietmar Hopp, and with a team comprising largely other clubs' cast-offs, they competed with giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and emerged as Herbstmeister, or autumn champion - meaning they led the table at the halfway stage.

They would eventually finish seventh that season but have remained in the Bundesliga since.

Essex batsman Dan Lawrence has become one of the youngest batsmen to hit a County Championship century after reaching three figures on the third morning against Surrey at The Oval at the age of 17 years and 290 days.

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It is believed that Kent's Godfrey Bryan is the youngest player to score a Championship hundred in 1920, aged 17 years and 245 days, followed by Worcestershire's Dipak Patel, who was 17 years and 270 days when he did so for Worcestershire in 1976.

The votes are in. We asked you whether you think Bournemouth have what it takes to survive in the Premier League next season and here is how you voted.

YES - 48.4%

NO - 51.6%

It was very close, but a slight majority of you think Bournemouth will go straight back down. Now it's up to Eddie Howe and his boys to prove the great British public wrong.

An update on the plight of Sporting Lokeren defender Gregory Mertens, who collapsed yesterday during a reserve game for the club.

The 24-year-old, who suffered a heart-related illness, is in a critical condition and in an induced coma in a Genk hospital on a life support machine.

"Sporting Lokeren sympathises with the family and hopes for a positive outcome," read a club statement.

The morning session has come to an end at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, and it's been a pretty good one for Judd Trump.

The 2011 finalist went 6-0 ahead in his best-of-25 frame quarter-final against Ding Junhui, though the man from China hit back late on to take the last two frames and give himself hope of mounting a fightback.

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In the other morning match, Scotland's Anthony McGill is level with 2005 champion Shaun Murphy 4-4 in what has been a tight affair thus far.

Next up, starting at 14:30 BST, Rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Stuart Bingham, and Aussie Neil Robertson - who is looking in mighty fine form - faces Barry Hawkins.

Full coverage here.

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Football fairytales are not confined to these shores, of course. Smaller clubs have risen to prominence in leagues across the globe. One of the most famous examples is Italian club Castel di Sangro. Founded in 1953 in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, which has a population of just 5,500, they began in the Terza Categoria, the ninth tier of Italian football, where they remained for 30 years.

From 1983 to 1989 they rose rapidly to reach Serie C2, the fourth tier. Their greatest moment came in 1996, though, when they achieved promotion Serie B and then embarked on a remarkable, controversial and tumultuous season (which is too long a tale to relate here), during which they were bottom of the table for most of the season but avoided relegation by beating Pescara in their penultimate game.

The next season they were relegated - their first demotion in any league since 1983. Barring a good run in the 1999 Coppa Italia, they never hit the same heights again and ceased to exist in 2005.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has pleaded guilty to reckless driving after hitting and injuring a cyclist with his car in Sydney.

The 43-year-old appeared in a Sydney Court to face charges over the incident which occurred in the city's central business district last May.

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The former Australian goalkeeper had become involved in a dispute with a cyclist over lane positioning.

According to court documents seen by the Sydney Morning Herald, Bosnich wound down his window and told the cyclist: "Champion you gotta pull a little to the left, you can't keep to the middle of the road" - before a disagreement ensued.

Bosnich will be sentenced on 9 June.