Newcastle striker Adam Campbell is on trial at West Brom, playing an hour in the Baggies' reserve team's 3-0 win over Arsenal earlier this week.

The Chronicle adds , externalthat Ryan Taylor, Jonas Gutierrez and Sammy Ameobi are all likely to be allowed to leave in the summer when their contracts expire.

Have Liverpool really under-performed this season?

Or did last season's second-placed finish raise expectations beyond what was reasonable for Brendan Rodgers and his squad?

Simon Gleave, the head of analysis at statisticians Infostrada, presents the case for the defence., external

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Northamptonshire recorded their first Championship win in 21 matches as they beat Leicestershire by 92 runs.

The hosts, needing another 332 to win on the final day, saw Azharullah bowl Angus Robson for 32 before the next four batsmen all fell lbw.

Olly Stone removed Mark Cosgrove, Azharullah got rid of Neil Pinner and Rory Kleinveldt (4-86) dismissed Ned Eckersley (37) and Tom Wells (13).

Niall O'Brien hit 58 off 65 balls before Leicestershire were out for 283.

It's bad news for Leicestershire though - they have now gone more than two seasons without a County Championship victory.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has responded once again in the snooker.

After his error-strewn previous frame, the Rocket made no mistakes this time - he's just made it 7-7 against Stuart BIngham.

The quarter-final is best of 25 and looks like it could be a close-run thing.

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Just 9.4 overs of cricket were possible on day four at the Ageas Bowl as Hampshire's game against Nottinghamshire finished as a draw.

Notts declared on their overnight score of 296-4 to leave a target of 392, but rain washed out the morning session.

When play finally got underway at 13:20 BST, the hosts moved to 29-0 before the showers returned.

The umpires were hopeful of resuming at 15:00 BST, but the weather closed in once again and play was abandoned.

Mark Cavendish remains in the points leader's jersey at the Tour of Turkey despite being unable to contest the sprint finish to Wednesday's stage four in Marmaris.

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Cavendish was one of several riders who dropped on the final climb a few kilometres from the finish and could not rejoin the leading group.

It allowed Lotto Soudal's Andre Greipel to win from Nippo-Vini Fantini's Daniele Colli, with Daniele Ratto of UnitedHealthcare in third.

Cavendish, who won the first two stages, remains top of the points standings on 30, with Ratto now level in second place.

Interesting story in the Daily Telegraph today, which has done a study into how many players from Premier League FA Youth Cup winning teams actually go on to play for the first team.

And the answer, depressingly for any youth teamers reading, is not many.

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"Of all the players to have started for the winning side in the previous 10 FA Youth Cup finals, only 41.7 per cent went on to make a professional debut for their club," says the Telegraph.

It conducted the study on the back of Chelsea's second successive FA Youth Cup triumph earlier in the week.

You'll find the full article here, external.

West Ham co-owner David Gold has denied rumours that the club have started talks with boss Sam Allardyce over a new deal.

Allardyce's current deal expires in the summer and Marseille's Marcelo Bielsa and Bournemouth's Eddie Howe are among those linked with his position.

"The decisions that need making will be made at the end of the season," Gold told the Claret and Hugh blog., external

"I seem to be saying this for the umpteenth time. I would ask all fans to wait until the end of the season. After all, there's not long to go."

Ronnie O'Sullivan has just blown a couple of glorious chances to make it four frames in a row and move 7-6 ahead in his World Snooker Championship quarter-final with Stuart Bingham.

At the risk of criticising one of the most talented players of all-time, O'Sullivan missed two absolute sitters - on a par with a centre forward slashing the ball over the bar from a yard out.

It cost him - Bingham eventually cleared up and it's he, and not the Rocket, who goes ahead.

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Aggie Ford: Let's all imagine how disastrous Shevchenko and Torres could have been together at Chelsea #missedopportunity.

Bass Playin' Ronin: Surely the dream strike force of Klinsmann & Sheringham at Spurs, pure genius there!

Jake Lytham: Ronaldo, Rooney & Tevez in 07/08 had 75 between them in all comps.

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Burton Albion manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has said he would make a decision about becoming Leeds boss "with my brain and not my heart".

The 43-year-old, who spent two years at Leeds between 1997 and 1999, has been linked with a return to Elland Road. Current Leeds head coach Neil Redfearn is out of contract in the summer.

"Leeds is a very beautiful club. I'll make decisions for myself with my brain and not with my heart," Hasselbaink told BBC Radio Derby.

"It's difficult for me to talk about because they have a good manager at the moment who has done really well and I have a job here that I really like. It's not nice to talk about those kind of things."

The former Netherlands international added: "I am committed to Burton and I will do everything in my power to make the club successful for as long as I am here. You can't do anything about rumours."

David Dunn would consider playing at League Two side Accrington Stanley when he leaves neighbours Blackburn this summer.

The 35-year-old announced his departure from the Championship club earlier this week, but the one-time England midfielder intends to keep on playing.

"I go and watch Accrington as much as I can - I would say they are probably my second team," Dunn told BBC Radio Lancashire. "So why not, if the opportunity arose and it was right with everybody?"

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says that he is now a far calmer character than when he managed Monaco between 1987 and 1994.

"I was an absolute firebomb, I was absolutely mad!" he said., external

"I have learnt to dominate my devils. I am not sure I have mellowed in my resolute attitude, but in the way I express my feelings and beliefs, certainly I have changed."

Been busy? Don't fret. Here's a summary of the main news from the sporting world so far today:

Football: Former Premier League footballer Delroy Facey has been jailed for two and a half years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery in a match fixing trial.

Boxing: Ahead of Saturday's super-fight in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather taunted Manny Pacquiao about earning less than him.

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Football: The condition of Belgian defender Gregory Mertens has deteriorated following his collapse on the pitch with a heart-related illness.

Sport: The BBC has announced that the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be held in Belfast on Sunday, 20 December.

A non-league manager is in hospital after suffering a freak injury while celebrating his team winning the Western League First Division.

Barnstaple Town's Barry Yeo snapped his Achilles tendon when he and his team "sprung off the dressing room benches chanting" and jumping around.

A 1-0 loss to Oldland Abbotonians ended a 37-game unbeaten run but results elsewhere guaranteed them the title.

"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," Yeo told BBC Sport.

Barry Hearn has revealed snooker stars will play for a £1m bonus bounty in a new Home Series.

The chairman of World Snooker announced the Welsh Open, already on the calendar, will be joined by a Scottish Open, Irish Open and English Open from the 2016/17 campaign, to make up the series.

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And Hearn - speaking at the Crucible today - promised any player who won all four in the same season would cash in with the million-pound cheque.

Glasgow, Belfast and Manchester will stage the three new United Kingdom events.

Hearn also announced that prize money for the World Snooker Championship winner will increase dramatically from its current £300,000 to £500,000 for the 2018 tournament onwards.

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The best and worst strike partnerships? Your suggestions are coming in on Twitter, via #bbcsportsday, external, on text, on 81111, and on the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

Glen on Twitter: Worst strike pair - Kerry Dixon & David Speedie at Southampton. Both bought with the Alan Shearer transfer money!

Rupert Morgan on Twitter: The fierce partnership of Andriy Voronin and David N'Gog at Liverpool surely have to get mention

James King on Twitter: Mark Stein & John Spencer at Chelsea in the mid 90s. Little & little.

Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Jon Jones has been suspended indefinitely and stripped of his light-heavyweight belt after a hit-and-run incident on Sunday that left a pregnant woman with a broken arm.

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Jones has been released on bail after turning himself in to police on Monday.

He has since tweeted: "Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down."

Clothing company Reebok have also terminated a deal with the 27-year-old.

The Rocket is really taking off now.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has just won a third frame in succession to level his quarter-final with Stuart Bingham.

The players have just gone off to powder their noses but will resume soon with the score locked at 6-6.

Newcastle United's Jonas Gutierrez on Twitter, external:

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The 31-year-old revealed in September that he was being treated for testicular cancer, and made his playing return in March.