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Manchester United have Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris lined up to replace David De Gea if the Spaniard opts to move to Real Madrid rather than sign a new contract at Old Trafford say ESPN FC., external

It claims that the Red Devils have made "initial contact" with Tottenham as De Gea holds off on signing a lucrative new deal worth a reported £200,000 a week. De Gea's present deal expires at the end of next season.

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Tottenham are willing to throw either England winger Andros Townsend or anchorman Benjamin Stambouli into the deal to secure the signature of Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin according to the London Evening Standard., external

Arsenal, who had been strongly linked with 25-year-old Schneiderlin, are said to be having second thoughts on their pursuit of the France international with Francis Coquelin performing well in his position.

Chelsea meanwhile have Schneiderlin as only a back-up option to the likes of Koke and Paul Pogba.

Lancashire have announced a profit of £793,000 for the last financial year.

It is a drop on the £3.5m profit posted in 2013, although that year their Old Trafford ground hosted an Ashes Test match.

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Finance director Lee Morgan told BBC Radio Lancashire. "The important thing for us is we're generating positive cash flow and making a profit, so we're going in the right direction."

London Welsh have announced the signing of former Worcester and Wasps fly-half Joe Carlisle.

Carlisle will move to the Exiles from Italian club Treviso, where he has played European Champions Cup and Guinness PRO12 rugby this season.

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A photo gallery showing the best shots from the build-up to Sunday morning's Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao mega-fight is up on the BBC Sport website.

Fistic figurines, espresso artists and folk dancers - they are all involved.

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BBC Sport in Sheffield

"Judd Trump swiftly wrapped up victory over Ding Junhui at the Crucible this morning and stated afterwards that "no-one will beat him" if he continues to play like that.

"I asked him if he caught the Ronnie O'Sullivan chalk incident, and he said he had, but like O'Sullivan, said he was unaware of the rules about placing the chalk on the table. Trump felt The Rocket made an honest mistake and was unaware of the ruling too.

"World Snooker say they will be speaking to the referee Terry Camilleri to ask him his interpretation of the incident, but no further action will be taken against the five-time world champion."

It is fair to say that Aussie Neil Robertson was the big favourite heading into his World Snooker Championship quarter-final with Barry Hawkins.

But the Englishman is continuing to impress in the best-of-25 match.

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Leading 5-3 overnight, Hawkins has maintained his advantage and, as it stands, is 7-5 up.

This one looks like it could go down to the wire - coverage here.

England and Arsenal international Casey Stoney says that the response to her February 2014 BBC Sport column explaining she was gay has been "98-99% positive".

"When I was initially asked to do a piece, I sat down with my family and my partner and I have to be honest, I was absolutely petrified," Stoney said.

"I didn't know what the response would be. I thought it would be negative and it was completely the opposite: it was overwhelmingly positive.

Stoney's partner - former Lincoln Ladies player Megan Harris - gave birth to twins Teddy and Tilly last November.

Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy have plenty of work to do if they are to meet in the WGC-Matchplay Championship final on Sunday.

World number one McIlroy faces Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker and Jason Dufner in the new round-robin format.

Spieth is up against former world number one Lee Westwood, American Matt Every and Mikko Ilonen of Finland.

Group winners progress to the knockout stage. The world's top 64 ranked players are taking part.

Masters champion Jordan Spieth says he welcomes a long-term rivalry with Rory McIlroy - but insists that he has still got some way to go to match the world number one.

The 21-year-old American, who won his first major title at the Masters earlier in the month, is seeded second behind McIlroy at this week's WGC-Matchplay Championship in San Francisco.

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"I'm off to a good start, but I can't compare what I've done to what Rory has done," said Spieth.

"In order to have a rivalry, we need to be competing against each other consistently at the highest level and that hasn't happened yet."

Stockton-on-Tees will host the 2016 British Cycling National Road Championships.

The decision from British Cycling means disappointment for the Isle of Man, who were also bidding to stage next year's event.

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After Rotherham boss Steve Evans' pithy put-down to Millwall's Lee Gregory, your favourite sporting quotes are contining to come in on Twitter, text via 81111 and Facebook.

Ronan McAleenan on Twitter: , external"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." - George Best

Daniel Darie on Twitter: , external"If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim." - Berti Vogts

Keith on text: "The after shave will sure taste good tonight" - scrum-half Steve Smith after England beat Wales in 1982.

Earlier in the year team-mate Colin Smart had down a bottle of aftershave at a post-match dinner in Paris.

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Everton and Newcastle have made contact with Crystal Palace over a £15m Yannick Bolasie deal, with Stoke also keen to sign the 25-year-old DR Congo winger, reports The Mirror., external

Judd Trump became the first man through to the semi-finals of the world snooker championship with a 13-4 victory over China's Ding Junhui. Trump will face either Ronnie O'Sullivan or Stuart Bingham next and he's talking a good game.

"If I play like I did, then I won't get beaten," said Trump. "To keep that up for another five days is going to be extremely hard. This tournament is all about consistency. I have to keep doing it. I don't fear Ronnie but if he plays at his best, he is tough to beat. But if I play at my best, I can match him."

The great thing about boxing is that it is so dignified and opponents are so respectful of each other.

Erm, or maybe not.

Floyd Mayweather has been taunting Manny Pacquiao ahead of their super-fight on Saturday, telling him he should be earning more money.

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The fighters are sharing around £150m, but the purse split is 60-40 in Mayweather's favour.

"If he'd have worked with us, he'd have made $100m (£90m)," said Mayweather. "Financially, he hasn't been treated right for this fight. And [this fight] is all about the money."

Heart-warming stuff eh? Full story here.

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Bayern Munich's season has taken a turn for the worse.

Their hopes of a treble went down the gurgler as they lost their German Cup semi-final to Borussia Dortmund on penalties last night and this morning Arjen Robben has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a tear in his calf muscle after making his comeback in the game., external

Striker Robert Lewandowski is also set to miss the rest of the campaign after breaking his jaw and nose.

Thiago Alcantara suffered only a slight bruise in the game however.

Bayern play Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on 6 May.

Bold words from Theo Walcott today.

The Arsenal winger says the Gunners have been the "best team in Europe" this year and could lift the title next season if everyone stays fit.

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"I think, especially this season, not many people thought we would be challenging for the Premier League," the 26-year-old told the club website.

"In this calendar year, we have been the best team in Europe. It is the strongest the squad has been and everyone is staying fit as well.

"There aren't many injuries in the squad, which is important. If we have an injury-free season, I think we could lift the title."

BBC Sports editor Dan Roan on Twitter, external:

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We're not jealous of him being in Vegas to cover the fight. At all. Honest.

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Usain Bolt is to be the subject of a feature documentary following his preparations and performance at the 2016 Olympics.

The Jamaican legend is bidding to land a third successive Olympic 100m and 200m sprint double in Rio de Janeiro.

The film will be produced by production company Fulwell 73, who were behind a similar project on the Manchester United's 'Class of 92'.

An Australian bid to host the 2028 Olympic Games would stand a good chance of winning, the head of the International Olympic Committee has said.

IOC president Thomas Bach said Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had raised the idea of a potential bid during talks in Canberra.

"The prime minister was asking how we see the chances for an Olympic bid from Australia in the future, and I explained to him that... a bid from Australia would enjoy a lot of sympathy and would in fact have a very good chance then also to win," he said.

Which might make one or two other countries think twice before trying to bid for it.