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Millwall striker Lee Gregory said on Monday that he hoped Championship relegation rivals Rotherham "would bottle it" in their fight against the drop.

Big mistake. Big. Huge.

Rotherham duly beat Reading 2-1 last night to ensure their survival and relegate the Lions.

Millers boss Steve Evans, never short of a word or three, had these words of consolation for Gregory.

"He said we've not got bottle. I've got 12 bottles of pink finest Champagne and we'll be drinking them for about a week," said Evans.

"Look forward to League One, son, and keep your trap shut."

Ouch.

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Have you ever had an urge to watch six grown men juggle a ball over a dinner table before heading it into a litter bin? If so, you need to get out more... sorry, we meant your luck is in.

Chelsea players including John Terry and Didier Drogba have been filmed performing a head tennis session at the dinner table, before Jon Obi Mikel finishes things off by nodding the ball into a bin, sparking joyous celebrations.

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Don't know what Jose would make of it. In the meantime, you can watch the video here.

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

The 24-year-old Lokeren player is in a critical condition after being given CPR in the first half of Monday's reserve-team game with Genk.

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He is in an induced coma in a Genk hospital on a life support machine.

"His situation has deteriorated. We are waiting for the worst news to come," a Lokeren spokesman said.

Play starts in Sheffield at the World Snooker Championships at 10:00 BST, with full coverage across the BBC.

Barry Hawkins resumes his quarter-final with Australia's Neil Robertson, leading 5-3, while Judd Trump needs only one more frame to see off Ding Junhui (Chn) - he is 12-4 ahead in the best-of-25 frame match.

Head here for the full schedule.

So then, it is, of course, fight week.

Floyd Mayweather takes on Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning and things are hotting up across the pond.

The BBC has several reporters out there, including Ben Dirs, who was on hand to witness the moment when thousands of fans greeted the boxers as they arrived ahead of the £150m bout.

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"Don't get nervous," Pacquiao told his fans. "I'm the one fighting, so relax."

"I'm more calculated, I'm the smarter fighter," said Mayeather. "He would be a better fighter if he wasn't so reckless."

Let the trash-talking commence.

Rio Ferdinand has posted this on Instagram, external, with the message: "Just been sent this of a young chap playing for Bournemouth a few years ago! Buzzing for them to get promoted to the Premier League."

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Ferdinand spent 10-games on loan with the Cherries in 1996, when he was 17-years-old and coming through the ranks at West Ham.

And here's something we'd forgotten about, which happened 12 months later - during the summer of 1997, Man United made an enquiry about Ferdinand but West Ham said no and the Reds signed Henning Berg from Blackburn instead.

Ferdinand did, of course, join United (via Leeds) for £34m in 2002.

Leg-spinner Yasir Shah helped Pakistan take four wickets on the second morning of the first test against Bangladesh, reducing the hosts to 325-8 at lunch.

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Shah returned figures of 3-78 as Pakistan made inroads after Bangladesh resumed the day on 236-4. Mohammad Hafeez (2-47) and Zulfiqar Babar (2-99) took two wickets apiece.

At lunch, Shuvagata Hom was on 11 with Mohammad Shahid on 6.

Here's a rarity - a German side that can't take penalties.

And what's more incredible is that it's Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola's globally-admired side.

One apiece with Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund at full-time of their the German Cup semi-final, the match went to a penalty shoot-out ... in which Bayern somehow contrived to miss every spot kick they took.

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Xabi Alonso and Philipp Lahm (pictured) slipped as they took theirs, while Mario Gotze was denied and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer hit the bar.

Dortmund converted a couple of theirs to book a place in the final, where they will meet either Arminia Bielefeld and Wolfsburg in Berlin on 30 May.

Off the pitch, the Hull-Liverpool game caused a stir.

The £50 price of an away ticket led to many Reds fans boycotting the game, with a Liverpool supporters' organisation condemning "greedy" club.

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Liverpool's The Spirit of Shankly group requested fans did not attend the match and there were empty seats in the away end despite the club having sold the allocation of 2,500 tickets.

"These clubs are so greedy, they charge fans through the nose - it has to stop," said spokesperson Keith Culvin.

Fans also protested outside Anfield.

If Rotherham are happy, Hull are flippin' delighted.

Steve Bruce's men, facing a run-in which includes daunting games against Arsenal, Tottenham and Man United, desperately needed a victory to ease their relegation fears ... and victory they got.

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The Tigers beat Liverpool 1-0 courtesy of a Michael Dawson header to move four points clear of the bottom three - though defeat leaves Brendan Rodger's men almost certain to miss out on Champions League qualification.

Match report here.

For those who want to read about how Rotherham stayed up, here's the report of their win over Reading.

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Matt Derbyshire and Lee Frecklington got the all-important goals at the New York Stadium as the Millers recorded only their second win in nine games.

It was an emotional victory for Rotherham, who had three points deducted last week for fielding an ineligible player, but have still managed to retain their Championship place after taking eight points from their last five matches.

First to Rotherham, where the club not only secured their Championship survival last night (sending Millwall and Wigan down) but manager Steve Evans provided some of the most entertaining post-match comments of the season too.

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After the Millers 2-1 win over Reading, Evans had a pop-and-a-half at Millwall, who had suggested Rotherham's players lacked guts.

"A Millwall player said we've not got bottle. I've got 12 bottles of pink finest Champagne and we'll be drinking them for about a week," said Evans.

"Look forward to League One, son, and keep your trap shut."

That's them told then.

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho talks about the future at Chelsea while there's an interesting story about how any rogue bars caught illegally screening the big fight (we surely don't need to tell you that's Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, in Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time), will face big trouble.

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David de Gea will stay at Manchester United, with the club set to persuade their much-prized keeper to stay (though £200,000-a-week would, I think it's fair to say, persuade most folk to stay anywhere).

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Football's oldest competition is to be rebranded the Emirates FA Cup after the FA struck a £30m sponsorship deal with the Dubai-based company, says The Sun. The FA Cup has had sponsors before, but this is the first time in its 144-year history that full naming rights have been granted.

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Forget the Fergie hair-dryer, Louis van Gaal can dish out a rollicking and a half too if needed. Or so says The Mirror, who claim Daley Blind and Antonio Valencia have been on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing from the manager.

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Welcome to life in the Premier League Bournemouth. One day you're in ecstasy at going up, the next you're being told your manager might be on his way.

Sob. Spare a thought for Wigan and Millwall fans today. Rotherham's win over Reading has sent them down to League One.

Cheer. But Hull fans will have a spring in their step - what a huge win for Steve Bruce's men over Liverpool. The Tigers are now four points above the Premier League drop zone.

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Off-target. And if anyone could nip over to Munich and give the Bayern players some coaching in how to take penalties, that would be lovely.

More on all that shortly. First, the papers...