Who would have predicted this outcome at the Crucible on Wednesday night?

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Five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan bowed out of the World Championship after losing 13-9 to Stuart Bingham, who won five out of six frames in the final session.

Bingham was reduced to tears after his unlikely win, and you can relive all the drama here, or by clicking on the highlights tab above.

World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Madrid Open to rest before the Rome Masters and French Open at the end of May.

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It is the second consecutive year the Serb has pulled out of the tournament.

The 27-year-old is hoping to complete the career Grand Slam with a first title at the French Open, which starts on 24 May.

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It might not feel like it, but it is 10 years to the day since Chelsea clinched their first league title under Jose Mourinho. A 2-0 win over Bolton was enough to secure their first top-flight crown in 50 years and they will win their third under the Portuguese should they beat Crystal Palace on Sunday.

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The biggest fight in boxing history is drawing near.

But Manny Pacquiao's camp are worried Floyd Mayweather may not even turn up for Saturday's super-fight in Las Vegas.

Speaking before the £150m bout, trainer Freddie Roach said of Mayweather: "I don't think any fighter is afraid, but I don't think he wanted this fight. He was forced into a fight he didn't want to take."

But five-time world champion Mayweather responded by simply saying: "I'll be there."

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Nigel Pearson seems to have overshadowed proceedings on Wednesday night, so let's focus on Chelsea.

The Blues are now only one win away from their first Premier League title in five years after their 3-1 victory over Leicester.

They could be confirmed as champions if they beat Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and captain John Terry says his side "deserve respect" for being the best side all season.

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Will Olympic bronze-medal winning triathlete Jonathan Brownlee celebrate his 25th birthday by re-enacting this picture?

Former Australia wicketkeeper and vice-captain Ian Healy (51 today), Sunderland defender John O'Shea (34) and Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen (23) are celebrating today, too.

Birthday, gents.

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In case you've had your head buried in the sand, here's a recap of what happened after Leicester's defeat by Chelsea on Wednesday night.

During his post-match news conference, Leicester manager Nigel Pearson called freelance journalist Ian Baker - who has been known to frequent this parish - an "ostrich", "stupid" and "daft" following the Blues' 3-1 win at the King Power Stadium.

The full transcript can be read here, as well as the video of the incident.

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We'll be bringing you updates from 10 news conferences today, ahead of the weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez is set to be up first at 09:00 BST, as his side prepare to face Tim Sherwood's Aston Villa.

We're also expecting to hear from the aforementioned Nigel Pearson at Leicester. Can't imagine there's much to talk about there, can you?

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You may remember Colombia forward James Rodriguez scoring a wonder goal against Uruguay in the last 16 of the 2014 World Cup.

He's gone and done it again, this time in Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Almeria.

Spanish newspaper Marca wax lyrical about the strike, but if you'd prefer to read about it in English, here's last night's BBC Sport match report.

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The Independent also feature Chelsea's win at Leicester and, in particular, Didier Drogba's goal which brought the Blues level on Wednesday night.

The paper also features an exclusive claiming new evidence has been found in the case of the Bradford fire disaster 30 years ago.

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The Star run with a Jose Mourinho-inspired back page, as he closes in on his third Premier League title with Chelsea, mixed with a jovial picture of Ramires and Cesar Azpilicueta celebrating their win over Leicester.

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The Daily Mirror lead on Chelsea's 3-1 win over Leicester, and the reaction from captain John Terry, who notched his 38th Premier League goal to all but hand his side the title.

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No, it wasn't a weird dream. Leicester manager Nigel Pearson really did rant about ostriches on Wednesday night.

More on his bizarre outburst after their defeat against Chelsea later. But first, here's a quick look at Thursday's back pages.