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Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie has pulled out of speaking to the media following his side's victory over Hampshire as speculation continues that he will be approached to succeed Peter Moores as England head coach.

However, Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon has spoken to BBC Sport's David Ornstein about Gillespie, saying the County have not received any approach from the ECB to speak to their coach and that they do not want to lose him.

If there is an approach, Moxon said they would deal with that accordingly and admitted Gillespie's aim is to coach at international level, but refused to indicate the answer he thinks the Australian would give to the ECB.

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Arsenal Ladies forward Kelly Smith says she is "furious" after being sidelined for three to four months after a potentially career-ending tackle.

The 36-year-old needed ankle surgery following a tackle by Abby Holmes in last month's 4-1 win over Sunderland.

"While she gets a three-match ban I, in effect, get a 15-game ban in the league as well as cup games," the ex-England international wrote on her blog. "She's clearly not good enough to be playing at this level. I can't get that tackle out of my head.

"Sure, she apologised as I got stretchered off and Sunderland subsequently apologised to Arsenal. That's all well and good but she should be thinking more about how to tackle, not how to apologise. Those type of tackles end careers."

Manchester City and United are co-operating with police following minor crowd disturbances at an under-21 match between the two clubs.

A crowd of 16,708 turned up at Old Trafford as United beat City 4-0 on Tuesday to move within a point of clinching the Barclays under-21 Premier League title.

Three arrests were made by Greater Manchester Police following incidents at the ground.

"Club officials are liaising with Greater Manchester Police and Manchester United FC over this situation and will assist with their enquiries."

The two clubs liaised prior to the Old Trafford game to ensure rival supporters were segregated.

Here are a few of the present ideas you have for birthday-boy Yaya Toure...

BillyBoy: Pep Guardiola.

Kiani: A decent defence.

CCSDan: A one way ticket to Galatasaray!

Keep your ideas coming via #bbcsportsday or 81111 (UK).

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Birthday presents? Who needs one when you can be made £720,000 richer overnight. According to the Daily Mail,, external that's the bonus Yaya Toure received when Man City secured their Champions League qualification at the weekend. Maybe it's time to buy that Bugatti Yaya.

Remember to send us your idea's for Yaya's birthday via #bbcsportsday or 81111 (UK).

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Adil Rashid boosted his chances of an England Test call-up as Yorkshire beat Hampshire by 305 runs at Headingley. (Scorecard)

With the squad for the first Test against New Zealand due to be announced on Thursday, the leg-spinner claimed 4-48 for match figures of 8-118.

Will Smith made an unbeaten 64, but Hampshire were bowled out for 143 when last man Fidel Edwards was caught off Steve Patterson, having earlier survived a hat-trick ball from Rashid.

We should hear from Tykes coach Jason Gillespie shortly on the subject of the vacant England head coach position.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has been handed a two-match suspension for showing public dissent towards a referee.

Spain's football federation said Ancelotti applauded in a disrespectful manner as referee Clos Gomez blew the final whistle on Madrid's 2-2 draw against Valencia last Saturday.

According to the match official's notes, Ancelotti continued the exaggerated applause in the tunnel, and did the same to one of the assistant referees.

According to the rules, coaches who show "contempt or disregard" can be banned from the touchline for up to a month.

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The Sun, external: Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to walk out on Real Madrid - and an announcement on the 30-year-old Portuguese forward's future could come as soon as this week.

Now you know what today marks don't you? That's right, the anniversary of Cakegate. It's Yaya Toure's 32nd birthday and let's hope Manchester City have something special planned for their star midfielder.

Last year, City thought they could get away with a happy birthday message on their Twitter account and presenting him with a birthday cake.

Nice, eh? Erm, well no. Because Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk said the player was "very upset" about it and "could leave the club". "He got a cake but when it was Roberto Carlos's birthday, the president of Anzhi gave him a Bugatti," Seluk added.

So, here's the thing: what do you think City should buy Toure this year to ensure they keep him sweet and he remains at the cub?

Send us your gift ideas via Twitter at #bbcsportsday, on the BBC Sport Facebook page, external, and by text on 81111 (UK).

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Earlier today, we asked if Andy Murray could be the new king of clay following his recent victories on the surface?

Well, the British number one has been good enough to reply to our Tweet...

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Port Vale striker Tom Pope is set to hold talks over a move to League One rivals Doncaster Rovers within the next few days, BBC Radio Stoke has learned.

The 29-year-old, who is out of contract, said: "Everybody knows that I'd love to stay at the club and I've got no desire to leave.

"But I've got to look after my family, and if the deal on the table's nowhere near what anybody else is offering then I'll have to weigh up my options."

We asked for your nominations for most memorable sporting separations - and a song to accompany it...

Vaughan Try: Paul Pogba and Manchester United - I Want You Back, Jackson 5.

Andy Bentley: Massimo Cellino and Leeds supporters. The lunatics have taken over the asylum!

Matt Everitt: David Beckham and Sir Alex... This Town Aint Big Enough For The Both Of Us

Oxford have signed midfielder Liam Sercombe, 25, on a two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Exeter City.

Sercombe told BBC Radio Oxford: "Everyone knows how big the club is and I want to be part of helping them get out of League Two, hopefully we can do that next year."

Sercombe is Oxford's second signing in two days, following forward Kemar Roofe's move from West Brom.

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A spot of golf now and world number one Rory McIlroy has vowed to take an aggressive approach on the greens as he looks to find his putting touch this week at the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy finished eighth in the Players Championship at Sawgrass on Sunday after struggling to convert his excellent play from tee to green into enough birdies to challenge for the title.

"I'm really happy with where everything is from tee to green, so more of the same with that and just hole a few more putts," said the Irishman.

"I'll try to get the speed a bit better and be a bit more aggressive on the greens and hopefully that will make a difference."

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Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Casper Ankergren and defender Inigo Calderon have signed new one-year deals with the Championship club.

The pair, both 35, both joined the Seagulls in 2010 and helped the Sussex club win the League One title in 2011.

We asked for your nominations for most memorable sporting separations - and a song to accompany it...

Tom Thrall: Gareth Bale - Lonely. Not really a break up, but it might lead to one soon...

Charlton have denied reports linking them with a move for Genk striker Ilombe Mboyo, who spent time in prison in Belgium for participating in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in 2004.

A report in the Daily Mail on Wednesday, external suggested the Addicks were attempting to sign the Belgium international.

"He is absolutely not on our radar. He is not a player we are interested in signing," said a Charlton spokesman.

Leicestershire have signed Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal for part of this summer's NatWest T20 Blast.

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Akmal will play four games in June - including a possible meeting with his international team-mate Shahid Afridi when Northamptonshire visit Grace Road on 12 June.

Part of Pakistan's World Cup squad, Akmal can certainly bat - he has a prolific record in Twenty20 cricket, with a top score of 94 and a strike rate of 128.65.

Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink has admitted his side will be a much weaker force without the injured Arjen Robben when they play Latvia in a key Euro 2016 qualifier next month

"With the absence of Robben, the team will lose 30-40% of its quality and production. That's the impact he has shown over the last year and a half," said Hiddink.

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Robben recently recovered from an abdominal muscle injury only to suffer a calf tear, which ended his season and ruled him out of Bayern Munich's Champions League matches with Barcelona.

The Dutch play Latvia away in Riga on 12 June and - lagging behind the Czech Republic and Iceland in their group - need maximum points.

We asked for your nominations for most memorable sporting separations - and a song to accompany it...

Simon Goodall: Kevin Pietersen to the ECB. I could be so good for you - Dennis Waterman.

We've just watched the video to that song in the interest of research and have to say it's one of the weirdest we've ever seen, featuring a dancing policeman, an elderly greengrocer and Dennis kissing a traffic warden. All of which is of absolutely no relevance to our debate but we thought we'd tell you anyway.