Here's what has been going on so far in the sporting world today:

Football: Raheem Sterling has "not achieved anything" and should stay at Liverpool, says former Reds winger John Barnes.

Athletics: Jessica Ennis-Hill says she is fit to compete, external in her first heptathlon since becoming Olympic champion in 2012.

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Rugby League: Super League's bottom side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have parted company with coach James Webster.

Cricket: Batsman Joe Root has credited sacked coach Peter Moores with the form that resulted in him being named England's player of the year.

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Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie tells BBC Sport it is "very humbling and "very flattering" to be linked with the job of England cricket coach but says he would take some persuading to leave his "dream job" at Yorkshire.

Last week, new ECB director of cricket Andrew Strauss named Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie as a potential England coach following the sacking of Peter Moores.

A little more on the news that Super League's bottom side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have parted company with coach James Webster.

Chairman Michael Carter said: "It is with a heavy heart that I have today agreed the release of James Webster from his position of head coach.

"James rescued us last season from the threat of relegation and for that I am truly thankful. I wish James and his family every success and happiness in the future, and thank him for all his hard work in his four years here.

"We will now be conducting the search for a new head coach. In the interim, Stuart Dickens will take charge of first team affairs, until we can make an appointment."

How will this go down with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers?

Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling spent Saturday night partying in Manchester with Crystal Palace players - hours after the Reds were beaten 3-1 by Palace at Anfield - reports the Liverpool Echo., external

The report adds: "If Sterling is serious about the Reds not doing enough to protect him from adverse headlines, perhaps he should also take a look at some of his own decisions."

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Sale Sharks have signed Irish scrum-half Peter Stringer on a one-year-deal.

The 37-year-old has played for Munster, Saracens and Newcastle as well as earning 98 Ireland caps and could yet win the Premiership title this term, with Bath facing Leicester in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond said: "Once I heard that Peter was looking for a new club I made my move and I am delighted he has decided to join us."

Daily Express, external: Real Sociedad manager David Moyes is keen to sign Costa Rica left-back Bryan Oviedo, 25, from his former club Everton.

James Ward has advanced into the second round of qualifying for the French Open, after the very definition of a topsy-turvy encounter against Irishman James McGee.

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Ward waltzed through the opening set 6-1, lost the second set by the same scoreline, then won the decider 6-0.

Odd. But Ward is through and that's all he'll care about.

There are three rounds of qualifying and ultimately 16 spots available in the main draw.

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The Sun are reporting, external that former Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham manager Martin Jol is wanted by Brentford to replace Mark Warburton, who is leaving after guiding the club to the Championship play-offs.

That's contrary to what Sportsday has heard, though...

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In 1965, West Ham beat 1860 Munich at Wembley to win the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Anyone have any idea what the massive mallet was for?

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Super League's bottom side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have parted company with coach James Webster.

The Wildcats were beaten by Championship side Leigh in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup on Sunday, after which Webster suggested there would be "a lot of changes".

Tom Sefton: Dennis Irwin's red at Anfield, when the ref deemed he ran the ball out of play but he continued as he didn't hear the whistle.

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Raymond Kelly: That would have to be Johnnie Doyle for Celtic - sent off for hitting the ref with a cross.

Finn The Human: I was sent off during a five-a-side game for an 'over-enthusiastic celebration'. Apparently three laps of the pitch is too many.

Andrew Neill: I once got sent off at school for swearing. I'd actually been complementing the striker standing by the ref by saying 'shot'.

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West Ham United are set to announce manager Sam Allardyce's exit on Monday, reports the Daily Telegraph., external

Club owners David Sullivan and David Gold, together with vice-chairman Karren Brady, are scheduled to meet 60-year-old Allardyce less than 24 hours after the last game of the season against Newcastle.

Allardyce, who has been in charge since June 2011, is out of contract this summer.

The Hammers are 11th in the Premier League table but have won just two of the last 15 top flight games.

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Blackpool have just 10 contracted players at the club after announcing 17 of the squad will be released following their relegation from the Championship.

It leaves the Seasiders in a similar position to last summer, when they had just eight contracted players on the eve of the 2014-15 season.

Managerless Blackpool have taken one-year options on Jose Miguel Cubero, Andrea Orlandi and Nile Ranger - a player who has reportedly not been at the club since December.

Midfielder Jamie O'Hara has been offered a new deal but a host of first-teamers - including Tony McMahon, Peter Clarke and David Perkins - have been allowed to leave Bloomfield Road.

Three Division Two matches are only at the second day - the first day of Northants v Surrey was abandoned yesterday without a ball being bowled because of rain.

Elsewhere, Glamorgan will resume on the second morning against Essex on 187-5 with Jacques Rudolph 81 not out, while Kent will start their reply against Gloucestershire after bowling the hosts out for 193.

Listen to live ball-by-ball commentary from BBC local radio from 11:00 BST.

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An historic match ball from the game where Wolverhampton Wanderers legend Billy Wright became the first international footballer to earn 100 caps has fetched more than £1,000 at auction, reports the Express & Star., external The leather football, which sold for £1,350, was used during England's 1-0 win over Scotland in 1959.

Leeds will host a stage of the 2016 World Triathlon Series.

Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and his younger brother, current world number four Jonathan, are both from the city.

"It's fantastic that news Leeds' bid has been successful," said Alistair. "I am sure the crowds will come out in force to see a major triathlon event in Leeds for the first time, and I'm sure it will be a brilliant event."

Luke: Pepe Reina putting his hand on Robben's shoulder, obviously resulting in what looked like a fractured collar bone...

Dan the Soldier: Rooney v Fulham in March 2009, When he threw a ball back too aggressively to allow a free kick to be taken.

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Dan McPartlan: Mulumbu picking the ball up mid-game and booting it at Gary O'Neill is up there with the greatest red cards ever.

Matt Barron: I got sent off this season for ducking a punch.

Can you not appeal that one, Matt?

We're asking for your nominations for the oddest dismissals in football, whether it's Premier League or Sunday League. Send them to #bbcsportsday

Meanwhile, here are a few odd ones we remember...

Zinedine Zidane, July 2006: After an illustrious playing career, French playmaker Zidane was preparing to step away from football - but not before trying to taste more World Cup glory.

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Les Bleus were looking good for an extra-time winner when Zidane took exception to some words uttered by Italy's Marco Materazzi, who quickly found himself on the receiving end of a powerful headbutt to the chest.

Referee Horacio Elizondo had no other option than to dismiss the midfielder, and the lasting image of the final is of Zidane walking past the trophy before reaching the tunnel.

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Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy has been subject to a torrent of irate Twitter messages intended for the football referee.

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And while we're talking Liverpool, the club's former striker John Aldridge says it will be "embarrassing" if the Reds have to qualify for next season's Europa League in July.

If Aston Villa win the FA Cup and Liverpool finish seventh, the Reds could still enter the Europa League at the first qualifying stage on 2 July via the Fair Play League.

"If we mess up at Stoke and end up dropping to seventh then we could be starting our European campaign at the beginning of July, which would be embarrassing," says Aldridge in his Liverpool Echo column., external