Blatter retains presidency after Prince Ali withdraws
Vote was set to enter second round
Blatter 133 votes, Prince Ali 73 votes in first round
FA Cup final build-up: Aston Villa v Arsenal (Sat, 17:30 BST)
Richard Conway
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent
Now, about that bomb threat...
"Fifa congress is to reconvene at 12:30 BST following the reported bomb threat. Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke is to make comments and explain the threat when they restart."
Image source, AoSorry, I do apologise. We've not had a Fifa update for half an hour. Here you are:
US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati says is joining the bid to oust embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
Gulati is a member of Fifa's powerful executive committee and is in Zurich congress. "U.S. Soccer will vote for Prince Ali bin Al Hussein for next president of Fifa," Gulati tweeted. "This is a vote for good governance & promise for our game."
Image source, Getty ImagesOlivier Giroud up front for Arsenal, Christian Benteke is the key for Villa and it should be an open game. This is just a snap-shot of Mark Lawrenson's thoughts ahead of this weekend's FA Cup final at Wembley.
To read more and to get Lawro's all-important prediction, read here.
Image source, Getty ImagesBetter news from Headingley. There is going to be a pitch inspection at 12:45 BST, with a view to getting the second Test between England and New Zealand under way as soon as possible.
For all the latest, have a read of the dedicated live text page
Image source, PADylan Hartley will not appeal the four-week suspension handed to him for headbutting Saracens' Jamie George, a ban that rules him out of England's opening game of the Rugby World Cup against Fiji on 18 September.
In a delightful twist, George has replaced Hartley in the national squad.
In an RFU statement, England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "We are obviously very disappointed with the situation Dylan has put himself in. I have spoken to him and he knows he has let himself and everyone down. He will not be considered until the suspension is served."
Image source, PAThe FA Cup final is all about raw, unchecked passion, right? There's no room for cold stats and numbers when the world's oldest club competition is there for the winning, surely? Well, think again. And then dive head first into the maths behind an FA Cup final, our fantastic iWonder guide to Saturday's showdown between Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Where else can you find factual treats such as there being one toilet for every 34 people in a sold-out Wembley and that four underground trains can fit inside the stadium's arch?
Salford's Griffin brothers could play alongside each other for the first time despite the death of their father this week.
Darrell, 33, Josh, 25, and George, 22, made themselves available for the Magic Weekend game against Widnes on Saturday being played in Newcastle.
They played in a friendly but have not yet played together for the first team.
"Me and my brothers have put our hands up this week to play in memory of him," Josh Griffin wrote on Twitter.
Here is the latest from Zurich...
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Image source, Getty ImagesStoke have announced that they have released midfielder Wilson Palacios, defender Andy Wilkinson and goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen., external
Palacios is the highest-profile player to depart, the Honduran having signed from Tottenham for £6m in 2011, but starting just 14 league games since. Sorenson is retiring and he will mark this by cycling 4,000 miles across the United States for charity.
The Dane, who is 39 in June, tweeted about ride,, external saying: "I decided last summer, coming into my last year Stoke City, that this would be the right time in my career to give something back.
"I will be cycling 4000 miles across America in aid of sick children and live out a life long dream."
Image source, Getty ImagesIt all started so well for Padraig Harrington this morning in the Irish Open as he recorded two birdies on the front nine of his second round to lead by two shots. However, since then, he has gone bogey, double-bogey, bogey on his 11th, 12th and 13th hole to return to -3 overall and a share of the lead with Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Germany's Maximilian Kieffer., external
England's Danny Willett is one of four players a shot further back on -2.
Image source, Getty ImagesHull City released six players yesterday following their relegation from the Premier League. Among them was defender Liam Rosenior, who has since written an open letter to Tigers fans, external thanking them for their support.
In it, he describes his time at the club as "an unbelievable journey", thanks the club's owners, the Allam family, and his team-mates and adds: "I would also like to apologise to you all at our failure to stay in the Premier League this season. I can guarantee you that all of the players gave everything and we were inconsolable in relegation."
Iain Carter
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesWalked a few holes with Padraig Harrington and was like old days - he was bouncing along. Walked in and he's gone bogey, double, bogey #notmyfault
Image source, Getty ImagesWhere will Saturday's Premiership final between Bath and Saracens be won and lost?
Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Jeremy Guscott previews the Twickenham showpiece, with the influence of England duo George Ford and Owen Farrell on their respective club sides high on the agenda.
Follow live text commentary of the Premiership final on the BBC Sport website from 12:30 BST tomorrow, including a Q&A with Jeremy before kick-off.
Right, today's question is this... between 1990 and 2014, which six players have scored in more than one FA Cup final? And, no, penalty shootouts don't count.
Image source, Getty ImagesTest Match Special on Twitter: Word from the middle is that lunch will be taking early at 12:30 BST. An inspection will take place once the covers are off (they're very much on).
Image source, PANews coming in that Dylan Hartley will be dropped from England's World Cup squad.
The hooker was given a four-week ban for a headbutt, meaning he would miss the first game of the tournament, but it seems head coach Stuart Lancaster will not be selecting him now.
Image source, EPAImportant news is coming out of Tottenham's post-season tour to Australia...
When asked during a supporters' Q&A which fruit they would be and why, chairman Daniel Levy said: "A watermelon because it's thick skinned and I need that in this job."
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino added: "I would be a coconut because I am tough outside, sweet inside and very healthy."
Image source, PACricket analyst Simon Hughes talks to England assistant coach Paul Farbrace about what makes a good cricket coach and the mind-set of an international test player.
Fabrace will continue in his role after Trevor Bayliss was appointed as the first Australian to coach England after the sacking of Peter Moores in early May.
Bayliss led Sri Lanka from 2007-2011, took temporary charge of Australia for their Twenty20 series in South Africa in 2014 and has coached Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
Image source, Press EyeCarl Frampton hopes to secure a series of major fights on the back of an agreement reached between his team and leading American promoter Al Haymon.
Cyclone Promotions have said that Haymon will work as an adviser to Frampton, 28, who will still be managed by ex-world champion Barry McGuigan.
"I am very happy to have signed with Al Haymon," said Belfast's IBF world super-bantamweight champion.
"He has been the catalyst to securing the biggest fights in recent years."
Image source, Simon StoneBBC Sport's Simon Stone: Events in Zurich may be grabbing worldwide attention but it is also a significant day in East Manchester.
Ten years after they were formed in protest at the Glazer family ownership of Manchester United and the general commercialisation of the game, FC United of Manchester open their new home at Broadhurst Park.
A sell-out 4,000 crowd will be in attendance at their self-funded stadium, which includes a terrace bought from Northwich when their neighbours went bust.
The opposition is symbolic too. Portuguese giants Benfica, coming to England exactly 47 years after Manchester United beat them at Wembley to become the first English team to win the European Cup (see 10:45 BST).