Summary

  • Dick Advocaat extends Sunderland stay

  • Liverpool agree deal for Man City's James Milner

  • England 'could host World Cup 2022'

  • French Open women's semi-finals

  • Get involved #bbcsportsday

  1. Trouble Down Underpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    There's only one sporting story in Australia on Thursday. "Filthy cockroach" screams the back page of the Gold Coast Bulletin after rugby league player Daly Cherry-Evans committed to play the rest of his NRL career at Manly after a U-turn on a multi-million dollar deal with Gold Coast.

    Filthy cockroach? A little bit harsh...

  2. AC Milan 'close to Mihajlovic deal'published at 08:51 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

    Former Sampdoria manager Sinisa Mihajlovic is close to being announced as the new coach of struggling AC Milan, according to Gazzetta dello Sport., external

    Mihajlovic referenced Winston Churchill, Robin Williams and John F Kennedy as he resigned as Sampdoria boss after two seasons in charge at the weekend.

  3. Cleverley to Everton?published at 08:43 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, who is out of contract this summer, will join Everton this week on a five-year contract, according to The Times., external The 25-year-old spent most of the 2014-15 season on loan at Aston Villa.

  4. On this daypublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    In 2009, former England and Bath boss Andy Robinson was named as the new Scotland head coach.

  5. Fifa crisispublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

    Here at Sportsday we are trying to move on from the Fifa saga, but it's not easy when more and more revelations are seeping out every day.

    Former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer has admitted that he and others on the executive committee agreed to accept bribes in connection with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup hosts.

    The American said he also facilitated bribes over the 1998 event. The admissions come in a newly released transcript from a 2013 US hearing in which he pleads guilty to 10 charges.

    That's all you'll hear from us about Fifa...for at least an hour.

  6. Triathlete skips European Gamespublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

    Triathlete Helen Jenkins says she withdrew from the European Games in order to aid her hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

    The Welsh athlete, 31, will miss the event in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 12-28 June because of an ankle injury.

    "It's best for me to get the training in and really focus on our selection races," Jenkins tells BBC Radio Wales Sport.

  7. Murray to forget Djokovic recordpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    It's women's semi-final day at the French Open, with Serena Williams in action along with Ana Ivanovic - girlfriend of Germany footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger.

    But already attention is turning to Friday's men's semis. Can Andy Murray really beat Novak Djokovic on clay at Roland Garros?

    "My job is to forget about what's happened in the past and focus on that match," Murray tells BBC Sport. "I need to come up with the best game plan possible to win against him."

  8. To Hull and backpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

    Relegated Hull City were top of the Premier League when it came to entertaining away fans last season. A Football Supporters' Federation survey rated the Tigers top, with fellow relegated side QPR at the bottom.

    Nearly 4,000 fans in all four professional divisions of English football took part. They were asked to rate transport links, turnstiles, stadium layout, food and drink, view of the pitch and security.

    Only 4% cited the likelihood of watching their team win as a reason for making an away trip.

  9. Latest gossippublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

    Rafael Benitez has been manager of Real Madrid for five minutes and already the gossip columns are full of what the former Chelsea and Liverpool boss might - or might not - do in the transfer market.

    According to the Daily Express,, external Manchester United have had an offer of £110m for Real Madrid's Wales international forward Gareth Bale, 25, and defender Raphael Varane, 22, rejected by the La Liga club.

    But the Sun, external says Real are confident of signing 24-year-old United goalkeeper David De Gea, who has one year left on his current contract, for £30m.

    Read what other transfer stories are making Thursday's newspapers in the gossip column.

  10. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    It's unlikely Mo Farah will be doing his famous 'Mobot' celebration. The Daily Telegraph sports section focuses on the story that one of the world's best known athletics coaches is at the centre of doping allegations following a BBC investigation. Alberto Salazar trains Britain's Farah at his base in Oregon in America.

  11. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    If you're an Arsenal fan then the Sun features two stories on their back page but what will Gunners boss Arsene Wenger think? There's a picture of Gunners keeper Wojciech Szczesny having a cigarette, external while Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is said to be 'fuming' after being charged with misconduct by the Football Association.

  12. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    We love a good old transfer story and the Daily Mirror obliges with news that is bound to turn Liverpool fans red with anger. Will Reds forward Raheem Sterling be playing at Manchester United next season? The Mirror reports, external that Liverpool's bitter rivals want the player and are preparing a £25m offer.

  13. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

    The front and back pages of Thursday's national newspapers are still packed with Fifa stories but we have managed to get our hands on one or two that are not. Time to find out what the papers are saying.

  14. Postpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 4 June 2015

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    Tired of the Fifa saga? Worn down by tales of Sepp Blatter and the crisis engulfing football's world governing body? So are we. It's time to focus on all things good about sport.

    Can Andy Murray win the French Open? Do Juventus have any chance of stopping Barcelona winning Saturday's Champions League final? Is Lewis Hamilton going to win Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix?

    Good morning and welcome to Thursday's Sportsday.