Reshad Sergeant: John Carver is good man, given a job he never had the skills to do. Tried his heart out. Hope he lands a backroom role soon.

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BBC Sport at Fontwell

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No hat-trick for Lower Beeding-based father and son trainer/jockey team Gary and Jamie Moore as 20-1 shot Gallic Destiny edges out favourite Gioia Di Vita to win the third race at Fontwell, over 2 miles and 3 furlongs.

The Moores had claimed the opening two races of the afternoon in the Sussex countryside by nine and eight lengths respectively but their entry Royal Battalion was fourth in this one.

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Paul Gascoigne was capped 57 times by England and made more than 400 appearances for clubs including Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio and Rangers, before retiring after leaving Boston in 2004.

But, in his interview with BBC Radio 5 live, he says: "I still haven't coped. I hardly try and watch games because I still wish I was playing.

"I cannot handle watching players getting lots of money and not putting 100% in. The fans paid for my house, my car, my holidays - but I've seen players score a goal, even for England, and just walk back.

"There are young kids there seeing that and thinking it means nothing to score goals. I don't like that."

As we were saying...

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BBC Sport

Wales defender James Chester on marking Belgium's Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard: "He gave me my toughest 90 minutes in my first season in the Premier League but, since then, I feel I have handled him better.

"We know we are going to have to be on top of our game to keep him quiet because he's such a great talent."

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West Brom's sponsors have joined their West Midlands rivals Aston Villa.

The Baggies announced they had parted company with their main sponsor Intuit QuickBooks after a year and, three minutes later, Villa announced the accounting software company would become their partner for the next two seasons.

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BBC horse racing correspondent

Newcastle racecourse's controversial plans to scrap its flat-racing turf track and replace it with a synthetic, 'all-weather' surface have been approved by the British Horseracing Authority.

The course will be closed down for the rest of the year when the project, part of an £11 million development, starts in September, with the first 'all-weather' races due in the Spring. The jumps track is unaffected long-term.

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The Telegraph are reporting, external that Newcastle manager John Carver has been relieved of his duties and will not be permitted to return to his previous role as assistant after winning only three games in his five months in charge.

First-team coach Steve Stone has suffered the same fate ahead of the expected appointment of Steve McClaren as manager.

Olympic badminton silver medallist Gail Emms hopes the National Badminton League can grow in future after a successful debut season.

The 37-year-old helped Team Derby become the competition's first champions and says she is keen for it to expand.

"I'd love more teams to be involved but apart from that overall it's been a success," she said. "It's great we can showcase the top but let's have a lower league so they work up a bit like they do in football."

Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport

Wales midfielder Joe Ledley: "We're not used to being this far up the table at this stage of a campaign. We just need to keep our heads, but I am sure we can get used to it and pick up results. We're still undefeated and that's the main thing."

The Welsh are joint top of Group B at the halfway stage, and trail Belgium only by goal difference.

The documentary 'Ronaldo' is to be directed by BAFTA-winning British director Anthony Wonke.

He is apparently best known for The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities (2007), The Battle for Marjah (2010), Crack House USA (2010), and Fire in the Night (2013).

Cristiano will be in good hands then.

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As grudge games go, England's World Cup opener against France on Tuesday will be one of the most bitter.

In the last four years, Les Bleus have been the architects of the Three Lionesses' biggest tournament heartaches.

Chief among them was the crushing 2011 World Cup quarter-final penalty shootout defeat. But equally humbling was the 3-0 Euro 2013 group stage annihilation that sent England home and effectively ended Hope Powell's 15-year tenure as manager.

The match is live on BBC Two (17:30 BST) and Radio 5 (17:55 BST) and there will be live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

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On Monday, Cristiano Ronaldo teased us with some exciting news. Would he be leaving Real Madrid? Was a return to Manchester United on the cards? A run at the Fifa presidency?

No. none of the above.

He has announced he is releasing a film about himself. The self-titled 'Ronaldo' is described as a 'powerful documentary following a year in the life of the world's best footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo.'

Odds on it taking more that Fifa film United Passion? (The £17m story about this history of Fifa and starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter took just £397 in its opening weekend in the US)

What are you left with when politicians get involved in sport? The stench of sewage, apparently...

In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Labour MP Ruth Cadbury raised concerns that fans attending Rugby World Cup matches at Twickenham could be troubled by the smell of the adjacent Mogden sewage works.

Cadbury, the member for Brentford & Isleworth, has called for ministerial intervention, and claimed that storm tanks need covered and that diluted sewage keeps discharging into the Thames.

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Thomas Vermaelen has been asked to give back his Champions League winners' medal, according to reports in Belgium.

The Belgian defender was signed from Arsenal last summer but made just one appearance for the Catalan club this season due to injury.

Voetbalkrant , externalsay Uefa rules state players can not keep the medal if they have not played during the competition.

Former Chelsea keeper Ross Turnbull won a Champions League medal with the Blues, despite not making an appearance in the competition.

A Norwegian player has been sent off for calling an opponent "gay."

Baerum SK's Simen Juklerod was given a straight red for his abuse of a Sandnes Ulf player in the second tier game in Norway.

Referees in the country have recently toughened their approach to homophobic language.

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Another blow for the Premier League...

Dani Alves, who had been linked with Manchester United, announced earlier today that he decided to stay at Barcelona and now, despite being linked with numerous top-flight clubs in England, Germany midfielder Sami Khedira has opted to join Juventus on a free transfer.

The 28-year-old has signed a four-year contract with the beaten Champions League finalists after leaving Real Madrid.

Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport

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The grand surroundings reflect the stately rise of Welsh football as the nation look to take another step towards qualification for Euro 2016.

The Welsh have switched hotels ahead of their sellout showdown against Group B leaders Belgium on Friday.

James Chester, Wayne Hennessey, Joe Ledley and coach Osian Roberts have drawn the short straw to take questions on behalf of the team as they look to continue their excellent start to the qualifying campaign.

Full commentary of the qualifier will be on BBC Radio 5 live.

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The agent Jurgen Klopp has said the former Borussia Dortmund manager may choose a club outside of the European elite., external

"The Premier League is very exciting," said Marc Kosicke. "And we do not only think about the top four because there are some other great clubs below them. But I am not sure the profile of the job could work."

The German has been linked with Premier League clubs including Liverpool since leaving Dortmund at the end of the season.