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  1. Fellaini strugglingpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Belgium forward Marouane Fellaini is a doubt for Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Wales in Cardiff.

    Marouane Fellaini has won 63 caps for Belgium and scored 14 goalsImage source, Getty Images

    Reports say the Manchester United player, 27, is struggling with a groin injury and has sat out training.

    Centre-back Jason Denayer has also left training early, while Belgium are definitely without suspended Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.

    Wales have the same points - 11 from five matches - but Belgium have a better goal difference and top Group B.

  2. 'We have to improve'published at 14:42 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has challenged his bowlers to up their game after the World Cup finalists' colossal 210-run defeat by England in the first one-day international.

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    It was England's biggest winning margin ever and Hesson said: "We've got things to work on: our decision-making, trying to block off parts of the park where we could look to defend.

    "There were too many balls down 'main street' where you can hit both sides of the wicket.

    "Fail to execute well and you go the distance. We need to look at our decision-making under pressure."

  3. Is summer football a good thing?published at 14:40 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Patrick Dewing: Surely at amateur level some cricket teams would share a ground with football teams - how would that work re summer football.

    Phil O'Potes: Winter break in the football? Won't somebody think of the drop in Bovril sales?

    Martin McHugh: Summer football is bad. Period. Summer is for going away and forgetting the horrors your favourite team slammed on you.

  4. Saints to keep transfer business privatepublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger says the club will not lower themselves to others' standards by conducting their summer transfer business in public.

    Krueger is keen to avoid a repeat of last summer, which featured constant speculation about their star players, and the club have already rejected a £10m from Liverpool for England full-back Nathaniel Clyne.

    ClyneImage source, Getty Images

    "We just aren't a gossip club. We don't play games," Krueger told BBC South Today. "We're very open in our communication and in our style. There's no need to play this out on the public stage.

    "What's best for the club is to do our business professionally, do it openly and if clubs don't match and players don't match our expectations and our principles, we move on."

  5. Winter wonderlandpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    With all this talk in Scotland about switching to summer football, we're trawling through the archives and coming up with some of the best photos from winters gone by.

    This is from January 1926 as the ref tosses the coin prior to kick-off in a match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Highbury.

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    Those players look frozen before the game's even started.

  6. Tevez to Spain?published at 14:26 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has said his club's representatives are in talks with Juventus striker Carlos Tevez over a potential summer move.

    The Argentine told Spanish newspaper AS that his compatriot would be an "ideal" signing for the La Liga club.

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    Tevez, 31, has reportedly told the Italian club he wants to leave.

    "I haven't spoken with him but I know people at the club are talking to his agent. It's exciting to be linked with players like Tevez," said Simeone.

  7. Lancs on course for winpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Having been homing in on victory at 104-2 at lunch - which left them needing only 148 runs to complete victory - Gloucestershire have now collapsed in dramatic style to 119-7.

    Full coverage here.

  8. Swansea close in on Ayewpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    John Bennett
    BBC World Service Sport

    Andre AyewImage source, Getty Images

    Andre Ayew to Swansea getting very close to being completed now. Free transfer for the Marseille and Ghana winger. Would be a great deal for the club. I've heard one or two top-six Premier League clubs took a long look at him but felt he needed to prove himself in the division first.

  9. Diaby released by Arsenalpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

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    Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby is among the most notable names on the Premier Leagues list of released players.

    The list includes out of contract players available on a free transfer, although all could still be offered new deals by their current clubs.

    Ron Vlaar of Aston Villa and Sunderland's Wes Brown fall into that category, but the likes of Sylvain Distin (Everton), Paul McShane (Hull), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Gerhard Tremmel (Swansea), Gareth McAuley (West Brom) and Guy Demel (West Ham) have been freed.

  10. Numbers gamepublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    The BBC 2 viewing figures are in for Tuesday's meeting of England and France in Moncton...

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  11. Essex extend lead over Northantspublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    A draw appears the likeliest result at Wantage Road after Essex added 133 to their overnight score on the final morning.

    Tom Westley (179) and Jesse Ryder (124) were the two batsmen dismissed after extending their fourth-wicket partnership to 258.

    Ryan ten Doeschate and James Foster were not out at lunch, with their side 265 ahead and a minimum of 68 overs remaining in the day.

  12. Konta gets readypublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Delyth Lloyd
    BBC Radio 5 live

    Johanna KontaImage source, Delyth Lloyd

    Britain's Johanna Konta is out on the practice court ahead of her second-round match at the Nottingham Open against Monica Puig from Puerto Rico.

    Listen to commentary here

  13. Winter wonderlandpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    But don't fret, it won't stop us using photos of winter sporting scenes from years gone by, mainly because we're rather enjoying it.

    Rangers v HeartsImage source, SNS

    Here's a shot from the Scottish Championship meeting between Rangers and Hearts in January - abandoned after 25 minutes because of snow.

  14. Sport in winter weatherpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Right, let's move the goalposts a little bit...

    Having talked about summer football for a few hours, and established that 52% of you don't fancy it, we want your memories of sport being played in winter weather.

    It could be anything from football in the snow, golf while thunder rolls or tennis in a blizzard. The stranger the better.

    Let us know via #bbcsportsday, text 81111 (UK users only) or post on BBC Sport Facebook., external

  15. Wigan or London?published at 13:44 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Wigan have announced ambitious plans to build a presence in London - including playing a home game in the capital.

    wiganImage source, Getty Images

    The Warriors are to launch a business club in Pall Mall later this month and an office in Buckingham Palace Road.

    Chairman Ian Lenagan - a former owner of London Broncos - said: "The expansion into London is a core element of Wigan's growth strategy.

    "It will see a wide array of activities over the coming months and years including at least one Wigan home game per year and rugby league camps run by Wigan staff."

  16. New offer for Bentekepublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Aston Villa chief executive Tom Fox has confirmed Christian Benteke will be offered a new contract this summer to try to stave off interested clubs.

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    Benteke's current contract has two years left to run and Villa manager Tim Sherwood has revealed the terms contain a buyout clause thought to be £32.5m.

    "There has been a lot of speculation and I'm not going to contribute to it or play any of our transfer strategy out in the press," said Fox.

    "But we will offer Christian Benteke a new deal this summer, of course we will."

  17. India in controlpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay shared a record-breaking unbeaten partnership as India moved into a commanding position on a rain-affected first day of the one-off Test against Bangladesh.

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    Only 56 overs were possible at Fatullah due to the weather but India made the most of them, racking up a record first-wicket partnership of 239 against their opponents with Dhawan (pictured) leading the way.

    The recalled opener reached 150 not out at the close from just 158 balls, with Vijay alongside him on a more pedestrian 89 from 178.

  18. Is summer football a good thing?published at 13:26 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Jason Whitley: With participation of cricket low as it is, so having football in the summer will finish it. It's not just about the football.

    Alex: Football's a great excuse to spend weekends in on grim winter days & none in summer means we can go out into nice(?) weather.

    Seamus in Warsaw: Doesn't England already get summer football every other year? Usually fairly short and bitter, with 18 months of aftertaste?

  19. Winter wonderlandpublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Another winter sporting scene - Basel v FC Dnipro in the Champions League in 2013.

    gettyImage source, Getty Images

    That's possibly the brightest ball I've ever seen.