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  • Messi faces tax fraud trial

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  1. Summer football - the votepublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    You've been voting in your absolute droves, and now we can reveal the result (so stop voting now).

    We asked if you would like summer football? And 47.9% of you said yes, 52.1% said no.

    So really we're non the clearer on that issue. Glad we got it sorted though.

  2. Republic of Ireland news conferencepublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Juliette Ferrington
    BBC Sport

    Martin O'NeillImage source, Getty Images

    Republic of Ireland manager is Martin O'Neill "fine" after he and his coaching staff were car crash on Tuesday.

    O'Neill and his staff were in a car that was shunted from behind on a motorway outside Dublin yesterday.

    "We trained this morning and we're okay," said O'Neill. "I'm feeling not so bad, it's fine."

    Both Robbie Keane and John O'Shea trained with the squad in Malahide today, but Harry Arter is a doubt after suffering a hip and groin problem.

  3. 'No rift' in Scotland squadpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Cricket Scotland insists there has been no fall-out with batsman Kyle Coetzer after he was belatedly handed a call-up for their ICC World T20 qualifying tournament squad.

    gettyImage source, Getty Images

    The former Saltires skipper was originally left out of Grant Bradburn's 15-man group for the competition, with Cricket Scotland bosses saying they thought the Northamptonshire man wanted a break from national team duty.

    But they have now accepted there was a mix-up and have called up the 31-year-old.

    "Both parties will now move forward and wish to state that there is no rift between the player and the organisation," Cricket Scotland said in a statement.

  4. Onward and upwardspublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Forward Eni Aluko, who started in England's 1-0 defeat by France on Tuesday, is already looking ahead of Saturday's meeting with Mexico...

    Eniola AlukoImage source, Eniola Aluko
  5. Winter wonderlandpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    More winter sporting scenes... Uruguay's Diego Forlan falls in the snow during a friendly against Estonia in Tallinn.

    gettyImage source, Getty Images

    Hope he was wearing thermal underwear.

  6. On this daypublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Sebastian CoeImage source, Getty Images

    In 1981, Sebastian Coe set a new 800m world record of one minute 41.73 seconds in Florence. The mark stood for 12 years.

  7. Level playing fieldpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Steve Wilson
    BBC Match of the Day commentator

    Enjoying what I've seen of women's World Cup so far: England lose and manager says they were excellent - equality has truly arrived.

    England head coach Mark Sampson said his side produced a "strong" performance as they lost 1-0 to France in their opener.

  8. Question of Sport teaserpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    It's the time of day you've all been waiting for - quiz time.

    Today's teaser from our colleagues at Question of Sport is this:

    It is 100 days until the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup but can you name the six players to have scored more than 10 World Cup tries?

    Answers in a couple of hours.

  9. Messi to face trialpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Spanish newspaper El Pais is reporting, external that Lionel Messi is to face trial for alleged 4.1m euro (£3m) tax fraud after a Barcelona court turned down an appeal made by his lawyers aimed at avoiding him having to sit in the dock.

  10. Is summer football a good thing?published at 12:39 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Robert Lowndes: Good call. Better weather and bigger crowds over all. Good financial gains to be had. All round 100% agree. No brainer.

    Brian Hay: And the grass will repair itself in the winter I suppose?

  11. Hughes to consider move abroadpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Aaron HughesImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Hughes has played in the Premier League for Newcastle, Aston Villa and Fulham

    Northern Ireland defender Aaron Hughes says he could join a foreign club.

    The 35-year-old, who is in the squad for Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier after Romania, was released by Brighton at the end of the season.

    "I've played in England my whole career so it might be a nice change to go somewhere," he told BBC NI. "I'm quite open to any option.

    "Getting the chance to play somewhere different, somewhere new, getting a chance to maybe learn a new language, is something I've kept trying to do and been too lazy to actually get round to doing it."

  12. Winter wonderlandpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Saint-Etienne v Montpellier in February 2013. Looks more like an ice hockey match.

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    They even had to stop the game halfway through to clear the snow as it fell.

    gettyImage source, Getty Images
  13. Is summer football a good thing?published at 12:27 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Gregory P: It'd be terrible for clubs in Europe, especially Europa League. Knockout rounds right in the middle of the off-season break

    Si Smith: What on earth would I do all winter if I didn't have football to go and watch? Nightmare.

    AJPS: Summer football? And lose the four games in a week madness over the Christmas holidays from Premier League teams?

  14. Sheringham to change Stevenage stylepublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Teddy SheringhamImage source, PA

    New manager Teddy Sheringham will look to change Stevenage's style, according to his assistant Kevin Watson.

    Former England striker Sheringham replaced Graham Westley, who had been criticised for a long-ball approach, at Broadhall Way in May.

    "We're going to try to play a little bit of a different way, and that's no disrespect to Graham because he had a very successful time," Watson told BBC Three Counties Radio.

    "It's difficult at times to play the way we want to play in League Two, which will be to pass it out the back."

  15. Diet of championspublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Barry Douglas tweetImage source, Barry Douglas

    "Home, sweet home," tweets Scottish defender Barry Douglas, who has just won the Polish top flight with Lech Poznan.

    For the uninitiated, that is battered sausage and chips, pickled onion and a tin of ginger alongside his winner's medal. Nothing like fuelling a stereotype, Barry...

  16. Japan injury blowpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Japan striker Kozue Ando has been ruled out of the women's World Cup in Canada after fracturing an ankle in the holders' opening 1-0 win over Switzerland.

    The 32-year-old has won more than 100 caps for her country.

  17. Winter wonderlandpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    Philadephia v DetroitImage source, Getty Images
    Philadephia v DetroitImage source, Getty Images

    It might not be association football but the American version of the sport has produced some phenomenally winterous matches.

    Maybe most memorable in recent years was Philadelphia Eagles' 34-20 NFL win over Detroit Lions in a snow storm back in December 2013.

    You can watch highlights of that on the BBC Sport website (UK only).

  18. Welsh talks over Oxford exitpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    London Welsh are "seriously considering" leaving Oxford's Kassam Stadium, BBC Radio Oxford reports.

    London Welsh v Wasps at the Kassam StadiumImage source, Getty Images
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    London Welsh have played their home matches at the Kassam Stadium since 2012

    Talks are understood to be under way between the club and "third parties" about staging matches in next season's Championship away from the city.

    Welsh, who signed a three-year contract to play in Oxford in April 2014, were relegated from the Premiership last season after failing to win a game.

  19. Republic train for Scottish showdownpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 10 June 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live's Juliette Ferrington in Dublin

    Ireland coaches

    Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill and assistant Roy Keane were back on international duty with the Irish team following yesterday's car accident.

    The pair were involved in an motorway shunt in Dublin when the car they were travelling in was rear-ended.

    It was Robbie Keane's first training session with the squad since flying in from LA ahead of the crunch Euro 2016 qualifier with Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.