Manager Ronald Koeman now in the hot seat, talking midfielder Victor Wanyama, striker Sadio Mane (linked with a move to Manchester United) and Rodriguez's return for England. 

Rodriguez turns his attention to FC Midtjylland, who took a 1-1 draw away from the first leg...

A fit-again Jay Rodriguez speaking to the media...

Wales say that fly-half Gareth Anscombe is "continuing to be assessed" after he suffered an ankle injury in training.

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The New Zealand-born Cardiff Blues number 10 is among the contenders to make Wales head coach Warren Gatland's final 31-man World Cup squad when it is announced next Monday.

Remember our little birthday quiz (check out the 14:33 entry if you can't).

Well, if you worked out the man celebrating is former Manchester City man Nicky Summerbee, you were spot on.

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Other sporting figures blowing out the candles on their cake today include golfer Howard Clark, 61, veteran of  six Ryder Cups; Roger Kingdom, 53, Olympic 110m hurdles champion in 1984 and 1988; and 1992 Olympic pursuit champion Chris Boardman, 48.

Happy birthday to one and all.

Frank: Charity mile and tearing all the way through a ligament in my foot within the first 10 meters :(  

Max Baggins-Craig:  Tennis, important match, put wrong trainers on (not as much grip), ended up doing splits, spent 10 days bed-bound.

OleGunnarArchie:  Played through when on a hat-trick in a school match. Deputy head called me offside. Red carded for my reaction.  

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British MotoGP riders Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith have signed new deals with the Honda and Yamaha teams respectively for the 2016 season ahead of their home grand prix at Silverstone this weekend. 

Martin Murray will face hard-hitting Colombian Jose Miguel Torres in his first challenge at super-middleweight.

Fresh from defeat to Gennady Golovkin, the St Helens fighter will step between the ropes at 168lb in at the the First Direct Arena in Leeds on September 5.

Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “Torres always comes to fight, is exciting to watch and can really punch. He has been in at elite level and neither will take a step backwards in Leeds."

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The Scottish Sun are reporting, external that Dundee United have made a fourth bid for Wigan's out of favour striker  Billy McKay.

Looks like it's going to be a soggy - and possibly painful - night in Bruges for Manchester United. Rain and hailstones forecast, according to the club, ahead of their big game against Club Brugge.

United lead 3-1 from the first leg.

Andrew Harvey : Playing tennis for uni my teammates watched on as I won a grand total of five points in a best of three-set match.

Richard : First appearance in a game of 5s. Tried to pull off a new trick. Still out injured four months later.

Bradley : On my debut I was put in defence, normally midfielder. 5 minutes in, corner. I mistimed jump, knocked my own keeper out.

Wednesday is, apparently, national dog day - "the world's first holiday to celebrate all the great things dogs do for us and to promote adoption".

Of course.

Now, as far as I'm aware, no dog has ever done much for me but Harry Kane of Tottenham and Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey seem enamoured with their canine friends...

Real Madrid's Bale was been involved in a fitness scare when needed a scan on a toe following Sunday's goalless Primera Liga draw at Sporting Gijon.

Former sprinter and BBC commentator Darren Campbell has said doping will "always happen" in athletics unless the sport's governing body makes a decision on lifetime bans.

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He said the recent 100m final at the World Championships in Beijing had been overshadowed by Justin Gatlin's characterisation as the "evil" face of the sport, having served two bans in the past.

"Where there are these situations where people have taken performance enhancing drugs a decision needs to be made whether they're allowed back in the sport or not," Campbell said.

Liverpool's 18-year-old winger Harry Wilson has joined Crewe Alexandra on loan until January.

Wilson became Wales' youngest international when he appeared as a substitute against Belgium in 2013, aged 16 years and 208 days.

British 400m specialist Perri Shakes-Drayton and the team have wrapped things up on BBC Two for today. She's done our job for us though by plugging tonight's highlights show. Thanks, Perri...

Amazing who you bump into at your local golf course....

Mind you, judging by KP's tweet below, doesn't sound like it was a very pleasurable round...

Not sure how hisManchester Cityteam-mates will feel about his, butYaya Tourehas picked a rather Barcelona-stuffed dream five-a-side team on the club's website. 

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