Summary

  • England v Switzerland (19:45 BST)

  • Bale 'never close to leaving' Real

  • Murray brothers lead GB against Australia

  • GET INVOLVED #bbcsportsday

  1. cricket

    WICKETpublished at 14:40

    Cricket

    England have lost their first wicket as Alex Hales is out for nine from 31 balls.

    The hosts are 52-1 from 9.3 overs.

    You can follow full live text commentary on the BBC Sport website right here.

  2. football

    Scottish Cup first round drawpublished at 14:34

    Football

    graphicImage source, SFA
  3. football

    Dickov sacked by Doncasterpublished at 14:25
    Breaking

    Football

    Doncaster Rovers have sacked manager Paul Dickov with the side 17th in League One.

    A club statement said Dickov had "left his position as first-team manager based on performance to date".

    Paul DickovImage source, Getty Images

    It continued: "The board are ambitious for a top six finish and that is, and will remain our aim. 

    "The club will now seek applications for the post on a permanent basis. The club will not rush into making any decision, the recruitment process will be thorough and we will ensure that we appoint the strongest candidate for the position."

  4. football

    Maloney blowpublished at 14:21

    Football

    Scottish Sun reporter Ronnie MacKay says there's bad news for Shaun Maloney, Scotland and Hull City.

  5. football

    'No hiding place' for Posh playerspublished at 14:14

    Football

    Peterborough United caretaker boss Grant McCann says there will be no hiding places for players following the sacking of Dave Robertson.

    The former Northern Ireland international was brought back to the club by Robertson in February.

    "If they are hiding from the ball they'll be brought off - I've told them that," McCann told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

  6. football

    No businesspublished at 14:07

    Football gossip

    Daily Telegraph, external: Southampton are reluctant to do business with Tottenham and will not sell them Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama, 24, next season for any price.

    VWImage source, Getty Images

    Saints are reportedly annoyed at the way Tottenham conducted their pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin last summer, which they think unsettled the player.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 8 September 2015

    #bbcsportsday

    We're asking if you were a manager, what would you do or ban in order to give your team the maximum chance of success?

    Jean-Paul Breyer:  My players would be in bed by 10pm latest as tiredness is a huge factor of fitness. At 9pm the night before matchday.  

    Simon Buckley:  I'd ban conceding goals.

    Connor PGP McElroy:  Definitely any pyrotechnics in the bathroom is off limits...  

    Let us know at #bbcsportsday.

  8. cricket

    England v Australia: 3rd ODIpublished at 13:56

    Cricket

    Talking cricket, England might have won the Ashes 3-2, but trail 2-0 in the one-day series, which continues today with the third ODI at Old Trafford.

    It starts at 14:00 BST. You can follow full live text commentary on the BBC Sport website right here.

    Ashton AgarImage source, Getty Images

    Team news is in and Jonny Bairstow replaces the rested Jos Buttler for England, while Australia bring in Ashton Agar (remember him), Aaron Finch and James Pattinson for Shane Watson, Nathan Coulter-Nile and David Warner.

    England have won the toss and have chosen to bat.

  9. cricket

    Lancashire hope to end yo-yo yearspublished at 13:47

    Cricket

    Last week, Lancashire secured an immediate return to Division One of the County Championship, a year after being relegated.

    Lancashire cricketImage source, Getty Images

    It's been a topsy-turvy few years for the Red Rose county, who also won the T20 Blast title for the first time last month.

    BBC Sport's Nathan Middleton assesses the reasons for their success in 2015.

  10. rugby union

    Toulon deny doping allegationspublished at 13:40

    Rugby Union

    Triple European champions Toulon have angrily denied allegations of doping.

    Marseille prosecutors are investigating several pharmacies in Toulon, in the Cote d'Azur, after notification from France's anti-doping authority.

    Toulon owner Mourad BoudjellalImage source, Getty Images

    Reports allege Toulon players had been supplied with anabolic steroids.

    Club owner Mourad Boudjellal said: "No player is concerned in this affair, it is totally unfounded information. This is related to a social security fraud that concerns the pharmacist not RCT."

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 8 September 2015

    #bbcsportsday

    Which leads us to ask you this...

    If you were a manager, what would you do or ban in order to give your team the maximum chance of success?

    Answers now please to #bbcsportsday ... we're expecting some good ones.

  12. football

    Cow manure on pitchpublished at 13:30

    Football

    Check out this story.

    Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince has revealed how he is using his experience of statistical analysis in energy trading to help recruit players.  

    Forest GreenImage source, Getty Images

    Among other things he has banned his players from eating red meat and introduced the world's first organic pitch, which is spread with cow manure (hope the players shower thoroughly afterwards).

    Before you mock, Forest Green are top of the table, having taken maximum points from their first eight games and their 100% start is a 30-year record for their division

    "We are having a good time. We are ambitious to go up but we want to do it in the right way," said Vince.

  13. football

    'No excuses for Man Utd'published at 13:22

    Football

    Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera says fourth place in the Premier League would not be good enough for the Old Trafford club and they have to aim higher.

    Ander HerreraImage source, Getty Images

    "Last season was the first with the new staff and a lot of new players like me but, now, we have no excuses," Herrera told the official Manchester United club magazine. "We have to fight for everything.

    "We are going to try to win every game. When I see the millions of supporters we have, I just think we cannot be fourth in the league, we have to be higher."

  14. football

    Is the loan system being abused?published at 13:15

    Football

    When England under-21 midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah moved to Napoli on deadline day last week it took the number of Chelsea players on loan to 33. 

    Critics have suggested the club is stockpiling talent for financial gain; it made £10m on Romelu Lukaku while he was on loan West Brom and Everton, for example.

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    But Chelsea insist they are merely trying to develop its players by giving them experience across Europe at a higher level than they are currently being offered. 

    BBC Sport's Alistair Magowan has looked more closely at the merits of the loan system and asks if it is doing any harm. Read more here. 

  15. rugby league

    Wigan's Sarginson out for seasonpublished at 13:08

    Rugby League

    Bad news for Wigan Warriors fans, as England centre Dan Sarginson is ruled out for the remainder of the Super League season...

    The 22-year-old was injured in a win over Leeds Rhinos in July.

  16. snooker

    Tabb reaches World Snooker agreementpublished at 13:00

    Snooker

    Former referee Michaela Tabb has reached an agreement with World Snooker after sex discrimination claims she made against the game's governing body.

    Tabb, who pursued the case in her married name of McInnes, also claimed unfair dismissal and breach of contract after leaving the circuit in March.

    World Snooker, which denied the claims, said the parties had "come to a confidential accommodation" after an employment tribunal in Bristol.

    Tabb, 47, refereed two world finals.

    Michaela TabbImage source, Getty Images
  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 8 September 2015

    #mysportingsickie

    Tom Catton:  5aside in goal broke my thumb. Came out of goal to score the winner. Went to hospital 2 days later. 

    Glenn Foster:  Got slide tackled by my own team-mate in warm up before an indoor 5-a-side game when I was 10. Fractured wrist.

    Andrew Hutchinson: First 11 a side game for 5+ years and one of my best friends brutally scythed me down, tearing my cartilage and needing an op. 

  18. rugby union

    Murrayfield to host 2016 Pro12 finalpublished at 12:53

    Rugby union

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 8 September 2015

    #mysportingsickie

  20. rugby union

    'I'm not sure he's had enough time'published at 12:37

    Rugby Union

    Former England wing Chris Ashton has became the latest critic to doubt Sam Burgess's inclusion in England's World Cup squad.

    In a column for the Daily Telegraph, external, Ashton said: "Sam's going to be a really good (union) player. If he's had enough time is another question. I'm not sure he's had enough time to play at 12 at the level that's required.

    sbImage source, Getty Images

    "I definitely think he will be an England player, forwards or backs. I'm just not sure on what time scale."   

    Former England captain Will Carling and Irish great Brian O'Driscoll earlier weighed into the debate, saying Burgess was a risk.