Frank Keogh
BBC Sport

An appeal against the decision to demote Simple Verse to second place in the St Leger will be held on Thursday.

Bondi Beach, who passed the post second at Doncaster on Saturday, was awarded the race after a stewards’ inquiry into interference during the closing stages.

It was the first time a horse had been disqualified from first place in the Classic since 1789.

Simple Verse had been supplemented at a cost of £50,000 and would have been the first filly to win the race for 23 years.

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British 100m hurdler Tiffany Porter has posted on her Instagram:, external

"Officially waving goodbye to my 2015 track season. I learned a lot & for that I'm grateful! The #RoadToRio, external is on...but let me enjoy this off-season first lol"

You can watch the news conference live here

Richard Conway
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

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Niall O'Donnell: A 16-year old Wayne Rooney coming on in the 80th min to score the winner & end Arsenal's 30-game unbeaten league run.

A stolen bicycle worth €12,000 (£8,800) has been recovered from a second-hand shop in the Spanish city of Malaga, where it was offered for sale at 1/100th of its value - €120.  

Police were inspecting the shop for suspected stolen goods when they spotted the bicycle's "exceptional technical characteristics".

It belonged to a rider competing in the Vuelta a Espana race around Spain.

The bicycle was returned to its owner on Sunday, the final day of the race.

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Graham McGarry
BBC Radio Stoke

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Stoke City's goalkeeper Jack Butland says their lowly position in the Premier League is only a "blip".

Stoke, who were beaten by Arsenal on Saturday, haven't won this season and have made their worst start since they were promoted in 2008.

Butland said: “We owe it to the supporters to turn our form around we have to give them something to cheer about, I can ensure the fans we will be doing everything we can to win the next game at the weekend.”

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Fumbi Makinde: It has to be Krul coming in for Cillessen in the 2014 World Cup. Holland v Costa Rica penalty shootout.

Newcastle teenagers Alex Gilliead and Macaulay Gillesphey have joined Carlisle on loan.

Winger Gilliead and defender Gillesphey, both 19, have signed 28-day youth loan deals and will stay at Brunton Park until 11 October.

They could make their Carlisle debuts at York on Saturday. 

Dan McShane: Super-sub Obafemi Martins coming on in League Cup Final for Birmingham City and scoring the winner. Best day of my life.

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Craig Ruthven: Stevie Kirk scored in every round (as a sub) of Motherwell's 1990/91 Scottish Cup run including the winner in the Final

Alex Alexander: Saints 2-0 down at home vs Mk Dons. Jonathan Forte two goals in two minutes to start a 3-2 comeback. Only thing he ever did 

BBC Newcastle's Martin Emmerson at Chester-le-Street: "It's been a slow morning with Worcestershire reaching 67-1 at lunch after being put into bat.

"They need to win their last two games to have any chance of staying up. Defeat for Durham would see them losing five in a row at home for the first time.

"The only wicket to fall was that of Brett D'Oliviera who went lbw to home debutant Barry McCarthy for 36."

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Cristiano Ronaldo became Real Madrid's record La Liga scorer withfive goalsin their demolition of Espanyol.

And his mother Dolores Aveiroreportedly, external took to Instagram to celebrate and impersonated her son's "Siiiiiiiii" cry which the forward shouted when he received the Ballon d'Or in January.

BBC Radio Solent's Kevan James at the Ageas Bowl:

"Heavy overnight rain prevented play from starting untll 11:00am and Yorkshire have bowled steadily on a greenish wicket.

"But Jimmy Adams (22no) and Michael Carberry (27no) have used their considerable experience to see Hampshire to the break unscathed, although the run rate is very slow."

Manuel might have disappeared into the sunset, but skipper Vincent Kompany is just getting started...

BBC Somerset's Anthony Gibson at Hove:

"Ed Joyce must have thought hard before deciding to bat after winning the toss, on a day of sharp showers and strong winds, with 12 overs lost to the weather already.

"In the event, the conditions didn't offer much help to the Somerset seamers, with two loose shots accounting for Luke Wells and Matt Machan. Joyce (36no) was put down in the slips on 23 - a lapse which Somerset may live to regret on what looks like a decent pitch."

Manuel Pellegrini has said his goodbyes and left the bulding.

Main news is that Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face Juve tomorrow.

The Argentina striker suffered a knee injury in a challenge from Crystal Palace's Scott Dann in Saturday's 1-0 Premier League win at Selhurst Park.

However, David Silva and Raheem Sterling will be Ok to start and new £55m signing Kevin De Bruyne could make his debut.

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Avinash Kumar: Michael Owen scoring the winner in Manchester derby. United won the match 4-3.

The Rugby World Cup will be a golden opportunity to take the game to new audiences in England. But with 20 of England's 31-man squad at least partly educated in the fee-paying sector - compared to only 11 in 2003, when England won the Webb Ellis Cup - the BBC investigates whether rugby union in England is becoming more exclusive