...12 years ago, in 2003, England Test batsman and wicketkeeper Alec Stewart retired from first-class cricket.

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Stewart is the most capped cricketer of all-time in test matches. He played 133 Tests, not to mention a further 170 one-day internationals.

He made his Test debut against the West Indies in February 1990 and went on to score more than 8,000 runs at an average of 39.54.

Chelsea's plan to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a new 60,000-capacity stadium is "generally acceptable", says the local authority.

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Hammersmith and Fulham Council says it would support any plans, subject to certain conditions being met.

The club have held two public exhibitions to showcase their design, which they hope to begin working on at the start of next season.

A full planning application is now expected to be submitted.

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Michael 'Hitman' Holt and Judd Trump were among the first-round winners at the Shanghai Masters.

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Judd Trump (Eng) 5-0 Robert Milkins (Eng)

Ding Junhui (Chn) 5-1 Alan McManus (Sco)

Stephen Maguire (Sco) 1-5 Michael Holt (Eng)

Pep's turn.

Always looks so darn cool doesn't he...

Bayern Munich were beaten by Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final last season.

They get their attempts to win it this campaign up and running on Wednesday in Olympiakos.

Boss Pep Guardiola and players Philipp Lahm and Robert Lewandowski have been talking to the media ahead of the game.

This is a flavour of what they've been saying.

BBC Radio Wales Sport's Nick Webb at Wantage Road:

"Northants seamer Rory Kleinveldt has enjoyed himself between the showers at Wantage Road with figures of 3-28 to leave Glamorgan in trouble.

"He dismissed Colin Ingram and Aneurin Donald in the two brief spells of play that were possible in the afternoon session."

Great Britain's Kyle Edmund is having an ankle scan after suffering an injury during practice for the Davis Cup semi-final against Australia.

Edmund is vying for a spot in the team with James Ward as the second singles player, behind Andy Murray.

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However, when asked about the situation by BBC Scotland, captain Leon Smith said: "It's all fine."

The semi-final meeting begins on Friday with two singles matches, followed by a doubles match on Saturday.

Matt Parry:  I'd fund keeping Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool... from an Evertonian. 

Michael Corp:  I would happily start a crowd fund to get @SpursOfficial, external a new striker. Well it has been 2 seasons now!!! 

In a statement on the Arsenal website, external the club said: "Due to a slow healing response from a fracture suffered in August, the club can confirm that Jack Wilshere is to undergo an operation to his left fibula.

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"The decision to intervene has been taken quickly after regular reviews by specialists, who feel that Jack’s scans show that the healing process is not progressing as well as expected.

"Jack will have surgery in London in the forthcoming days. This will involve inserting a small plate in his left fibula. Jack is likely to be out for approximately three months."

Arsenal confirm the news we bought you earlier

Meanwhile all-rounder Ben Stokes is rested from the England one-day squad for the series against Pakistan, but batsman Joe Root returns.

Lancashire spinner Stephen Parry and Sussex bowler Chris Jordan are recalled to the T20 squad.

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ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Essex), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Twenty20 squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Stephen Parry (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Reece Topley (Essex), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).  

We bought you news earlier of the England's squad to  face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, with Nottinghamshire batsman Alex Hales and Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari set for debuts.

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Here's that squad in full.

TEST SQUAD: Alastair Cook (Essex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Zafar Ansari (Surrey), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Jockey Andrea Atzeni has bounced back after his mount Simple Verse was demoted to second in Saturday's St Leger at Doncaster.

Atzeni scored on 3-10 favourite Fourth Way in Tuesday's opener at Yarmouth - his third win in six rides since the Leger disqualification, which is the subject of an appeal., external

You can check out all the latest racing results on the BBC Sport website.

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Click here to watch a history of the Rugby World Cup from its birth in 1987 to this year's tournament in England, which starts on Friday

Recap on all the winners and big stories from the last 28 years in the build up to England's opener against Fiji.

You can follow coverage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 5 live, the BBC Sport app and online.

For the latest rugby union news, follow @bbcrugbyunion , external on Twitter.

Tom Heath:  I'd fundraise to get more of the big sports back on the BBC and off satellite television

Andrew Priestly:  I'd happily pay for Jose Mourinho to go on a sponsored silence. 

Obaji:  I would make a fund raiser to pay brendan rogers to stop saying "the team showed outstanding character"...