Leeds coach Brian McDermott is hoping a few choice words with his players will help get them back on track for the treble.

The faltering Rhinos have lost both Super 8s fixtures since their record-breaking 50-0 rout of Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final - including a 46-16 defeat by Catalans Dragons.  

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"That was a terrible performance. We were shocking with the ball and it was the worst I've seen from our defence in three years.

"I suppose, if there's any comfort from that, it's the fact that it was was so shocking, it's probably not going to happen again."

Chelsea will be without striker Radamel Falcao when they open their Champions League campaign at home to Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The Colombian has a minor injury which is not expected to sideline him beyond tonight's game.

Asmir Begovic will deputise for Thibaut Courtois in goal, while defender Papy Djilobodji has not been included in the Blues' Champions League squad.

Brazilian playmaker Oscar returns following a knee injury.

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One-time leading Derby contender Elm Park returned with a comfortable two-length win at Sandown.

The 4-7 favourite, ridden by Andrea Atzeni for trainer Andrew Balding, saw off 11-4 chance Gabrial.

Elm Park, last year's Racing Post Trophy winner at Doncaster, was 9-1 fourth favourite for the Derby at Epsom in June but finished 11th of 12 runners behind victor Golden Horn.

You can follow all the latest racing results onthe BBC Sport website.

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Right, not long to go until tonight's Champions League action.

Arsenal and Chelsea both play, so let's start looking at what's going on ahead of their games...

Arsenal have tweeted their support for Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw after his double leg fracture.

The All Blacks are part of a star-studded charity single, external released in the build-up to the tournament.

Lord of the Rings director Sir Peter Jackson, Flight of the Conchords duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement and pop star Daniel Bedingfield feature in the video for Team Ball Player Thing.

As does New Zealand utility back Ryan Crotty - riding a unicorn...

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Even Countdown's Rachel Riley, a United fan of course, is sending her regards to Luke Shaw

Zerouali, a Moroccan-born striker, scored 11 goals in 37 games for the Dons between 1999 and 2002.

He was killed in a car accident, aged 27, in December 2004.

Hampshire's hopes of victory of Yorkshire to boost their chances of avoiding relegation were dented by rain on the third day at the Ageas Bowl.

Only 7.4 overs were possible before bad light, and then rain, arrived and umpires Tim Robinson and Peter Hartley called things off for the day at 14:30 BST.

Sad news regards this famous football fan.

Fernandes had been caught on camera at every World Cup since 1990 and was responsible for the iconic image above - in tears, clutching a fake trophy, after Brazil were beaten 7-1 by Germany.

Reports in Brazil, external say Clovis has died at the age of 60.

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A Question of Sport Teaser
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Earlier we set this teaser, courtesy of our Question of Sport colleagues...

Name the six six-lettered cities to have hosted the Summer Olympics?

Plenty of guesses coming in, including this one...

...presumably because it's got seven-letters, not six..?

The answers we were looking for... Athens, London, Berlin, Munich, Moscow and Sydney   

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Ryan Mason will miss Tottenham's Europa League Group J clash with Qarabag on Thursday.

The England midfielder injured his knee in scoring the late winner at Sunderland on Sunday and will not feature against the Azerbaijan champions at White Hart Lane as a result.

Mousa Dembele and Christian Eriksen are also out.

French Open finalist Lucie Safarova is in hospital in the Czech Republic with an unspecified infectious disease, and it is not clear when she may recover.

Safarova posted a Facebook message and a photo of herself in hospital, saying: "It's been really hard month for me. Injury and now fighting bacteria infection in hospital."

Safarova is ranked number five in the world and had hoped to lead the Czechs in the Fed Cup final against Russia in November. 

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