Iain Carter
BBC Sport

All four opening foursomes are out on the course and thankfully it is a bright, clear morning. The last couple of days have been so wet the course is very soft and spectator areas are soggy and muddy - think Celtic Manor 2010. 

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The early exchanges have been marked by some nervous golf. Michelle Wie’s first tee shot was an ugly hook.

Wie was due to partner Alison Lee who was not able to practice yesterday because of a stomach bug. US captain Juli Inkster is monitoring the rookie’s progress and the fact that she appeared at the opening ceremony is encouraging. 

Charley Hull and Melissa Reid have started best for the home side and lead Wie and Brittany Lincicome 1 up after five holes.  

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It's the third biggest sporting event on the planet and England have actual won it in recent times.

But can they repeat the heroics of Jonny Wilkinson and co in 2003, when the Rugby World Cup kicks off at 20:00 BST.

England take on Fiji in the opener at Twickenham.

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In 2007, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Rosenborg in a Champions League group game at Stamford Bridge in what would prove to be Jose Mourinho's last match in his first stint as Blues manager.

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Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has been put on leave and released from his duties until further notice.

A Fifa statement said it had "been made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary general".

Newspaper allegations on Thursday , external implicated Valcke, 54, in a scheme to sell World Cup tickets for above face value.

The Frenchman, who has held his role at Fifa since 2007, said he denied the "fabricated, outrageous" allegations.

Well done to those of you who divined that the former Spurs and Arsenal player turning 41 on Friday is Sol Campbell.

Also celebrating are two former England goalkeepers - Peter Shilton (66) and  Alex Stepney (73), former Liverpool and Ireland striker  John Aldridge (57), former Wimbledon and England frontman  John Fashanu (53), former Yorkshire and England bowler  Darren Gough (45) and  Lance Armstrong,  who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after admitting to doping (44).

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The Daily Express, external report that Manchester United defender Luke Shaw, 20, will have a second operation on his broken leg in the Netherlands on Friday.

Shaw was injured in a challenge by PSV Eindhoven defender Hector Moreno during United's 2-1 defeat on Tuesday.

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Celtic were denied a Europa League win as Ajax's Lasse Schone scored a late equaliser.

Nir Bitton and Mikael Lustig were on target for a Celtic but a stunning strike from Viktor Fischer and a free-kick from Schone earned a point for the Dutch side as the game finished 2-2.

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It looks like Tottenham have a player capable of scoring the goals they so badly need.

South Korea's Son Heung-min, a £22m summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen, scored twice as Spurs beat Qarabag 3-1 in the Europa League.

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The Europa League failed to provide any respite for Liverpool as Brendan Rodgers side drew 1-1 with Bordeaux.

Adam Lallana put Liverpool in front but substitute Jussie scored in the last 10 minutes to earn Bordeaux a point and deny the Reds a first win in four games.

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Hello and welcome to Friday.

You want Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger? We got them. Louis van Gaal and Brendan Rodgers? Yep them also.

In fact were will be hearing from 13 Premier League managers ahead of this weekend's games.

Not to mention the start of the Rugby World Cup. It's going to be a busy one.

But first the papers...