Jo Currie, BBC Sport in Tallinn

A crowd of 1,000 is expected at the A Le Coq stadium today for England Women's first game of their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign vs Estonia in Tallinn, where it has just started raining.

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England women are in action this evening for the first time since their World Cup heartache against Japan, and coach Mark Sampson is in positive mood.

You will be able to follow all the updates from that game right here this evening.  

Jo Currie, BBC Sport in Tallinn

Radio 5 live sport extra commentary team Robyn Cowen and former Leeds United Ladies striker Lucy Ward in position ahead of coverage from 4.45pm

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That's right Steph, you can listen to the match on Radio 5 live extra here and follow live coverage right here on Sportsday.

Big night for England's Jess Clarke, who wins her 50th cap.

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Mark Cavendish has undergone surgery on his shoulder, bringing his season to a premature end.

Cavendish suffered ligament damage in his left shoulder after crashing during the Tour of Britain.

"Ten days on from the crash, I still had pain and I couldn’t lift or pull much weight," Cavendish said.

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"I tried to ride my bike a few days ago on the road, but I could not put any power out by pulling on the handlebars. The surgery was necessary to avoid any problems in the near future."

he will miss the forthcoming UCI World Championships and Abu Dhabi Tour.

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma was quoted as saying that team-mate Diego Costa 'cheats a lot' but has taken to Twitter and cleared the air:

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Last time England women played a competitive match was in July in Edmonton, Canada at the World Cup.

And what a match that was as Fara Williams's extra-time penalty ensured England beat Germany for the first time in 31 years to finish third.

Fast forward two months and England are beginning their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign at Estonia's A Le Coq Arena, Tallinn.

Estonia are ranked  77th in world, 72 places behind England.

Martin added: "I left the hotel in Liverpool at 11pm, I spoke to the manager and he told me, go and be with your family but if there is a chance you can get back up for the game in time, then of course we want you back here.

"She gave birth at 9:30am but I had to leave fairly quickly. I was there for the main event and my wife was amazing.

"I tried to sleep on the plane back to Liverpool but the flight was only 45 minutes.

"The adrenaline was carrying me through the last 20-30 minutes of the game but the birth of my son was a special day for me."

Heard about Russell Martin's rather hectic weekend?

The Norwich striker drove home from the team hotel in Liverpool overnight on Saturday to be with his wife as she gave birth - then caught a plane back to Merseyside on Sunday morning, and scored the all-important equaliser in the Canaries 1-1 draw.

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"It was pretty hectic but I was desperate to be there at the birth of my son. That is the most important thing for me, family," said Martin.

"Then to play in a game at Anfield and score, I got the best of both worlds and very fortunate. I am privilege to do both and it was a great day."

It's all change for England women in their first game since the World Cup. Coach Mark Sampson makes eight changes from the third-placed play-off win over Germany, as only captain Steph Houghton, Jill Scott and Joanne Potter keep their places.

Fran Kirby - the 'mini Messi' is in while there are debuts for Danielle Carter and Isobel Christiansen.

Real Sociedad boss David Moyes faced some tough questions from the media this afternoon after his side's slow start to the season.

Sociedad have scored twice in La Liga in four matches.

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Hull City manager Steve Bruce believes Jake Livermore is "mentally ready" to return to football for the first time after he avoided a Football Association ban for testing positive for cocaine.

 Livermore, 25, failed a drugs test after his newborn son Jake Junior died. 

The FA ruled the midfielder should not be banned because of "the specific and unique nature of the circumstances". 

 host Premier League side Swansea City in the third round of the League Cup on Tuesday.

Midfielder Dave Edwards could miss Wales' final Euro 2016 qualifying games with Bosnia Herzegovina and Andorra.

Edwards injured a knee in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 0-0 Championship draw with Brighton on Saturday.

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Wolves manager Kenny Jackett says Edwards faces time on the sidelines.

"The tackle in the first half on him was quite a bad one and he has hyper-extended his knee, which looks like it will be quite a few weeks," Jackett said on the official Wolves website.

We asked, and you answered in huge numbers.

You voted Japan's win over South Africa at the weekend as the biggest sporting shock, with 42% of the vote.

Second place went to Germany's 7-1 win against Brazil, with Buster Douglas's knockout of Iron Mike Tyson sneaking third spot.

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Anthony Martial's wife Samantha posted this picture on Instagram, external of their baby daughter with her dad's man of the match award after his two goal performance against Southampton.

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