A Question of Sport Teaser

Earlier our colleagues from Question of Sport asked if you could name the eight clubs to have won the League Cup since 1980 who are not currently in the Premier League.

The answers are...

Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town, Middlesborough, Nottingham Forest, Oxford Utd, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolves.

Scotland are ahead, and it's Seattle Reign midfielder Kim Little who gives them the lead after 29 minutes.

That's her 42nd international goal.

Have you heard the one about the NFL mascot who wanted a pay rise? A pay rise which would see him earn $20,000 (approx £13,000) per game over the next 10 years...

Well, he is no longer. He just sits on his lonesome on matchday, decked out in his best clobber.

Ragnar the Viking, who is a popular figure in the NFL after spending the last 21 years leading the teams out on his motorbike, is in dispute with Minnesota Vikings over a new contract.

The club's fans seemingly want him back - but is he worth $2m a season? We'll let you decide...

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24 minutes gone and it's still goalless in Scotland's opening Euro 2017 qualifier.

They also face Belarus, Macedonia and Iceland in the group, and coach Anna Signeul says complacency could be their biggest enemy.

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BBC Sussex's Adrian Harms at Headingley:

"Sussex have fought back since lunch at Headingley, claiming three wickets for the addition of 39 runs before rain intervened and an early tea was taken.

"As so often for Sussex, Steve Magoffin led the fightback accounting for Andrew Gale and Jonny Bairstow in quick succession, whilst Gary Ballance, having done all the hard work, played a poor shot to a wide delivery to be caught at backward point.

"With 48 overs left in the day it could be a long final session."

Olympic boxing champion Luke Campbell surprised his wife on their wedding day, by arranging for McBusted to play a surprise set.

The 28-year-old - who won gold at London 2012 - organised for the band to play a 45-minute set of seven songs in a marquee, external, and says wife Lynsey was "blown away by it".

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Bad news for Newcastle United - Magpies captain Steven Taylor will miss "a couple of months" after undergoing an operation on a hamstring injury. Newcastle are currently second bottom in the Premier League and without a win in six games so far.

And what about you, Birmingham fans? Have you ever felt the "sheer unbridled misery of another Lee Clark interview, with Clark looking like he'd just stepped in dog muck"? If so, you might quite like this, external from the Birmingham Mail.

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Have you ever gone home and watched video highlights of the Aston Villa v Tranmere cup semi-final and chuckled as commentator Alan Parry likens Shaun Teale to John Wayne during the penalty shoot-out? If so, chances are you are an Aston Villa fan. Check out the Birmingham Mail's other 48 ways you know you're a Villan here., external

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Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on 3 November when prosecutors will again press for a murder conviction against the double-amputee athlete.

The court said the appeal by prosecutors against Pistorius' acquittal for murder for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp will be heard by a panel of five judges. Pistorius was found guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home in 2013.

Prosecutors say Judge Thokozile Masipa made errors at Pistorius' murder trial last year and want the Supreme Court to re-examine her verdict.

The Supreme Court could overrule Masipa and find the Olympian guilty of murder, order a new trial, or decide Masipa was correct. 

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Anna Signeul has warned Scotland against complacency as they get set to begin their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign in Slovenia on Tuesday.

The Scots have been handed a promising group which also includes Belarus, Macedonia and Iceland.

"We all think is a good draw for Scotland, and we all think it's a great opportunity," said head coach Signeul.

"Our biggest enemy is maybe to be complacent and think that it's so easy."

The Premier League is in danger of losing a fourth Champions League spot in the 2017-18 season, if poor European performances continue this season.

Not a single English team has reached the Champions League quarter-finals in two of the past three seasons - after eight finalists in the previous eight years.

So do you coach a team near you or play football in your community? What are your experiences of the grassroots game near you?

The FA survey will run through to 30 October and you can contribute by clicking here., external

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The Football Association has today launched the most comprehensive survey of grassroots football, external it has ever undertaken.

Players, coaches, referees and volunteers are all being asked for their opinions on the state of the game.

FA Chief Executive Martin Glenn said: "We are on the cusp of a real revolution within grassroots football and, as we move forward, it is vital we ensure that we are listening to those that it impacts upon directly."

Lancashire's hopes of pipping Surrey to the Division Two title suffered a setback when the opening day of their game against Essex at Chelmsford was washed out.

The decision to abandon play for the day was taken shortly after 14:00 BST. England skipper Alastair Cook is set to play for Essex in the match.

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England centre Brad Barritt may be shifted to outside centre if his partner Jonathan Joseph isn't fit, with Owen Farrell or Sam Burgess at number 12.

"Obviously it will be a shame to miss JJ, but we will see how it progresses now with the medics in the coming days ahead of Thursday's training," Barritt said.

"I'm prepared to do whatever is best for the team. It's great to have that versatility."

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Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin will miss tomorrow's Capital One Cup tie at Tottenham due to a swollen knee.

Manager Arsene Wenger hopes it is a short-term problem, but says centre-back Per Mertesacker is available for the game and hinted he will make changes and indicated youngster Alex Iwobi could be involved.