England are wilting under the pressure of a home World Cup - that's the opinion of former England centre Jeremy Guscot in his latest BBC Sport column.

"It seems clear that most of England's players are struggling to find their best form under the intense pressure of a home Rugby World Cup," he writes.

"They should be flourishing under this support and buoyed by the feel-good factor, but instead they seem to be burdened by it."

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World number 28 Sabine Lisicki says she will sit out the rest of the tennis season to heal a knee injury.

The 2013 Wimbledon runner-up last played at the U.S. Open and lost to Simona Halep in the fourth round.

Lisicki wrote on her Facebook page that she's been struggling with the injury since before the US Open.

Despite getting treatment from two doctors in Germany, Lisicki says "unfortunately my knee is not ready and I will not compete at tournaments this season.".

Mike Hughes
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside Sport

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Brendan Rodgers is adamant that he can overcome what he's termed as " a frenzy and hysteria "aimed at him and his Liverpool team.

He also admits that the 3-2 win over Aston Villa at the weekend was an important one and says having Daniel Sturridge back in the starting line-up line up makes a massive difference.

“Daniel has shown during his time here that he’s a top talent. When you miss that quality of your team you can suffer,” he said.

Ruairi McEvoy: Disappointed with Grealish's decision. He would have been good back up to Wessi Hoolahan.

Rossco: With that decision Grealish's value has just quadrupled.

Phillipa Dasher: Jack Grealish was born in Solihull, he's English. Better to play for country of birth and origin.

Dan Roan
BBC Sports editor

Uefa presidentMichel Platiniis meeting with his advisers on Monday to discuss the £1.35m payment he received from Sepp Blatter in 2011 - for work he says he undertook for his Fifa counterpart from 1999-2002.

He will release a statement later, but according to sources close to him, he will not be withdrawing from the FIFA presidential election race.

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Blatter is facing criminal proceedings over the payment. Platini is only a witness, but the latest twist in the FIFA scandal has meant that he is no longer the favourite to replace the Swiss in February.

The FA - one of the national football associations that supported Platini's candidacy - is keen to hear the Frenchman's explanation of the nine-year delay in payment.

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Daniel Hykin: Who cares? Grealish isn't currently good enough to be in squad. Can see him getting a 5 min run out to tie him to ENG though.

Darko Pjevac: Is Jack Grealish footballer or economist? Sad that it all comes down to money, not honor, pride & duty while you chose future.

Jim Harrison: Grealish's reasons are irrelevant. He doesn't have to justify his decision to anyone.

John Southall
BBC Radio Five Live football reporter

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Arsene Wenger admitted the intensity and quality of the Premier League can make playing in the Champions League harder. He also stressed that Arsenal can't afford to drop any home points in their group.

He questioned Alex Oxlade Chamberlain's self belief last week but the manager must have been talking about on the pitch because it was a very assured and articulate performance from the England international.

He spoke in glowing terms about Alexis Sanchez and the influence he has on the squad. He agreed with his manager, too, because his Dad also thinks he should have more self belief...

Rangers have postponed their Petrofac Training Cup quarter-final against Livingston because of international call-ups.

The match was due to take place at Ibrox on 9 October but has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 20 October.

The Telegraph's Luke Edwards has posted this dispiriting tweet...

What do you think of Jack Grealish's decision to choose England over the Republic of Ireland.

The right or wrong thing to do?

Let us know at #bbcsportsday and we'll publish the best replies.

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Earlier this month, England boss Roy Hodgson called for Grealish to make his mind up about which country he wanted to represent.

“I’m not 100% certain of what he is waiting for,” Hodgson said. "As far as I am concerned, I would like him to come out and say. ‘I’ve thought about it, I’ve got the two possibilities and I’m opting for England’ and then, of course, he will be available for selection.”

Seems Grealish has taken heed of those words...

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In May, Grealish turned down a place in the Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly against England and Euro qualifier against Scotland.

There was speculation that the in-form midfielder would be called up by Republic boss Martin O'Neill but Grealish asked not to be included.

Birmingham-born Grealish can also play for England although he has already represented the Republic's Under-21s.

The young midfielder played for the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.

Here's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with some uncontroversial/factual opinions on his team-mates...

Arsene Wenger is in the house, everyone. First order of business: an injury update...

Shocked? Resignation? Something has been a little lost in translation, it seems...

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Evans hit the headlines a couple of weeks ago when he stripped Greg Halford of the club captaincy and handed the role to Lee Frecklington after a winless first seven games.

"If you've got a decision wrong, sometimes you have to come out and change it quickly," said Evans.

"The weaker managers - and there are lots of them that will never win a promotion or be successful - will make a mistake but be stubborn and never change it."

Still waiting to hear from Arsene Wenger. Sit tight, folks...