Spurs striker Clinton Njie believes Monaco will be fired up for their Europa League tie because they will want to beat an English side.

The Cameroon international, 22, said: "I think all the teams from the French league, whenever they play teams from England, are motivated and I know we are going to have a difficult game.

"They will be at 100% because they are playing against Tottenham, but we are going to be ready physically and mentally."

Follow live text commentary of Thursday's Europa League action here.

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"Our approach to this game is how it's been in the competition - this is an opportunity for young players and an opportunity for players on the fringe of the team that aren't getting so many games." Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is intent on using Thursday's Europa League match as a test for his up-and-comers.

Elsewhere in the squad, striker Daniel Sturridge will be rested meaning Belgium international Divock Origi is likely to play up front.  

Forwards Christian Benteke (hamstring) and Roberto Firmino (leg) are also missing for Brendan Rodgers's side.  

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BBC World Service has interviewed Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan who says Australia are being "over-sensitive" after they postponed their tour of Bangladesh on security advice.

"Australia are being over-sensitive," Khan said. "One man gets killed, an Italian, in Bangladesh and the tour is off...we've had 50,000 killed. A certain amount of tension is likely through terrorism, but they have to trust us - we give them 100% protection.”

Speaking about a likely series between Pakistan and India, Khan added: “It's bigger than the Ashes... tickets for the World Cup game in Adelaide (in February) sold out in 20 minutes. That event was the most watched sporting event in the whole world - more than Super Bowl, Wimbledon Finals."

Terry Butcher has left his post as manager of Newport County.

The former England international was announced as County manager back in April 2015 but they are bottom of League 2 with just one win from 10 games.

It's getting exciting in Cardiff as kick-off time approaches for the World Cup match between Wales and Fiji.

Victory will see Wales move closer to a place in the quarter-finals.

You can keep up with all the latest from the Millennium Stadium via the BBC Sport website.

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Wales winger Alex Cuthbert says he will cast aside concerns about his form to help Wales beat Fiji (16:45 BST) on Thursday and move closer to a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Cuthbert will start the game as one of three changes from Wales' thrilling 28-25 victory against England.

"This game is nothing to do with my form. It's about this team and playing well," said Cuthbert. "I'm in the squad for a reason - the coaches and players believe in me.

"I'm going to go out there like every other player and play my heart out for my country. Hopefully that will see us through to the quarters."

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A Sunday League footballer who deliberately stamped on an opponent's leg, causing multiple fractures that required reconstructive surgery, has been jailed for a year. 

Nathaniel Kerr, 24, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to assaulting Stuart Pearson by launching a flying tackle on him during a match in August 2014. It followed an argument involving Mr Pearson and one of Kerr's team-mates, the court heard.

Kerr, of HMP Forest Bank, "has shown absolutely no remorse for his vicious attack, calling the victim a 'wimp' and verbally abusing him as he was lying in agony on the pitch," PC Louise Spencer of Greater Manchester Police said.

To watch a BBC Radio 5 live interview with Stuart Pearson, click here.

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Not long now to choose the soundtrack for this Sunday's Goal of the Month competition on Match of the Day 2.

Don't know what I'm talking about? Well, they've teamed up with BBC Radio 1's Greg James to shortlist three songs that could accompany the monthly montage. They are:

• Bring Me The Horizon - Throne
• The Maccabees - Spit It Out
• Sigma/Ella Henderson - Glitterball

You can vote here and the deadline is 18:00 BST. Greg will announce the winner on his show, which runs from 16:00 BST to 19:00 BST.

After the defeat for Johanna Konta at the hands of Venus Williams in Wuhan, there is news of defeat for another Briton.

Aljaz Bedene has lost 6-2 6-0 to South Korea's Hyeon Chung in the second round of the Shenzhen Open.

Ahead of Thursday's game, BBC Sport's The Hit looks at how the Welsh are preparing for the match and how Tonga scored five tries to beat Namibia in Exeter.

Former dual-code international Jonathan Davies has warned that after beating England at Twickenham on Saturday, Wales cannot take beating Fiji for granted.

But Davies told Scrum V that the famous win at Twickenham will have been wasted if they slip up against Fiji in Cardiff on Thursday (16:45 BST).

Fiji have knocked Wales out of a World Cup before, at the 2007 tournament in France.

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Thursday's game will be live on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Wales and BBC Cymru with live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

Zimbabwe v Pakistan stands alone on our scorecards page at the moment but it looks like there could be a game in it. The home team are currently 107-5, chasing 260 to win.

View the full scorecard here.

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We're asking you for your favourite names/labels which have been given to sporting events - 40 years on from Thrilla in Manila.

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"Wales are bracing themselves for a "physical battle" against Fiji later, according to forwards coach Robin McBryde.

"So who better to give a motivational speech than Joe Calzaghe? The former world champion boxer met the Wales squad at their training base on Tuesday night, and McBryde says the players were inspired by his visit.

"At the other end of the scale to Calzaghe and Fiji's hulking forwards is the man who will play full-back for Wales tomorrow, Matthew Morgan.

"Nicknamed 'Nipper', the 23-year-old is barely 5ft 6in and looked like a mascot who had gatecrashed Wales' warm-up when he was stretching with Jamie Roberts earlier.

"Morgan also looked a little cramped in the media scrum. He will be hoping for more space in the game."

Let's switch attentions to rugby union for a while and in Thursday's World Cup action, Wales know that victory against Fiji (16:45 BST) will put them on the verge of the quarter-finals.

The sides meet at the Millennium Stadium with Wales confident following their 28-25 win over England last weekend.

Following two losses, Fiji have their sights set on third place in Pool A and qualification for the 2019 tournament.

With so much at stake and respect for Fiji growing, Wales coach Warren Gatland has selected his strongest available team.

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"Ripped off", "a waste" and "obscene". Some choice words from ex-England midfielder Chris Waddle on 5 live last night. 

He was talking about Premier League spending and whether it can be directly linked to performance on the pitch, both domestically and in Europe.

It followed big-spending Manchester City's late win against German side Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday night. Manchester United and Chelsea were also in less-than-convincing form in Europe.

You can listen to the rest of his thoughts here.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes has been facing the media ahead of his side's Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Saturday with both sides in the bottom four in the table.