Phil Goodlad
BBC Scotland

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Scotland will name their team at 12:00 BST and it seems that neither Ross Ford nor Jonny Gray will be included, despite an outcome on the appeal over their suspensions likely to be heard before the quarter-final with Australia.

Many in the Scotland camp feeling Ford and Gray have been hard done by but, unlike in football, players cannot play pending an appeal so avoiding further disruption by naming Fraser Brown at hooker and Tim Swinson in the second row seems a safer bet.  

As for the appeal itself, a simple two-to-one majority from the three-man panel will determine whether to quash, shorten or increase the players' three-week bans.

A Question of Sport Teaser

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Outside the Home Nations, which eight teams have made the Quarter Finals in Rugby World Cup history? 

If you get all eight without Google, (not that we can prove that), R.E.S.P.E.C.T...Let us know...

Seven - impressive, six - a great effort, five - an effort, four - not bad, three - pretty bad, two - not impressed, one - errm try harder, none - you probably don't like Rugby that much...

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Come back for the answer later on today.

The 2016 Super League Magic Weekend will return to Newcastle United's St James' Park on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May.

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Magic Weekend was first held in Newcastle earlier this year and more than 67,000 fans were in attendance across the course of the weekend – the highest ever for the two-day event.

The pick of the fixtures for the two days sees a repeat of the 2015 Grand Final as Leeds Rhinos take on Wigan Warriors.

Outstanding. 

Believe it or not, but an England man has gone. It's Joe Root, who has fallen for 85 with a swipe outside off-stump which is caught by Pakistan wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.

England now 426-4, trailing by 97.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Everton are the subject of renewed speculation over a potential takeover.

City of London financial sources have told BBC Sport that American investors - with links to MLS side Sporting Kansas City - are exploring a potential purchase. 

An asking price of £225m is believed to have been set by Everton's owners although it is unknown if the US consortium are prepared to match that.

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The possible deal has also been reported in Kansas City – and SKC representative Mike Illig has publicly stated he is an Everton fan, posting pictures of a visit to Goodison Park on his Twitter account on Thursday.

Everton did not comment when contacted about suggestions that a takeover deal is under discussion.

But earlier you said three weeks, Tim??

Mark Regan
BBC WM Sport

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Tim Sherwood was in no mood for negativity on Friday, saying he is "100% certain we'll be in the Premier League next season".  

Despite speculation that has cast doubt over his future at Villa Park, Sherwood was on the front foot.In answer to some other reports, he asserted that, "there's not a player that we have brought into the club that I haven't liked or wanted".

After being booed off after losing to Stoke last time out Sherwood was equally confident that he'll win them around. "They were singing my name three weeks ago - they'll be singing my name in another three weeks."

Vintage Sherwood.

Nick Barnes
BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

I began to ‘free-draw’ the club crests this season and so it’s been a bit hit and miss. The Exeter City crest is my favourite as City are my home town club so I wanted to try and get it right. I’d never live it down with my mates at home if I’d messed it up!  

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I’m working on my West Bromwich Albion notes now and am pleased with the West Brom crest. Some are more challenging than others. Manchester United a case in point. 

But I think it’s much better to have something I’ve drawn rather than just taking an image off the internet and pasting it into my notebook as I’ve done in the past – although it is time consuming. Satisfying though when it comes out ok.

Keep your suggestions and artistic designs coming in... 

Follow Nick Barnes' example and whip out the felt tip pens if you must...

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David Ornstein
BBC Sport

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will not face further punishment from the Football Association, despite describing the £50,000 fine it order him to pay as a “disgrace”.

Mourinho was handed the fine and a suspended one-match stadium ban on Wednesday after claiming officials were “afraid” to award his team penalties. This followed referee Robert Madley denying the Blues a spot-kick in a 3-1 loss to Southampton.

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Mourinho said on Thursday: "I'm happy I don't have an electronic tag. £50,000 is a disgrace. The possibility of getting a stadium ban is astonishing."

But it is understood the FA have no intention of acting upon these comments.

The governing body is less concerned about criticism of itself than criticism aimed at individuals and match officials, given this could call into question their integrity.

Can you top the effort Stuart has gone to?

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Still no problems for England against Pakistan, going along nicely. They are 413-3, now trailing by just 110 runs.

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Villa are firmly in a battle against relegation. Manager Tim Sherwood keeps reiterating the point of staying in the top flight.

"The players know the last few weeks haven't been good enough. There are a lot of points to be played for, enough to stay in the division.

"I've got to believe in the players that I've got, which I do. We need to improve and it needs to click and it will. I believe we'll be in the Premier League next season."

"There's only one Tim Sherwood..."

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Heather Watson has been knocked out of the Hong Kong Open in the quarter-finals by fifth seed Samantha Stosur.

British number two Watson, 23, took the first set and was a break up in the second but failed to take advantage as Stosur rallied to win 4-6 6-3 6-0.

Australian Stosur will face France's Caroline Garcia or German second seed Angelique Kerber in the last four.

More to follow on this story here.

Interesting, how, Ryan?

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood admits hit side are in a tricky spell.

"I take a lot of heart from managers who have been through difficult periods. This is my first tough period in management," he said.

"We'll soldier on and get through it. I have 100% belief that we'll stay in the Premier League."  

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has been fronting up to the media after rumours emerged that he could lose his job should Villa lose to Chelsea on Saturday.

The Englishman is in defiant mood: "Once I get through this period everyone will benefit. Aston Villa will and Tim Sherwood will," he said.

"I'm a football manager and am responsible for results. That's what I'm paid for. I'll stand up to this."

Walsall manager Dean Smith has signed a new 12-month rolling contract with the League One leaders.

The 44-year-old has been in charge since January 2011, making him the fourth longest-serving manager in English football's top five divisions.

  "I feel like I'm getting better as a manager and I just want to keep developing," he said.  

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