New Leeds United boss Steve Evans takes his place in front of the cameras, but Massimo Cellino, the man who has appointed him, is not present alongside him after being banned from running the club by the Football League last night.

"It is overwhelming, I didn't think an I Phone could take 840 messages," says Evans. "I'm honoured, humbled and it is a massive opportunity. I will give it everything I have got. My focus is the playing squad. 

"Mr Cellino is certainly passionate. What was meant to be a couple of hours talk on Sunday was nine hours. This club should be in the league above this one.

"You get longevity if you win football matches. The brief is to get football matches won and I will give every part of me to do that."

Ian Poulter has made a 19-hour trip from his Florida home to play in the Hong Kong Open to keep his hopes of playing in next year's Ryder Cup alive.

Poulter, 39, recently dropped out of the top 50 in the world and therefore is not eligible to play in the WGC HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.

If he had not played in Hong Kong then he would not have been able to fulfil the minimum of 13 events, the total he needs to remain a European Tour member.  

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Daily Telegraph: , externalSunderland manager Sam Allardyce will not move for ex-West Ham and Newcastle midfielder Kevin Nolan, 33, as he would prefer to sign a striker.

World football's governing body Fifa has confirmed it will hold the election for its next president at a special congress on 26 February.

The election will determine who will succeed Sepp Blatter, who has been president since 1998.

Blatter, 79, and vice-president Michel Platini, 60, have both been suspended for 90 days amid corruption allegations, which both men deny.

Platini is seeking the next presidency, as is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.

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New Leeds United manager Steve Evans is about to give his first news conference since replacing Uwe Rosler as manager.

You can listen to the news conference with our coverage from BBC Radio Leeds.

Just press the live coverage tab at the top of this page or click here.

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Former Liverpool, Sunderland and QPR striker Djibril Cisse has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34, reports the Liverpool Echo., external

Cisse scored in Liverpool's penalty shootout victory against AC Milan to win the Champions League in 2005.

After announcing his retirement, Cisse broke down live on French television as he heard a tribute from Guy Roux, his former Auxerre coach.  

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2007: Holders England lost the Rugby World Cup final 15-6 to South Africa in Paris. 

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Ashley Young will miss Manchester United's Champions League match at CSKA Moscow.

Young was absent from the 3-0 win over Everton on Saturday because of a calf injury and the winger did not take part in United's final training session ahead of Wednesday's match.

Paddy McNair, who suffered liver damage playing for Northern Ireland last week, also missed the session.

"It's the same amount of injuries so Luke Shaw, Paddy McNair and Ashley Young are not going with us," United manager Van Gaal told MUTV.

Well done to those of you who divined that Florent Sinama-Pongolle is the former Liverpool player celebrating on Tuesday.

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Among the other sporting personalities blowing out the candles are Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri (64), Tottenham goalkeeper Michel Vorm (32), former England cricket captain Chris Cowdrey (58), former India batsman Virender Sehwag (37), former England rugby player Will Greenwood (43) and Ireland rugby captain Paul O’Connell (36).  

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The Keeper:  Mario Balotelli's hairdresser?

Richard Todd: Hardest job is easy Jose Mourinho Press Officer toughest job in the world of sport. And you can quote me on that. 

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Defender Aleksandar Kolarov is back training with Manchester City before tomorrow night's crucial Champions League encounter with Sevilla.

Kolarov missed City's 5-1 win over Bournemouth at the weekend with a hamstring problem picked up on international duty.

David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Fabian Delph and Gael Clichy were all absent from the group during open training at the club's City Football Academy.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini is due to speak to the media at 12.45 BST.

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Fifa ExCo reconfirms 26 February 2016 as the date of the extraordinary elective congress in Zurich.

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Wales should fear no team at the 2016 European Championship finals in France next summer, says all-time leading goal scorer Ian Rush.

Chris Coleman's team are likely to face a tough draw as they will be one of the lowest-seeded teams.

But former striker Rush believes the biggest nations will not want to face a Welsh side which lost only once in qualifying.

"They won't want Wales in their group," Rush told BBC Wales' Sport Wales. "I'm not saying we are going to win it but the opposition won't like to play Wales."

Joel Dunn-Wilson: Hardest job in sport? Being Lee Cattermole's agent. Somehow still manages to get him contracts to sign. Genius.

FK: Hardest job in sport, being Michael Schumacher's team-mate. (Pre-Merc) You knew from the start you'd always play 2nd fiddle.

Olakunle: Nothing more difficult than being a Sunderland manager right no.

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Sweden without Zlatan? Like Batman without Robin? Tom without Jerry? Or Laurel without Hardy? Unthinkable, surely…

Former international goalkeeper Magnus Hedman hits out at Swedish fans who take Zlatan Ibrahimovic for granted. He says they'll miss Zlatan once he's retired.

Here's the full clip, courtesy of BBC World Service. 

1990: Twenty-one Arsenal and Manchester United players were involved in a mass brawl which resulted in both clubs being fined £50,000 and a deduction of two points for Arsenal and one for United. 

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Confirmation of a story we bought you earlier... Warrington Wolves have signed forward Joe Westerman from Hull FC on a three-year contract for a £150,000 transfer fee.

Westerman scored 29 tries in 128 appearances for the Black and Whites after signing from Castleford in 2010.

The 25-year-old made his England debut against Samoa in 2014, but was left out of the squad for the upcoming series against France and New Zealand.

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"There's a boost for Manchester City, with left-back Aleksandar Kolorov back training with the group. 

"The defender limped off with a hamstring problem during Serbia's defeat to Portugal during the international break.

"There's still no David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Gael Clichy, Fabian Delph or Samir Nasri, though."

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has blamed a lack of English language skills after accusing referees of being "afraid" to give his side penalties.

Mourinho was given a suspended one-match stadium ban and a £50,000 fine by the Football Association for implying officials were biased.

The Portuguese has described the fine as a "disgrace" and appealed.

A hearing dismissed his mitigation and decided the 52-year-old's English is "too sophisticated".

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"It's a busy one. Waiting for training to start at the City Football Academy with lenses primed ahead of Manchester City's crucial Champions League match with Sevilla at The Etihad."

City manager Manuel Pellegrini is due to face the media at 12:45 BST.