Thanks as ever for your company and contributions, particularly your #BBCBackToTheFuture predictions for how the sporting landscape will lie in 30 years' time. But for this Sportsday, we're Outtatime (points for the film reference).

We're back at 08:00 BST on Thursday morning. For now, I'll send you towards our live text and radio commentary of CSKA Moscow v Manchester United and Manchester City v Sevilla.

Enjoy...

Jesse Lingard gets the nod from Louis van Gaal tonight...

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BBC Sport Scotland

The Celtic manager Ronny Deila says he expects Molde to get a lift from the reappointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager.

"It's always like that, it was the same at the weekend [against Motherwell under new manager Mark McGhee]. When you get a new manager in you get more energy and belief," he said.

"He's coming back and the same principles are here as when he left. The club is in a good condition and I don't think he'll revolutionise it or do anything very different. 90 per cent of the players played under him last time."

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That's the trouble with stats, there's always another to disprove whatever you're trying to say. Tonight's result between Manchester City and Sevilla is anyone's guess if these two are to go by...

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Ian Poulter made a last-minute journey from Florida to Hong Kong in an attempt to save his European Tour card - and perhaps his 2016 Ryder Cup chances.

Poulter, 39, dropped out of the world's top 50 on Sunday, meaning he would be unable to complete the 13 events required for European Tour membership.

But former US PGA champion Rich Beem gave up his place in the Hong Kong Open to allow Poulter to compete.

Beem, 45, said he "did what any other professional would do".

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says he feels fitter than ever and has many more years left in him ahead of his 30th birthday on Saturday.

"I have been playing football a long time and for me, age is a number," Rooney said ahead of tonight's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.

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"In terms of me and football, I still feel I am young enough, and that I have a lot of years ahead of me. I feel fitter and fresher than I ever have done really

"I have had no major muscle injuries and us players now have all the support of sports science, and in terms of preparation, training and games, so I think it's still a fairly young age and hopefully I have got a lot of years to come."

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

Ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby between United and City, I’ve decided to look at both teams current squads and try and pick a combined XI.

The Reds just edge my line-up with six United and five City players but, as you’d expect with two of the Premier League’s current top three, there were difficult decisions to make in every position...

I explain myself in this video, external

What do you think? Send your combined United/City XI to @BBCMancSports

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Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen is confident Spurs can cope with a growing injury list when they face Anderlecht in the Europa League on Thursday.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is without Nacer Chadli (ankle), Nabil Bentaleb (ankle), Ryan Mason (knee), Alex Pritchard (ankle) and Son Heung-min (foot).

But Vertonghen insisted: "We have enough players who can play. We have a couple of injuries now but I think our squad is big enough to face the games."

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Fairly quiet in Anderlecht at theTottenham Hotspurnews conference, however defender Ben Davies has said the team's Belgian players could give them an edge over their opponents on Thursday night.

"The Belgian lads will give us the local info and tell us what to expect so it should be good," he says.

Injury-hit Spurs have a clutch of Belgians in their side, namely Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen. Speaking of whom...

Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala is poised for Wednesday's clash with Sevilla.

We'll have live text and radio commentary of that match from 18:30 BST approx.

Read the preview here.

This pretty fascinating interview with Fallon “The Queen of Swords” Fox is well worth a listen.

She is the first transgender MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter and tells how she has had to put up with some pretty bad abuse - including facing a fighter who walked to the ring accompanied by the song Dude Looks Like a Lady.

Football fans would make excellent tabloid sub-editors, such are their punning skills. Case in point from Manchester United fans at a bar in Moscow for Thursday's Champions League tie against CSKA...

The news conference ahead of Tottenham's trip to Anderlecht in the Europa League is under way, too. Updates from there if and when they drop right here at Sportsday.

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Deila says he doesn't expect Solskjaer to make too many dramatic changes to Thursday's opponents Molde because "the club is in a good condition". 

There's praise for the Norwegian side (mind games?) as he says they will believe they can beat Celtic after a 1-3 victory against Fenerbahce. 

He adds: "They have a lot of players with international experience and are good on counter attacks."

Celtic boss Ronny Deila is speaking ahead of the match against Molde, where former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has just taken the helm.

He says: "I know a lot about him [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer]. We have played against each other several times and he’s a good manager.

And on his opponents getting a boost from the new manager, he says: "It’s always like that. It was the same at the weekend when you get a new manager in."

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Wigan full-back Sam Tomkins will miss England's rugby league international against France on Saturday after failing to overcome a knee injury.

However, he is expected to be fit for the series of three matches against New Zealand, beginning on 1 November.

"Sam's really close, but we don't want to push him," said coach Steve McNamara. "We want a fully-fit Sam Tomkins to push himself into contention for next week."

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Yaya Toure believes Manchester City are at last ready to make a major impact in the Champions League. 

City have so far failed to advance beyond the last 16, but ahead of Wednesday's game with Sevilla, Toure told BT Sport that the squad's attitude cannot be faulted this season.

 "I'll be honest it's one of the few times that I have seen the players all commit and focus because they all want something and they all work for something," he said.

For more Manchester City gossip, read this

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More developments on the story that the ice hockey match between Sheffield Steelers and Belfast Giants has been postponed because of a rescheduled One Direction concert at the SSE Arena.

The arena's promoters made the decision after Tuesday night's gig by the band was called off when singer Liam Payne fell ill. They will now play on Friday.

But Giants head of operations Steve Thornton is being a gentleman and says he understands the reasons for the change.

Watch an interview with him here.