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Football
Image source, Getty ImagesMiddlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka insists they have the quality in their squad to halt their current slump in form.
Boro have not won, or scored a goal, in their last three games and have slipped to sixth in the Championship.
"They're the players who I wanted, who I believe in and I believe 150% in them. This is going to change, we have very good players," the Spaniard told BBC Tees.
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan (Thur, 20:05 BST)
Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport
Well that was fun. Never seen anything like it for a Europa League press conference at Liverpool's training ground.
It was standing room only for Lucas Leiva and Jurgen Klopp, and between them they held court for 33 minutes in front of two banks of cameras and a packed media room.
There was a question Klopp didn't like and refused to let his midfielder answer it; he also apologised to the the Russian interpreter for his answers being too long.
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have signed Ireland international half-back Liam Finn from West Yorkshire rivals Castleford Tigers on a two-year deal.
The 31-year-old played two Super League games during a previous spell with Wakefield in 2004.
"I want to put right a few wrongs from last time," he told the club website.
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Karl Cooper: All games will last for a full day due to the different amounts of video technology and reviews used during play.
Image source, Getty ImagesJoe Wedgwood: Daniel Sturridge will still be injured...
Simon Cotton: Statue of (Sir) Mike Ashley stands outside St.James Park. NUFC FA Cup winners. (The cup is sponsored by Sports Direct)
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Richard Conway
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent
Fifa ethics committee says cases against former Spanish FA president Angel Maria Villar Llona and former official and Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer passed to adjudication committee.
Villar Llona is currently the most senior executive at Uefa with Michel Platini suspended and is a senior figure at Fifa.
The committee have not confirmed why they are under investigation but it has been widely reported it is for their conduct during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
Secretary general Jerome Valcke being investigated "related to the suspicion of misuse of expenses and other infringements of Fifa’s rules and regulations".
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BBC Tees
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Image source, Getty ImagesWhy did you lose the game? "Because we conceded one goal and we didn't score".
BBC Tees spoke to a very frustrated Middlesbrough captain Grant Leadbitter after Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Cardiff City.
Boxing
Image source, Getty ImagesBritain's Lee Haskins says he is "prepared to walk through the fiery depths of hell" to win the title when he challenges IBF bantamweight champion Randy Caballero on 21 November.
Haskins will be making his first appearance in "magical" Las Vegas and told BBC Radio Bristol: "It's a place where every boxer wants to fight at least once."
He will head for Nevada on 3 November and added: "The amount of training to do is very daunting to me and I still have got a lot of work to do before I see light at the end of the tunnel."
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Queens Park Rangers head coach Chris Ramsey says he can understand the fans' frustrations as they seek an immediate return to the Premier League.
Image source, PATuesday's 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday left Rangers 10th in the Championship table after 12 games.
"When you have got a club like QPR, which has had its successes in the past, fans sometimes live for those successes," Ramsey told BBC Radio London.
"Part of being a manager of a club like this is taking the criticisms when they are not happy."
Molde v Celtic (Thur, 20:05 BST)
Alasdair Lamont
BBC Sport Scotland in Molde
Image source, BBC SportCeltic have landed in Molde in western Norway following a less than smooth flight from Glasgow.
The Europa League has been a similarly turbulent affair so far for the Scottish champions as they have twice surrendered leads in their opening fixtures to trail Thursday's opponents by two points.
But the big talking point is Molde's reappointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager just a day before the game. We'll have Celtic manager Ronny Deila's thoughts on that and much more across BBC outlets later today.
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan (Thu, 20:05 BST)
It's gone fairly quiet at the Liverpool news conference, we'll bring you any more if and when it arrives. For now though, here's the man himself on the front of Thursday's programme.
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan, (Thu, 20:05 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesKlopp turning his attention to any dramatic changes in the way Liverpool will play, specifically whether they will play a more pressing game.
He says: "The biggest misunderstanding in my life is people asking me if it's possible to play like this.
"But this is just the start. You don't have to run 150km, you just have to be prepared to."
Football
Richard Conway
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent
The wait for Fifa's Ethics Committee to name some names interrupted in Zurich by the sonic boom from a passing plane... Back to waiting.
If Richard is getting weary with this story, you know it's dragging on...
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan, (Thu, 20:05 BST)
Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport
Image source, BBC SportThe manager got a good laugh after he apologised to the Russian interpreter because his answers were too long!
Klopp on #LFC, external tomorrow night against Rubin Kazan: "I hope no-one is waiting for 4-0 after three minutes and is disappointed."
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan, (Thu, 20:05 BST)
Klopp has had to wait for the magic of the Kop but he is preparing himself for the reaction at Anfield, saying: "I can't say much about the atmosphere at Anfield but I want to go there and see it and feel it."
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Hassan Anfield: In 30 years time, Jurgen Klopp will win his 17th EPL title as LFC boss.
B19 UMR: In 30 years Liverpool still not won the league & printed on shirts "its our year".
Dan Bexfield: Liverpool are still waiting to win the league.
Anyone seeing a theme here?
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan (Thu, 20:05 BST)
BBC Merseyside Sport
Europa League football "is a big chance to get a good feeling and confidence," says Klopp.
Confirmation from BBC Merseyside Sport too that Daniel Sturridge will not play on Thursday but has been earmarked for Sunday's Premier League tie against Southampton.
Image source, ReutersLiverpool v Rubin Kazan (Thu, 20:05 BST)
Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport
Some more encouraging news in terms of squad selection as Klopp confirms that Christian Benteke, Roberto Firmino and Dejan Lovren are back in training.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool v Rubin Kazan (Thur, 20:05 BST)
Nice line from the Press Association's man at Melwood...
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan, Thu 22 Oct, 20:05 BST
Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport
Klopp on #LFC, external injuries: "Sturridge is getting better and better, the target for him is Sunday."