Help neededpublished at 12:00
Judo
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Summary
Five Premier League news conferences
Mourinho to be in dugout for Liverpool game
Which non-footballer would you choose to take a penalty? #bbcsportsday
judo Help neededpublished at 12:00
football 'Rooney? Finished? Ridiculous'published at 11:55
Football
Bill Rice
BBC Radio ManchesterWayne Rooney has again come under fire from Manchester United fans, after another subdued performance in which his penalty was saved in their shootout defeat by Middlesbrough last night, but former United player and coach Phil Neville is backing him to come good.
He told BBC Radio Manchester’s Red Wednesday the England captain has “sacrificed himself for the team throughout his career” and “for people to say he is finished is ridiculous”.
You can hear the full interview or download the podcast here.
Image source, APget involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2015
#bbcsportsday
Which non-footballer would you choose to take a penalty?
Image source, Getty ImagesMathusan Arum: Maybe Daniel Radcliffe would take the winning penalty, I'm sure you are allowed magic in football!
Well Mathusan, if we are being pedantic, Daniel Radcliffe, who has admitted to being terrible at sport,may not be as good at taking a penalty as the character he plays would be.
And anyway, as the seeker on the Gryffindor Quiddich team, Harry Potter would probably be better at saving the penalty - Clearly, a football is much larger than the golden snitch, which is about the size of a walnut giving the boy wizard a massive advantage...
rugby union New Zealand name unchanged sidepublished at 11:48
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
swimming ‘Duel in the Pool’published at 11:46
Swimming
Nick Hope
BBC Sport, Olympic Sport reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWorld champion James Guy headlines a seven-strong British contingent who will form part of the European line-up for the biannual ‘Duel in the Pool’ event against the USA.
The competition – dubbed swimming’s answer to the Ryder Cup – takes place in Indianapolis, USA, 11-12 December and will feature a 36-strong US team which includes Olympic champions Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin.
The US team have won every edition of the competition, which initially saw them take on Australia between 2003-2007, but has been exclusively between the USA and Europe since 2009.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2015
#bbcsportsday
Image source, Getty ImagesWhich non-footballer would you choose to take a penalty?
Iain Aitchison: Clint Eastwood never misses.
football Taft's Cambridge loan cut shortpublished at 11:37
Football
Image source, Getty ImagesDefender George Taftreturns to Burton Albion after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament while on loan at League Two Cambridge United.
The 22-year-old left-back played 13 times for the U's after joining on a six-month loan deal in July.
Taft was taken off injured after 22 minutes of Saturday's 3-2 victory at Yeovil, and a scan revealed a tear.
cricket When Root met Vaughanpublished at 11:31
Cricket
Image source, PAThe Daily Telegraph has got a pretty good interview with Joe Root today, external - conducted by former England captain Michael Vaughan.
In it, the England batsman comes across as being pretty serious about his cricket...
He doesn't sleep at all during Test matches, for example, and says he first thought about the international stage at age 14...
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2015
#bbcsportsday
Image source, Getty ImagesWhich non-footballer would you choose to take a penalty?
FK: I'd pick Michael Jordan. Always came through when the chips were down. Could probably score the penalty with his eyes closed.
football Bournemouth's Arter relieved to returnpublished at 11:25
Football
Meanwhile, his team may have lost 1-0 but Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter was thrilled to return to action in the League Cup at Liverpool after five months out with an ankle injury.
Image source, ReutersRepublic of Ireland international Arter, 25, made his first start of the season at Anfield, playing 70 minutes.
"You appreciate playing football so much when you're injured. You take it for granted when you're playing regularly," he told BBC Radio Solent.
"When my number came up on the substitutes' board, I was quite happy to come off," Arter added. "I'd hit the point where I felt I'd probably done enough. The gaffer realised that and took me off."
football Boro fans support local steel workerspublished at 11:20
Football
Image source, Getty ImagesObviously the big story in football world last night was Middlesbrough's victory over Manchester United, but you may have missed this about the game:
The 10,000 travelling Boro fans at Old Trafford shone their mobile phones lights in a show of support for Teesside steel workers.
SSI's Redcar plant was mothballed, with the loss of 2,200 jobs, after its Thai-based owner went into liquidation.
The closure of the coke ovens and blast furnace ended 98 years of production.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2015
#bbcsportsday
Image source, Getty ImagesWhich non-footballer would you choose to take a penalty?
King Zorba: David Brent to take the pen. Confidence, skill and master of the mind games with the keeper.
football Goals, goals, goalspublished at 11:10
Football
It was another massive win for Borussia Dortmund yesterday. Thomas Tuchel's side beat second-tier Paderborn 7-1 in the German Cup.
Jurgen who?
Dortmund have now scored 66 goals so far this season, and they've only been beaten once - 5-1 by Bayern Munich (which tells you all you need to know about the Bundesliga right now).
And If you were wondering who the Paderborn manager was by the way, it's former Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg.
Image source, Getty Imageswrestling 'Mil Por Ciento Guapo'published at 11:04
Mexican wrestling
And if you were wondering who Sportsday's favourite Mexican wrestler is, it's this man.
Image source, @guaposhockMr 'Mil Por Ciento Guapo', which roughly translates from Spanish as 'one thousand percent gorgeous'...
It's a good message.
formula 1 'Hello? Is this Lewis Hamilton's insurance company?'published at 10:56
Formula 1
Now that he has the F1 Driver's World Championship title in his hand, it looks like Lewis Hamilton is not afraid of injury...
Hamilton has taken part in a tag-team match in Mexico, even performing a "running cross-body" on his masked opponent.
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Image source, Getty Imagesfootball Scholes on Rooneypublished at 10:51
Football
Bill Rice
BBC Radio ManchesterPaul Scholes has just told BBC Radio Manchester Wayne Rooney is more than capable of playing in central midfield, but it is a stop-gap and he’s not certain he could play there for the rest of his career.
The former Manchester United midfielder also says the current style of play under Louis van Gaal isn’t what Sir Alex Ferguson would have adhered to, and although they are coached brilliantly to defend, they are a team you wouldn’t want to play in.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Is that Bryan Robson in the background?
Funeral of Howard Kendallpublished at 10:43
#kendallmemories
Image source, EPAThe funeral of legendary Everton player and manager Howard Kendall takes place in Liverpool later on Thursday.
BBC North West would love to hear your memories of him, using #kendallmemories as they are running a special live page during the funeral.
football Shouldn't you be in school?published at 10:38
Football
Image source, EPAImage caption, Donnarumma was born on 25 February 1999!
I can think of quite a few 16-year-olds who'll be waking up to another day of their half-term break right about now, GCSEs on the horizon...
Not so Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma - he's AC Milan's goalkeeper, and last night he kept a clean sheet as the Rossoneri beat Chievo Verona 1-0.
Wednesday's victory was his second senior appearance, after becoming the youngest ever goalkeeper to start in Serie A as Milan beat Sassuolo 2-1 on Sunday.
He's keeping Spaniard Diego Lopez on the bench...
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2015
#bbcsportsday
Image source, Getty ImagesWhich non-footballer would you choose to take a penalty?
Dominic Lisboa: James Bond, I don't think anyone has a cooler head.
But which James Bond, Dominic? Sean Connery was a decent player in his youth, wasn't he?
football On this daypublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2015
Football
Image source, Getty ImagesSpeaking of Rio Ferdinand...
29 October is not an auspicious day in his career.
In 2003, the former England and Manchester United defender was charged with misconduct by the FA and later banned for eight months after missing a drugs test.
Then, while at QPR in 2014, he was suspended for three matches and fined £25,000 for comments he made on Twitter.