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RWC final: Australia v New Zealand (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
It's time to bring the shutters down on Friday's Sportsday. Don't worry, we'll be back on Monday with all the reaction from a packed weekend of sport. Who will be crowned the 2015 rugby world champions? Can Chelsea end their poor form against Liverpool? Will newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton win in Mexico? Enjoy the weekend's action.
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Image source, @WallabiesSydney's iconic Opera House has turned green and gold ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
This time tomorrow we should know who the 2015 world champions are. Will fireworks be lighting up Sydney's night sky in 24 hours time in celebration?
Sam Burgess is named in a 41-man Bath squad for this season's European Champions Cup. Reports have intensified that Burgess is on the verge of a return to rugby league just 12 months after switching codes.
He features in the group of players named by Bath for a tournament that starts next month. Bath's opening Champions Cup game is away against reigning European champions Toulon on November 15.
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Andrew Mehrtens
Former New Zealand fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageCan Australia win it? Yes. The last couple of weeks they probably haven’t performed to the level they did earlier in the tournament but they have still got it in them. They beat the All Blacks in Sydney in August so they will have confidence."
Chelsea v Liverpool (Sat, 12:45 GMT)
Danny Murphy
Ex-Liverpool midfielder
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageIt is an absolute joke that Jose Mourinho is being talked about as being the next Premier League manager who could lose his job. The success Mourinho has had, especially at Chelsea, means he has earned the right to have a bad three months without being sacked. He should be allowed to have a poor six months or even a bad season, because everyone has them - even Sir Alex Ferguson did at Manchester United."
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 1600 GMT)
BBC Radio 5 Live
You can listen to full commentary of the 2015 Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia on BBC Radio 5 live, with all the build-up starting at 11:00 GMT on Saturday.
Joining Mark Pougatch at Twickenham is former New Zealand fly-half Andrew Mehrtens and former England World Cup winner Matt Dawson.
Your commentators are Ian Robertson and Alastair Eykyn.
Chris Jones
BBC Radio 5 live rugby commentator
Bath release a statement denying they breached the salary cap last season. They were one of the clubs reported to be under investigation by Premiership Rugby.
However, it's worth noting that no club has actually been found guilty of "breaching" the salary cap.
Instead, it was announced last week certain clubs reached "settlements" over salary cap "issues".
Cricket
England bowler Mark Wood will be rested for the third Test against Pakistan. But who will replace him? Former England captain Michael Vaughan has picked his side to face Misbah and Co starting at 06:00 GMT on Sunday.
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Quote MessageIt is very hard to bet against a team playing as well as the All Blacks have been, not only in this tournament, but across the last four years. In addition Dan Carter has been more reliable off the tee than Bernard Foley so far in this tournament, and in such a tight game as I expect that could be crucial."
Jeremy Guscott, Former England centre
Southampton v Bournemouth (Sun, 16:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesBournemouth manager Eddie Howe says his players want to make fans proud by winning Sunday's south coast derby at Southampton.
"I think it's a new experience for us, since I've been here we haven't played many local derbies," adds Howe.
"We played Southampton back in League One and it was a memorable experience. But this is in the Premier League and it will be totally different.
"The players are looking forward to it and I certainly know that the fans are. I am just hoping that we can make them proud."
Bournemouth start the weekend one place above the relegation zone and six points behind sixth-placed Saints.
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live
Quote MessageI threw a tweet out there asking who is going to win. Out out of 150 replies 127 said they thought New Zealand will win it."
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle United admit a charge of failing to control their players in last weekend's derby defeat at Sunderland.
A statement on Newcastle's website, external reads: "The charge relates to the players' reaction to the match official's decision, which saw Sunderland awarded a penalty and captain Fabricio Coloccini issued with a red card, which has since been rescinded.
"The club has admitted the charge but has submitted an application for it to be reassessed due to mitigating circumstances."
Rugby Union
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New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageI think Australia will target Dan Carter, they'll try and unruffle him and it could be the unraveling of the All Blacks."
Southampton v Bournemouth (Sun, 16:00 GMT)
Midfielder Harry Arter is in line for his first Premier League start of the season. However, manager Eddie Howe remains without long-term absentees Callum Wilson, Max Gradel and Tyrone Mings (all knee).
Out-of-form goalkeeper Artur Boruc is still nursing a thigh problem, so Adam Federici is again expected to start in his absence. Captain Tommy Elphick is also still out with an ankle injury.
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Twickenham
Image source, Getty ImagesWorld Cup finals seldom stick to the script. Four years ago New Zealand's triumph was masterminded in the end not by Dan Carter, nor his replacement Colin Slade, or even his back-up Aaron Cruden, but by fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald, a man who had been summoned from a whitebait-fishing trip and ran onto the pitch for the final wearing a shirt that appeared to be borrowed from a teenage girl.
The All Blacks will be happier with a less complicated final act this time around. Keep the bad guys at bay. Let their heroes do their thing. Make the ending a happy one, for one great champion at least.
Can perfect 10 Dan Carter exit in style? Read more from Tom Fordyce
Image source, Getty ImagesMissed what was said earlier? Here's some of the best quotes from Premier League managers today:
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Paul Scholes's criticism: "You have an expression. Sticks and stones can break my bones. Names never hurt me."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on whether he can secure a Champions League spot: "I cannot promise."
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on Mourinho: "I think if you are not a journalist or a referee he is a nice guy."
BBC Coverage
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 2015 World Gymnastics Championships continues in Glasgow and you can catch the action at 18:00 GMT on the Red Button for the start of the competition live, 19:00 GMT on BBC2.
We don't want to jinx it, but GB's Max Whitlock and Daniel Purvis are genuine medal contenders in the all-around event this evening...
However, they will have to pull off some performance to claim the top spot as Kohei Uchimura of Japan is going for an unprecedented sixth all-around world gold medal.
Image source, Getty ImagesNew Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Andrew Mehrtens
Former New Zealand fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageMichael Cheika seems to have an intense dislike of the media, the game's administrators and referees. When you are in the team and your coach is like that then you get the feeling he is protecting his boys. They respond to him."
New Zealand v Australia (Sat, 16:00 GMT)
Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageFor Australia to win, everything is going to have to go fantastically well and we’re going to have to see something new from them. I question whether they have it in their legs."