In the light of the Russian athletics scandal, and the continuing fall-out, today we ask: How do you feel about sport today?

Martin McHugh: In societies where corruption is rife, this is ordinary way of life. Non-corrupt societies are in minority. You do the maths.

FK: Just shows where sports is. It's no longer about individuals, it's about Countries, governing bodies. High level corruption.

Scott Johnson: If you want an end to corruption/doping/cheating in athletics/sport then max punishment must be taken every time #lifetimebans

Keep them coming to #bbcsportsday

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Wolves striker Benik Afobe is working hard to rediscover his goalscoring form says head coach Kenny Jackett.

The 22-year-old former Arsenal and MK Dons forward has not found the net for the Championship club since 18 October. 

But Jackett, who saw Wolves turn down three bids for Afobe from Premier League Norwich City in August, is not too concerned. 

"Ben's been a big player for us and is working hard to prove himself and get back to his top form," Jackett said.

Former German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach will remain a member of Fifa's executive committee following his exit from the German soccer organization amid a scandal over the 2006 World Cup, a Fifa spokesman has said.

"We can confirm that Mr Niersbach has informed Fifa that he will remain in his functions as a member of the Fifa executive committee," the spokesman said.

Niersbach resigned from the German FA on Monday, buckling under mounting pressure.

He's under investigation for tax evasion linked to a controversial £4.7m payment to Fifa.

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Roy Keane was  on good form at a wet and windy Republic of Ireland HQ in Abbotstown. 

He’s a big fan of David Meyler: “I like Meyler. I signed him – one of my better signings. That wouldn’t be hard!”

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Keane gave no update on injuries ahead of the Republic's European Championship qualifying play-offs on Friday against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Shane Long, John O’Shea ,Rob Elliot, Alan Judge and Paul McShane are still the five players who’re being assessed by their clubs.

"It’s part of the game. I kind of ruled the boys out anyway," said Keane.

"f they become available in the next day or two, particularly for the second leg. it would be a fantastic bonus because with the injuries they have had, they were sore ones.”

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The Independent has written a rather fine piece about where it all went sour for David Moyes at Real Sociedad.

It claims a major part of the problem was not learning Spanish.

"Had results gone well the players – many of who can speak English – may well have embraced having a non-Spanish speaking coach but when they did not pick up it became a point of friction," reporter Pete Jenson says.

Full article here, external.

A Question of Sport Teaser

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You can stop scratching your heads now.

Earlier we posedthe question... Phil Mickelson was last out of the World Top 25 in 1995. Name the seven European golfers who were in it then?

The answers... Ballesteros, Faldo, Langer, Montgomerie, Olazabal, Torrance and Woosnam.

Well done if you got all seven - tricky.

Many thanks to all of you who took part. 

The results are fairly conclusive - and fairly worrying. 

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Nathan Nicholls: If Russia won every gold medal it would make sense. But they didn't. They cant be the only ones. A complete overhaul is needed.

Ross McD: When sport is used by a country as an extension of nationalism, winning is paramount. Hence state sanctioned cheating.

Adewale: The sport really needs redemption and it's on that path right now, cue Lord Coe

Keep them coming to #bbcsportsday

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Former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has indicated he may be interested in the Fulham manager's job following the sacking of Kit Symons.

The 58-year-old was an advisor to Symons, having briefly worked as the club's technical director in 2013-14.

"It is an attractive job and I'm sure there are going to be lots of people who will be applying. I am there but it is up to the club," he told BBC Radio London.

Fifa says it is in "close contact" with the World Anti-Doping Agency about the doping scandal in Russia, the country that will host the 2018 World Cup.

It could be a second straight World Cup where the host country cannot provide an accredited laboratory to test players' samples.

The Moscow lab due to perform testing was stripped of its Wada accreditation on Tuesday.

In 19 months, Fifa will run an anti-doping program for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia. Fifa says "the analysis of the samples, as always, will be done in a Wada-accredited laboratory".

During the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Fifa flew samples to Lausanne, Switzerland, to be tested. Wada had shut down the Rio de Janeiro lab for failing to meet international working standards.

Bath have confirmed the signing of Scotland back rower David Denton from Edinburgh, subject to a medical.

Denton will move to the Rec this week as a replacement for Sam Burgess, who has left the club to return to rugby league in Australia.

Bath paid a fee to buy the 25-year-old, who has 32 caps, out of his Edinburgh contract.

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Newcastle United goalkeeper Rob Elliot insists the number one shirt at St James' Park is still up for grabs despite his man-of-the-match performance in Saturday's win over Bournemouth.

First-choice Tim Krul is out for the season, but Elliot still faces competition from Karl Darlow and Freddie Woodman.

"We're in a strong position, it's open season," he told BBC Newcastle.

It's a reunion for the Manchester United man as the German squad prepare for their friendly games against France and the Netherlands.

Bard Chuck: The #russiandoping, external scandal. Perhaps we should consider lie detectors before handing out medals in future?

Rob G: Had Russia not attended the 2012 Olympics Nigeria, Taiwan and Macedonia would have won medals instead of none!

The Manchester Evening News, external reports that Vincent Kompany missed Belgium's first training session ahead of friendly matches against Italy and Spain, apparently because of an injury.

The Manchester City skipper played for his country last month after missing City's previous two games with a calf problem - a move which frustrated manager Manuel Pellegrini.

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Have match fixing, doping and corruption tainted your love of sport?

Have you say by voting on the right hand side (on desktop) or clicking the 'vote' tab above on mobile devices. 

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What has been the reaction in the Russian media to the Wada report on doping allegations?

BBC Monitoring wraps up all of the latest news as the Russian media has fears over sporting isolation. 

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The Daily Mail, externalis reporting that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wants to sign a winger in January, and is interested in Lazio's Felipe Anderson, Sadio Mane at Southampton, Leicester's Riyad Mahrez and Anwar El Ghazi of Ajax.