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Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque says his players were keen to play the friendly against Belgium and were disappointed with its cancellation because of security concerns.

Belgium called off Tuesday's game after the local government raised the security threat level amid an investigation related to last week's Paris attacks.

Del Bosque said the players were "calm and wanted to play", but understood the reasons for the cancellation.

He said nobody involved in the match liked it, but nothing could be done because "it was a matter of security".

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Namibia's former Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks will be part of the the IAAF inspection team to check on Russian athletics reforms.

The team is being led by Norway's anti-doping specialist Rune Andersen and four IAAF council members have also been appointed following the doping scandal which has seen Russia provisionally suspended from international competition by athletics' world governing body.

Andersen and Fredericks will be joined by Abby Hoffman -the Canadian IAAF anti-doping task force since 2004 - Italy's Anna Riccardi and Geoff Gardner from Norfolk Island, a former chairman of the IOC Athletes' Commission.

Danny Willett says Rory McIlroy will be fresher than his rivals at Thursday's deciding Race to Dubai tournament.

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McIlroy, who leads Willett by 1,613 points, has special permission to play in the DP World Tour Championship even though he has not played the required 13 events.

"I appreciate him playing makes a massive difference for the Tour, but certainly he has an advantage over guys who have played more," Willett said.

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There's a cracking match in progress at the ATP Tour World Finals in London.

Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori are slugging it out, currently locked at one-set each.

Nishikori took the first set 7-5, Berdych hit back to take the next 6-3.

It's now into a decider - live coverage on BBC 2 here.

Newcastle United defender Mike Williamson has extended his loan spell with Wolves until 16 January.

The 31-year-old has played three games so far for the Championship club and head coach Kenny Jackett said: "We're delighted Mike will be with us through a very busy December and Christmas period."

Premier League champions Chelsea are a step closer to completing the purchase of AFC Wimbledon's ground at Kingsmeadow. 

The deal will raise funds for the League Two club's proposed move to a new stadium at their original home of Merton. 

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The Blues want to use the Cherry Red Records Stadium to host their youth and ladies' matches. 

At a special general meeting on Monday night the Dons Trust, the largest shareholder of AFC Wimbledon, voted overwhelmingly in favour of selling the stadium lease. 

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The FA Cup third round draw will be hosted at the Wales Sport Awards , externalin Cardiff on Monday, 7 December.

The draw will be presented by Mark Chapman live on BBC Two and BBC Two Wales at 19:00 GMT.

The Wales Sport Awards, held at Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff, will be live on the BBC Wales Sport website at 20:00 GMT and will also be available on the red button and BBCiPlayer.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has spoken to ABC Grandstand, explaining the reasons behind his decision to retire.

"I’ve been thinking about retiring for probably a year, it’s sort of been up and down for me and after the World Cup I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to play one day cricket anymore," he said.

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"I felt it a little bit in the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane, a little bit in England, but there was a time in Brisbane where those tougher days are normally the ones I love but they really challenged me and I just didn’t enjoy it.

"Out here at the Waca I just felt the same thing and didn’t enjoy the challenge of those tough days, I'd lost the hunger and I thought it was time."

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Kenny Miller has signed a one-year extension to his current contract with Rangers.

The 35-year-old striker is in his third spell with the Light Blues and has scored five goals in 13 appearances this season.

Miller has also taken on a coaching role with Rangers' under-20s team, working under their manager Ian Durrant.

Former Australia paceman Brett Lee has swapped bowling for Bollywood in a new career as a movie star. 

Listen in as he tells BBC Stumped presenter Jim Maxwell about his pre-match nerves before his first screen kiss. 

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The boisterous celebrations of the Republic of Ireland fans almost prove too much for BBC Sport reporter Thomas Kane at the Aviva Stadium.

The supporters had just seen their side clinch victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals in France.

At first just one fan jumped into the shot, but he was soon joined by other ecstatic Irish supporters.

Watch how Thomas kept his composure here