Piers Newbery
BBC Sport in Ghent

The British Davis Cup team have been facing the media ahead of the final in Belgium, and the mood at the Flanders Expo is calm amid security worries elsewhere.

"I know Brussels is a slightly different situation, but everything in Ghent seems fine," Andy Murray tells BBC Sport.

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GB captain Leon Smith adds: "I think everyone was concerned, but what was important was to listen to our security guys, who are really, really good."

The British team are having their Davis Cup press conference today... it looks a bit nippy in Belgium... 

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Paris St-Germain players will wear special shirts for their next two games as a tribute to those who died in this month's attacks in the French capital.

The shirts will carry the message "Je suis Paris" ("I am Paris").

The French champions said they were acting "in unison with the vibrant solidarity expressed by the French and international football community".

PSG visit Swedish side Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday before hosting Troyes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

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Which six men who've won both the World and UK Snooker Championships are in this weeks first round draw?

Good luck - we'll bring you the answer later this afternoon.

With David Haye coming back, which retired sports people would you like to see return?

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Piers Newbery
BBC Sport in Ghent

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It's a cold, wet and unremarkable morning at the Flanders Expo, where security is smilingly efficient, albeit dealing with a handful of media and staff for now. The Belgian team are practising on the newly-laid clay court, with early indications that the players have given it the thumbs up. We will find out more when both teams face the media this afternoon.

West Ham defender Doneil Henry has re-joined Championship club Blackburn on loan until 3 January.

The 22-year-old Canada international played three games for Rovers during a previous loan spell last season, which was cut short by injury.

Problems on and off the pitch?

Chelsea made a loss of £23.1m as they won the Premier League last season.

According to their annual financial results, the deficit kept them within Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits.

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"It was a primary aim in the past financial year to be one of the clubs with a continuous record of meeting the regulations," said chairman Bruce Buck.

The Blues, who made a record £18.4m profit last year, announced revenues of £314.3m, down on the 2013-14 high of £319.8m.

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Harsh Ryan, harsh.

Everton's chief executive has blamed Liverpool City Council for a lack of progress on building a new stadium, saying the club "cannot do it on its own".

Robert Elstone said the club needed the council to commit to investing in the project before it could go ahead.

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Plans for a new ground at Walton Hall Park were announced in September 2014.

But Liverpool's mayor said he had yet to receive any detailed proposals for the project.

Read the full story here

It had originally been thought that suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini could face seven-year bans from football if found guilty of corruption claims.

However, today's news - claimed, it is important to remember, by Platini's lawyer - suggests Fifa wants to go much further and ban the Uefa chief for life.

We'll bring you more on this story as it happens.

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Michel Platini is serving a 90-day suspension on corruption charges over a $2 million payment he received from Fifa president Sepp Blatter, who is also suspended

Platini's lawyer Thibaud d'Ales described Fifa's life ban demand as a "scandal" and "excessive".

Blatter's representatives refused to comment on whether the same request has been made against the Swiss official.

Fifa's investigatory chamber announced on Monday that it has opened a case and a decision is expected to be handed down next month.

Until then Platini is forbidden to take part in the race to become Blatter's successor as president of Fifa.

Some big news being reported by the AFP news agency.

Fifa's ethics watchdog wants Michel Platini to be banned for life over a suspect payment, says the European football chief's own lawyer.

Sri Lanka has offered itself as a neutral venue for a proposed series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan to break a deadlock over where to play the matches.

"We have made the offer and we are awaiting a response," a Sri Lankan Cricket board official said.

India and Pakistan are scheduled to play two Tests, five one-dayers and two Twenty20 internationals in December and January.   

Talks at the weekend about where to stage the contests failed to end the stalemate.

Manchester United
Manchester United

We mentioned earlier that Wayne Rooney was at Manchester United's training session earlier. Good news.

Oj the downside, BBC Radio 5 live's Juliette Ferrington tells us that Bastian Schweinsteiger, Phil Jones and Michael Carrick were all absent.

The Reds host PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford tomorrow.

It was hardly a classic but Sunderland's late win over Crystal Palace had added significance for Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce.

Alongside a vital three points, Big Sam secured his 150th Premier League victory as a manager.

Mark Chapman brings you reaction from the game and the panel discuss the growing pressure being heaped on managers Garry Monk and Rafael Benitez, the form of Leicester City, and the change in ownership at Northampton Town.

Download the podcast here.

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 A very happy birthday to former Scunthorpe and Yeovil Town defender Sir Ian Botham, who turns 60 today. 

How's this for bad luck?

Torquay's on-loan striker Achille Campion (great name) has been ruled out for around two weeks after suffering a broken nose against Lincoln.

That happened in his third game for the club. His first game got called off and he got subbed in the second after a sending off.

Well, they do say bad luck comes in threes.