BBC Sport have grabbed an interview with Murray brothers Andy and Jamie as the Great Britain pair prepare to face Belgium in the Davis Cup final.

The two reflect on what it meant to play together in the contest.

"It's awesome to be in the final, a unique thing to do it as brothers at the highest level of sport," says Jamie.

"Walking out on Friday to represent our country, hearing your names read out, will be very cool. The hairs on the back of your neck stand up. It's an amazing opportunity."

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Andy adds: "It means a lot to everyone - five or six years ago we were way, way off, at the lowest level of this competition and now to be here is a great opportunity for us.  

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England must prove their World Cup win over Germany was not a one-off when they meet again in Thursday's friendly in Duisburg, says defenderLucy Bronze.

The Lionesses beat the European champions to finish third at last summer's tournament - the team's best ever finish.

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"We need to beat them again to prove that the bronze medal wasn't a fluke," said the 24-year-old right-back.

England then face Bosnia in a Euro 2017 qualifier on Sunday in Bristol.

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The Davis Cup draw is coming up in 15 minutes.

If the Andy and Jamie Murray team up for the doubles rubber - as they did against France and Australia in previous rounds - - Great Britain could name both Kyle Edmund and James Ward as singles options in their final four.

Ben Franks hopes his first return to Twickenham on Saturday since the World Cup final will mark a perfect start to his London Irish career.

The New Zealand prop is set to make his first start for the Exiles against Wasps in the London double header.

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The 31-year-old played the closing 22 minutes of the 34-17 victory against Australia less than a month ago.

"I've never played anything other than a Test at Twickenham, so that's going to be exciting," he told BBC Sport.

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Away fans will be banned from top football matches in France until mid-December with the country in a state of emergency following the Paris attacks and because of the forthcoming Climate Summit in the capital. 

 "The Interior Ministry has issued an order banning away fans for the 15th round of Ligue 1 matches, and the 16th round of matches of Ligue 2, this weekend," the French League (LFP) said in a statement on Thursday.

England's Stuart Broad does not believe cricketers have changed the way they play since Phillip Hughes' death.

Friday is the first anniversary of the Australian's death, which came two days after he was struck by a bouncer.

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"I don't think it's affected the way players are bowling or batting," said Broad.

"When you're playing for your country against another country, it's full of passion and pride. You do everything you can to try to win that contest."

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Fifa president Sepp Blatter is not, despite his own claims, , externalexempt from the judgement of the Fifa Ethics Committee claims a spokesperson for the committee. 

"The FIFA code of ethics applies to anyone who is involved in football worldwide and there are absolutely no exceptions whatsoever." said Andreas Bantel. 

Blatter's advisor claimed on Wednesday that only Fifa's Congress could remove him from office.

Joe Wilson
BBC News sports correspondent

There has only been one time when I've been forced to remain indoors in the evening whilst covering a sporting event.

Only one occasion when the hotel door was physically barred from the inside and the management told us to stay put.

That was not in some far flung corner of the world. It was in Birmingham.

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The summer of 2011, when a Test match was played at Edgbaston in the context of urban unrest, with the riots across England. We did what we were told, but it felt wrong.

So far in Ghent, host to Britain's first Davis Cup final for 35 years and a city of stunning architectural settings, nothing has felt threatening.

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Leeds United have signed Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt on loan until the start of January.

The 26-year-old, who has not featured for Sunderland this season, could make his debut for the Championship side against QPR on Saturday.

The former Chelsea trainee is the first player to join Leeds since Steve Evans was appointed head coach last month.

A point off the top of the Premier League, but struggling in the Champions League and to live up to the tradition of attacking football established by Sir Alex Ferguson.

We asked for your take on how Louis van Gaal is doing as Manchester United boss today and we got several responses comparing the Dutchman to doomed predecessor David Moyes.

Just for the record...

David Moyes at Manchester United:

Matches: 51 Won: 27 Drew: 9 Lost: 15 Winning percentage: 52.9%

Louis van Gaal at Manchester United:

Matches: 66 Wins: 36 Draws: 17 Losses: 13 Winning percentage: 54.5%

Enough of an improvement after nearly 18 months and many millions spent?

Let us know on #bbcsportsday., external

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BBC Sport in Dusseldorf

Wladimir Klitschko will knock out Tyson Fury when they fight in Dusseldorf on Saturday, says British heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua.

Ukrainian Klitschko, 39, has been a world heavyweight champion since 2006, engaged in 27 world title fights and made 23 successful title defences.

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He will be defending his WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Britain's Fury.

"How great would it be if Fury won? But I'm picking Klitschko, in round five or six," Joshua told BBC Sport.

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We've all had one of these...

China's Weiyu Zhu hit a 21-over-par 92 in the first round of the Australian Open as Jordan Spieth started the defence of his title with a 71.

The 26-year-old, a professional since 2011, started on the 10th with a triple-bogey seven and closed with a quadruple-bogey eight on the ninth.

He managed to birdie the seventh hole, but is 26 shots adrift of round one leader Lincoln Tighe of Australia. The world number 1022 upstaged the field with a five-under 66.

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Wrestler Wade Barrett is taking on all comers.

The WWE star was slapped by Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as part of a show in the city earlier this month.

Former Manchester United midfielder turned pundit Roy Keane questioned Rooney's wisdom in getting involved in the stunt, calling it "nonsense".

Barrett has now called out the Republic of Ireland assistant manager as well. 

We'd pay to see that one...

National League club Woking could be taken over by a consortium headed by Ashley Read, whose company is one of their sponsors.

He has submitted a "statement of intent" to buy, which is due to be discussed by the Woking board.

"The club had debts of £437,000 in the last financial year, and I want to run it properly," he told BBC Surrey.

It's loan deadline day and the first deal of the day has gone through with Blackburn Rovers midfielder John O'Sullivanmoving to Rochdaleon loan until 3 January.

The 22-year-old agreed a contract extension at Ewood Park earlier this week to run until 2017.

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Another day and another England player vents their frustration with the World Cup regime of former coach Stuart Lancaster.

Bath second row Dave Attwood failed to make the squad for the tournament and tells ESPN, external that plenty of the players who did "could not wait" to get back to their clubs.

"I jumped through every hoop they wanted me to," Attwood said. "Missing out on the home World Cup was devastating for me.  

"A lot of the players I know at England could not wait to get back into their club environments."

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England's Serena Guthrie is to make a one-off appearance for Jersey's Team Jets this weekend before returning to New Zealand, where she plays for Auckland-based Northern Mystics.

Jersey-born Guthrie has just been named the world's third-best player, external by the Guardian newspaper.

"I feel like everyone in Jersey's very supportive of me and my netball and people recognise me in the street, but in New Zealand it's ten-fold of that," she said.

NBA star Steph Curry reveals he is a big fan of Barcelona legend Lionel Messi and says there are similarities between the two of them.

"We both have a creative style, where it's just about a feel when you're out on the pitch or the court," Curry told BBC World Service.

"I try to do some fancy things out there with both hands, making crossover moves and kind of having a certain creativity and flair to my game.

"And that's definitely the style that Messi has when he's out there in his matches. I love watching him play. I'm a big fan."

A Question of Sport Teaser

The moment you have all been waiting for this morning. Today's teaser question is: England have won their last three T20 Internationals, but which four players have played in each game? 

Answers will be revealed later on. No cheating!

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...in 1992, Eric Cantona made a shock move from Leeds United to Old Trafford for £1.2m. The Frenchman went on to score 82 goals in 185 appearances for the Reds, winning four Premier League titles and two FA Cups under Sir Alex Ferguson.