Right, that is it from Sportsday today but fear not as there is plenty to keep you entertained sport-wise this Friday evening.

Andy Murray is looking good at 2-0 up in sets against Ruben Bemelmans as he tries to level the Davis Cup final tie after team-mate Kyle Edmund's defeat earlier on. You can follow the action live here.

In the cricket, England hit 172-8 in their Twenty20 match against Pakistan and you can follow their progress in defending the total here.

Nick Hope
BBC Sport, Olympic Sport reporter

Olympic champion sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis finished eighth in his first official bobsleigh competition, acting as breakman for pilot Bruce Tasker in the two-man competition at the Europa Cup event in Winterberg, Germany.

Lewis-Francis, who won 4x100m relay gold in 2004, missed London 2012 through injury and announced he was swapping his baton for a bobsleigh in September.

The 33-year-old has impressed selectors since switching sports and is expected to make the GB Boblseigh line-up for the World Championships in February.

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Manchester United visit Leicester in a match between the Premier League top two and Bastian Schweinsteiger has tweeted...

We told you earlier that Great Britain's Laura Deas had claimed a career-first World Cup title at the season-opening race in Germany.

Well, here's what Deas thought about her performance. She said: “It’s a dream start! Last year was a breakthrough season for me and I’ve been saying all summer that I just want to kick on and keep improving.

“The feeling of standing on the podium twice last season was something special but to be on top of it this time takes things to another level.

“It’s another step forward and it’s a big confidence boost going forward for the rest of the year. I’ve worked so hard with the rest of the squad and the coaching staff over the summer and to see it all come together on the first race of the season is just brilliant.

"I can't stop smiling."

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says he is not concerned by reports linking Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola with his job.

Guardiola pulled out of a pre-match news conference on Friday amid fresh newspaper claims he will move to City with Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.

"It's a rumour we've had the last two-and-a-half seasons," said Pellegrini,appointed by City in June 2013, when asked about the speculation. "I don't have a problem with that."

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Liverpool Ladies captain Gemma Bonner has become the latest player to sign a new contract with the Women's Super League One side.

The England defender joined the Reds from Chelsea in 2012 and helped the club win WSL titles in 2013 and 2014.

Bonner, 24, who began her career at Leeds, joins Rosie White, Martha Harris, Ashley Hodson and Katie Zelem in signing new deals this week.

"Since joining the club we have had a really successful few years," she said.

"I am confident that we can challenge for trophies once again next season."

England are 89-3 after 12 overs of their Twenty20 against pakistan.

Alex Hales, Jason Roy and Joe Root are the batsman back in the pavilion. 

You can follow the action here.

British number one Andy Murray has won the first set 6-3 against Ruben Bemelmans. The world number two needs to win this rubber to level for Great Britain in the Davis Cup final against Belgium. 

For live coverage, click here. 

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Daniel Sturridge must learn "what is serious pain and what is only pain" in order toovercome his injury problems.

The 26-year-old striker withdrew shortly before the Reds' Europa League win over Bordeaux on Thursday after picking up a foot problem in training.

Speaking before Sunday's game with Swansea (16:15 GMT), he said: "The situation is Daniel was very often injured in the last few months, and maybe years, so it is normal when you get back in training usually it is not the quality, but you need training.

"Your body has to learn to adapt to new intensities of training and in this time you have to learn what is serious pain and what is only pain."

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Paris St-Germain have warned fans to expect "exceptional security measures" when they play at home for the first time since the Paris attacks.

The Ligue 1 leaders host Troyes at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

"Conditions for entry at the stadium have been significantly modified," said a statement , external on PSG's website.

Away fans will be banned from top-flight matches in France until mid-December after the Paris attacks claimed the lives of 130 people.

Some more quotes coming out of Newcastle from boss Steve McClaren, who was not too pleased with his side's 3-0 home defeat by Leicester last weekend.

"My swearing went right out of the window - but that's football and that's typical." says McClaren.

"Each week is different and you have to respond differently, and last week was definitely a different response. It's been a normal week after what was a very disappointing result and performance last Saturday, a bad weekend.

"But I have had a great week on the training field - I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's been feisty, competitive, intense, energetic - all the things we were lacking last Saturday."

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England have lost their first wicket in the Twenty20 against Pakistan with the departure of Alex Hales for 11 from as many balls.

Hales was caught LBW and England are 32-1 from 4.1 overs.

Follow the action here.

Paula Radcliffe has been declared innocent of blood doping by the IAAF.

Marathon world record holder Radcliffe had "categorically" denied any form of cheating after claiming she was implicated by a parliamentary hearing.

Jesse Norman MP had suggested London Marathon medallists and "potentially British athletes" were under suspicion of providing suspicious blood samples, but Radcliffe, 41, was not named.

Athletics' governing body said her data had been "grossly misinterpreted".  

For more on the story, click here. 

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Nick Hope
BBC Sport, Olympic Sport reporter

Britain's Laura Deas showed that there is life after Lizzy Yarnold by claiming a career-first World Cup title at the season-opening race in Germany.

Olympic champion Yarnold is taking a year away from the sport, whilst Deas' previous best was a third-place finish.

The former eventing rider was in second place after the first run, but produced a stunning second to claim gold.

Deas finished in a combined time of one minute 57.84 seconds ahead of World silver medallist Tina Hermann (+0.04).

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Great Britain are 1-0 down in the Davis Cup final against Belgium. The man charged with restoring parity is British number one Andy Murray, who is warming up against the underdog Ruben Bemelmans. It's tense in Ghent. 

You can read the live text coverage of that match and watch BBC TV coverage byclicking here. 

Swansea, one win in 10, versus a resurgent Liverpool. Can Garry Monk's men beat Jurgen Klopp's side at Anfield on Sunday? 

Under-pressure Swansea boss Garry Monk has said the club's chairman Huw Jenkins has been "extraordinarily supportive" during the club's troubled time.

Swansea have won just one of their last 10 games, with Monk's future at the club being put in doubt. 

Monk, whose team face Liverpool on Sunday, said: "He trusts how I work. He's seen that the way I work has brought success to the club in the past. He knows we can get through this period if we're all united, which we are. 

"I speak to the chairman regularly, every week. He's given me his full backing, he's been extraordinary."

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Blazej Augustyn says Hearts they can pip Celtic to this season's Scottish Premiership title.

The Polish defender's remarks came after Celtic lost 2-1 to Ajax.

"We can see Celtic are not as good as a few years ago and I don't think they have a team like they had before," said Augustyn.

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