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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink becomes the new QPR manager
Steve Clarke sacked as Reading boss
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football 'More reform needed'published at 18:27
Football
The European Club Association - which represents the biggest teams in Europe - is not happy with the extent of Fifa's reform proposals.
The executive committee voted to get more women involved in decision-making, put term limits on senior officials, and publish their salaries.
But the ECA has released a statement saying: "The proposed reforms are not at the required standard allowing for a new and modern FIFA.
"Clubs are not prepared to be further ignored.
"Reform process led from within is unable to deliver a sustainable governance model, which is fit for the 21st century."
baseball Bonds hired by Marlinspublished at 18:24
Barry Bonds, whose record as the leading all-time home-run hitter in US baseball was overshadowed by his involvement in the Balco steroid scandal, has been hired as a a hitting coach by the Florida Marlins.
Bonds is among five new coaches and four returning assistants named on the staff for this season.
rugby union Tuilagi signs new dealpublished at 18:12
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland centreManu Tuilagihas agreed a new contract with Leicester Tigers, BBC Radio Leicester reports.
Tuilagi, who was set to be out of contract next summer, had been linked with moves to several clubs, including Saracens, Worcester and Toulouse.
He has been out with a groin injury for 13 months, ruling him out of the World Cup, but is now close to a return.
football Mellon plays down Walsall linkpublished at 18:02
Image source, PAMicky Mellon says he is "100% focused" on his job with Shrewsbury Town after reports linking him with the vacant manager's job at Walsall.
The Saddlers are looking for a new boss after Dean Smith left to become head coach of Brentford.
"I'm loving my job here," Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire. "I really have to be respectful of the club that's employing me and say I'm 100% focused on today at training."
football Real Madrid expelled from the Copa del Reypublished at 17:58
BreakingConfirmation from the Spanish football federation has arrived., external
Real Madrid have been expelled from the Copa del Rey for fielding an ineligible player against Cadiz on Wednesday.
Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring in Real's 3-1 win over the third-tier side in the first leg of their last-32 tie.
The Russian winger, 24, should have been serving a one-match ban - imposed while he was on loan at Villarreal last season - but he and Real claim they were not informed before the game.
gossip Pearson to replace Clarke at Royals?published at 17:55
Nigel Pearson was sacked as Leicester manager in June, but is close to agreeing a return to football as Steve Clarke's replacement at Reading according to the Daily Mirror's David Anderson,
formula 1 Alonso to stay in F1 in 2016published at 17:40
Image source, EPAMcLaren driver Fernando Alonso insists that he will continue in Formula 1 next season after it was reported that he was considering taking a sabbatical from the sport.
Asked if he will be in Melbourne for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Alonso, 34, said: "Yes.
"I said the opposite on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and I'm sure in January and February I will keep answering the same questions about my future."
football Good up front, better at the backpublished at 17:26
Image source, Rex FeaturesJurgen Klopp has revolutionised Liverpool by turning them into buccaneering free-scoring attacking raiders as seen in comfortable away wins at Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton.
Right? Wrong.
According to an analysis of the Reds under Klopp in the Washington Post, it is at the other end of the pitch - in defence - where Klopp has had the biggest impact.
"The attack has been a little better, but the defence has reached an elite level," writes Michael Caley amid a blizzard of fancy graphs and graphics., external
horse-racing Toast Of New York retiredpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2015
Horse Racing
The popular Jamie Osborne-trained colt Toast Of New York has been retired to stud in Qatar because of injury.
The globetrotting four-year old rose from winning on flat racing's all-weather circuit at Wolverhampton to success in the UAE Derby in Dubai and finishing runner-up in the Breeders Cup Classic race in California.
football Less Playstation for Pirlopublished at 17:10
Image source, Getty ImagesHow's this for a little light afternoon reading?
Andrea Pirlo - formerly of Juventus, now of New York City - famously said in his memoir that he "spent the afternoon of Sunday, July 9, 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing the PlayStation and in the evening, I went out and won the World Cup”.
He has now eased off on the computer games.
“Sometimes when I have time I’ll play it with my kid, but I’ve got different hobbies now,” he tells eight by eight magazine. , external
“And then of course I just moved to New York, which is such a big city. There’s a lot of new things to discover, new things to do.”
rugby union Care signs new Quins contractpublished at 16:56
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland scrum-half Danny Care has signed a new contract with Harlequins, having been appointed as captain this season.
"Danny is the ultimate game-changer and has matured and grown in front of us all," director of rugby Conor O'Shea said.
Meanwhile, England hooker Jamie George has agreed a new "multi-year" deal with reigning Premiership champions Saracens.
formula 1 Formula 1published at 16:55
World champion Lewis Hamilton funking up the duffle coat for the 21st century.
gossip LATEST GOSSIPpublished at 16:49
Liverpool in for ex-futsal captain?
Liverpool, along with Everton, West Ham and a host of Championship clubs, are monitoring Barnet's 16-year-old Daniel Cheema, who has hit goal-scoring form for the club's youth team according to the Sun., external
Cheema is a former captain of England's futsal youth team.
rugby union United States beat New Zealandpublished at 16:44
Big news from Dubai and the first round of the World Sevens Series, where a try from Perry Baker in the final phase of play has secured the United States a 14-12 win over New Zealand and a place in the last eight.
Earlier this year, World Rugby put together this little video , externalof Baker and team-mate Carlin Isles' phenomenal speed.
gossip LATEST GOSSIPpublished at 16:35
Ospina set for Besiktas loan?
Image source, GettyArsenal goalkeeper David Ospina could move to Besiktas on loan with the Turkish side's president Fikret Orman en route to London to discuss a temporary switch according to reports in the Turkish media., external
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Tracey Crouch, the secretary for sport, is given a reminder of how young sportspeople are nowadays.
basketball Bryant eyes Rio 2016 send-offpublished at 16:15
Image source, Getty ImagesUS basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who is retiring after 20 years with the LA Lakers at the end of the NBA season, says that he would love a shot at winning Olympic gold at Rio 2016.
"I would love nothing more than to be in an international environment and be around some of the other great athletes one more time," Bryant told ESPN Radio on Friday.
The 37-year-old won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
football Actor, singer, author, football bosspublished at 16:06
Football
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe ups and downs of being a football manager mean it's always quite handy to have an alternative career in mind if things go wrong.
In the case of Eastleigh boss Chris Todd, he has three.
The 34-year-old has been speaking to BBC South Today in the build-up to Saturday's FA Cup tie at Stourbridge about how a battle against leukaemia inspired him to write a book, star in a film and feature in commercials and a music video.
The Olympic dreampublished at 15:57