Ospreys and Wales fly-half Dan Biggar becomes the first player to re-sign a National Dual Contract (NDC) after committing himself to his region and country.

The 26-year-old, who starred for Wales at the Rugby World Cup, has signed a new NDC, which will see him remain at his hometown region, with an option through until the 2019 Rugby World Cup.   Biggar, who signed his initial NDC back in March 2015, is the first of the 17 National Dual Contracted players to re-sign.

Paul Graham: Sunday League after sleeping on a shoe; 20 to go, I was subbed on; not up to running so just hit it from 35 yards; top corner. 

Marc Baker: I was a RB that filled in as an emergency striker, scored a 40 yd worldie, only because I panicked & just hit it! Total fluke. 

Dean Whittington: University Cup game, volley from the halfway line in 90th minute to win 4-3. Against team full of my course-mates. Mr Popular.

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We are still waiting for official confirmation to the reports that Real Madrid have been thrown out of the Copa del Rey for fielding Denis Cheryshev as ineligible player - but it appears pretty certain.

Real boss Rafael Benitez was manager of Valencia when they were disqualified from the Copa del Rey - the Spanish Cup - having played too many non-European Union players in a tie against Novelda in 2001.

Last season, Osasuna were kicked out of the tournament for playing an ineligible player after Unai Garcia was selected in the win over Mirandes despite having been sent off the previous season.

Rotherham have suspended midfielderSimon Lenighan, just a week after he joined the club. 

On Thursday, the 21-year-old was given a 12-month community order, which includes 150 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to headbutting a woman in February. 

Lenighan joined the Millers last Thursday after a spell in non-league. 

The club say he has been suspended 'pending an investigation into the matter'. 

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If reports of Real Madrid being thrown out of the Copa del Rey are true, Real Madrid will not be happy.

Winger Denis Cheryshev, 24, scored in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Cadiz, but  the Russian should have been serving a one-game ban.

Club president Florentino Perez said Real were not told of the ban by the association (RFEF), and will fight any sanction imposed on the club.

It looks like he will have to start that fight.

Some big news filtering out of Spain...

Not confirmed yet but Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, external and local radio station Cadena Ser are reporting Real Madrid have been thrown out of the Copa del Rey for fielding Denis Cheryshev when he was ineligible. 

Two Fifa vice-presidents, Juan Angel Napout – the president of the South American Football Confederation - and Alfredo Hawit - the president of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football and of the Honduran Football Association - have been banned from all football-related activities for 90 days.

A statement from the ethics committee said: "The reason for the ban is the indictment issued yesterday by the United States Department of Justice for charges of racketeering, conspiracy and corruption."

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville's initiation into life in Valencia continues as the club's new manager picks up some local produce as he meets fans.

Don't forget his Salford City side play Hartlepool in the FA Cup tonight, live on BBC Two.

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More from Potters boss Mark Hughes:

"We have only lost a couple of games over the past couple of months so we are in good spirits. We are progressing.

"We're into a Capital One Cup semi-final for the first time in a long time. It's a nice sense of achievement. We want to keep the momentum going.

"It's a big period coming up. Last year we picked up a lot of points & it set us up nicely for the season. We want the same again"

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Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is now talking to the media, where he confirms striker Peter Crouch is missing with a hamstring injury.

On Manchester City, he says: "They'll replace injured players with £25m players. They can replace outstanding players with other outstanding players.

"When you lose significant numbers, like they have, it does have an impact. That said, they are still incredibly strong."

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was also asked about Newcastle having nine managers in seven years.

He said: "I am not an expert on this because I had a perfect situation with seven years at Dortmund and Mainz. In my opinion it is very important but it can work in different ways.

"I only know about the actual situation of Newcastle, not about their history or why they changed managers. 

"There is something not right when you change the manager but I known Steve McClaren and I know about his quality and experience so we have to be aware."

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More from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp's news conference on losing just once since taking over:

"It's okay until now," he said. "The problem in football is that you are always having to think about the next game ahead. 

"I think it is not allowed - it is not even the middle of the season! To think about how it was until now, is not important because we have done what we had to do."

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Neil Robertson's UK Championship quarter-final is at the mid session break, with the Australian winning 3-1.

You can watch live online.

The Daily Mail, external is reporting a bit more chaos in Argentina.

They claim the Argentine Football Association's (AFA) bid to hold a democratic election for the first time in 36 years ended in farce on Thursday when organisers discovered an extra vote among the 75 cast by the assembly.

The vote between interim AFA president Luis Segura and entrepreneur and television personality Marcelo Tinelli was postponed with no new date set after organisers found an extra ballot had been cast for a 38-38 tie."

From the X Factor to the 'Got Talent' and 'Idol' formats we all love a good reality show. But, in Nigeria, they're using the same idea to find future World and Olympic champions. The TV show 'Top Sprinter Genesis' is focussed on young athletes and you can hear more above.  

Liverpool

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Manager Jurgen Klopp says that midfielder Emre Can, who is suspended for the trip to St James' Park, still need to improve his concentration and discipline.

"Can is very young. Only 21, he doesn't look like it. Sometimes he plays like he's 18, he knows this. We often talk about this together," he said.

Owen Phillips
BBC Sport Online at the York Barbican

"The UK Championship quarter-final that captured the imagination was undoubtedly Neil Robertson against John Higgins.

"And that has been high-quality fare so far, three-time winner Higgins scoring an opening-frame century (pictured), but world number three Robertson hitting back and then going 2-1 up with a fine century of his own.

"But China's Liang Wenbo is taking centre stage in his last-eight tie with Marco Fu. Liang has three tons in three frames. A 109, a 132 and a 138. Phenomenal stuff from the world number 29."

Watch live coverage from York here.

A reminder of what is to come this evening.

The FA Cup tie between Salford and Hartlepool is in BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra and on BBC Two.

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