Michel Platini's lawyers will appear at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday as part of his appeal against his suspension from Fifa, with a decision due by Friday.

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has told BBC Wales Sport there will be "no" announcement on the future of under-fire manager Garry Monk today.

More on tonight's 5 live commentary match between Everton and Crystal Palace at Goodison, which kicks off at 20:00 GMT, with Everton looking for a third successive home league win.

The Toffees also like a Monday night game, unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games played on the first day of the week, winning seven and drawing eight.

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A little more from Les Ferdinand on the new manager.

"Jimmy has earned his stripes at Burton. I'm confident he will do that too at QPR," said Ferdinand.

"We've got a team capable of challenging for promotion to the Premier league. I'd be lying if that wasn't the aim."

And that is that. Jimmy and Les are done and QPR fans hold their breath to see what happens next.

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Sat alongisde Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is Les Ferdinand, QPR's director of football.

He is asked how the appointment of the new manager came about.

"We went through a thorough process," says Ferdinand. "We were unanimous that Jimmy was the man to take us forward."

Hasselbaink, who inherits a team 12th in the Championship with 26 points from 19 games, faces Burnley on Saturday in his first game in charge.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is certainly talking a good game in his first official appearance as QPR boss.

"I like to get to know the players and get that honesty from them. That's very important," said the gaffer.

"It's a squad that excites me. We need to work together and trust each other. There's work to be done  .

"We know the fans want to see a successful team play an exciting kind of football. That's what we have to try to bring."

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is talking to the media for the first time since his appointment last week.

"I'm going to bring honesty, stability and hopefully some excitement," said 

"I'm very excited and very privileged to be getting this opportunity. I'm very happy to be head of the QPR family."

Now let's have a look towards tonight's Premier League contest at Goodison between Everton, in 11th, and Crystal Palace, three places but only one point ahead of them in eighth.

Palace have won on three of their past four visits to the Toffees, winning the past two matches 3-2.

Everton, who let slip a 2-0 lead at Bournemouth in their last league outing, give a late fitness test to midfielder James McCarthy.

There is full live commentary of the match on BBC Radio 5 live from 19:00 GMT.

Norwich confirm, external that Alan Bowkett has stepped down from his position as chairman and director.  

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Ever wondered what’s the key to being a good manager? To handling a difficult dressing room? Is there a secret to a match-winning substitution?

BBC Radio 5 live is putting together a special Managers’ Question Time show and as part of that will be putting your questions to Tony Pulis and Sean Dyche.

So ask away, using the hashtag #bbcsportsday.

And you might just hear your question asked when the show goes out at 19:30 GMT on Thursday.

Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira is being groomed as a future City manager, the club's football administration officer Brian Marwood said.

Vieira, 39, took up his first managerial appointment in November, signing a three-year contract in the United States with City's sister club New York City. 

"I think it is exactly the next step he needs," Marwood said. "Hopefully, at some point, he'll come back and manage Manchester City, that's the ambition for him and that's the ambition for us. But he has to go through this learning curve." 

Those of you thinking of going to Hexham races in Northumberland tomorrow please think again, if you hadn't already - it has been abandoned because of a waterlogged track, with over 81mm of rain falling on the course since last Sunday.

Here's the answer to the snooker question we asked you earlier. The three other players to win the UK Championship more than once since 2000 are John Higgins, Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan. 

For those of you not in the north of England wondering exactly how bad the flooding is in Carlisle....fair to say there is no groundstaff who could get a game on here for a while...

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And continuing the subject of returns (for those of you who read this upwards as opposed to down), more of your favourites...

Chicken Talha Masala: Jonas Gutierrez. Overcame cancer, came back to Newcastle. Assisted and scored on the final day last season to save Newcastle.  

Poch: My favorite sporting return was Fabrice Muamba's return to White Hart Lane  

Andy: What about Mike Hailwood, 11 year absence from mainstream motorbike racing, returned in 1978 to win Isle of Man TT at 38yrs old.

Former Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar, 30, signs a contract until the end of the season with AZ Alkmaar, where he began his career. 

Chelsea have not had much to celebrate recently, but it is their captain John Terry's 35th birthday today. The Premier League tweets, external that no defender has more clean sheets in League history (209).

Former world number one golfer Luke Donald turns 38 today and ex-Blackburn and Scotland defender Colin Hendry is the big 5-0. (And still not to be messed with, no doubt)