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Left-arm paceman Reece Topley aims to use England's limited-overs series in South Africa as a means to seal a place in the squad for the World T20, which takes place in India in March.

"It would be a massive honour to represent your country at a world cup," the 21-year-old said.

"You never know how many times you're going to pull on an England shirt. I think that's the way to be, staying level-headed and never taking a game or a tour for granted."

Into American football? Good.

You'll no doubt then want to watch the best plays of the week from the NFL playoffs, including Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' "insane Hail Mary throw" (copyright: the commentator) against Arizona Cardinals.

Click the link here to have a gander.

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Katie Ledecky beat her own world record to win the 800m freestyle at the Pro Swim meeting in Austin, Texas.

The American, 18, touched home in eight minutes 6.68 seconds to smash the previous record of 8:07.39 set at the 2015 World Championships in Russia.

"It's exciting when you can get pushed along by a crowd like this," she said.

Michael Phelps won the 200m individual medley to notch his first win over rival Ryan Lochte in the event since the 2012 London Olympics.

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It's that time of year when many of us are trying to improve our exercise habits. Social media and the press are bursting with "inspirational" images and stories of fitness for us to aspire to. 

But do these posts and articles really inspired you? Or can they sometimes promote extremes which are largely unattainable for the average healthy person? 

To get away from any such unrealistic fitness targets, BBC Get Inspired has asked some familiar Scottish faces to lift the lid on their exercise habits.

We'll be revealing them here all this week but see television presenter Carol Smillie being honest about her "abysmal" habits here to start with.  

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Toulon head coach Bernard Laporte expects Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny to sign a one-year extension with the French club.

Halfpenny's current deal runs out in the summer and Cardiff Blues and Wasps have been linked with the 27-year-old.

"He's staying at Toulon. I don't know when he will sign but it should happen," Laporte said. "He's a good lad, you need some like him in a club."

A good lad? Surely that's not a popular saying in France?

Landmark anniversary in footballing history...

The London Evening Standard are reporting, external that Newcastle United are ready to increase their bid for Andros Townsend after Tottenham made it clear they would reject a proposed £10.5m offer for the England winger.  

The winger is currently playing for Spurs' under-21 side against Manchester City.

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Juventus were "taking too many thing for granted" early in the season before winning 10 Serie A games in a row to go second, boss Massimiliano Allegri said.

The Turin side, who are chasing their fifth consecutive title, beat Udinese 4-0 on Sunday to move within two points of leaders Napoli.

They were 12th, 11 points off top, when they lost 2-1 to Sassuolo on 28 October - the last time they failed to win.

"The players were not playing at the level they are now," Allegri said.

Sporting moments that lifted your spirits...

Lee Parkinson: Leeds winning title 91-92, Eric Cantona saying "I don't know why but I love you" and it gets made into a record. Then he leaves...

Andrew Makwaza: Zambia beating Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations 2012 final on some nerve-wrecking penalties.

Jimmy Donny Cosgrove: Sheff Wed fans starting round of applause for Gary McAllister two days after his wife died. Nice moment.

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New Celtic signing Erik Sviatchenko is animpressive character. Spoke well about football, his mind coach, art, David Luiz... 

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Middlesex have doubled their New Zealand allegiance by signing Mitchell McClenaghan to rejoin them and his former national captain Brendon McCullum this summer.

Middlesex, who signed McCullum last month, have added left-arm bowler McClenaghan to their ranks after he impressed at Lord's in a brief NatWest T20 Blast spell last summer.

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Sportsday suspects our colleagues up the road are going to enjoy dealing with new Celtic signing Erik Sviatchenko. He seems a right good talker..

“It means a lot," he said after his £1.5m move from Midtjylland. "It means I’m finally away from Denmark. It has been a tough wait for me. When Celtic came in for me, I felt this was a very good decision. This is a winning club.

“The fans can expect someone who will give everything, who will connect with them. I walked around Celtic Park and had goosebumps. I could have gone to Italy and the Championship and, last year, to the Premier League but when this opportunity came along I was so happy we could connect the dots."

Central defender Sviatchenkohas signed a four-and-a-half year deal after joining from Danish champions Midtjylland for a fee in the region of £1.5m.

The 24-year-old is, according to the Daily Record,, external "a fashion blogger and the son of a leading conceptual artist"... 

Sporting moments that lifted your spirits...

Ged Lynam: Di Canio catching ball instead of scoring because Toffees keeper was injured, I didn’t like him, I don't like them but respect

Chicken Talha Masala: Fernando Torres scoring the equaliser against Barcelona in May 2012 to cement Chelsea progressing to the CL Final.

Alex Potter: Cycled to work for first time since #acl, external surgery in Sept. 20mins in the cold and dark has never felt so good. Sport rules!

BBC Radio Leicester

Claudio Ranieri has been speaking ahead of Wednesday's FA Cup third round replay against Tottenham.

"Tottenham play in the same way. They have 25 players but play the same shape. It’s the same with us.

“In the first game they drew at the end with a penalty. I tried to win but now my players have a chance to show their ability."

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Team news now from Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri.

"Matty James has played 45 minutes with the reserves and could come with us on the bench. Jeffrey Schlupp, maybe will have to wait until the end of February. Everyone else is okay.

"Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray played well in the last cup game and I think they will play well at King Power Stadium as well. For Chilwell it’s important to play. I believe in him and I’m sure during the season he will have more chances."