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Ruud van Nistelrooy will join the coaching staff at PSV Eindhoven from next season.

The former Manchester United man will coach the strikers in the club's under-17, under-19 and reserve teams.

The 39-year-old will leave his position as an assistant to Holland boss Danny Blind.

Another nugget from Sir Geoffrey...

Hales isn't doing too badly today though, and neither are England.

They are 62-0 from seven overs in the first one-day international against South Africa, with Hales 16 and Jason Roy unbeaten on 43.

Live coverage here.

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Surrey have announced the return of former Pakistan international Azhar Mahmood in a player-coach capacity for the 2016 T20 season.

Primarily a Twenty20 specialist, Azhar has enjoyed several seasons with Surrey already, and his performances in 2015 included taking nine wickets in the NatWest T20 Blast at an average of 26.22. 

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The Times, external: Defender John Stones is keen to stay in the north west should he leave Everton in the summer. The 21-year-old is a target for Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid.  

When have you confounded expectations?

Kick Slater: When I told a kid from Peterborough that he was a mug for 'supporting' Man Utd. He'll be supporting Leicester next season.

Fahad Khan: Everyone expected me to get a third. Ended with a 2.1, just shy of a first. Just like Leicester, who will definitely come short.

Gareth Clarke: When I completed my first dot to dot. I was 23.

A proud day, Gareth...

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BBC Radio Leicester Sport

We've asked Radio Leicester's Jason Bourne to give us five reasons why the Foxes will win the Premier League...

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They have been outstanding at the King Power Stadium. Their noise brings and almighty energy to the team It's cliched to say they're the 12th man but it's true. If you're walking out of the tunnel to that wall of noise it's going to give you a massive lift in any game.

Now then, here's something you don't see every day.

Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis is clearly the Ronnie O'Sullivan of the cricket world.

He bowled both right and left-arm deliveries in the same over during his team's ICC U19 World Cup match against Pakistan in Bangladesh.

Click here to watch the video.

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When have you confounded expectations?

Kiddo: That time I beat Ivan Drago in Moscow after he killed my best friend, training exclusively in montages.

Aye, very good, Rocky...

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Leicester City have 50 points, only five short of their all-time top-flight record total (55 in 1999-2000).   

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BBC Sport Wales

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Wales' back three was an area of much discussion prior to Warren Gatland’s selection, and the head coach has plumped for his fellow New Zealander Gareth Anscombe at full-back – with Scarlets’ Liam Williams left out of the match-day squad.

Wing Tom James will start his first game for Wales since 2010, meaning another Lion, Alex Cuthbert, has to be content with a place on the bench.

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BBC Sport Wales

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Wales head coach Warren Gatland has sprung a big surprise with his team selection.

Out goes veteran loose-head prop Gethin Jenkins – Wales’ record cap-holder with 119 – and in comes Scarlets’ relative rookie Rob Evans, who has made only three appearances for his country.

Other notable starters include Ospreys open-side flanker Justin Tipuric, whose inclusion means captain Sam Warburton switches to the blind-side and fellow British and Irish Lions back-rower Dan Lydiate drops to the bench.

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent in Melbourne

I can't remember Roger Federer ever having surgery before.

No details yet on how he injured the knee when he did, but he hopes to return at Indian Wells, a tournament which starts on 7 March.

World number three Federer will be out of action for a month after having knee surgery.  

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Championship side Leeds are lining up an emergency loan deal for out-of-favour Norwich striker Kyle Lafferty, 28, who is expected to play for Northern Ireland at Euro 2016, reports Talksport., external

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Coach Warren Gatland on his Wales team: "We are excited by the make-up of the squad, it’s very experienced along with one eye looking to the future. “We have a very experienced bench, with a lot of caps there and hopefully they will come on and make an impact. “It’s going to be a physical game. Two years ago Ireland strangled us out of the match and played well and we have to rise to that challenge on Sunday.”

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Wales’ have named their line-up for their Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.

Rob Evans, Tom James and Justin Tipuric all start.

Tipuric starts the game at openside flanker with captain Sam Warburton at blindside and Taulupe Faletau at number eight, completing an all-British and Irish Lions back-row.

When have you confounded expectations?

Ian Parry: Beat Les Dennis at Swingball in 2001.

Come on, Ian, we need more than that....

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The Daily Star, external reports that Schalke's £40m-rated attacking midfielder Leroy Sane, 20, is likely to be a target for Pep Guardiola when he takes charge at Manchester City at the end of the season.

And according to Spanish newspaper AS,, external Guardiola is also keen to make a £30m summer move for 32-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

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The first one-day international between South Africa and England gets under way shortly. Live coverage here - alternatively, we'll bring you regular updates, or you can tune in to TMS.