Piers Newbery
BBC Sport

"Teenager Katie Swan has upset world number 327 Ekaterine Gorgodze to give Great Britain an early lead over Georgia in their crucial Fed Cup tie.

"Swan, Britain's youngest ever Fed Cup player at 16 years old, won 6-3 6-3 in the opening contest of the best-of-three tie in Eilat, Israel.

"Heather Watson can seal victory in the second singles and ensure Britain top their pool in Europe/Africa Group 1."

here's a bit of breaking news for you - Jessica Ennis-Hill will miss the indoor athletics season with an Achilles injury.

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If you're thinking 'ahhh, it's the Six Nations this weekend and I'm not prepared'. Well, fear not. Just listen to the BBC Radio 5 live daily podcast previewing the competition.

Sonja McLaughlan is joined by Paul Grayson, Mike Blair and Ryan Jones and you can listen by clicking right here.

England will get their Six Nations campaign under way on Saturday with a game against Scotland and with new captain Dylan Hartley at the helm.

Hartley says he has "never prepared for a game so well" as he has for the match because people want him to fail.

The 29-year-old Northampton hooker, who has been banned for a total of 54 weeks, has succeeded Chris Robshaw as captain for the Six Nations.

"The captaincy thing, the whole media circus - the sideshow that I don't really want to do but I understand that I have got to do - and everyone wanting to see me muck up is making me prepared for this game in a good way," he said.

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Undefeated WBC champion Deontay Wilder has told Tyson Fury he is prepared to fight him in England if the Briton wins his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.

Fury, 27, upset Klitschko to claim the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in November and is due to take on the Ukrainian in a rematch in May or June.

"If he wins, I'm willing to go there to take the titles," Wilder said.

Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title in Brooklyn this month by beating Artur Szpilka, and was confronted by Fury in the ring.

"When he got in the ring I told him I'll come to his backyard, and I mean that," added Wilder.

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What is a fair price to pay to watch a game of Premier League football?

That's the question we're asking in today's Sportsday vote - and we invite your thoughts via #bbcsportsday., external

In addition, we're linking up with our colleagues at BBC Radio 5 live, who are inviting listeners of Your Call to debate the subject.

You can listen to the programme if you click the audio button at the top of this page.

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Rob Nothman
BBC Sport

"Arsene Wenger due shortly about to be quizzed on Arsenal's stuttering title challenge, facing old boy Benik Afobe and the spending power of the Chinese League. Should be fascinating."

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Along with hearing from plenty of Premier League managers, Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola will also be chatting to the media today.

The Spaniard will be taking over from Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City in the summer so stay tuned to see what he has to say about that...

Bournemouth play Arsenal on Sunday and that will see the Cherries striker Benik Afobe play his former side.

The 22-year-old never featured for the Gunners and was loaned to six clubs before a permanent move to Wolverhampton Wanderers a year ago was followed by his January switch to Bournemouth as he returned to the top flight.

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"They (Arsenal) have been massively responsible because I was there from when I was six. They've played a big part in the way I play football and helped me progress as a player," said the England under-21 international.

"Of all the clubs I've been at, Arsenal have banged on more than any of the others about having good technique so that's what I've taken from them. But on Sunday I've got a job to do for my club and there will be no friends.

"I don't hold any grudges ... I've got nothing to prove to Arsenal. I would've liked to have got my chance but it didn't happen. Not everything can go your way." 

Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace, who can't in the league at the moment, to move 15th in the top flight and seven points above the drop zone with 28 points. 

"In the league, it's dangerous to set targets of, say, 40 points. We do have some aims & we are on target for those," says manager Eddie Howe.

"It's been important that we've become harder to beat. We've been resilient and that's full credit to the players." 

Today is going to be a busy one when it comes to Premier League managerial news conferences and Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has got his in early, very early.

The club's only signing on transfer deadline day was defender Rhoys Wiggins and Howe says: "Deadline day was quite quiet, we got most of our work done early, so there was no rush at the end."

(I think Eddie likes to get things done early)

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Meanwhile, in the world of the England team, boss Roy Hodgson will meet up with his players at St George's Park on 11 February.

A planned get-together just over a year ago was scrapped after a suitable date could not be agreed with clubs.

England last played in November and have no more matches until March.

A Football Association statement said it would also offer a chance to "fully debrief last November's fixtures and look ahead to March's games with Germany and the Netherlands".

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Manchester United are the club that offered £145m for Barcelona star Neymar last summer. The 23-year-old Brazil forward's father revealed it is the Red Devils that have made the huge offer. (Daily Mail - via COPE), external

Atletico Madrid want to sign Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 27, this summer to ensure manager Diego Simeone stays at the club and does not consider a move to Stamford Bridge.(London Evening Standard), external

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, 53, has signed an agreement with Manchester United to become their next boss.(Daily Express via El Confidencial), external

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Piers Newbery
BBC Sport

"Britain’s Fed Cup team are back in action against Georgia knowing only victory will do, as they try to secure a place in Saturday’s final qualifying round – and with it a chance to qualify for the World Group in April.

"Katie Swan is under way against Ekaterine Gorgodze, and the 16-year-old has recovered from losing the first two games to lead 3-2. Heather Watson will follow in the second singles, before Anna Smith and Jocelyn Rae play the potentially decisive doubles match in the best-of-three tie."

Talking about the Chinese Super League, no sooner had we had time to sit down today than we discovered that Shakhtar Donetsk have agreed to sell Alex Teixeira to Jiangsu Suning for 50m euros (£38.4m). 

The Brazil midfielder, who was a target for Premier League side Liverpool, joins former Chelsea midfielder Ramires and ex-Atletico Madrid forward Jackson Martinez in the Chinese Super League.

The fee for Teixeria, 26, sets a new transfer record in China, eclipsing the £31m for Martinez earlier this week.

It is the third time the record has been broken in the last 10 days as Super League clubs spend big before their transfer deadline shuts on 26 February.

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Chelsea have knocked back a £57m bid for Oscar from a Chinese Super League team, while Massimiliano Allegri will walk out on Juventus to take charge of Chelsea...

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is ready to quit the club, according to the Daily Mirror and others. Also, if Sol Campbell was aiming to win back the hearts of Tottenham fans, I'm not sure saying they will blow their title fight is the right way to go about it...

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