Nick Hope
BBC Sport, Olympic Sport reporter

"A big boost for women's beach volleyball on International Women's Day with the news that the sport will make its Commonwealth debut in 2018.

"The Gold Coast Games in Australia will now be the largest Commonwealths ever - featuring 18 sports.

"GB were represented by two beach volleyball pairs in the women's event at the London Olympics, but none have qualified for this summer's Rio Games so 2018 could be a huge opportunity for the sport.

Scotland's campaign is under way in India.

They are up against Afghanistan and it's proving a tough opening fixture.

Afghanistan are batting nicely, chugging along at a brisk rate and, after 14.2 overs, are in a healthy position on 116-2.

If you want to follow the action in more detail, you can follow the text commentary here.

Earlier, Zimbabwe beat Hong Kong in the opening game.

Good news for Manchester City fans everywhere.

Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has returned to training for the first time since damaging his knee and ankle in January.

According to Manchester City's website,, external the 24-year-old - signed from Wolfsburg last summer for £55m - is aiming to return to first team action at the end of March.

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Don't forget there's a big game coming up later - holders Arsenal facing a tricky FA Cup fifth round replay at Championship high-flyers Hull City.

Both teams are expected to make big changes to their sides for the game, with Shaun Maloney and Nick Powell likely to make rare starts for Steve Bruce's men.

Petr Cech and Laurent Koscielny (both calf) are still missing for Arsenal, while Francis Coquelin is suspended.

The winners will be at home to Watford in the quarter-finals on Sunday.

There will be live text commentary of tonight's game on the BBC Sport website.

Cavendish teamed up with Sir Bradley Wiggins to win the madison as Britain claimed a fifth gold medal at the Track World Championships in London.

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Real Madrid take on Roma in the Champions League later with boss Zinedine Zidane says he is "not in favour" of selling Cristiano Ronaldo, despite fans turning on the club's record goalscorer.

Ronaldo - whose Real team lead the last-16 tie 2-0 from the first leg - had appeared unhappy with his team-mates after the team's 1-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid on 27 February.

"I am the coach and I want him," said Zidane, about a player who has scored 27 goals this season.

In tonight's other Champions League encounter, Wolfsburg host Gent, leading the Belgian side 3-2 from the first leg.

Ayesha McGowan hopes to be the first African American professional female road cyclist.

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer

Black blouse, pale face. That was Maria Sharapova as she announced her failed drugs test.

And the reaction to her carefully scripted words has been equally as polarised.

From the believers: Maria has made a mistake. She is a good person. We could all have done it.

From the other: doesn't this all sound rather familiar?

Read more here.

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West Indies have called up left-handed batsman Evin Lewis to replace the injured Lendl Simmons in their ICC World Twenty20 squad.

The 24-year-old Lewis, who has yet to play an international match in any format, averages over 30 from 35 domestic Twenty20 matches, with one century.

As revealed by BBC Radio Leeds about half an hour ago, Wakefield have confirmed that Brian Smith has resigned as head coach with immediate effect.

The club are holding a news conference tomorrow at 12:30 GMT.

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How's this for confidence?

Leeds boss Steve Evans - the fella told not to speak to the media a week or so ago after a hammering at Brighton - has told BBC Radio Leeds that his team, 16th in the Championship, can "beat anyone".

Listen to the clip here if you're interested.

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"The cricket landscape has changed and developed dramatically over the past 10 years, but growing up in deepest, darkest Devon, it's safe to say that as a cricket-mad eight-year-old girl, I was in the minority."

England vice-captain Heather Knight looks back at how far the women's game has come, and her journey from "shy tomboy" to full-time professional cricketer in her column.

This one could be a zinger. Scotland are about to take on Afghanistan in the World Twenty20 and we've got live text commentary plus in-play highlights (you lucky lot) from the game.

Catch it here. See what I did there, 'catch' it here? I'll get my coat...

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Lionel Messi will play his first 2018 World Cup qualifiers this month after being named in the Argentina squad.

The Barcelona star missed their first four qualifiers with injury.

They are currently not in a qualification spot after five points from four games.

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Lasith Malinga has stepped down as captain of defending champions Sri Lanka before the start of the World Twenty20.

The 32-year-old led his side at the recent Asia Cup where they performed poorly, losing to Bangladesh.

He has been struggling with a knee injury but hopes to return for selection for their first group match on 17 March.

Test captain Angelo Mathews will take over Malinga's role.

When Dipa Karmakar competed in her first gymnastics competition, she did so without shoes and borrowed an oversized, ill-fitting costume. Part of the Winners series looking at women who overcame challenges to excel.