Summary

  • Wales unchanged for England Six Nations game

  • Sharapova wants to play on despite provisional drugs ban

  • FA Cup fifth-round replay: Hull v Arsenal (19:00 GMT)

  • International Women's Day #bbcsportsday: Sexism in sport debate

  1. cricket

    T20 no longer a blast?published at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    County cricket

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    "We need a new tournament that gets more eyeballs watching" - Michael Vaughan says it's time for domestic T20 cricket in England to change.

    Media caption,

    Michael Vaughan believes domestic T20 cricket in England must change to survive.

  2. Warrington win with last-gasp drop-goalpublished at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Score of the week: Chris Sandow slots home a last-gasp drop goal as Warrington produce a stunning comeback to win 31-30 at Salford.

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  3. athletics

    Mo on track for Cardiff half-marathonpublished at 10:05

    Athletics

    Mo Farah is set to be named in Great Britain's six-man team at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff.

    The event takes place on 26 March, with Kenya's Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor due to defend his title. 

    Mo FarahImage source, Getty Images
  4. On this day in sportpublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1971Image source, Getty Images

    1971: Muhammad Ali's return to boxing faltered when he failed in his bid to regain the world heavyweight title, beaten on points over 15 rounds by Joe Frazier in New York. 

    1989: Canadian Cliff Thorburn made his second career 147 break - becoming the first snooker player officially acknowledged to have compiled two maximums. 

    2008: Wales won the Triple Crown with a 16-12 defeat of Ireland in the Six Nations at Croke Park. They went on to win the Grand Slam. 

    2015: World indoor champion Richard Kilty blasted to 60m gold at the European Indoor Championships in Prague after team-mate Chijindu Ujah was disqualified for a false start.

  5. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 10:00

    Football

    BBC Two

    Annie Zaidi, a youth coach at QPR and Leicester City, says when she started out at grassroots level, there were 400 managers - and she was the only female.

    "I was the only women. Why? Because we’re not good enough? No, we are good enough. It’s just that the opportunities aren’t there for us," she said.

    Asked about being on the wrong end of sexist remarks and behaviour and why it is often difficult to complain to the authorities, Zaidi added: "Football is a very tight-knit community and if you complain it ruffles feathers and you are labelled a trouble-maker."

  6. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Chair of Women in Football Anna Kessel: "Last season, highlighting as we did the kind of sexist abuse (Chelsea doctor) Dr Eva Carneiro was getting on the pitch, football woke up. So I hope things are changing.

    "But what comes through very strongly is that women are frightened to report things.

    "It is a very close-knit community and if you burn your bridges you can be out."

  7. Chairman banned over sexism to refereepublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    A football chairman is banned from matches after being found guilty of making sexist comments about referee Mary Harmer.

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  8. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Chair and co-founder of Women in Football Anna Kessel - who also writes for the Guardian - talks about how the authorities should deal with sexist abuse.

    "We need to look at exactly how we sanction this kind of behaviour. Very few of these cases ever see the light of day," she said.

    "It is very worrying that over half of the women we surveyed have witnessed sexism in the workplace. These stats are very concerning. It has been left off the radar when it comes to football, it is one of the last things to be addressed."

  9. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Mansfield chief executive Carolyn Radford on the Victoria Derbyshire Show: "Football is very hostile territory for women. The language described on my appointment was all about how I look, my blonde hair and there were some horrible comments. It wasn't about my qualifications or capabilities to do the job. It’s a huge culture shock.

    "It seems like because it’s football you're expected to put up with it. But in any other line of work you wouldn’t be expected to. It’s not right.

    "We didn't have a women's team at Notts County. I brought the women's team back in and we allowed them to play on the same pitch and use the same facilities as the first team. That’s not the case at a lot of clubs."

    Carolyn RadfordImage source, Empics
  10. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Janie Frampton, a former referee, says: "When I was refereeing you didn’t think there was anyone there to support you.

    "I experienced terrible things. One of the worst things I had said to me when I running the line was ‘I hope your children die of cancer’. Now what has that got to do with football? They wouldn’t say that to a male referee.

    "All refs get abuse. That’s normal. But on top of that we get the gender abuse.

    "There was never anywhere to report it, so you felt you had to put up with it just to stay in the game you loved."

  11. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Heather Rabbatts, FA board member and chair of the FA Inclusion Advisory Board, said: "We still have a considerable way to go before there is a level playing field for women working across the game. 

    "Surveys like this are a good indicator of where the industry is on some of these critical issues and incidents of bullying, sexism and sexual harassment, must be dealt with whenever and wherever they arise in the game."

  12. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:45

    Football

    BBC Two

    The case was one of a number of incidents which came to light during a survey carried out by Professor Sue Bridgewater of Liverpool University on behalf of Women in Football. 

    The survey, which aims to identify whether women are achieving their full potential in the football sector, was released to coincide with International Women's Day and is a follow-up to an initial survey carried out in 2014. 

    More than 500 women, from coaches, match officials, administrators and the media who work in the football industry responded to the 2016 questionnaire. 

    The main findings showed: 

    • 46% had experienced sexism in the workplace - down from 57% in 2014 
    • 15% had suffered sexual harassment, up from 7% two years ago 
    • 24% had suffered bullying 
    • 60% agreed that opportunities for women are improving
  13. football

    Sexism in footballpublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Sue Ravenlaw, head of the FA's equality and safeguarding team told BBC Sport: "Anytime that discriminatory abuse occurs in football, it's just frankly unacceptable. 

    "We've been encouraging an environment of collective responsibility from club level, with stewards, safety officers all the way through to ourselves. Whenever discriminatory abuse arises, of any form, people should be confident to report it." 

  14. football

    £75 fine for sexismpublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    Lindsay England, from equality group Just A Ball Game, was at the Wellingborough v Rushden & Diamonds match and overheard the comments. 

    She decided to report Martin Potton to the Football Association. Others complained as well. 

    She did not know he was chairman of the non-league club, adding: "Nobody challenged him and nobody laughed and joined in with what he was saying. I think he actually knew what he was saying and he believed that he still had that right to do that." 

  15. football

    £75 fine for sexismpublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    BBC Two

    On the Victoria Derbyshire show, they've just revealed a football chairman was banned from attending matches and fined after being found guilty of making sexist comments about a female referee. 

    Wellingborough Town chairman Martin Potton is alleged to have made the comments during a match which was being refereed by Mary Harmer. 

    They were losing 7-0 to Rushden & Diamonds when Potton was overheard saying Harmer was not fit enough to referee a women's match, let alone a men's game.

    It is alleged he made further sexist comments about other women in sporting roles including commentators and jockeys. 

    He was fined £75.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Questions for Stoney

    Later on today, BBC Sport will be speaking to Arsenal Ladies defender and former England captain Casey Stoney.

    If you've got any questions you want to ask her, let us know using #bbcsportsday and we'll ask her the best ones.

    Casey StoneyImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    BBC Two

    At 09:35, tune into Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Two for a debate on sexism in football. We'll bring you the best of it here.

  18. football

    He will take training...published at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Football

    A fresh update from Newcastle, where it had previously been reported that Steve McClaren had not taken training.

  19. Today's live coverage on BBC Sportpublished at 09:22

    So you can plan the day ahead...

    Cricket

    09:25-13:30 GMT: Watch in-play highlights from the opening World Twenty20 match between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong.

    13:45-18:00 GMT: Later follow live text and in-play highlights of Scotland v Afghanistan from the World Twenty20. 

    Football

    18:30-22:30 GMT: Follow 5 live Final Score and live text commentary from the Champions League last 16 second-leg games with Real Madrid hosting Roma and Gent facing Wolfsburg. 

    18:30-22:30 GMT: Follow live text and radio commentary as Hull host Arsenal in their FA Cup fifth-round replay. 

    19:00-22:00 GMT: Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Tuesday's action in the National League and National League North.

    19:00-22:30 GMT: Follow live text commentary from tonight's Championship action.

    19:15-22:00 GMT: Aberdeen seek to close the gap on Premiership leaders Celtic as Partick Thistle look to move further clear of danger.

  20. gossip

    Gossip columnpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2016

    Gossip

    Newcastle are preparing to contact potential successors to manager Steve McClaren to gauge their interest in the role. David Moyes, Rafael Benitez and Nigel Pearson are among the leading candidates. (Times - subscription required), external

    Former England manager McClaren, 54, is expected to be sacked within the next 48 hours. (Guardian), external

    Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue, 32, is thought to have agreed a short-term deal with Sunderland, despite missing out on the Premier League club's Under-21 game on Monday. (Sunderland Echo), external

    Check out the gossip column here.