A Question of Sport Teaser

Remember the teaser we posed earlier. It was:

The Cheltenham Festival starts today. Name the five other English race courses that begin with C?

Well, the answers are in...

Carlisle, Cartmel, Catterick, Chelmsford City and Chester.

Well done to all those who got it spot on.

It's nearly time for the main event of the day at Cheltenham. Annie Power starts off as the favourite.

Annie Power fell at the last in the OLBG Mares Hurdle at last year's Cheltenham Festival. That would have been the fourth win on the opening day in 2015 for trainer Willie Mullins, and Annie Power's fall is said to have saved bookmakers  a £50m payout.  

India's Suresh Raina brilliantly runs out New Zealand's Ross Taylor off his own bowling in the opening Super 10 match of the World Twenty20 in Nagpur.

Live coverage here.

Former England striker Peter Crouch is following the action at Cheltenham closely.

Fancy a slice of cake? 

It's time to look at those legends celebrating a birthday today - one time Manchester United prodigy and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba was born on this day in 1993.

Hull City captain Curtis Davies turns 31 today and former Leeds and Chelsea striker Mikael Forssell was born today in 1981.

Away from football former Australian Test bowler Ben Hilfenhaus was born today in 1983.

Hip hip hooray.

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Time for some words from trainer David Pipe, who has just watched as Un Temps Pour Tout take the Ultima Handicap Chase.

"What a finish," Pipe tells BBC Radio 5 live. "I thought we were losing the battle with Holywell but Tom (Scudamore) has given him a great ride.

"For any yard, to win here means everything. We weren't expecting it so I'm  even more pleased."

What does winning at Cheltenham mean to a jockey? Well, Tom Scudamore can't hide his delight as he punches the air as he crosses the line on Un Temps Pour Tout, who narrowly holds off a late charge from Holywell to take the Ultima Handicap Chase.

1 Un Temps Pour Tout (T Scudamore) 11-1

2 Holywell (R P McLernon) 8-1

3 The Young Master (Mr S Waley-Cohen) 14-1

4 Morning Assembly (D N Russell) 10-1

23 ran

Also: 13-2 Fav Out Sam

Essential preparation for the big day.

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Followed by a spot of research before having a wee flutter.

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A Russian confectionary company is backing suspended tennis player Maria Sharapova by releasing a lollipop bearing her likeness.

St Petersburg-based confectioner Rubiscookies unveiled the sweets in a show of support for the Russian former world number one, who is at the centre of a doping scandal after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, and faces a ban of up to four years, Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid reports, external.

"We have always been inspired by Maria Sharapova as an athlete and a public figure ... so we are not going to wait for the situation to be resolved," a Rubiscookies spokesperson said.

Full, slightly odd, story here.

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Wales prop Tomas Francis has received an eight-week ban for making contact with the "eye or eye area" of England forward Dan Cole during last Saturday's Six Nations game at Twickenham.

Francis, 23, appeared before an independent Six Nations disciplinary committee in London today after being cited following the incident.

His suspension means that he cannot play again until May 9, ruling him out of Wales' Six Nations clash against Italy in four days' time - he had been named among the replacements - and the rest of his club Exeter's regular season.

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A bit of Arsenal gossip doing the rounds in today's papers.

The Mirror, external reports that manager Arsene Wenger has still got the full backing of the Arsenal board - and will get to decide when the time is right for him to leave.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail, external says that although Wenger's current contract runs until the end of next season, he has been shaken by growing unrest from Gunners fans and could consider leaving the club earlier than he wanted.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has suspended Maria Sharapova after her failed a drug test.

The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium and has been provisionally suspended from 12 March.

"We last week suspended her role as a Goodwill Ambassador," said a UNDP spokesperson.

Sharapova has held the role since 2007 and has been suspended from "any planned activities while the investigation continues".

The main event today is at 15:30, but next up is The Ultima Handicap Chase at 14:50 GMT.

Live coverage here.

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Current IBF and WBA super-bantamweight title holder Carl Frampton has been on Radio 5 live to talk about life after boxing, although he is not quitting just yet.

Frampton admits he doesn't enjoy training and, because of boxing, he has missed a lot of moments with his young family.

"I missed my son taking his first steps, I missed my daughter doing her nativity play," he said.

“I have spoken to my wife about what I would do once I retired and I've told her when it's time for me to hang them up I'd be happy to be a stay-at-home house husband."

Listen to the full interview here.

World Cup winner Patrick Vieira says Manchester City's appointment of Pep Guardiola is "fantastic" for the club.

Vieira, who took charge of sister club New York City FC in November, called Guardiola as "one of the greatest managers around".

The former France, Arsenal and City midfielder has also described suggestions he could take over from Guardiola in three years as "cheap talk".

Listen to the full interview here.