Some quotes from Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew as his side aim to pick up their first league win of 2016 when they face in-form West Ham on Saturday.

"Our commitment and desire can't be faulted - now we just need to get a few wins," says Pardew.

"We have a challenge in front of us. The teams below us are going to hunt points and we're in a position to be caught.

"We've no momentum in the league. We need to get a victory, grind it out and fight for everything." 

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Chris Ashton returns to the Saracens side against Bath on Friday after serving a 10-week suspension that ruled him out of England's successful Six Nations campaign. 

Wing Ashton, 29, was named in Eddie Jones's squad but didn't feature after a ban for making contact with the eye area of Ulster's Luke Marshall.

Guy Welbourn:, external Easier to name which great players have gone on to make great managers..... Cruyff. Endless list of useless managers who were top players - Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Barnes, Vialli, Adams, Pearce,.

Steve Barnes:, external Chris Waddle was, well plain awful in his one year at Burnley. Another to come and go at Turf Moor, Martin Buchan.

Jude Hanley, external From a Blackpool prospective with our old managers Paul Ince and Lee Clark both good players both not good managers (although I like Lee Clark's passion).

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Jack Wilshere believes he will definitely play for Arsenal before the Euros and could appear in a comeback game as soon as next week.

The 24-year-old England international is set to resume full training and there is a chance he could even feature when the Gunners' under-21s face their Newcastle counterparts on Friday week, report the Mirror., external

Midfielder Wilshere has yet to kick a ball this season because of a broken leg suffered in training last August and is facing a race to be fit for the European Championship.

New Zealand are chasing 144 to beat West Indies and reach the final of the Women's World Twenty20.

West Indies scored 143-6 off their 20 overs and New Zealand are currently on 84-3 with seven overs remaining.

This was one of the wickets to fall, and click on the video to watch how Sophie Devine was run out superbly by Deandra Dottin.

For more in-play highlights and live text commentary click here.

Awaiting Mr Pochettino...

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Bristol's Lee Haskins will make the first defence of his IBF world bantamweight title against Ivan Morales of Mexico on 14 May.

The 32-year-old was handed the belt last November when previous champion Randy Caballero failed to make the weight for their bout. 

The fight against Morales will take place at the new Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff.

The "best race" of Daniel Ricciardo's life, Formula 1's celebrity Fan, Sauber "will finish season", plus more.

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Fenerbahce are interested in signing midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger from Manchester United, according to reports in Turkey., external

The German, 31, joined the Premier League side in the summer and Fenerbahce are prepared to pay £5.5m for the former Bayern Munich player.

1878: Jack Johnson, the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, was born. Because of discrimination in the United States, he had to travel to Australia for his successful title challenge against Tommy Burns. 

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Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery following sustaining a broken leg on international duty.

The 21-year-old injured his right leg in a tackle while playing for France Under-21s against Scotland on 24 March.

Goal.com say, external Laporte has been strongly linked with a summer move to Manchester City, with reports in Spain claiming incoming boss Pep Guardiola has identified him as his number one transfer target.  

How might the landscape of football in the UK change if the electorate votes to leaves Europe this summer?

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Samoa international back Ahsee Tuala has signed a new contract with Northampton Saints for next season. He has scored six tries in 19 games for the club since joining them in 2015.

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Roger Black (athletics) - former 400 metres star and Olympic silver medallist, age 50.

Tal Ben Haim (football) - Israel and Maccabi Tel Aviv defender, formerly with Chelsea, Manchester City, Portsmouth and Charlton, age 34.

Hashim Amla (cricket) - South Africa's prolific batsman, age 33.

OdomaThompsonMichael:, external Sunday Oliseh managed and left the Nigeria football team in a mess after he had shone on the pitch in his playing days.

Deltatre:, external Paul Gascoigne must be a contender as he lasted only 39 days in charge of Kettering Town.

Alex Chalker:, external Terry Butcher, brilliant defender and captain for England but I only ever hear about him getting sacked after a short time.

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Jose Mourinho is lining up a move for Inter Milan central defender Jeison Murillo should he take charge at Manchester United in the summer.

The former Chelsea manager is the favourite to become United's next boss if they sack Louis van Gaal at the end of the season.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport,, external Mourinho will order United's board to sanction a £28m offer for the Colombian.

The 23-year-old Murillo only joined Inter from Granada last summer but has made a positive impression in his 27 appearances in Serie A.

The answers will be revealed later on.

Tom Mayhew:, external Dennis Wise. He was touted as a future Chelsea manager in his playing days.

Stephen:, external Brian Kidd at Preston & Blackburn. Took Rovers down from the Premier League & Preston had to apply for re-election.

Gary Mc:, external Solskjaer at Cardiff. Don't think he had an idea of how hard management could be, especially in the Championship. Great player.

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