A Question of Sport Teaser

Who are the four English teams to have reached the Champions League quarter-finals but never won it?

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will return to former club Borussia Dortmund when his current side play the German side in Europa League on Thursday and the Reds are already in situ...

Pat Murphy
BBC Midlands football reporter

"Andy Townsend is not returning to Villa Park as the club's new director of football. A newspaper report today said that the former Villa captain was set for the post, working with the newly-constituted football board. 

"But there will be no DOF job. Instead, there will be a head of football operations and it's earmarked for Adrian Bevington, who has recently joined the football board, comprising himself, chairman David Bernstein, Lord King and Brian Little.

"Townsend's opinions were sought by the board a few weeks ago, but Little was chosen instead as the football expert with a wealth of playing and managerial experience - including both roles in his time at Aston Villa."

Neil Raymond Fulton: "To Thiago" is to absolutely slay a dropping ball with a saucy first touch under intense pressure in the middle of the park  

Liam McCann: "To Liverpool" - meaning it's our year this year, haha.

Euan Cowie: "Hibsing" - bottling it in a completely catastrophic fashion. Example: "England Hibsed that T20 final pretty hard".

Euan suggesting that Hibernian are not the mentally strongest team. If you've got your own suggestion - praise or insult - tweet #bbcsportsday, text 81111 or visit the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

Two New Zealand radio presenters have been suspended after broadcasting a phone call from Ben Stokes' mum when she believed she was off air.

Deborah Stokes rang up to complain about criticism of her son's showing in England's World Twenty20 final defeat.

The two Radio Hauraki hosts had been discussing the last over of the final, when Stokes was hit for four sixes.

"I don't know whether they realise he was actually born and bred in New Zealand and has family all over the country," she said after being told she was off air.

"And for those who listen to your station, for them to sit and listen to their cousin and their grandson being bagged like that it is absolutely unconscionable. I'm his mother and I'm totally brassed off."

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Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain has been banned for four matches following his angry reaction to being sent off against Udinese on Sunday.

The 28-year-old, Serie A's top scorer with 30 goals, was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the 3-1 defeat at Stadio Friuli. Higuain pushed the referee before his team-mates removed him from the pitch.

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has been banned for one game "for challenging the work of the match officials".

the bans will be a blow to Napoli, who are six points behind leaders Juventus with seven matches remaining.

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New Fifa president Gianni Infantino signed off on a contract with two businessmen who have since been accused of bribery, leaked documents suggest.

Hugo and Mariano Jinkis bought TV rights for Uefa Champions League football and immediately sold them on for almost three times the price.

The 2006 contract was signed off by Infantino when he was a Uefa director.

There is no evidence to suggest Infantino received a bribe relating to the deal.

Infantino, who became Fifa president on 26 February, has issued a statement saying he is "dismayed" that his "integrity is being doubted".

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Following on from "to Zlatan" (to dominate), which is officially recognised as a verb in Sweden, we're asking for your own sporting verbs...

Josh Jones: "To Leicester" - to perform consistently and unbelievably well, above the standards expected of you, possibly creating history.

DBH: "To Scholesy" - demanding the ball as you arrive on the edge of the box to unleash a thunderbolt into the onion bag.

Jamie Davenport: "To Van Gaal" - to disappoint.

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World Cup winner and two-time Olympic champion Abby Wambach has admitted taking cocaine and smoking marijuana.

American Wambach, the world's all-time leading international goalscorer, was arrested on Saturday for drink-driving.

Court documents connected to her arrest said "the defendant tried cocaine at age 25".

Mini USA, one of Wambach's sponsors, said it was withdrawing adverts for the car featuring the 35-year-old, who retired in December.

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2004: Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1, 3-2 on aggregate, to reach the Champions League semi-finals.

In honour of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has made it into the Swedish dictionary via the verb "to Zlatan" (to dominate), we have asked for some of your own sporting verbs...

Nathan Arnold: "To be Skrtled" - to have your shirt consistently pulled at corners. 

Noel O'Kane: "To Van Gaal" - I don't think that needs any explanation.

AJ: "To Liverpool" - to never win the Premier League.

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Leeds United director Edoardo Cellino, the son of Leeds owner Massimo, has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made on social media.

"It is alleged the comments were abusive and/or insulting and/or improper in contravention of Rule E3(1)," said an FA statement.

"It is further alleged that this breach of Rule E3(1) is an "Aggravated Breach" as defined in Rule E3(2), as it includes a reference to disability.

"He has until 11 April 2016 to respond to the charge."

Manchester City are the only team English left in the Champions League and play at Paris St-Germain tonight in the first leg of their quarter-final against the French champions...

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Manchester City will have to contend with the huge talent and considerable ego of Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they take on Paris St-Germain in the Champions League later.

Zlatan’s fame and influence stretches far beyond football and in 2012 the Swedish Language Council included the verb “to Zlatan” – meaning “to dominate” - in its list of new words from 2012.

That got us thinking about other potential sporting verbs. “To Aguero” could be to hit a last-minute title-winning goal, while “to Villa” could be to self-destruct in shambolic fashion.

Now we want you to have a go and coin some of your own, based on the characteristics of your team or notable sportspeople.

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Olympic and double world hammer champion Tatyana Lysenko has become the latest athlete from Russia to be suspended for doping.

The IAAF, which governs athletics, said the London 2012 gold medallist had tested positive for a banned substance.

Lysenko, 32, who is now known by her married name Beloborodova, served a two-year ban for steroid use in 2007.

Russia is banned from international athletics competition after it was accused of systematic doping.

Lysenko's suspension will be provisional while further tests are carried out.  

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The Women's Super League could have a big influence on the game in England and here's a list of the England women players taking part and who they will be playing for...

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England captain Charlotte Edwards has been named skipper of Women's Cricket Super League side the Southern Vipers.

The inaugural season of the WCSL sees six teams compete in a Twenty20 competition from 30 July to 14 August.

Eleven of 15 group matches will be played at first-class venues, including The Oval, Old Trafford and Headingley, with Finals Day on 21 August.

Wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor, who earned her 100th England cap in February, will captain Lancashire Thunder.

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Cricket Australia is significantly increasing its investment in women's cricket in changes which will see the best paid players able to earn more than £53,000 a year.

The national governing body plans on almost doubling its commitment to elite female cricketers from 2.36 million Australian dollars (£1.3m) to A$4.23m (£2.3m) a year.

Chief executive James Sutherland said he wants "to make cricket the sport of choice for women in Australia", with the deal a reward for recent success.

He added: "Of the more than 1.2 million people of all ages currently playing cricket in Australia, almost a quarter of them are women and girls. That number continues to grow rapidly and we will continue to support females playing the game."

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The UK government is to hold an inquiry into the issue of homophobia in sport.

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is planning to investigate the different experiences of men and women across a range of sports.

An inquiry into racism in football four years ago found homophobia was emerging as a bigger problem than other forms of discrimination.

"It is clear homophobia remains a serious issue," said Culture, Media and Sport Committee chair Jesse Norman.