Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre

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The big guns, including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson, will be relieved to avoid 11-time ranking winner Ding Junhui who plays Martin Gould.

World champion Stuart Bingham - priced at 28-1 to retain his title - meets two-time finalist Ali Carter in one of the picks of the draw. The Captain was in cruise control in qualifying and has every chance of progressing. The pair meet on Saturday at 10:00 BST.

Looks like Dortmund are in town...

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Maria Sharapova may still face a ban from tennis for testing positive for meldonium despite the World Anti-Doping Agency admitting that suspensions based on consumption of the substance could be overturned.

WADA said in a notice on Wednesday that it has been unable to establish how quickly the drug cleared the human body.

However the International Tennis Federaion say they will still hold an anti-doping hearing into the Russian's case.

Five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova tested positive for the drug at this year's Australian Open in January. 

Which clubs have reached the Champions League semi-finals in the past seven seasons?

Real Madrid lead the way with six consecutive appearances...

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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre

Some balls are red,

But only one is blue,

If you're looking for a maximum,

Don't call Un-Nooh.

Quite incredibly, for the second time this season, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh missed the final ball black when on for a maximum 147 break.

Read the piece from qualifying here

Jo Currie
BBC Sport in Glasgow

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European champion Fran Halsall qualified quickest for Thursday's 50m freestyle final, with Ben Proud quickest through in the men's 100m. Roberto Pavoni won the 400m individual medley heats, while Alys Thomas is also through to the 200m fly final in first place. 

Full coverage of the finals are on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra from 18:30 BST.

Former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris has been digging around his old photo collection...

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From probable defeat to fourth-round favourite in a twinkle.

Andy Murray has levelled up his see-sawing Monte Carlo Masters meeting with Benoit Paire after recovering from a break down in the second set to make it 6-2 5-7.

Into a decider...

Borussia Dortmund have gone for a little leg-stretcher training session this morning.

But, after getting a trot at Anfield yesterday, they have had to make do with Northern Premier League side Marine.

If you are having trouble viewing the video of Borussia Dortmund's players at Marine above, click through the link to the official Dortmund Twitter feed.

Hamilton Academical will charge kids just £14 for a season ticket next term in tribute to Johan Cruyff, according to the Scottish Sun., external

The Scottish Premiership club have secured money from the Cruyff Foundation to fund the scheme, which acknowledges the shirt number of the former Barcelona and Netherlands player, who died last month.

Incredible effort here by Bunking Bertie. A scroll through his Twitter timetime appears to show he's got form...

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There is some of that trademark street-fight grit.

Andy Murray breaks back against Benoit Paire as he fights for his Monte Carlo Masters life.

The world number two trails 6-2 4-4 after the loss of the opener.

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BBC Sport

More on West Ham's deal to occupy the Olympic Stadium...

Rent is halved to £1.25m if they are relegated from the Premier League and West Ham would pay a £250k dividend if they qualify for the Champions League and £1m if they win it.

Should they win the FA Cup or Europa League, they would owe £100,000 - the same amount if they finish in the Premier League's top five.

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Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates and Stafanie Taylor are among the overseas signings who will play in the inaugural Women's Cricket Super League this summer.

Australia captain Lanning, 24, will join Surrey Stars, while New Zealand skipper Bates, 28, will line up for the Southern Vipers.

West Indies World Twenty20-winning captain Taylor, 24, will be part of the Western Storm squad.

The six-team competition runs from 30 July to 14 August.

With Thursday's Europa League quarter-final second leg falling on the eve of the 27th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, both Liverpool and Dortmund will pay tribute to the 96 who died with mosaics and a minute's silence.

And this is the cover of the match programme...

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Chris Verrall: They say it's not the win that counts, it's just the taking part, whoever plays a sport like that, is playing with no heart.

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Andy Murray is heading towards the exit door at the plush Monte Carlo Country Club unless he can turn around his match against France's Benoit Paire.

Murray is 6-2 4-2 down and within two games of defeat.