Dale Clark: If roses were blue, and violets were red, Arsene would sign a striker, and be title challengers instead.

The Charity Commission is investigating "serious regulatory concerns" regarding the use of money raised by Didier Drogba's foundation.

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Rio 2016 bosses will employ animal handlers to keep caiman and giant rodent capybaras away from the world's top golfers at this summers Olympics according to Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, external, via the Sun., external

We want your poems dedicated to a sport, sporting figure or team...

Steve Moysey: An Arsenal haiku: Always the bridesmaid. No title for many years. In Wenger they trust?

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Former All Black captain Richie McCaw, who retired from the sport in the wake of the team's victory in the 2015 World Cup, has become the youngest person become a Member of the Order of New Zealand.

The title - limited to 20 living people - is higher than a knighthood.

"When you play rugby, you don't expect to have something like this bestowed upon you," said the 35-year-old., external

"I guess it's recognition of the hard work you put in to try and represent your country as best you can."

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One hundred and sixty-four Premier League first-team squad members were not tested for drugs last season the Times reports., external

"The FA insists it has one of the strongest anti-doping programmes in sport, and that it targets those players who appear most often - it is understood that some have been tested up to six times a season," the paper adds.

The figures come after a private London-based doctor was filmed claiming that he had provided performance-enhancing drugs to top-flight players. Leicester, Arsenal and Chelsea - the clubs that Dr Bonar mentioned - have denied that any of their players have been treated by him.

The Premier League removes Leicester-based referee Kevin Friend from Tottenham Hotspur's game at Stoke City on Monday.

Former Juventus and Italy forward Alessandro Del Piero was among the crowd to watch Kobe Bryant's final game.

Looks like 'Derek' was pretty excited, too...

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What do you do when Kobe Bryant asks you to sign for the LA Lakers?

Former team-mate Vladimir Radmanovic explains...

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You know that way when you go to fist-bump your team-mate and mistake him for a ball boy? Dom Inglot does..., external

The Independent's Ian Herbert has taken a look at how the sex discrimination, case which Leeds United employee Lucy Ward recently won, has revealed the shocking decay at the heart of the club. 

Ms Ward, who worked as Leeds' education and welfare officer, travelled to Canada to work as a BBC pundit at the 2015 Women's World Cup.  

The club, which denied any wrongdoing, claimed she was sacked for exceeding her annual leave entitlement.  

Read the full article here, external.

Bath captain Stuart Hooper speaks to BBC Points West about his retirement from rugby union because of a back injury.

So Kobe Bryant penned a poem entitled 'Dear basketball' and that got us thinking...

We want you to write a verse dedicated to a sport or sporting figure.

We're only going to use the clean ones - so no mucky limericks - and try to keep them relatively brief. We don't want any Rime of the Ancient Mariner-type capers...

Submit your efforts at #bbcsportsday or on the BBC Sport Facebook page, external

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Bath have announced the retirement, external of captain Stuart Hooper.

The 34-year-old lock has quit the game with immediate effect on medical advice after suffering a back injury earlier this season. 

Former England Saxons skipper Hooper made 192 appearances for Bath after joining them from Leeds Carnegie in 2008. His top-flight career began at Saracens.

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We understand the Northampton manager Chris Wilder is the favourite to take charge of Bolton after the departure of Neil Lennon.

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Paris St Germain striker Edinson Cavani could be upping sticks from the French capital according to Football Italia, external and heading back to Serie A.

Juventus are planning a £31.9m bid for the Uruguayan 29-year-old apparently.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini has been criticised in many quarters - including here - but he was excellent at West Ham and deserved his goal. 

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According to Talksport, Spanish giants Barcelona are planning a £50m move for West Ham and France midfielder Dimitri Payet, 29. 

Find out more and all of Thursday's gossip here.  

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Joe Johnson had a nasty shock when he dug out his 1986 world championship win from the back of the video cupboard for a re-run of his greatest triumph.

"It was years after I’d won, a long time had passed, and I’d never thought to watch it back but her and her boyfriend wanted to see it so I said I’d find the tape," he told the Daily Mail., external

"The tape goes in and we are all sat around. We could watch the last couple of frames and the presentation, do it as a family, you know? Quite nice.

"Then on it comes, He-Man: Masters of the Universe. Where’s my snooker? Wind on, it’s still not there. It’s gone.

"One of the boys had taped over the whole thing. Thanks, boys."

The draw for the first round of this year's tournament takes place at 10:00 BST.

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