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British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has resigned amid claims of sexism and discrimination towards elite cyclists.

He had been suspended while the sporting body investigated allegations of derogatory comments about Para-cyclists.

Great Britain cyclist Jess Varnish previously said Sutton made sexist comments towards her and told her to "go and have a baby".

Sutton, 58, has denied all wrongdoing.

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has resigned.     

Jamie Porter's career-best first-class match figures of 8-91 helps Essex ease to an innings and 92-run victory over Northamptonshire at Chelmsford. Essex wrapped up victory after lunch as Graham Napier bowled Ben Sanderson as the visitors were all out for 230.

They are back in the pavilion at Derbyshire because of this.

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Coventry Blaze appoint former player Danny Stewart as their new head coach after Chuck Weber's departure.  

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Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale is confident his club will progress to the Champions League final, despite failing to make their chances count in a goalless first-leg at Manchester City.

Bale, playing his first game in England since his £85m move from Tottenham in 2013, could not provide the spark in Cristiano Ronaldo's absence on Tuesday.

But he is upbeat about Real's chances of making the Milan finale on 28 May.

"We go to the Bernabeu where we have a great record, where we score a lot of goals, very confident and we are looking forward to it," says Bale.

Kyren Wilson will win the World Championship at some point in his career, says the man who knocked him out of this year's tournament.

Mark Selby, the 2014 champion, ended qualifier Wilson's run with a 13-8 victory at the quarter-final stage.

A defiant Wilson, who hit a 143 break, vowed he would one day return to snooker's showpiece event and lift the trophy.

"Kyren is definitely a future world champion," said world number one Selby.

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Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths is among the contenders for PFA Scotland's Player of the Year award. Dundee forwards Greg Stewart and Kane Hemmings are also in the running for the players' union prize.

Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes makes up the four-man shortlist, with the winner announced on 1 May. Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney is nominated in the young player category.

Atletico Madrid have now reached the Champions League semi-finals in two of the past three seasons and Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola says they can be considered as formidable an opponent as Real Madrid or his former side Barcelona.

"This is Simeone's biggest achievement," said Guardiola. "Atletico have a big heart and a very good mentality. This is a top team. They are very dangerous.

"I know exactly how special Atletico's team is and with how much determination they play."

BBC Radio 4

Snow and sleet showers stopped play?

BBC Radio 4's Today programme spoke to some hardy spectators at the Oval who think the joys of county cricket easily outweigh the icy pain of this week's wintry blasts.

Listen to what they had to say  

Local Brazilian people explain what Rio 2016 means to them in the run-up to the Olympics.

The second Champions League semi-final gets under way in around five hours time. 

Will Pep Guardiola mastermind a European triumph for Bayern Munich before he departs for Manchester City?

The Bundesliga club face Atletico Madrid, who beat holders Barcelona in the quarter-finals and have conceded just five goals in this season's competition.

"I'm expecting a hard match against an opponent with a lot of attacking potential, against a coach who changes from game to game," said Atletico boss Diego Simeone.

"Obviously we have a coach and players with different characteristics. But in wars it isn't the side with the most soldiers that wins, it's the side that uses its soldiers better."

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Middlesex and England batsman Nick Compton says his approach to the game does not make him an intense character.  

"Because I don't laugh and joke with the media or the opposition, that doesn't mean I'm intense," adds the 32-year-old.

We're sure every gambler has their own stories of bad decisions they made. But this will take some beating...

A Leicester fan bet 50p with Ladbrokes on the Foxes to win the Premier League title at the start of the season. He would have won £2,500. 

But after their opening game - a 4-2 win over Sunderland - he decided to cash out. For 45p - a loss of 5p.

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Manager Lee Clark tells his Kilmarnock players they are fighting to save people's jobs at Rugby Park.

Clark admits non-football staff may have to leave as part of any cost-cutting, should the club go down.

He wants his squad to understand it is livelihoods as well as Premiership safety the squad is playing for.

"It's not just about the football side, it's about good people behind the scenes, who are supporters and have been here for many years," he said.

Kilmarnock are next-to-bottom in the Scottish Premiership.