Summary

  • 13 Premier League news conferences today

  • 48-team World Cup remains under consideration

  • Chesterfield striker Evans cleared of rape

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  1. football

    Fifa to World Cup format debatepublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Football

    Richard Conway
    BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

    Fifa agrees to study 32, 40 and 48 team World Cup 2026 options in greater detail. 

    Proposals to be made at next Fifa Council meeting on 9 January, according to Council member Michel D'Hooghe.

  2. football

    Spurs fixture changespublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Football

    High-flying Tottenham announce some fixture changes to account for live television. They will face Watford away on New Year's Day with a 13:30 GMT kick-off, while the home match with Chelsea will be on 4 January with a 20:00 GMT start.

    The visit to Manchester United on 11 December will have a 12:15 GMT kick-off and Spurs face a trip to Southampton on 28 December at 19:45 GMT. 

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    Moyes rues lengthy injury listpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Stoke v Sunderland (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Thoughts from Sunderland boss David Moyes on the escalating injury situation at the Stadium of Light. "We have one or two doubts coming back from international duty – there is a doubt about Jason Denayer and there is certainly one over Lamine Kone as well," he says.

    "Those two are the biggest concerns but we’ve also had one or two people out for a while now, so we have a lengthy list at the moment."

  4. Murray ahead in Shanghaipublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Tennis

    Andy Murray wins the first set in his Shanghai Masters semi-final with David Goffin, 6-2 in 43 minutes.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Your greatest Liverpool-Man Utd XI

    Keep your selections coming in to #bbcsportsday please, using the team selector. 

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  6. american football

    'Crystal Palace are like Green Bay Packers'published at 11:54 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    BBC NFL pundit Jason Bell talks to Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew about his love of the game and his particular admiration for former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi.

    Watch more on tonight's The NFL Show, 23:50 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website and app.

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    Crystal Palace are like Green Bay Packers - Alan Pardew

  7. football

    A Question of Sportpublished at 11:52 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    And let's continue the quiz hour with one that could have Rachel Riley reaching for the letters.

    Which three teams to have played in the Premier League have full names that end in a vowel?

  8. Coffee break, collapses and first times - Sport quiz of the weekpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Quiz

    Dmitri Payet, Juan Mata and Simon MignoletImage source, Getty Images

    Which footballer has set up a coffee shop in his hometown? What did San Marino do this week that they haven't done in 15 years? If you know the answers (and even if you don't) have a go at our Sport quiz of the week! 

  9. football

    England confirm Germany friendlypublished at 11:44

    Football

    England's first match of 2017 will be a friendly against Germany in Dortmund on 22 March.  

    Interim boss Gareth Southgate has two games left on his temporary deal, a World Cup qualifier against Scotland and a Wembley friendly versus Spain in November. 

    The Germany fixture will be four days before the World Cup qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley.    

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

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  11. Murray v Goffinpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Tennis

    British number one Andy Murray is on court on his Shanghai Masters semi-final against world number 12 David Goffin of Belgium. It's going with serve so far at 2-2 in the opening set.

  12. football

    Son wins September accoladepublished at 11:31

    Football

    Tottenham's Son Heung-min wins Player of the month for September after scoring two goals in a match twice for in-form Spurs. The 24-year-old attacking midfielder is the first Asian to win the award.

    Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp won the manager award.

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  13. Aoyama to deputise for injured Pedrosapublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    MotoGP

    Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama will race in his home Japanese MotoGP round at Motegi this weekend as a replacement for injured Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, who broke his collarbone in four places earlier today. 

  14. football

    'Do not destroy the World Cup'published at 11:22 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Football

    It's fair to say Gary Lineker isn't happy about talk of expanding the World Cup.

    "Noooooooo!" the former England striker turned BBC pundit tweeted.  

    "Fifa presidents should only serve one term. Might make them do the right things for the game rather than stuff to get reelected.

    "Come on Mr Infantino! You have a mandate to look after football's best interests, not your own. Do not destroy the World Cup! Please."

  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Your greatest Liverpool-Man Utd XI

    Tommy T-Rex: I can't find the players I want for my XI. Where are Moss, Poll, Clattenburg, Dean, Webb? I looked in the usual Man U section.

    Play nice, Tommy.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

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  17. football

    Mascherano to sign new Barca dealpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano will sign a two-year contract extension on Monday.

    The 32-year-old Argentine, who was strongly linked to Juventus in the summer, will be tied to the Catalan club until 30 June 2019.

  18. Rio homecoming parade in Legopublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    The Great Britain Rio homecoming parade is in Manchester on Monday. There will be full coverage of it in Sportsday Live that day.

    And the Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester have made their model of it...

    LegolandImage source, Legoland
  19. football

    Injuries mount for Black Catspublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

    Stoke v Sunderland (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Team news from Sunderland boss David Moyes for the crunch contest at Stoke. Defenders Lamine Kone and Jason Denayer are doubtful, with midfielders Lee Cattermole and Steven Pienaar ruled out.

    Vito Mannone, Seb Larsson, Jan Kirchhoff, Adnan Januzaj and Fabio Borini remain sidelined.  

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 14 October 2016

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