Keep your suggestions coming for changes that would be made if you were sporting president of the world.

Alan Willis: I'd like to enforce at least 8 players from the home nations in each Premiership matchday squad

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Medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from old smartphones and other electronic products in order to give the Games an "environmentally friendly hue", organisers have said. 

It is unclear whether the use of recycled metals would be cost efficient, though officials are keen to rein in soaring costs. 

Experts have said that the total Games budget could hit an eye-watering $30bn (£24,103,645,800) - four times the initial estimate and almost triple that of the 2012 London Olympics. 

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You've all heard the jokes about Jack Rodwell's Sunderland record. The midfielder has started 33 games for the Black Cats since joining from Manchester City and the team have won none of them.

But how about this for a record? 

Carlisle United's Nicky Adams has played 32 league games in 2016, including at Northampton Town last season, and is yet to be on the losing side.

Carlisle travel to Newport on Saturday. Will their lucky charm be in the starting line-up?

Defending champions England, hosts Ireland and Wales have been kept apart in the draw for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

England are in Pool B with the USA, Italy and either Scotland or Spain, who face in a play-off this month.

Wales are in with Canada, New Zealand and a team from Asia/Oceania.

Ireland face France, Australia and another team from Asia/Oceania.

The group stages are in Dublin, with the knockout games in Belfast. The tournament runs from 9-26 August.  

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Celebrating a birthday today? Here's the sporting luminaries who share the day with you.

• Tom Weiskopf (golf) - Open champion at Troon in 1973 with a score of 276, which equalled the championship best, born 1942.

• John Shepherd (cricket) - Former Kent, Gloucestershire and West Indies seamer, born 1943.

• Luiz Felipe Scolari (football) - Former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager, born 1948.

• Andreas Brehme (football) - Former West Germany defender who scored the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, born 1960.

• David Duval (golf) - American former world number one, won the Open Championship in 2001, born 1971.

• Alessandro Del Piero (football) - Former Juventus and Italy striker, born 1974.

• Gabriel Tamas (football) - Former West Brom defender, born 1983.

• Michael Turner (football) - Norwich defender, born 1983.

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma played in the Checkatrade Trophy against Oxford United last night as he continues his comeback from injury.

Zouma, 22, needed surgery after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United in February.

As we said earlier (see 8:36) Chelsea won the match 13-12 on penalties but had already been knocked out of the competition.

What would you do if you were the sporting president of the world?

Jordan Rawles: Banning international breaks certainly gets my vote

Steve Foster: Motorsports competitors going beyond the white lines (edge of track) esp F1

Dean McNamara: Ban those who feign injury and scream out and roll on the ground under the slightest of contact Hate that, blatant cheating.

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It is stumps at the end of day one of the first Test between England and India after a positive day for the tourists.

Joe Root top scored with 124 while Moeen Ali is a nervous 99 not out overnight as England reached 311-4 at the close.

Read our live text commentary for reaction.

The draw for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup group stages starts in a few minutes in Belfast.

Defending champions England are in bowl one with Canada and France.

Hosts Ireland are in bowl two with New Zealand and the USA. 

Wales are in bowl three with Australia and Italy.

Scotland have not qualified yet - they could take the last European spot if they beat Spain in a two-legged play-off later this month.  

The tournament is in Dublin and Belfast from 9-26 August.

We will let you know who is in which group later this morning.

Albania have moved Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Israel because of security concerns amid suspicion of an attack by so-called Islamic State.

A number of people identified as having links to IS militants have been arrested "in the Balkans" over the past week on the suspicion that they were planning attacks.

The game has been moved from the northern city of Shkoder to a venue near the capital Tirana.

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England’s women have won the first one-day international against Sri Lanka in Colombo by eight wickets to go 1-0 up in the four-match series.

Captain Heather Knight and Nat Sciver added 82 for the third wicket as England won with more than 20 overs to spare, chasing down the hosts' score of 168 for the loss of just two wickets.

The next ODI is on Saturday and if England win that or any of the remaining games in the series then they will qualify automatically for the World Cup being held in England next summer.

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After nine appearances and no goals, could Simone Zaza already be heading for the exit door at West Ham?

Goal.com, external say Italian side Napoli are interested in signing the striker who joined from fellow Serie A club Juventus on a season-long loan in the summer.

Napoli are reportedly after a striker to replace Arkadiusz Milik who is out with a long-term knee injury.

Have you seen Stephen Curry's record breaking efforts from Monday?

He claimed a record 13 three-pointers in a single game as Golden State Warriors beat New Orleans Pelicans 116-106 on Monday.

If not, then here are all 13 for you to watch.

If you were sporting president of the world what would you do?

Ryan Palliser: Away game ticket prices in the top 4 leagues limited to £20 

Ash Medley: I would enforce a much more solid system for penalties and dives

Matthew Austin: "There was contact. He's a right to go down." NO NO NO NO NO.

2015: An independent commission set up by WADA released its report, which revealed wide-scale "state-sponsored" doping and claimed the London 2012 Olympics were "sabotaged" by the presence of Russian athletes with suspicious doping profiles.

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BBC Midlands football reporter

Yesterday, Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was charged with using abusive language about an opponent's race, ethnicity or nationality.

I understand the Wolves player allegedly abused in racial terms by Newcastle's Jonjo Shelvey is Wolves' Moroccan midfielder Romain Saiss. 

His grasp of English is limited, but the matter was brought to the referee's attention by a Wolves team-mate straight after the game.

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A fine innings from Joe Root comes to an end in unusual fashion in the first Test against India.

Root scored 124 before being dismissed caught and bowled by Umesh Yadav.

The decision was referred to the third umpire however as the officials were unsure whether the India bowler was in control of the ball before throwing it in the air to celebrate.

The wicket stands however and England are 281-4 after 81 overs. Moeen Ali is 88 not out.

Follow live commentary of the match here.

It seems John Terry is enjoying some winter sun this international break...