Middlesbrough have scored only five goals in six home league games so far this term but have only lost once by more than one goal.

Boss Aitor Karanka says: "The quality we have, we will score goals in this league - as Alvaro Negredo did last Saturday.

"The group feels we are always improving, and adding experience. We are playing with more confidence and competing with everyone."  

More from Boro boss Aitor Karanka ahead of hosting Hull, who have won only one of their six away matches. 

"We have to avoid complacency," says Karanka. "It's a tough game for us and we have to retain focus.

"There are lots of ifs and buts from games we've played, but we have 12 points and we have to keep going."  

Chelsea Ladies manager Emma Hayes has had a royal appointment today to pick up her MBE.

Middesbrough boss Aitor Karanka is next under the analytical lens of the media. His team have gone three games without a win and are only a point above the relegation zone before Monday's game with fellow strugglers Hull.

"Hull is an important game because we have the same target - to be in the Premier League next season," says Karanka.

"But we can't drive ourselves crazy thinking it is a final. We have to keep playing in the way we have been recently." 

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Meet Shiv Krishan - the Bradford cricket coach who's dedicated 30 years to teaching youngsters in the city the skills and values of the game.

Currently coach of Great Horton Church Junior Cricket Club, Shiv is this year's regional winner for Yorkshire of the BBC Unsung Hero award.

To find out more about local Unsung Heroes, go to the Get Inspired website.

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This week's Friday Sports Panel includes Hollie Webb, who helped Great Britain win women's hockey Olympic gold, former Formula 1 racing driver Max Chilton and Olympic sailing gold medallist Saskia Clark.

You can listen to the programme here.

After former Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta reveals he could have signed Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo before he joined Manchester United, which player did your club miss out on? Please tell us at #bbcsportsday or the BBC Sport Facebook page.

HughMcKinney: Dumbarton famously nearly signed Johan Cruyff in 1980, giving rise to the fanzine "Cruyff Says No"  

More from Arsene Wenger, who would not be drawn on whether he was offered the England job before Gareth Southgate.

"Look, I need to keep confidential my conversations with The FA," the 67-year-old Frenchman insisted. "I speak always with The FA, because I am a long time in English football, so when things go on, sometimes they contact me, yes." 

England captain Dylan Hartley has been teaching team-mate Jonny May how to scrum after the winger’s failed attempts against Argentina went viral.

After Elliot Daly was sent off during Saturday's 27-14 victory, May was forced to join the scrum but adopted an usual method when binding with Mako Vunipola, at one stage putting his head between the legs of the loosehead prop.

Take a listen here

Fifa have announced the 55 men on the shortlist (see 09:01) to be in the FifPro XI - the team consisting of the best performers of 2016. It has got you lot talking and we're loving your thoughts. Here are some more...

David Kiddie: Could someone please explain to me where Toby Alderweireld is?

JP: De Gea, Alaba, Ramos, Boateng, Marcelo, Kante, Iniesta, Modric, Messi, Ronaldo, Vardy.

John McEnerney: Ivan Rakitic, savage work rate, weighs in with a few goals & has kept the Barcelona midfield motoring along for the last two years! Class.

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Arsene Wenger has warned West Ham that it could take years to feel at home at the London Stadium, where he takes his Arsenal side for the first time on Saturday evening for a Premier League London derby. 

The Hammers have won only two of their first six home league games, with crowd disturbances a regular concern for club officials. 

"It takes a few years, because you have to make memories and build a little history," Wenger explains. "You feel a bit lonely there, so you have to rebuild the environment from the results that you had before. For the supporters it is the same." 

Yannick Noah's contract as captain of France's Davis Cup team has been extended for a year. 

Noah, 56, who was the last Frenchman to win the French Open in 1983, took over for a third time in September 2015 after captaining France to victory in 1991 and 1996. 

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More from Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen on signing a new contract with the Lilywhites until 2019. It follows star striker Harry Kane's new deal announced yesterday and England internationals Kyle Walker, Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Danny Rose all agreeing long-term deals in recent weeks.

Here's today's question for you, which five men have ended a Premier League season as top/joint top goalscorer while at Manchester City or Chelsea?

We'll give you a couple of hours to ponder.

2010: Russia was awarded the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup finals, beating rivals England and joint bids between Spain/Portugal and Holland/Belgium, while Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

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The 2017 Tour de Yorkshire will finish with the toughest stage in the race's brief history. 

The three-day race will conclude on 30 April with a 194.5-km stage from Bradford to Fox Valley near Sheffield including eight categorised climbs - a total of 3,517 metres of climbing. 

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Lizzy Yarnold will make her return to skeleton when she competes at the opening World Cup of the new season in Whistler, Canada this weekend. 

The 2014 Olympic champion decided to take a year out of the sport after winning World Championship gold in Germany in March 2015.