Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Francis Coquelin have signed new contracts at Arsenal.

Luis Suarez became the third quickest Barcelona player in history to reach 100 goals last night as they beat Athletic Bilbao to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

The ex-Liverpool striker, in his 120th game for the Catalans, scored the opener as they won 3-1 to go through 4-3 on aggregate.

Only Mariano Martin (99 games) and Hungarian striker Laszlo Kubala (103) have done it in fewer matches.

It took Lionel Messi - who scored last night's winner - 188 games to reach 100 goals, although he has been playing for the first team since he was 16.

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Chelsea are reportedly lining up Middlesbrough's Ben Gibson as a replacement for captain John Terry.

The Daily Mirror says, external 36-year-old Terry is set for a big money move to China when his contract expires in the summer.

The paper says a bid of over £30m will be needed to sign Gibson in the summer with Aitor Karanka's side unwilling to sell this window.

That's a mantra by which we should all live our lives now after yesterday's episode of Pointless.

A couple of friends, neither of whom were football fans, won £2,250 after guessing that Henrik Larsson was one of the goalscorers at Euro 2000.

But when asked afterwards why they had chose the Sweden striker, one of the contestants revealed that her Celtic-supporting boyfriend had told her to say Henrik Larsson as the answer to any football question.

Watch the episode here, or skip to about 36 minutes to see the final round (or watch it in the embedded tweet). 

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Mike Linwood: Ian Robertson on Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup winning drop goal 

His BBC Radio 5 live commentary went like this...

"There’s 35 seconds to go. This is the one. It’s coming back for Jonny Wilkinson, he drops for World Cup glory… It’s up... It’s over. He’s done it. Jonny Wilkinson is England’s hero yet again and there’s no time for Australia to come back. England have just won the World Cup."

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There is a BBC Radio 5 live show tonight (19:30 GMT) celebrating 90 years of BBC radio commentary.

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Big win for Britain's Dan Evans.

He has earned his first victory over a top 10 player by beating world number eight Dominic Thiem at the Sydney International.

The British number three won 3-6 6-4 6-1 against the Austrian 23-year-old

It takes Evans into just his second ATP semi-final where he'll play Andrey Kuznetsov  

Good news for Wales fans, not so good for Republic of Ireland supporters.

Wales boss Chris Coleman thinks forward Gareth Bale is on course to make their Dublin World Cup qualifier on 24 March as he recovers from ankle surgery.

"So far so good, no problem, nothing to worry about, there are no problems," Coleman told BBC Wales Sport.

"There are no alarm bells ringing. We still have a bit of time left and fingers crossed."

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Barcelona and Juventus have joined Paris St-Germain in expressing an interest in Liverpool's England midfielder Adam Lallana, according to the Times, external.

Lallana has impressed with seven goals and seven assists in 21 games for Liverpool this season.

The Times claims those performances have attracted the attention of some of Europe's top clubs and could start a bidding war if the 28-year-old does not sign a contract extension.

Could Lallana line-up along side Messi, Neymar, Suarez and co?

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Saturday’s match with Crystal Palace will be Sam Allardyce’s fourth in charge of Crystal Palace.

After opening with a draw against Watford, two defeats have followed against Arsenal and Swansea.

Asked how important gaining his first win is, Allardyce said:

“Massively important.

“That is why the Watford game was bitterly disappointing and how costly that draw was.  We should have gained a victory that day in my first game and that would have made everyone more comfortable.

“Yes we had a good performance, we should have won but we didn’t.

“Now we see four games without victory and we have to make sure we get a win sooner rather than later. The longer it goes on the more fearful the players get. We have got to put that to bed."

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Bad news for Britain's Laura Robson.

The former British number one has been knocked out of the first round of qualifying at the Australian Open.

The world number 222 lost 6-2 6-4 against Amandine Hesse of France.

"I had a weird thought just before I went on court - I thought last time I played a match here I then didn't play for 18 months," said Robson - who has struggled for three years with wrist problems.

"It maybe wasn't the best thing to happen before a match and I felt flat.

"I just never got going, it felt like my feet were stuck in mud."

Compatriot Tara Moore, 24, is also out, losing 6-7 (7-2) 6-3 6-1 to Hungary's Dalma Galfi.

Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce was asked about Christian Benteke’s recent performances.

“He has scored eight goals. If he gets on the field and scores me a goal I’ll be very happy.

“We have to play better off Christian. He is a very important player who we have to keep in the game as much as possible, feeding balls into his feet and chest and for him to hold it up and we spring off him.

“Everyone has to play better at the moment. Everyone has to up their game, not just Christian.”

Britain's Dan Evans is currently in action in Australia, drawing with Dominic Thiem. Click view more to see exactly how he's doing.

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A partnership of 70 for the 10th wicket between Adil Rashid and David Willey helped make the score respectable after a middle order collapse which saw Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler dismissed for golden ducks.  

Both players offered simple caught and bowled chances back to a spinner. Morgan only scored three in the previous warm-up match. Moeen Ali was caught for one after his duck on Tuesday.

Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow both scored fifties - Jason Roy looked in good form when he hit 25 off 15 balls before he was dismissed in a rather unlucky way - a piece of his helmet flew off after a bouncer and fell onto the bails. 

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Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce made Sammy Lee - his assistant with Bolton and England - his number two again this week.

"He brings experience and knows how I work. We have worked together very successfully. 

"[Goalkeeping coach] Martyn Margetson has joined this morning from Cardiff. I took both to England because of their quality. I expect Sammy and Martyn to pull everyone together behind the scenes."

Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce: "I don't reflect on the past very often, but I did have four very enjoyable years at West Ham. I really enjoyed living in London.

"I look forward to the game, it is my first time back in the new stadium. It will be interesting to see behind the scenes and the result is the most important thing.

"[My reception] was all right when I went back with Sunderland. It wasn't a problem - I expect the reception if we start winning won't be too clever."

Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce: "The aim was by the end of this week to secure one of the defenders we have bid for and that's not the case. It shows how difficult this window is. 

"We are trying our best. The prices are quite steep. We have to live with those prices because for me it is a necessity we strengthen our defence.

"We only have three centre-backs and two full-backs." 

Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce is doing his news conference for Saturday's trip to West Ham, and has addressed those Christian Benteke rumours.

He said: "Unless the chairman knows any different from me, Christian Benteke is not for sale.

"Never say never but at the moment he is a Crystal Palace player. I am planning on him being here at the end of the window. He has a major part to play.

"My interest is in strengthening the defence, not the attack at this moment in time. When Wilfried Zaha comes back, and Bakary Sako, we have got good options on the front line. It is not a priority, but we need to secure more defensive players. 

"We have got bids in for three or four players and will find out if they are successful later today."

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A couple of this morning's papers claim Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke and West Brom's Saido Berahino could be in line for a swap deal.

Baggies boss Tony Pulis is weighing up a £30m move for Benteke, according to the Daily Star, external, and would reportedly be happy to sell Berahino to fund the move.

West Brom value their 23-year-old at around £14m and would be willing to pay another £16m for 26-year-old Benteke.

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There has been some pretty impressive cup stories this season – but maybe none quite as staggering as that of Broxbourne Borough.

The tiny club from Hertfordshire, who play in the South Midlands League Premier Division started out against Ilford in September and have now made it all the way into the last 16 of the FA Youth Cup.

Alie Bangura’s early goal proved enough for Broxbourne to beat League Two Yeovil and become the first tier nine side to reach this stage of the competition since the English pyramid system was formed.

To put the effort into context, Manchester United and Arsenal were eliminated in the third round, whilst Manchester City and Liverpool play each other in the fourth round next Wednesday.

Their reward, a fifth round trip to Aston Villa.

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England captain Alastair Cook will meet with director of cricket Andrew Strauss tomorrow to review their 4-0 Test defeat in India, but a decision on Cook's future as skipper is not expected to be made.