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Former Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore says he would like to take a role as at the troubled Championship club.

Collymore attended a protest against owner Fawaz Al Hasawi on Saturday, before meeting with him on Tuesday.

The protest followed the collapse of a proposed takeover by a US-based consortium led by John Jay Moores.

"I believe Fawaz will stay in the short/medium term," 46-year-old Collymore wrote on his blog., external

Aston Villa have signed full-back James Bree from Barnsley on a four-and-a-half year deal.

The 19-year-old becomes manager Steve Bruce's third signing of the transfer window.

Barnsley said the former academy player had been sold for a "substantial fee".

Villa are also hoping to sign another Barnsley player today, captain Conor Hourihane. The combined fee for the two would be about £5m.

The Championship side are also looking at Basel and Iceland midfielder Birkir Bjarnson, 28. He will cost about £1.75m.

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Tom Perry: When I was 16 I did my referee qualifications. I only officiated a handful of youth games before packing it in - the abuse from the parents (and the kids) didn't justify the £30 weekly pocket money! I'm 28 now and still playing, but suffice to say I try my hardest not to give the ref a hard time!

Jamie: Why are we only hearing negatives about referees and players? I've been a ref for nine years and have never suffered physical abuse or intimidation. Let's not tar all players with the same brush, most are decent guys and girls who respect officials and the laws of the game.

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Rafa's done it. He's beaten Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 to make his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2014.

The 14-time Grand Slam winner, who has been troubled by injuries in recent years, saved six set points in the second set before dominating the third.

He faces 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov on Friday.

Read the report here.

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Burnley's offer of £10m for Hull City's Robert Snodgrass has been accepted. 

Clarets boss Sean Dyche has been a keen admirer of the 29-year-old and is trying to fight off interest from West Ham United to sign the Scotland midfielder.

Hull have previously refused offers of up to £6m from the Hammers for Snodgrass, who missed Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Chelsea with what manager Marco Silva described as "a small injury in the knee".

Snodgrass has been linked with a move away from the KC Stadium since December before Hull triggered a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the end of the 2017-18 season.

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Have you played in/ watched a grassroots level game where the officials were brilliant? We want to hear the positive stories too! 

T-Howe: Saw a ref award a last minute penalty, caused a team not to get promoted, he then got locked in the changing room. 

James Eadon: I reffed for 10 years. The level of abuse was proportionate to how good/bad I reffed. I was never intimidated or threatened. 

chipperhull: I'm an under 7 grassroots coach and I ALWAYS thank the ref after every game. Most are only young kids and need encouragement. 

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Hull have accepted a bid of £10m from Burnley for 29-year-old Scotland attacking midfielder Robert Snodgrass.

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BBC Sport Olympic sports reporter

Britain's Millie Knight and guide Brett Wild have won downhill gold on the opening day of the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.

The 18-year-old, who is visually impaired, was GB's youngest athlete at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

She completed the course in one minute 13.42 seconds, 1.2 seconds ahead of Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova.

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Even thinking about retirement before the age of 30 is enough to get most people panicking about pensions, but not Carl Frampton.

"I can't wait," is the basic answer he gave BBC Radio 5 live ahead of his WBA featherweight title fight against Mexican fighter Leo Santa Cruz on Sunday morning.

I suppose when it comes to boxing, getting out on your own terms is the main goal.

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Chris Powell hopes Derby County can emulate his ex-club Leicester City's achievements as the East Midlands duo prepare for Friday's FA Cup meeting.

Shock 2015-16 Premier League winners City also have a Champions League last-16 tie with Sevilla on the horizon.

Rams assistant boss Powell told BBC Radio Derby: "The season they had was quite unique, it won't happen again.

"They're now having their Champions League excursion and that's something we aspire to."

Crucial England news for February's Six Nations...

Dylan Hartley has been confirmed as England's captain for the tournament - two days after his six-week suspension for striking ended.

The hooker, who led England to the title last season, was banned for hitting Sean O'Brien in Northampton's defeat by Leinster on 3 December.

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LUFCWhiteFlag: I had a parent come onto the field and threaten to head butt me during a junior football game - Very intimidating. 

James: I was stopped from leaving a ground by a parent pointing to my chest calling me a disgrace to the FA.

Shane Daly: Back in the 90's I was playing a Sunday match & the ref wrongly gave a penalty, to fix his mistake he gave our team one too. 

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Rafael Nadal has taken the second set against Milos Raonic at the Australian Open. 

It's 6-4 7-6 and Rafa needs one more to have the chance to face Grigor Dimitrov in last four. 

The Federer v Nadal final we are all desperate to see is still on!

Mixed night for the Brits in Melbourne. As well as Jo Konta's exit, defending men's wheelchair singles champion Gordon Reid also went out, losing 7-5 5-7 7-5 to Belgium's Joachim Gerard.

Another British player, Alfie Hewett, lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 to French second seed Stephane Houdet.

But there were wins for Andy Lapthorne in the quad division and Lucy Shuker in the women's event.

Read the report here.

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The Test Match Special team are live from Kanpur in India looking at England’s opening T20 match, which starts on Thursday. Send them your questions about the tour so far and the upcoming three-match series. 

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Australia bowler Joe Mennie suffered a small fracture to his skull and a minor bleed on his brain when he was struck by a ball during a net session.

The Sydney Sixers player was hit by a straight drive from ex-England batsman Michael Lumb as he practised on Monday before the Big Bash League semi-final against the Brisbane Heat.

Mennie, 28, was readmitted to hospital on Tuesday after further scans.

Cricket Australia says Mennie's injury is "stable" and will not need surgery.

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An amateur football referee is calling for grassroots referees to go on strike in protest at the treatment they receive on the pitch.  

"I've been headbutted, spat at and punched by players. 

"Why is it that you would be arrested for that kind of behaviour on the street but on the pitch it's completely different?"

We want to hear your stories of grassroots refereeing...

• Are you an amateur ref and had a bad experience on the pitch from abusive players? 
• Are you a player and have had a match officiated by a brilliant ref? 

We are all ears. Your story may be used in a special BBC Sport report on the topic. 

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