Newcastle confirm that Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote, 30, has joined Chinese second-tier side Beijing Enterprises for an undisclosed fee.



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Aylesbury's double Paralympic rowing champion Pam Relph has announced her retirement from the sport. 

The 27-year-old created history in Rio by becoming the first rower to win two golds when she helped the mixed coxed four to glory.

"I'll miss being part of the best rowing team in the world, but am excited about life after sport," she said.  

"I have had the pleasure of rowing with some amazing athletes during my career and I feel so proud to have been able to represent my country for the past six years."  

As well as her Paralympic golds, Relph has also won four world titles since she started her international career in 2011.  

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Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell helped the Bolt All-Stars win the 4x100m mixed relay on the second of three nights of the Nitro Athletics meeting in Melbourne. 

A botched baton change in the mixed relay by Australia cost them overall victory on the night.

They were penalised 50 points after Jack Hale failed to legally pass the baton to Fabrice Lapierre in the second changeover, which saw them slip to second with 895 points overall, 35 behind the Bolt All-Stars, who also won the first meet last Saturday at Lakeside Stadium. 

The six teams, including Japan, New Zealand, England and China, will conclude the series on Saturday when Bolt is set to also contest the individual 150m, having only run a leg of the relays in each of the first two meets. 

This doubles match may be a dead-rubber but Latvia are not giving up.

After a brilliant first set from Laura Robson and Jocelyn Rae, the second set goes to a tie break and Latvia take it convincingly 7-2.

Out of nowhere this is going to a third set...

Future Uefa presidents will be limited to a maximum of three terms and a total of 12 years in the job, the European governing body confirmed today, after its executive committee approved a set of governance reforms. 

Other changes include granting two member positions on its Executive Committee to representatives of the European Club Association.

The reforms will now need to be ratified at a Uefa congress on 5 April in Finland. 

Injury news from Premier League strugglers Hull,, external who say Michael Dawson's calf injury is likely to keep him out of action "for a few weeks" and Abel Hernandez has suffered a small tear in his hamstring muscle which is likely to sideline him for "three or four weeks."

So after a storming first set, the British pair are being pushed much harder in the second.

It's 3-3 at the moment with the Latvians on serve.

This is the closest set we've had all week.

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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino confirmed the club have re-appointed Steve Hitchen as chief scout. Hitchen began work on Monday, resuming a role he previously performed under Harry Redknapp, but the appointment is not linked to Paul Mitchell's position as head of recruitment. 

Mitchell tendered his resignation in August but is still serving a 16-month notice period at Spurs. He is due to stay until the end of the year but is unlikely to serve the full term as the club expect to find a replacement before then. 

Hitchen worked under former director of football Damien Comolli at White Hart Lane and followed the Frenchman when he left for Liverpool in 2010. 

His most recent role was as joint-director of recruitment at Derby alongside former Tottenham scout Rob Mackenzie, but he departed when Nigel Pearson was sacked as manager in October. 

Glasgow winger Rory Hughes has signed a two-year contract extension. The 23-year-old, who won his second Scotland cap in November but has since been sidelined by a knee injury, has committed himself to the club until May 2019.

Scotland's Marc Warren equalled the lowest score of his European Tour career to take a two-shot lead on day one of the Maybank Championship at the Saujana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.

Warren carded seven birdies and an eagle in a nine-under-par 63 to lead from Thai teenager Phachara Khongwatmai, who became the youngest ever winner of a professional tournament when he won the Singha Hua Hin Open on the ASEAN PGA Tour at the age of just 14 in 2013.

Danny Willett, who defends his Masters title in April, carded six birdies in his first bogey-free round since last year's BMW PGA Championship and is in a six-way tie for third at six under. 

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With exactly a year to go to the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Snowboarder Jenny Jones and freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire have been here at the BBC this morning and naturally they were asked to perform celebratory handstands.  

The Daily Mail, external features an interview with former England U-21 striker Matt Derbyshire, now 30, who has moved his family nearly 3,000 miles to play for Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus.

So after her singles defeat, Jelena Ostapenko hasn't taken to the court for the doubles and Daniela Vismane replaces her.

Vismane is just 16-years-old - don't you feel old?

Unfortunately, the youngster hasn't been the difference for Latvia and Robson & Rae have run away with the first set.

Bob Howden has stepped down as the chairman of British Cycling, with former businessman Jonathan Browning elected as his replacement and Howden remaining as president.

A former chairman of Vauxhall and managing director of Jaguar Cars, Browning was first appointed to the British Cycling board as a non-executive director in March 2015.     

It's stumps on day one of the one-off Test in Hyderabad and India - unbeaten in 18 Tests - have amassed 356-3 against Bangladesh, aided by centuries from Murali Vijay (108) and skipper Virat Kohl, who is unbeaten on 111.

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Brobynite: I would introduce a reward system for using "home grown" talent. So all squads to have at least 65% UK players. I would bring in greater fines and disciplinary actions for breaking FFP.

Danny: Get rid of penalty shootouts. Nobody likes them!

Matthew Collins: Better incentives for winning FA Cup matches (shouldn't be necessary, but...) and put the final back to 3pm Sat. 

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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says "realistic" for them to ask for 16 slots at an expanded 2026 World Cup, along with a condition that each European team is in a separate group in the first round.

Yesterday's successful British duo are back. 

And, just like yesterday, the fresh legs of Laura Robson and Jocelyn Rae come up against a pair who have already played singles matches.

Marcinkevica and Ostapenko both lost this morning.

We're expecting a whitewash then...

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More from England coach Eddie Jones on the two changes he has made to his starting line-up for Saturday's Six Nations match with Wales in Cardiff.

"Jack Nowell starts this week with Jonny May changing to a finisher. Jack has an excellent work-rate and he’s a guy that carries through the line which will be important for us..

"Jack Clifford also deserves his starting role. He is a hard-working, young player. He has got a good record against Wales, he had a superb game against them in May, he knows what he is going to expect from Wales and we’re looking forward to him making an impact to our back-row play. Tom Wood will also play his part later in the game off the bench as a finisher."

Time for a teaser and the subject is winter sports. The 2018 Winter Olympics starts in a year, so since 1980 which seven British athletes have won an individual medal? No prizes, only the glory of being correct, and you can find out if you are from 14:00 GMT.