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1833 RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull FC have suspended forward
Martin Aspinwall while they carry out a disciplinary investigation. The 30-year-old former Wigan, Huddersfield, Castleford and Great Britain player, who joined the Black and Whites last month on a one-year contract, spent five weeks in prison earlier this year after admitting dangerous driving.
1831 GOLF: The 2010 U.S. Amateur champion
Peter Uihlein has decided to turn pro and has signed with agent Chubby Chandler. Uihlein, who played on two Walker Cup teams, will make his debut next month in Abu Dhabi.
1828 SPORT: Coming up on
Sportsday with
Jacqui Oatley at 1845 on the
BBC News Channel, all the day's sports news including the latest on the SPL bringing back safe standing areas, Kean & Coyle on their basement battle tomorrow night, plus Judy Murray, Kevin Pietersen, Rotherham's new stadium and an out-of-control electric cart running riot at an American Football game.
1824 CRICKET: Mohsin Khan will continue as interim Pakistan coach for
next month's test and one-day series against England
in the United Arab Emirates. Mohsin had been chief selector when the PCB appointed him as interim coach in September after the resignation of head coach Waqar Younis for personal reasons.
1818 FOOTBALL: Watch as Scottish Premier League chief executive
Neil Doncaster
speaks to BBC Scotland's Chris McLaughlin
about changes to the governing body's rules about all-seater stadiums as well as decency rules and the situation with Hearts and unpaid wages to their players.
1807 SPORT: On
5 live Sport with Mark Chapman from 1900, there will be a special
Monday Night Club in front of a live audience in Salford. Mark is joined by
John Motson,
Steve Claridge and journalist
Ian McGarry. Also on stage will be former Liverpool and England midfielder
John Barnes and Strictly Come Dancing's
Robbie Savage. There is an audience with John Motson from 2100 and at 2130 there is a Football League special with former Preston manager Phil Brown, Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman and football league reporter Mark Clemmit.
1755 HORSE RACING:
Manchester United striker Michael Owen
on Twitter: "Unbelievable interest in @WayneRooney new horse. Press been calling Manor House Stables all afternoon for more info since the news broke."
1744 FOOTBALL: Norwich manager Paul Lambert has lashed out at the Wolves fans who called for Mick McCarthy's head earlier this season, ahead of the clubs' meeting on Tuesday. "There is no doubt the criticism was unjust," said Lambert. "For what he has done for that club, it just shows you that some people have short memory spans at times. Mick has done a really good job up there."
1732 ATHLETICS: World and European 5,000 metres champion Mo Farah will launch his 2012 track campaign in the Aviva International Match at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow on 28 January.
1730 GET INVOLVED:
Stephen Sadler
on Twitter: "Owen Coyle has no new injury worries and will select from the same squad that lost at Fulham." There's good news for you.
1713 FOOTBALL:
OptaJoe on Twitter:
"Manchester City have been 1st in the top-flight at Christmas on 3 previous occasions, but have never won the league afterwards. Collapse."
1703 CRICKET: Kent have signed all-rounder
Ben Harmison after he was released by Durham. "I cannot wait to get down to Kent and start training with the squad, and I look forward to an exciting 2012 season," Harmison said.
1655 DARTS: Former bricklayer
James Richardson tells his wife to put Christmas on hold
as he plans a long run at the PDC World Darts Championship. "My wife said to me this morning that she hadn't booked the turkey for Christmas. "I said 'Don't worry about the turkey. I've got a job to do at Alexandra Palace - that will come later.'"
1635 FOOTBALL: Former Blackburn striker Kevin Gallacher Steve Kean's future: "It's a catch-22 situation because there is nobody at the club representing Venky's who will look at the situation and decide to sack him. They are all over in India. Initially it was a small contingency of fans against him, but now he has lost the support of the whole of Blackburn. When you have lost the local newspaper and you are losing the local radio, it is time to walk or be sacked."
1625 HORSE RACING: Manchester United and England footballer
Wayne Rooney has purchased an as-yet-to-named yearling which is set to go into training with
Tom Dascombe. Dascombe's
Manor House Stables in Cheshire has been financed by Rooney's United team-mate
Michael Owen, who enjoyed terrific success this year with stable star
Brown Panther.
1621 WINTER SPORTS: British
snowboarding number one
Zoe Gillings
says she is confident
that she can achieve a podium at the next World Cup of the season in Austria on 10 January.
1613 FOOTBALL:
BBC Sport's James Pearce on Twitter:
"There will be no decision from the Crown Prosecution Service on any charge against John Terry today. Announcement still likely this week."
1611 FOOTBALL: Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has hit out at the scheduling of Premier League fixtures over the festive period as he prepares his side for a run of four games in 12 days. Swansea start with Wednesday's trip to face
Everton at Goodison Park before hosting
QPR on 27 December, they then face
Tottenham at the Liberty Stadium on 31 December and travel to face
Aston Villa just two days later.
1600 FOOTBALL: Arsenal goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczesny
tells the Evening Standard
that is convinced that Arsenal will finish above Tottenham this season despite losing further ground on their bitter north London rivals with defeat at Manchester City on Sunday.
1544 SKIING: Austria's
Marcel Hirscher claimed victory in the men's World Cup slalom race at Alta Badia in Italy ahead of Olympic champion
Giuliano Razzoli of Italy and Germany's
Felix Neureuther. Hirscher was already fastest after the first leg, 00.11 seconds ahead of Ivica Kostelic of Croatia and Razzoli, and he increased his winning margin to 00.56secs on the second run.
1537 OLYMPICS: British cities have been asked to apply to be the host of the
2018 Youth Olympic Games. The deadline for cities to apply is 30 January, with a decision by the end of February on whether a bid will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee. The IOC will produce a shortlist in January 2013 with the winner announced in the summer of 2013.
1522 FOOTBALL: Wolves manager
Mick McCarthy believes winger
Matt Jarvis has regained the form which won him an England cap. McCarthy said: "Against Manchester United, he was terrific and the reality is he caused havoc for 20 minutes against Stoke. It means he must be back to the form which earned him an England call because he is back to his best - and his best was when England were wanting to give him a cap.
1517 GET INVOLVED:
James Youngman on Twitter:
"Kean conducted himself brilliantly - unlucky with injuries and some results. Unless results improve, Venkys will crack - bye Kean." #bbcsportsday
1514 FOOTBALL: Aston Villa are hoping
Darren Bent will be fit for Wednesday's home game with Arsenal after he missed the 2-0 loss against Liverpool with a thigh problem. Villa manager Alex McLeish said: "We can't gamble with Darren. He has to tell me he's not feeling it (the injury) and say 'I'm okay to start.' Then he'll be back in the reckoning without question."
1508 FOOTBALL: Liverpool midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey has set his sights on becoming a regular in their first team after impressing on his Barclays Premier League breakthrough against Aston Villa yesterday
as his side won 2-0.
Shelvey says: "The gaffer has put a lot of trust in me, and I thank him for that but I feel I've deserved the chance to start a Premier League game."
1503 EQUESTRIAN: World Cup winner
Ben Maher is excited after putting himself in a strong position to be part of Great Britain's London 2012 showjumping team. Maher's
World Cup victory yesterday
came on Tripple X III and he says: "To finish up the year with a win like that is fantastic. He (Tripple X) has always been an amazing horse, and he has always been a horse I believed could go to London next year."
1449 FOOTBALL: Chelsea's Champions League opponents
Napoli will be without their Argentine forward
Ezequiel Lavezzi for around four weeks after he sustained an injury to his right thigh against Roma yesterday.
1442 GET INVOLVED:
Stephen Sadler on Twitter:
"Kean isn't the best manager for Blackburn. Bring back Hughes and he will get rid of the dead meat and reform the club." #bbcsportsday
1440 GOLF: Next year's
European Tour will again include just two events in England, one in Wales, one in Ireland and three in Scotland. The Irish Open switches from late July to the end of June - three weeks before the Open championship at Royal Lytham - but the venue Is yet to be announced.
1437 FOOTBALL: Greek club
AEK Athens' players have voted overwhelmingly to cancel their planned Christmas party. At today's training session, the players took the decision in protest at the financially troubled club's failure to meet their financial obligations towards them.
1431 RUGBY LEAGUE: Fijian winger
Semi Tadulala has become the lastest big-name capture for ambitious Championship club
Keighley. The 33-year-old former Bradford player returned to Super League for a second spell with Wakefield last season following a stint in rugby union with Leeds but became a free agent after the Wildcats declined to renew his contract.
1427 RUGBY UNION: Scotland wing
Sean Lamont will leave
Scarlets
at the end of his contract in June 2012 to join his former club
Glasgow Warriors.
Lamont, 30, joined the Scarlets in the summer of 2009 and appeared for the 50th time for his region this weekend against Munster.
1424 FOOTBALL: Fifa's top executive will visit Brazil every two months to keep the pressure on to speed up preparations for the 2014 World Cup. Jerome Valcke,
Fifa
secretary general, says "a lot of work" remains to be done, especially on transport infrastructure and airports.
1421 FOOTBALL: Swansea City manager
Brendan Rodgers has revealed Cliftonville striker
Rory Donnelly is in Swansea today to discuss personal terms with the Premier League side. The Swans had a bid of around £100,000 accepted for the 19-year-old last week but Donnelly has also been linked with Liverpool and Everton.
1420 FOOTBALL: The Scottish Premier League panel will rule early next month on the complaint made by
Hearts players about delayed wage payments.
1414 TENNIS: Maria Sharapova has committed herself to playing in
Russia's Fed Cup first round tie against Spain in February.
She told her official website
: "So glad we get to play in Moscow! I will have four weeks in the Australian summer and then a week in the Moscow winter."
1409 FOOTBALL: Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for his involvement in the embezzlement of public funds in the southern Spanish town of Marbella.
1404 FOOTBALL: Scotland striker
Kris Boyd has terminated his contract with Turkish club Eskisehirspor.
1402 SKIING: Germany's reigning overall World Cup champion
Maria Hoefl-Riesch is a doubt for tomorrow's race in Flachau, Austria, after injuring her knee over the weekend.
She admitted on her website:
"Bone and cartilage are bruised. Hope I can race tomorrow. I will try at the warm-up and will decide after. A week's rest would be better for the knee but if the pain allows it, of course I want to start."
1352 FOOTBALL: Crystal Palace are "delighted" that 19-year-old winger
Wilfried Zaha has signed a new, five-and-a-half year contract. Zaha's performances have alerted a host of top-flight clubs. Palace manager
Dougie Freedman told
www.cpfc.co.uk:
"A lot of hard work has seen him develop extremely well over the last year and I look forward to seeing him progress even further in a Crystal Palace shirt."
1348 FOOTBALL: After his newspaper's plea for Steve Kean to leave Blackburn,
Lancashire Telegraph sports editor Andy Cryer
tells BBC Radio 5 Live:
"He's lost the fans forever. There is no way back."
1347 FOOTBALL: Veteran defender
Michel Salgado will be allowed to leave
Blackburn when the transfer window opens next month. Manager Steve Kean said: "Michel won't be here next season. If there is an opportunity for him to find another solution in this window that is something we would look at."
1342 GET INVOLVED:
Gavin Brown on Twitter:
"Kean isn't the greatest manager in the world, but the club is run so badly it's hard for him to take all the blame." #bbcsportsday
1338 FOOTBALL: Discussing the issue of safe standing areas, former Scotland manager and current Aberdeen boss
Craig Brown
tells BBC Radio 5 Live:
"They're standing up at football matches anyway so it's better to make it official, rather than involving police. I'm a traditionalist. Fans seem to get more involved when they're standing."
1332 FOOTBALL: League One side
Rochdale have sacked manager
Steve Eyre and assistant
Frankie Bunn. Rochdale are 22nd in the table.
1321 TENNIS: Judy Murray, who has been named Fed Cup captain,
tells BBC Radio 5 Live:
"It is a huge honour, a huge thrill and a huge challenge. I know all of the girls pretty well, especially Elena Baltacha. There's more strength in depth in the women's game than the men's game. It's an exciting time."
1315 FOOTBALL: Fulham have posted record profits of £4.8m for the past financial year. The club also reported a record revenue of £77.1m for the 2010/11 season. Chairman
Mohamed Al Fayed said: "The club has made great strides in recent years, and this excellent set of financial results is just reward for our progress."
1309 FOOTBALL: William Collum will take charge of the Old Firm clash between
Celtic and
Rangers at Parkhead on 28 December. Collum, 32, made his debut in the fixture in October last year at the same venue and awarded the visitors a controversial penalty
in their 3-1 win.
Collum received threatening phone calls to his home afterwards which he reported to the police.
1304 GET INVOLVED:
Tim Lewis on Twitter:
"I feel for Steve Kean. He could take them on a ten game unbeaten run and still Rovers fans would call for his head. Idiotic." #bbcsportsday
1257 CRICKET: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf tells Associated Press he has invited Bangladesh to play "a few international matches" in Pakistan in April 2012. Pakistan has not hosted international cricket since gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in 2009, killing six police officials and a driver.
1255 GET INVOLVED:
Ben BRFC on Twitter:
"Even if Steve Kean is sacked I fear the damage is already done, Made the club a laughing stock and on course for relegation." #bbcsportsday
1249 SHOOTING: Clay pigeon shooter
Steve Scott
admits to BBC Radio Sussex
that the pressure to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics is mounting. The former world double trap champion has dropped to number two in the UK rankings, with only two quota slots currently available in his discipline.
1239 HORSE RACING: Trainer
Gordon Elliott is to have
Mount Benbulben fully checked over after his defeat to Boston Bob in the Navan Novice Hurdle on Sunday. The horse started as odds-on favourite but ruined his chances by continuously jumping out to his right. However, Elliott believes he is still a contender for the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
1220 FOOTBALL: The
Scottish Premier League
say they will consider applications to pilot safe-standing areas at grounds.
SPL chief executive
Neil Doncaster said: "Since I joined the SPL in 2009, there has been widespread support amongst fans to re-introduce safe standing areas. I am delighted that we have been able to respond positively to supporters' views on improving the match day experience."
1209 FOOTBALL: After
Chelsea captain John Terry limped out of training earlier, team physios say he has only tweaked his Achilles and he should still be available for Thursday's Premier League clash with Tottenham.
1151 FOOTBALL: Chelsea captain John Terry has picked up an ankle injury in training and could be a doubt for Thursday's Premier League game against Spurs. Terry, who suffered a knee problem in Saturday's draw against against Wigan, was helped off the pitch and is undergoing treatment.
1145 FOOTBALL:Norwich City boss Paul Lambert
tells BBC Radio Norfolk
his side will aim to quieten the Wolves crowd early on when the sides meet in the Premier League on Tuesday at Molineux.
1138 GET INVOLVED:
Jamie Rice on Twitter:
"I'm normally an advocate for clubs backing managers but I just don't see how Kean can change things, spent money, still poor. #bbcsportsday
1134 FOOTBALL: Paris St Germain's director of football Leonardo has told
Italian newspaper La Repubblica
the club will not interfere with AC Milan's plans to sign Manchester City forward
Carlos Tevez in January. However, he has admitted that if AC Milan rule themselves out of the race to sign Tevez, PSG would be ready to acquire the Argentina international.
1127 FOOTBALL:Colchester United manager John Ward
tells BBC Essex
his side were able to beat Hartlepool 1-0 despite failing to train on Friday after getting stuck in traffic.
1115 FOOTBALL:Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga remains determined to play in the Premier League one day despite the apparent collapse of his proposed move to Newcastle following a knee problem.
The 25-year-old Mali international, who played the full 90 minutes for his French club in their 1-0 defeat at Bordeaux on Saturday
told Sky Sports:
"I wanted that move to Newcastle badly. However, it did not happen as they said my knee has a problem - but I feel better than anything. I love the Premier League and I want to play there, hopefully I will have another chance, my health is very good and my knees are strong."
1103 CRICKET:Pakistan are 292-3 in their first innings at the close of play
on the third day of the second test
against
Bangladesh in Dhaka. Taufeeq Umar made 130 as his side chase Bangladesh's total of 338.
1051 BASKETBALL: NBA star Dirk Nowitzki has beaten Formula One world champion
Sebastien Vettel to be named Germany's Sportsman of the Year in a poll of 1500 sports journalists. The 33-year-old, who led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA title in June, is the first basketball player to take the award.
1047 FOOTBALL:
BBC Sport's Mike Sewell on Twitter:
"
QPR's Kieron Dyer to undergo operation on injured foot today.
Neil Warnock says it's ligament problem that surgeon has seen only once before."
1043 SAILING: The technical problems that have dogged the
Volvo Ocean Race
from the start have struck again as Chinese leaders
Sanya are forced out of the second leg because of a rigging failure.
1038 FOOTBALL: Blackburn manager
Steve Kean says he has had no ultimatum from the club's board ahead of their game against Bolton.
1032 GET INVOLVED:
James E on Twitter:
"Kean has to go now. 4pts adrift of safety and this will grow. Venkys need to grow a spine and act NOW!"
1020 GOLF: England's
Tom Lewis, who shared the lead in The Open as an amateur and then won on his third professional start, has been named the
European Tour's
rookie of the year. The 20-year-old from Welwyn Garden City follows in the footsteps of his home club's most famous figure, Sir Nick Faldo, by lifting the Sir Henry Cotton trophy. "I appreciate this honour very much. It certainly tops off what has been an amazing year," Lewis said.
1013 FOOTBALL: UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against
Celtic, charged with the displaying of a banner of an offensive nature and setting off fireworks at their Europa League game with Udinese. The case will be heard by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on 26 January.
1006 FOOTBALL: Bolton manager
Owen Coyle, looking ahead to their game against Blackburn, admits: "Because of the circumstances of both clubs, there's no doubt that this is the biggest game of the season - absolutely." Regarding his own job prospects, he adds: "It doesn't faze me. Whatever ultimately happens to you in life will happen."
1000 FOOTBALL:
Jack Wilshere on Twitter:
"Shame about the result yesterday but proud of the team! Played so well....and remember Arsenal are fighters, and fighters keep fighting!"
0956 FOOTBALL: Aston Villa have no issue with injured striker Darren Bent undertaking some Christmas shopping during the latter stages of yesterday's
2-0 defeat to Liverpool.
Some Villa fans voiced their displeasure at a picture posted online of record signing Bent buying some Christmas presents.
0952 RUGBY UNION: Sean Holley has admitted he could not blame British and Irish Lions prop
Adam Jones if he leaves the Ospreys for a big-money move to France. The Wales tighthead has revealed he could be the latest Welsh international to join the exodus when his
Ospreys
deal expires at the end of this season. "You can't blame players for taking up offers," said Ospreys coach Holley.
0945 FOOTBALL: Blackburn defender
Scott Dann has been ruled out for six weeks with a groin injury, manager Steve Kean has said.
0944 GET INVOLVED:
Dave Clements on Twitter:
"Amazing Steve Kean still has a job, his record is appalling. He was never the right, nor the popular choice unfortunately."
0942 FOOTBALL: Liverpool are reported to be
the latest club to enter the race
to sign Cliftonville striker
Rory Donnelly. The Belfast Telegraph said that Cliftonville chairman Gerard Lawlor was contacted by Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish about Donnelly on Sunday.
0929 FOOTBALL: Former Atalanta captain
Cristiano Doni and 16 other people have reportedly been arrested across Italy in an
investigation into match-fixing and illegal betting on games.
The ANSA news agency
and the
Gazzetta dello Sport
report that the inquiry is focused on several matches in Serie B over the past two seasons - with three of the matches including Atalanta.
0920 GET INVOLVED:
Brendan Sweeney on Twitter:
"If anyone should be appealing a decision it should be Derek Chisora, who dominated Robert Helenius in Finland and got robbed!"
0920 GET INVOLVED:
Cameron Stubbs on Twitter:
"Personally, I think Steve Kean has until new year to prove himself and, if not, he will go."
0912 FOOTBALL: Chelsea striker
Daniel Sturridge admits the club's draw against Wigan was "upsetting". He adds on
Chelsea's official website:
"There are still five months to go and I think people would be stupid to assume Chelsea are out of the title race. We are going to fight to the very last game."
0907 FOOTBALL: China has started a round of trials involving officials in an
anti-corruption probe, state media has reported. Zhang Jianqiang, former director of the Chinese Football Association's referee committee, has appeared in a court in Tieling, say
Xinhua news agency.
0853 CRICKET: Pakistan are 217-2 in their first innings, at tea on day three, in reply to
Bangladesh's 338 in the second Test at Dhaka.
0849 FOOTBALL: Liverpool forward
Craig Bellamy tells the
club's official website
that their players are expected to play with a certain style. He explains: "To represent this club is a privilege, but you do have to carry a certain responsibility and style of play. Fortunately we do have a lot of Liverpool players here who do deserve to play at this club."
0844 DARTS: Englishman
James Richardson is basking in the glory of condemning
Raymond van Barneveld to a shock defeat in the first round of the PDC World Championships. The world number 85 from Rushden tells
pdc.tv:
"I'm genuinely lost for words after what's happened. I'm a bricklayer whose just beaten the five-time world champion in the most important tournament in darts."
0839 BOXING:
Carl Froch on Twitter:
"Back on home soil and it's sinking in what an epic journey the Super 6 has been. Sorry to all my supporters and thanks. You have been amazing!"
0834 FOOTBALL:
Lee Dixon on Twitter:
"Great game yesterday. Spirited performance from The Arsenal. City are a real force. Top Motd2."
0825 CRICKET: India are 162 for four, having won the toss, at the close on the opening day of their three-day tour match against a Chairman's XI at Manuka Oval, Canberra. Virat Kohli is 55 not out and Rohit Sharma remains unbeaten on 38.
0821 CRICKET: Pietersen adds, speaking about his relationship with
Graeme Swann, on
BBC Radio 5 Live:
"Everyone is entitled to say what they want. There are no dramas about it at all. Writing a book like that, in the middle of your career when you're still playing with blokes, is probably not the best idea."
0818 CRICKET: England batsman
Kevin Pietersen tells
BBC Radio 5 Live:
"It's certainly the best year of my career. It was remarkable to go down to Australia then come back to the UK and beat Sri Lanka then comprehensively beat India."
0807 SWIMMING: Five-time Olympic champion
Ian Thorpe says it's "premature" to judge the success of his swimming comeback. After finishing 16th overall in the 100-metre freestyle and 10th in the 200 freestyle race at the Italian Winter Championships, he claimed it's the taking part that counts: "It's important that I race, whether it's a good result or a bad result. I have to keep racing at this stage."
0805 FOOTBALL: Manchester City manager
Roberto Mancini
hails his side for bouncing back
from their defeat against Chelsea by beating Arsenal. United boss
Sir Alex Ferguson, meanwhile, is
challenging his side
to be top of the Premier League at the end of the year.
0800 FOOTBALL: You can listen to
Sportsweek on the Iplayer,
featuring Premier League chief executive
Richard Scudamore. He says it is now looking "a little ambitious" to expect goal-line technology to be in place in the league by the start of next season. He also hopes the ratio of home-grown players in the top-flight can move closer to 50% in the future.
0800 - GET INVOLVED - Don't forget you can share your thoughts on the latest sporting issues. How long can
Steve Kean go on as Blackburn boss? Should
Amir Khan have his defeat against Lamont Peterson over-turned? Get involved on Sportsday Live on Twitter with the hashtag
#bbcsportsday
0800 FOOTBALL: Good morning and welcome to Sportsday Live. We start with the top three stories from
Monday's gossip column.
Manchester United are poised to sign Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica.
(Independent), United are also weighing up an £18m bid for Real Madrid's Sami Khedira
(Footybunker.com) and
Chelsea have Napoli's Edinson Cavani, Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze and Porto's Joao Moutinho as their top three transfer targets.
(The Times)
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