London Midland has lost its rail franchise - here are the things you wanted to know.

Mark Lawrenson takes on BBC athletics commentators Brendan Foster and Steve Cram on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

Police say there is a "distinctive focus" along the Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire border.

Emma Halford, 31, used to weigh more than 15st. Now she's turned her life around and wants to help others.

Adebayo Akinfenwa scores twice for Wycombe as they take all three points at Port Vale in League Two.

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says his side matched Everton despite their summer spending but Wayne Rooney was the difference, scoring the winner in a 1-0 defeat.

Wayne Rooney says it was a "special moment" to mark his top-flight return to Everton by scoring the winner against Stoke.

Everton striker Wayne Rooney says it was a special moment to score the winner at Goodison Park - his 199th goal in the Premier League.

Hull win for the first time in the Championship under new manager Leonid Slutsky as Abel Hernandez scores a hat-trick.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman says Wayne Rooney was a different class following the striker's winning goal against Stoke.

Crewe Alexandra earn a draw with Newport County despite having defender Perry Ng sent off after 17 minutes.

Mark Hughes is an early contender for most facially animated manager of the year judging by these images from Goodison today. Has a way to go before he can usurp a certain German manager though.

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Everton's Wayne Rooney has touched the ball more times in his own penalty area than Stoke's yet the former Manchester United forward's goal still separates the sides at Goodison Park.

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To mark the Premier League's 25th anniversary we take a look at 10 of the most extraordinary kits of that era.

Some are good, some are bad, some look like a sixth-former designed them in MS Paint, but each tells its own story.

For most that is of the culture and fashion of the times, but there are also nods to history and of course the influence of sponsors and owners.

Head here to see the kits. You may need to put on some sunglasses first.

BBC Sport's Premier League Predictor game is back - and this season you can take on pundit Mark Lawrenson.

More than 200,000 people played last season, and you can register to take part now - it takes less than a minute to get set up.

If you played last season's version, you will have automatically been entered into the new game, along with any leagues you were involved in.

Head here to take part

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The cash has been splashed by Premier League clubs this summer yet there are bound to be plenty of names - and faces - you don't recognise when the season starts this weekend.

Some, like Wayne Rooney, you know all about. But what about Antonio Rudiger, Mohamed Salah and Florian Lejeune?

Head here to take the quiz

Thirteen players from outside the UK and Ireland, a crowd of 20,699 at Chelsea, defeats for Manchester United and Arsenal, wins for Coventry City and Sheffield United.

The Premier League landscape looks very different to the one on the opening weekend a quarter of a century ago, which also featured Oldham Athletic and Wimbledon.

After 9,746 games and 25,769 goals involving 47 teams across 25 memorable years, BBC Sport crunches the numbers and brings you the story of England's top-flight in facts and figures.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

It is that time of the year again and the most contentious pre-season task of all - picking who will finish where in the Premier League in the 2017-18 campaign.

The big money is spent and will continue to be spent even after the season gets under way this weekend.

So here goes with the crystal ball - and with the usual safety net excuse that these placings could yet be moved around by some more heavy lifting in the transfer markets before the end of August.

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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening.

Dan Pallett
BBC Midlands Today Sport

On Midlands Today this evening, we'll be looking at Stoke City's chances in the Premier League as they prepare to kick-off their season at Everton.

A number of fans of the Potters have been voicing concerns over what they see as the Potters' relative lack of big money signings this summer.

But will that mean a tough season for Stoke? We'll be looking at their chances from 18:30 on BBC One.