England make six changes to their side for Ireland match, Clubs learn Champions League draw, plus more.
1837: That's it from
Sportsday Live on Thursday and it will resume on Friday at 0800. You can follow live coverage of the night's Europa League action involving the likes of
Stoke, Fulham, Birmingham, Spurs, Hearts, Rangers and
Celticon the BBC Sport website with Chris Bevan.
1822 RUGBY UNION: Former
France captain and ex-Sale coach
Philippe Saint-Andre will take over from Marc Lievremont as coach of France after the Rugby World Cup. The French Rugby Federation said the 44-year-old will officially take charge on 1 December after leaving his current position as Toulon's director of rugby.
1817 FOOTBALL: Lionel Messi wins the inaugural Uefa Best Player in Europe award for the 2010-11 season after beating his Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid in a poll of journalists from across Europe.
1811 TENNIS: Heather Watson will face third seed and Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova in the first round of the US Open. British number one
Elena Baltacha will go up against US wild card Jamie Hampton, who she beat in the opening round of last year's Australian Open with the winner to face a possible clash with former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round. The third Briton in the women's draw
Anne Keothavong will face South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers in the opening round.
1805 CRICKET: England beat
Ireland by 11 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in their rain-affected one-day international in Dublin. England made 201-8 and Ireland were set a revised target of 129 from 23 overs but could only manage 117-8.
1746 TENNIS: Andy Murray will be playing
Somdev Devvarman for the first time when they meet in the opening round at the US Open. The 26-year-old won gold in the men's singles at last year's Commonwealth Games and earlier this year reached the third round at Indian Wells after coming through qualifying.
1742 FOOTBALL: In the
Champions League draw,
Manchester City are in
Group A along with Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Napoli.
Manchester United have been drawn with Benfica, Basel and Otelul Galati in
Group C.
Chelsea will play Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen and Genk in
Group E while
Arsenal, Marseille, Olympiakos and Borussia Dortmund make up
Group F.
1725 EQUESTRIAN: Great Britain are in second place behind the home nation Germany at the halfway stage of the dressage section of the European Eventing Championships with
Piggy French in fourth and
Nicola Wilson in 18th.
1716 TENNIS: British number one and fourth seed
Andy Murray has been drawn to face India's world number 66
Somdev Devvarman in the first round of the
US Open.
1713 CRICKET:BBC Sport's Mark Mitchener on Twitter: "Latest revised #duckworthlewis target for Ireland is 129 from 23 overs (they're currently 42-2 from 13). Play due to restart at 1720 BST.
1704 FOOTBALL: Liverpool confirm they have reached agreement, subject to medical, for
Alberto Aquilani to join AC Milan on loan for the remainder of the current season. The deal includes an option to make the move a permanent one.
1656 HORSE RACING: Six-time champion jockey
Kieren Fallon reaches a century of victories for the season at Lingfield on Thursday, closing the gap between himself and current leader
Paul Hanagan.
1643 FOOTBALL: Porto coach
Vitor Pereira says he is unaware of any moves by Chelsea for any Porto players, with playmaker
Joao Moutinho reportedly a target for the Blues. "As far as I am aware there has been no contact from Chelsea for any of our players," he said.
1600 FOOTBALL: The draw for the Champions League group stages will take place at 1645 BST. BBC Sport's Sam Lyon will take you through the draw, which features Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in the top seeds and Manchester City among the third seeds. His
live text commentary is under way right now. 1550 CRICKET: Steven Finn has picked up his second wicket for England, having Ed Joyce caught by Craig Kieswetter for 10, to leave Ireland 24-2 in the eighth over. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will take you through Ireland's reply with
live text updates. 1524 BOXING: Frank Warren has vowed to set up a rematch between
George Groves and
James DeGale. Groves beat DeGale to
win the British super-middleweight title in May and promoter Warren said: "It is an obvious fight that will definitely happen again. The last fight was very close and a few observers felt that it could have gone either way."
1519 CRICKET: Ireland opener Paul Stirling hits England bowler Steven Finn for six off his second delivery but is out next ball attempting another big shot as the home side end the second over on 13-1. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will take you through Ireland's reply with
live text updates. 1505 FOOTBALL: Supporters are being offered the opportunity to watch three football matches in one historic day on Saturday, 3 September to mark the
2011 Non-League Day. The day starts at 1230 BST at Bishop's Stortford v Boston in the Blue Square Bet North. Then it's off to Chelmsford for their Blue Square Bet South game against Dover at 1530 and finally to Braintree v Lincoln in the Blue Square Bet Premier at 1900.
1500 FOOTBALL: Tottenham are close to signing Juventus midfielder
Iago Falque, Press Association Sport understands. The 21-year-old Spaniard is reported to have flown in to London for a medical and could complete a season-long loan in the next 24 hours.
1453 FOOTBALL: France midfielder Lassana Diarra insists he will stay at Real Madrid despite reports suggesting a possible transfer to Tottenham, according to Spanish sport daily AS.
1445 FOOTBALL: Two hours to the
draw for the group stage of the Champions League. Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are among the top seeds, while Manchester City are in the pot of third seeds. BBC Sport's Sam Lyon will have live text commentary from 1600 BST.
1442 CRICKET: England have scored 201-8 off their 42 overs against Ireand in Dublin. Jonathan Trott top scored with 69, while Chris Woakes and Scott Borthwick added quick runs late on. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will take you through Ireland's reply with
live text updates. 1435 PARALYMPICS: Britain's double Paralympic swimming champion
Ellie Simmonds has passed nine GCSEs.
1427 JUDO: Scotland's
Euan Burton was in philosophical mood after being knocked out of the World Championships in the second round.
He told BBC Sport: "I don't think winning the World Championships would have made me any more likely to be Olympic champion next year, and going out in the first rounds won't make me any less likely to be Olympic champion. It's not really a major setback."
1420 FOOTBALL: Uncapped Arsenal centre-back
Laurent Koscielny has been named in France's squad for next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Albania and Romania. Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery is also in the squad after missing the 1-1 draw with Chile through injury.
1412 CRICKET: England are stuttering in their one-day game against Ireland in Dublin. Jonathan Trott and Eoin Morgan put on 102 for the third wicket before the latter was caught and bowled for 59. Ravi Bopara and Ben Stokes followed in quick succession and England were 153-5 after 36 overs - just six overs to go. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham is bringing you
live text updates throughout the day.
1402 FOOTBALL: Brighton manager
Gus Poyet says he confident he can bring in a new striker before the transfer window closes However, he has major problems in defence with Romain Vincleot ruled out for about four weeks with dislocated shoulder and has centre backs Tommy Elphick and Adam El And out until at least mid September.
1400 FOOTBALL: Gillingham boss
Andy Hessenthaler has told BBC Radio Kent he has been offered plenty of strikers by agents as he looks for a goalscorer to stand-in for the injured Adam Birchall. Hessenthaler revealed he is now more likely to take a player on loan than make a permanent signing.
1358 ATHLETICS: South Africa have picked double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius in its team for the All Africa Games Thursday, giving him another chance to prove himself against able-bodied athletes ahead of next year's Olympics. Pistorius will make history in Daegu, South Korea as the first amputee athlete to compete at a world championships and will then travel straight to the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, which run 3-18 September.
1346 FOOTBALL: Alberto Aquilani is ready to make an impact at AC Milan as his loan move from Liverpool nears completion. "I am delighted to have arrived here," said Aquilani. "This is a leap in my career."
1344 FOOTBALL: Joey Barton on his potential move to QPR: "The latest is that we are just completing the final stages of the medical, so we will just get that over and done with and then see where we are at. I have not made a final decision just yet, but speaking to the club, they have got big ambitions and I had to come down and hear what they have got to say and go through the formalities of the medical side of it just in case any deal does happen."
1342 RUGBY UNION: Ireland team to face England at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on Saturday, 27 August (2.30pm kick-off): G Murphy (Leicester); T Bowe (Ospreys), K Earls (Munster) G D'Arcy (Leinster), A Trimble (Ulster); R O'Gara (Munster) E Reddan (Leinster); C Healy (Leinster), J Flannery (Munster) M Ross (Leinster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster, capt), S Ferris (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster), J Heaslip (Leinster). Replacements: R Best (Ulster), T Court (Ulster), D Ryan (Munster), D Leamy (Munster), C Murray (Munster), J Sexton (Leinster), F McFadden (Leinster).
1338 RUGBY UNION: Brian O'Driscoll and
Sean O'Brien will miss Ireland's clash with England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday through injury.
1336 BOXING: George Groves, the reigning British and Commonwealth super-middleweight Champion has left Hayemaker boxing to sign with promoter Frank Warren. Adam Booth will continue to train the 23-year-old.
1325 FOOTBALL: Former Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas has reacted to
Samir Nasri's criticism of Arsenal's fans following his move to Manchester City. "I never felt as home as I was at Highbury," said Fabregas. "But it was the club's decision to move). We have to make you know, er, Arsenal have to make the Emirates Stadium their own home now."
1301 FOOTBALL: Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed the club have made a bid for Porto full-back
Alvaro Pereira, but he says he is not very confident of signing the player, reports the Press Association.
1300 FOOTBALL: Spanish football league officials and the players' union have reached an agreement to end the strike which forced the postponement of the opening games of the La Liga and Segunda Division seasons last weekend, reports the Associated Press.
1256 FOOTBALL: Wigan defender
Antolin Alcaraz, 29, could miss up to two months after scans confirmed he tore a muscle in his leg during Saturday's 0-0 draw at Swansea.
1252 CRICKET: England have resumed their innings on 38-2 after 12 overs against Ireland in their one-day match in Dublin. The game has been reduced to 42 overs per side. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will bring you
live text updates throughout the day.
1249 FOOTBALL: Download the latest
5 live Football Daily podcast to hear reaction to Arsenal's Champions League victory in Italy. Mark Chapman is joined by Mark Lawrenson and Gabriele Marcotti to discuss the win in Udinese. Mark also rounds-up Wednesday night's action in the Carling Cup.
1245 FOOTBALL: We are four hours away from the
draw for the group stages of the Champions League. Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are among the top seeds, while Manchester City are in the pot for third seeds. Live text commentary of proceedings will begin at 1600 BST.
1242 FOOTBALL: Newcastle midfielder
Joey Barton, 28, is at QPR's training ground undergoing the second part of his medical, reports the Press Association.
1225 CRICKET: England had reached 38-2 after 12 overs in their one-day game against Ireland in Dublin before rain stopped play. The covers are being removed though and BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will bring you
live text updates throughout the day.
1218 FOOTBALL: Liverpool manager
Kenny Dalglish has welcomed the news that the government will sanction the release of all documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, reports the Press Association. "It is fantastic news for the families," said the Scot. "This isn't a political issue - it is a humanitarian one, so at least common sense has prevailed." Dalglish was was in his first spell as Reds boss when the disaster happened.
1202 RUGBY UNION: England team to play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, 27 August 27 (kick-off 14.30pm): B Foden (Northampton); C Ashton (Northampton), M Tuilagi (Leicester), M TindalL (Gloucester, capt), M Cueto (Sale); J Wilkinson (Toulon), R Wigglesworth (Saracens); A Sheridan (Sale), S Thompson (Wasps) D Cole (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), C Lawes (Northampton), T Croft (Leicester), J Haskell (Black Rams), N Easter (Harlequins). Replacements: D Hartley (Northampton), M Stevens (Saracens), S Shaw (unattached), T Wood (Northampton), J Simpson (Wasps), T Flood (Leicester), D Armitage (London Irish).
1200 RUGBY UNION: England have made six changes to their side for the final stage of their Rugby World Cup build-up against Ireland.
Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints),
Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers),
Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon),
Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks),
Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers) and J
ames Haskell (Ricoh Black Rams) all start in Saturday's match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (14.30BST).
1139 ATHLETICS: Andrew Lemoncello, 28, has been ruled out of the marathon team event in the World Athletics Championships in Daegu on 4 September due to injury, leaving Dave Webb and Lee Merrien to carry British hopes.
1116 FOOTBALL: Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson agrees to end his boycott of interviews with the BBC.
1058 CRICKET: Rain delays the start of county matches at Essex, Hampshire and Leicester.
1055 FOOTBALL: QPR manager
Neil Warnock rejects the claim that the signing of midfielder Joey Barton from Newcastle is a "done deal" but hopes to complete the signing this afternoon.
1052 CRICKET: BBC Sport's
Alison Mitchellon Twitter: "Dark clouds and light rain in Hove for India's first one day tour match. Sell out. Ind put Sussex in. Tendulkar plays."
1048 RUGBY LEAGUE: Sheffield United's
Bramall Lane is chosen to host the replay if Saturday's Challenge final between Leeds and Wigan ends in a draw. The replay would be on Wednesday, 7 September.
1046 RUGBY UNION: Radio 5 live rugby union reporter
Alastair Eykynon Twitter: "Word is England will start a midfield axis of Wilkinson-Tuilagi-Tindall against Ireland in Dublin. Who plays 12? Squad named at midday."
1042 CRICKET: Pakistan pace bowler
Mohammad Amir escapes further punishment for flouting his five-year ban by playing for an English amateur side in a league match in June.
1037 FOOTBALL: Midfielder
Jimmy Bullard has joined Ipswich on a two-year deal after being released by Hull, report
BBC Radio Suffolk. Paul Jewell's side have also signed striker Daryl Murphy on a one-year loan from Celtic, while defender Ibrahima Sonko could be poised to join the club too.
1033 FOOTBALL: BBC Sport's
Sam Lyonon Twitter: "Lassana Diarra appears to deny he's joining Tottenham in AS today: "There is no agreement with Spurs, nor do I expect one."
1031 JUDO: BBC Sport's
Jessica Creightonon Twitter: "Sarah Clark & Faith Pitman of GB also out of judo Worlds. Clark had difficult matchup with French world no.2, lost by ippon in 1st 2mins."
1029 JUDO: BBC Sport's
Jessica Creightonon Twitter: "Bad news for GB. Medal hope Euan Burton out of judo Worlds. Picked up 2 defensive penalties & could find no way back v Srdjan Mrvaljevic."
1027 CRICKET: England hand debuts to James Taylor, Ben Stokes and Scott Borthwick in the one-day international with Ireland in Dublin, while the home side are without opening bowler Trent Johnston because of a knee complaint. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will bring you
live text updates throughout the day.
1022 FOOTBALL: BBC Sport's
Phil McNultyon Twitter: "Liverpool's interest in Craig Bellamy will surprise many - but Kenny Dalglish may regard him as potential game-changer off the bench."
1015 CRICKET: Ireland win the toss and will field first in the one-day international against England in Dublin. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will bring you
live text updates throughout the day.
1014 CYCLING: Olympic champions
Sir Chris Hoy and
Victoria Pendleton head the list of names confirmed to take part in the National Track Championships which start on 28 September in Manchester.
1011 ATHLETICS: BBC Sport statistician Mark Butler thinks "it's a real possibility that each of Great Britain's 'fantastic four' - heptathlete Jessica Ennis, 10,000m runner Mo Farah, 400m hurdler Dai Greene and Phillips Idowu in the triple jump - could come away with a gold medal" from the World Championships in Daegu. Check out his
predictions for the gold medallists in South Korea. 1003 CRICKET: England's one-day game against Ireland in Dublin has been delayed by rain. BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham will bring you
live text updates throughout the day.
1000 FOOTBALL: BBC Sport's Thomas McGuigan reports on
Twitter: "Celtic striker Daryl Murphy is joining English Championship outfit Ipswich on loan until the end of the season."
0957 FOOTBALL: Talks aimed at ending the strike which has delayed the start of the Spanish season resume on Thursday with the Liga de Futbol Profesional president Jose Luis Astiazaran "optimistic" that a resolution may be reached that will allow this coming weekend's games to be played.
0950 GOLF: The start of the Johnnie Walker Chamionship, which will be played over the 2014 Ryder Cup course, continues to be delayed by fog. A further inspection is scheduled for 1000 BST.
0943 FOOTBALL: QPR have told BBC Sport that there are no developments regarding the transfer of midfielder
Joey Barton from Newcastle, at the moment.
0940 FOOTBALL: Former Wales midfielder Robbie Savage has been answering your questions in his latest football forum on the BBC Sport website -
Savage Says. Among other things he assesses the best striker partnership in the Premier League.
0932 ATHLETICS: Asafa Powell may be fit to help Jamaica try and defend their 4x100m relay title at the World Championship in Daegu despite
pulling out the 100m. A groin problem means Powell will miss the 100m, which gets under way on Saturday. However, the relay does not take place until the following weekend.
0917 JUDO: Olympic sport reporter Jessica Creighton on
Twitter at the World Championships in Paris: "GB's
Sarah Clark walks through to 2nd round of judo World Champs. Literally. Senegal opponent didn't show up. Massive battle up next, though."
0903 FOOTBALL: Brett Emerton will play his last game for Blackburn, against Everton, on Saturday after
signing for Australian side Sydney FC. The 32-year-old, who terminated his contract with Rovers last year, has signed a three-year deal with his home-town club.
0854 ATHLETICS: Jamaica's
Asafa Powell has withdrawn from the 100m at the World Championships in Daegu with a groin injury.
0852 JUDO: Olympic sport reporter Jessica Creighton at the World Championships in Paris: "A great start for Britain's leading judoka
Euan Burton, beating his tricky Kazakhstan opponent Islam Bozbayev in under a minute by a stranglehold submission to score ippon, the highest score awarded. Ranked sixth in the world in the under-81kg category, 32-year-old Burton represents Britain's best chance of a medal in the competition. That bold start will settle any tournament nerves for the Scot, in what could be his last World Championships."
0848 FOOTBALL: New Manchester City signing
Samir Nasri has said the fans at his former club Arsenal are
"not as passionate" as those at City.
0842 GOLF: The first round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Scotland has been delayed by fog. Keep up-to-date with the European Tour event via the
leaderboard. 0830 FOOTBALL: English clubs
Manchester United, Chelsea and
Arsenal are among the top seeds for
Thursday's draw for the Champions League group stage.Manchester City are in pot three. Live text commentary and audio will be available on the BBC Sport website. The draw commences at 1645 BST.
0822 JUDO: BBC Sport's Jess Creighton on
Twitter at the World Championships: "Britain's highest-ranking judoka Euan Burton takes to mat today in under-81kg. Arguably best medal hope. Possibly his last ever Worlds."
0816 FOOTBALL: BBC Radio Manchester have aired an interview with
Patrice Evra talking about United's youngsters on their programme
Red Wednesday. Evra said: "The boss [Sir Alex Ferguson] is never afraid, never scared to put in young players because he trusts them."
0811 FOOTBALL: Former Asian football president
Mohamed Bin Hammamhas appealed against his lifetime ban from Fifa but expects a lengthy battle to clear his name. The 62-year-old said: "I have submitted my case to the Fifa Appeals Committee not hoping for justice to prevail but as a protocol to enable me access to the Court of Arbitration of Sport."
0805 FORMULA 1: Red Bull driver
Mark Webber is looking forward to the resumption of the F1 season this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix. In his
latest column for the BBC Sport website, the Australian talks about racing at Spa, the mid-season break and the upcoming Rugby Union World Cup.
0800 BST: Top transfer stories from
Wednesday's gossip column: Chelsea are to lodge an improved bid for Alvaro Pereira after Porto rejected an opening offer of £16.6m for the Uruguay international. (The Guardian)
QPR are ready to hand midfielder Joey Barton a three-year deal at £60,000 a week to land him on a free from Newcastle. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wants Daniele de Rossi to join Samir Nasri in a midfield dream-team. (Metro)
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