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1849 GET INVOLVED:
Cal Dawson on Twitter:
"Jonny Wilkinson - absolute legend, but I think he has made the right decision. Last World Cup proved that."
1845 RUGBY UNION: Former England winger
Rory Underwood tells BBC Sport that Jonny Wilkinson "is the best fly-half England have ever had."
1832 GET INVOLVED:
Terry Urbanczyk on Twitter:
"#bbcsportsday its a shame Johny couldn't end on a high with world cup victory. It will be near impossible to fill his boots."
1829 RUGBY UNION: Former England captain Lewis Moody tells Sky Sports: "Jonny Wilkinson is an incredible player and I feel very humble to have played alongside him. The number of caps he may have won if he hadn't been injured is almost unthinkable."
1828 RUGBY UNION: Jonny Wilkinson after announcing his retirement from international rugby: "To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other set backs gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. But by now I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied."
1825 RUGBY UNION: Interim England head coach Stuart Lancaster on
Jonny Wilkinson: "He will continue to do great things with Toulon and I would like to go and see him in France to learn from his vast knowledge and experience of 13 years at the very top of the international game."
1819 RUGBY UNION: England interim head coach Stuart Lancaster says 'not only has Jonny Wilkinson been a world class player but he has inspired thousands to play and watch the game of rugby.'
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1815 RUGBY UNION: More from
Jonny Wilkinson: "I never ever believed that I would be able to give up on this dream which has driven me to live, breathe, love and embrace the game of rugby from the earliest days that I can remember."
1813 RUGBY UNION: Jonny Wilkinson says
on his official website:
"To retire from England duty fills me with great sadness but I know that I have been blessed in so many ways to have experienced what I have with the England rugby team."
1812 BREAKING RUGBY UNION: Jonny Wilkinson has retired from international rugby.
1808 CRICKET: Former England wicketkeeper
Paul Nixon will not take a full-time coaching position with Leicestershire and has opted to join Pune Warriors for next year's Indian Premier League.
1744: AMERICAN FOOTBALL: The struggling
Kansas City Chiefs fire head coach Todd Haley
following their fifth loss in sixth games. The decision comes after Sunday's 37-10 loss to the New York Jets that all but eliminated the Chiefs from making the AFC play-offs.
1738 FOOTBALL: Both
Liverpool and their striker
Luis Suarez are given more time to respond to charges that they broke the FA's rules.
Suarez was charged with improper conduct
after allegedly making an obscene gesture toward Fulham fans during the Reds' Premier League game at Craven Cottage 5 December. Liverpool were charged with failing to control their players, who surrounded the match referee to protest at the sending off of Jay Spearing during the same match.
1718 FOOTBALL: Russian club
Zenit St Petersburg are
fined by Uefa but escape a stadium ban
after smoke from flares ignited by fans twice stopped a Champions League home match. They must pay 50,000 euros for several disciplinary offences.
1706 FOOTBALL:
The sale of Wrexham Football Club is complete
after the Welsh club confirm the takeover. The Blue Square Bet Premier side are now owned wholly by supporters, with the Football Conference officially ratifying the takeover on 12 December. Wrexham issue a statement confirming the takeover had been completed.
1650 FORMULA 1:
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson on Twitter:
"HRT say aiming to have new car ready for first test in Jerez on 7 Feb, but admit it may be not be ready until the 2nd in Barcelona on 21 Feb"
1633 FOOTBALL: Inter Milan boss Claudio Ranieri denies that midfielder
Wesley Sneijder's form has been affected by transfer speculation.
He said:
"I believe very little in the story of the player wanting to go away and being put on the transfer market. These are maybe rumours, perhaps unchecked and untrue, and so I don't give them much consideration."
1622 HORSE RACING: The Tatling won on his 176th and final racecourse start, coming home at 16-1 at Wolverhampton. In total The Tatling won £687,763 in win and place prize-money. He raced at 31 racecourses in Britain as well as racing in Ireland, France and Hong Kong.
1618 FOOTBALL: Hearts confirm that striker
Calum Elliot has made his last appearance for the club and will leave on 1 January. Elliot has played over 120 games for the club but is currently on loan at Dundee.
1610 FOOTBALL: Tickets for Euro 2012 have
gone back on sale,
with
England getting 8,300 tickets for their two games in Donetsk and 11,000 for the game against Sweden in Kiev.
1608 FOOTBALL:
BBC Radio Shefield reports
that Sheffield Wednesday chairman
Milan Mandaric will back manager Gary Megson in bids to sign loanees Ben Marshall, Danny Batth and Stephen Bywater on permanent deals.
1558 FOOTBALL: Another reminder that from 2000 GMT
on BBC Radio 5 live
there is live commentary on the big Premier League match from Stamford Bridge as
Chelsea take on unbeaten leaders
Manchester City. 1556 CRICKET: Worcestershire confirm the signing of Australian opener
Phil Hughes for 2012. The 23-year-old left-hander will arrive at New Road during the first week of June and will spend the remainder of the season with the county.
1553 BOXING: Britain's
Amir Khan, following his
defeat on points against Lamont Peterson on Saturday:
"It's about how you come back from these fights," he says. "I'm a warrior. I'm strong, I'm still young and I've got a lot left in me. This is what boxing is all about, it's about how you come back. I gave him the opportunity and I think I should get the opportunity back."
1549 FOOTBALL: Celtic are fined £12,700 for "illicit chanting" by their supporters in the Europa League match against Rennes on 3 November, Uefa confirm.
1547 GET INVOLVED:
@Bspittles on Twitter:
"Harsh [Ice Hockey] wage caps would result in fewer highly paid foreign stars and encourage local players as well as lower costs."
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1543 HORSE RACING: BBC Sport's
Cornelius Lysaght
on Twitter:
"#Fakenham: BHA has no plans to review rule that lets SW-C ride in KG; says rule works well as most amateurs only in races confined to them."
1542 CYCLING: Astana's
Roman Kreuziger said he would miss next year's
Tour de France due to the number of time trials featuring on the route.
1539 GOLF: World number four Martin Kaymer is named the European Tour's last Golfer of the Month for this year. The German won the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai with a back nine of 29 after starting the final day five adrift of Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson.
1536 FOOTBALL: An extraordinary stat from our mathematical wizard friends at
OptaSports,
Arsenal and Chelsea's records at home in Premier League London derbies is identical, W52 D22 L15, and both teams have scored 162 goals.
1533 FOOTBALL: FC Basel's interim coach
Heiko Vogel, who guided the team into Champions League last 16 at the expense of Manchester United, is given the job on a permanent basis.
1524 FOOTBALL: The
Football Association of Wales deny reports that a decision on who will be the next Wales manager will be taken today.
1503 FOOTBALL: Sunderland's
Sebastian Larsson, whose missed penalty sparked a Wolves revival in last week's 2-1 defeat, admits he was relieved to be on the scoresheet in yesterday's
2-1 win over Blackburn.
"It's been a tough week, missing that penalty and turning a game around which we should have won," he says. "I felt I needed to do something and I am happy I got a goal, especially after last weekend."
1459 GET INVOLVED:
@tomjoad31 on Twitter:
"All convinced that Man City will win league but remember last season when Chelsea got off to a flyer? They didn't so who knows."
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1446 FOOTBALL: Arsenal defender
Andre Santos is expected to be
sidelined for three months
after having surgery on his right ankle.
1445 HORSE RACING: BBC Sport's
Cornelius Lysaght with even more clarification, exceptionally thorough for you,
on Twitter:
"BHA confirms that Sam Waley-Cohen WILL be able to ride Long Run on Boxing Day; suspension applies only on days of amateur races."
1442 ICE HOCKEY: More from BBC Sport's
Ollie Williams
on Twitter:
"If situation is such that national team is now adversely affected by lack of finance - is ice hockey in the UK sustainable in present form?"
1440 HORSE RACING: BBC Sport's
Cornelius Lysaghtclarifying
on Twitter:
"#Fakenham: suspensions for amateur jockeys like Sam Waley-Cohen only apply on days of amateur-only races so will be free to ride Long Run."
1438 RUGBY UNION: Northampton Saints chairman Leon Barwell has said he will not "throw money" at
Chris Ashton in order to keep the England wing at Franklin's Gardens. Ashton, 24, is out of contract in the summer and is being linked with a move to Premiership rivals Saracens. "As far as I'm aware, we haven't spoken about money. He will know where we place him financially," Barwell told BBC Look East. "But we're not going to throw money at the problem."
1435 HORSE RACING: BBC Sport's
Cornelius Lysaght
on Twitter:
"#Fakenham: Long Run's jockey Sam Waley-Cohen banned for taking wrong course (2-00); should include King George but, on technicality, may not."
1434 ICE HOCKEY: BBC Sport's
Ollie Williams
on Twitter:
"Resignation of GB ice hockey coach down to financial trouble at his domestic team, Coventry Blaze. "I can't give full commitment to GB."
1430 FOOTBALL: Highly-coveted Brazilian forward
Neymar, linked with a future move to Real Madrid, has said Barcelona are the best club in the world and he would be happy to play for them.
1426 HORSE RACING: Kauto Star will run in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, trainer Paul Nicholls confirms.
1424 ICE HOCKEY: Paul Thompson steps down from his role as Great Britain Head Coach.
1420 GET INVOLVED:
Graeme Moore on Twitter:
"2012 could be a big year for British Heavyweight boxing with Klitschko set to face Chisora and Haye & big plans for Tyson Fury."
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1405 HOCKEY: England's men have moved back up to fourth in the world rankings despite losing 8-1 to eventual runners-up Spain in the Champions Trophy last week.
1400 CYCLING:
Sir Chris Hoy on Twitter:
"Still getting some rather amusing grief from Spurs fans! On the plus side I've learned some new 4 letter words today. #FoyNotHoy. Just for the record 1) I don't need glasses and 2) I do not lead a double life as an English Premier League ref. That's Chris Foy."
1358 CYCLING: Former Giro d' Italia and Tour of Spain champion
Denis Menchov is joining Russian team Katusha from next season. Menchov, 33, won the Spanish Vuelta in 2005 and 2007 and claimed the Giro in 2009. He finished third in the 2008 and 2010 Tours de France.
1350 BOXING: World heavyweight champion
Vitali Klitschko has said he will defend his WBC belt against both British fighters
Dereck Chisora and
David Haye in 2012 before deciding whether to retire. The 40-year-old Klitschko plans to fight Chisora on 18 February in Munich with a potential bout against former ex-WBA champion Haye pencilled in for June. Klitschko told German newspaper Bild: "I will not break the age record of George Foreman, who was still boxing when he was 45."
1345 FOOTBALL: Rangers have opened discussions over extending United States international
Maurice Edu's stay at Ibrox. Manager Ally McCoist
told the club's website:
"We've been very pleased with him. The one thing Maurice does do is work extremely hard - he's a real grafter and a workaholic. That's a massive part of his game."
1343 FORMULA 1: The HRT team have said they will be designing their own car for the 2012 season - the team had been in talks with Caterham Composites, a company owned by Caterham F1 bosses Tony Fernandes and Mike Gascoyne.
A statement said:
"Development of the car is being carried out at the team's technical office in Munich by a team of designers under the technical supervision of Jacky Eeckelaert and chief aerodynamicist Stephan Chosse." The team added that they were "confident" the car would be "ready for pre-season testing in February" but did not say at which of the three tests the car would first appear.
1340 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United striker
Diego Forlan is set to return from a long-term hamstring injury for Inter Milan at Genoa on Tuesday.
1338 FOOTBALL: Dunfermline and the Scottish Premier League
will contact the Scottish FA
over the postponement of the Pars' home game against Kilmarnock on Saturday. The Fifers' chairman, John Yorkston, described referee Bobby Madden's decision to postpone the match because of fog as "absolutely ridiculous".
1330 BOXING: BBC boxing commentator Mike Costello believes that
Amir Khan is showing signs that he has not progressed as a fighter.
Costello says
Khan is "a man likely to be involved in contenders for 'fight of the year' but one without the ring generalship to master the very best."
1314 FOOTBALL: Leeds United have
extended the loan of Reading goalkeeper
Alex McCarthy by a further month. Under the terms of the deal, the 22-year-old will not be able to face his parent club when the sides meet at Elland Road on Saturday.
1306 RUGBY UNION: Cornish Pirates chairman Dickie Evans says he is "dismayed" at plans to
delay work on a new stadium
for Cornwall. The delays have been caused by the financial problems being suffered by proposed tenants Truro City.
1301 RUGBY LEAGUE: Wigan have signed Cook Island international
Anthony Gelling to replace England forward Joel Tomkins - who has moved to Rugby Union side Saracens.
1253 ATHLETICS: Olympic champions
Kenenisa Bekele, Asbel Kiprop and
Brimin Kipruto will compete in the Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January, organisers have confirmed.
1251 FOOTBALL: Japan international striker
Genki Haraguchi has been suspended from activities at his J-League club Urawa Reds for a week after injuring teammate Takuya Okamoto in a scuffle on a training ground.
1249 CRICKET: Sri Lanka are confident batsman
Kumar Sangakkara will recover from a hand injury in time for the first Test against South Africa starting on Thursday. The 34-year-old former captain split the webbing between the index and second fingers of his right hand during the Sri Lanka's weather-affected warm-up match against an SA Invitation XI in Benoni at the weekend, and was unable to bat.
1244 GET INVOLVED:
@G_foster09 on Twitter:
"Still in disbelief at the manner of [referee] Mr Foy's display [in Stoke-Tottenham match on Sunday] 4/5 wrong decisions! Time for them to be accountable and tell us why!"
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1225 FOOTBALL: Tottenham's
Luka Modric reflecting on the 2-1 defeat at Stoke on Sunday
on the official Spurs Twitter feed:
"We lost the game in the 1st half. We were so much better in the 2nd half. We didn't deserve to lose."
1220 FOOTBALL: A reminder that from 2000 GMT
on BBC Radio 5 live
there is live commentary on the big Premier League match from Stamford Bridge as
Chelsea take on unbeaten leaders
Manchester City.
1200 ATHLETICS: Kenya's
Mary Keitany will defend her London Marathon title next April, just three months before the 2012 Olympics in the capital.
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1150 BOXING: Frank Warren has told BBC Radio 5 live that
Amir Khan is not yet ready for a big fight against unbeaten WBC welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather.
Warren said:
"Khan shouldn't even think about going up a weight and fighting Mayweather - unless he is looking for a big payday."
1140 FOOTBALL: Swindon manager
Paolo di Canio has demanded the club sign four or five new players after a poor display in their 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers. "I've already asked the chairman for three players, now I want four or five otherwise I will discuss my contract," he
told BBC Wiltshire.
1132 FOOTBALL: Shamrock Rovers midfielder
Rohan Ricketts
on Twitter,
after the news manager Michael O'Neill will leave the club after the game with Tottenham on Thursday: "Terrible news about our gaffer leaving at the end of the season. Major loss for this club in a few ways. It's quite an unusual situation for the lads because 80% are out of contract and no one knows if the new gaffer will want them. #Limbo"
1128 CRICKET: The MCC committee has elected former England and Glamorgan captain
Tony Lewis as the 31st honorary life vice-president of the club. Former commentator Lewis said: "To be appreciated by your peers is a huge thing to happen to you; to join a list which includes such eminent contributors to the club and to the game of cricket as a whole is a real privilege."
1118 FOOTBALL: Bolton manager
Owen Coyle admits he is under pressure after another defeat to Aston Villa at the weekend. He
tells the Bolton News:
"I have never ran from a fight in my life but if someone felt there was a better solution for the football club, I have no problem with that."
1100 BREAKING FOOTBALL: England's group game with Sweden at
Euro 2012 on 15 June will
be shown live on the BBC,
who will also have first pick of the quarter-finals. ITV will show England's opening group game with France (11 June) and their final game with Ukraine (19 June). The Republic of Ireland's last group game against Italy (18 June) will also be live on the BBC, who will show both semi-finals. The final, on 1 July, will be shown live on both the BBC and ITV.
1055 BOXING: German newspaper Bild reports that
Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Britain's
Dereck Chisora in Munich on 18 February. Klitschko said "Chisora is an interesting opponent. For me he clearly won the (vacant) European title fight against Robert Helenius."
1053 FOOTBALL: What can Nicolas Anelka expect after his move to China? Former Nottingham Forest and West Ham striker
Marlon Harewood signed for Guangzhou R&F in the summer. UK users can
listen to a BBC World interview
with Harewood, who talks of the impressive standard of his team-mates, his struggles with the language and the challenges of the local cuisine.
1042 FOOTBALL: Barcelona coach
Pep Guardiola has arrived in Japan with his side ahead of the Club World Cup semi-final
against Asian champions Al Sadd of Qatar on Thursday. "I will take them to go sightseeing in Tokyo around noon tomorrow," he said. "Especially, we want to eat a variety of genuine Japanese dishes."
1037 CRICKET: Shane Warne's latest comeback is in doubt after the leg spinner
burnt his bowling hand
whilst cooking. Warne is due to play for Melbourne Stars against Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League on Saturday.
1027 GET INVOLVED:
Viv Powers on Twitter:
"Shame to see Nicolas Anelka leaving the Premier League. He's graced us with his talent over the years. Hope he finds success in China #BBCSportsday"
1018 FOOTBALL: Shamrock Rovers boss
Michael O'Neill is
quitting the club
and Thursday's Europa League clash with Tottenham will be his last game in charge. O'Neill has been linked with the vacant Northern Ireland job.
1012 FOOTBALL: Nicolas Anelka will move to China next month, the
Chelsea website
confirms. Anelka has scored 59 goals in 185 games for the club.
0959 FOOTBALL: A word about what we have for you this evening
on BBC Radio 5 live
and from 2000 GMT there is live commentary on the big Premier League match from Stamford Bridge as
Chelsea take on unbeaten leaders
Manchester City. 0956 SWIMMING: Danish swimmer
Ragnhild Hveger, who set 44 world records and won silver in the 400 freestyle at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, has died aged 90.
0945 HOCKEY: Pakistan will welcome the Chinese hockey team for a four-match series this month, keen to encourage international sport back to the terror-hit country. Foreign teams have avoided Pakistan since gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March 2009.
0938 FOOTBALL: Everton have made an audacious bid to sign former Arsenal striker
Thierry Henry,
according to The Sun.
0933 FORMULA 1: Bernie Ecclestone describes Lewis Hamilton's decision to put his affairs in the hands of a management company dealing primarily with showbusiness figures as "a disaster".
Speaking to the Guardian,
the F1 supremo criticised the 2008 world champion for splitting with his father, who had looked after him throughout his career until they parted company just before the 2010 season.
0930 HOCKEY: Great Britain's women beat the USA 3-0 in the first of five friendlies in San Diego, with
Alex Danson scoring a hat-trick. "It was a really strong team effort," said coach Danny Kerry. Britain's men finished a disappointing Champions Trophy in sixth place
following a 1-0 loss to Germany,
while Australia won the tournament for a record fourth time in a row with a
1-0 win over Spain.
0924 SKATING: Great Britain's excellent season in short-track speed skating continued in China, with
Jon Eley claiming silver in the 500m and the men's team winning a bronze medal in the relay. In four World Cup rounds so far, GB has won six medals.
0911 GET INVOLVED:
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"English clubs struggling in Heineken Cup, English rugby not as strong as it thinks. A lot of work needed to put it right."
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0825 FOOTBALL: Sydney defender
Shannon Cole has been fined by his own club for diving in Sunday's A-League match against Gold Coast United.
0822 CRICKET: Sri Lanka fast bowler
Nuwan Pradeep will miss the remainder of the tour to South Africa after tearing his right hamstring during the warm-up game against the South Africa Invitation XI in Benoni.
0812 ATHLETICS: Britain's
Jessica Ennis believes she will have to break both her own personal best of 6,823 points and the British record of 6,831 set by Denise Lewis, to stand a chance of winning gold in the Olympic heptathlon next year.
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0800 FOOTBALL: Good morning and welcome to Sportsday Live, from the heart of Media City in Salford. We start with the top three stories from
Monday's gossip column.
Everton boss David Moyes has admitted making an approach to New York Red Bulls striker
Thierry Henry, who is currently training with former club Arsenal.
(Daily Mirror) Arsenal's
Marouane Chamakh has conceded he may have to leave the club to revive his career.
(Daily Mail) Manchester United are chasing 17-year-old Dutch left-back
Jetro Willems, who plays for PSV Eindhoven.
(Daily Mirror).
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