That is your lot on Sportsday Live today. We are up and running in our live text commentary on tonight's Europa League action though with Neil Johnston guiding you through the whats and wherefores of Lille v Everton.

Spain's David Ferrer remains on course for a semi-final meeting with Andy Murray at the Valencia Open which may well decide which of them qualifies for the World Tour Finals in London.

Ferrer dispatched compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-2 to book a last-eight meeting with Thomaz Bellucci.

Ross Gordon: , externalDon't have a problem with shirt swap, they have more. But not smart to do at 3-0 down. Balotelli isn't the reason we lost

Muhammad Owais:, external Got near 75m from Suarez sale. they would have got falcao. if united can get him w/o UCL, #LFC would have easily got him

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes will continue his rehabilitation from a knee injury with Manchester United., external

The 32-year-old, who left the Nou Camp in the summer, is a free agent and had been linked with a deal to play for Liverpool.

"Valdes will have his recovery supervised by the United medical staff before training with the first team, as he bids to regain full fitness," stated the United website.

The International Olympic Committee has drawn up 40 recommendations aimed at making the Games more attractive to bidding cities, sports federations and fans.

Among the suggested changes are cutting the seven-year waiting period to be in the Games once approved.

"We want more flexibility for the programme but at the same time we want to address the issue of sustainability. That means that this flexibility can only happen within a certain limitation," said IOC president Bach.

The changes will be put to a vote in December.

George Groves will fight Denis Douglin on the undercard of the Nathan Cleverly and Tony Bellew on 22 November.

The American has won 17 of his 20 fights.

Groves tells Sky Sports that the fight is a stepping stone towards a shot at WBC champion Andre Dirrell.

Eight-time Grand Slam winner Billie Jean King says opposition to equal prize money in the majors for men and women is "really sad" Thursday and called for more men to follow Andy Murray's lead by hiring a female coach.

King was speaking at the WTA Finals in Singapore,, external where the maximum prize money of $2.19m is more than she earned in a career.

"No. It's difficult," she told reporters, when asked if she challenges male players who oppose equal prize money in Grand Slams.

"You know, sports are a microcosm of society, so it teaches you how the world still perceives gender inequality. It's not fun. It's really sad actually.

"I find men who have daughters are much more understanding. If they have a boy and a girl, for instance, they want both of their children to have equal opportunity."

Football autobiographies are typically 10% killer, 90% filler. That's if you are lucky.

After Roy Keane's latest tell-it-like-it volume, the Daily Telegraph have put together 24 of the most unexplosive moments that have flowed from a ghost writer's pen., external

Includes details of Rio Ferdinand's commute and Ian Rush's family hand-me-downs.

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Mesut Ozil:, external I'm relieved about yesterday's victory but nevertheless these weights feel heavy on my shoulders.

Arsenal claimed a very, very late win in Anderlecht in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Mahama Cho is Britain's best bet for taekwondo gold at Rio 2016, but it has been a heck of a journey before he evens boards the plane to the Olympics.

The 25-year-old was brought up in the Ivory Coast, arrived in London at eight, played football semi-professionally, missed out on London 2012 selection, studied international business at a university in Paris, represented France at taekwondo and has now returned to hook back up with Great Britain.

Read his story on the BBC Sport website.

The Rugby Football League rules out the prospect of introducing two referees for every match next season.

It has been considering following the lead set by the NRL in Australia of having two officials in charge of all games, and trialled the system in academy fixtures this summer.

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Spurs winger Nacer Chadli:, external On my way to the game!

Tottenham play Greek side and Group C leaders Asteras Tripolis at 20:00 BST in the Europa League.

Bury have signed left-back Tom Kennedy from League One neighbours Rochdale on loan until 14 January, with a view to a permanent move.

The 29-year-old made 158 appearances during his first spell with his hometown club between 2002 and 2007.

Liverpool and Arsenal both looked like they could do with a little more up front last night.

That little more is unlikely to consist of Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain according to the Daily Star., external

It reports comments from the Argentine's brother Federico, who said that Gonzalo is "calm, and happy to wear the shirt of Napoli".

The Irish Football Association , externalexpects to find out on Friday whether Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 qualifier in Romania next month will take place behind closed doors.

Crowd problems in Bucharest during the 1-1 draw against Hungary on 11 October resulted in proceedings being opened against both federations by Uefa's control, ethics and disciplinary committee.

Romania were cited for crowd disturbances, the setting off/throwing of fireworks and missiles and the use of laser pointers as well as improper conduct of the team due to the number of yellow cards issued in a bad-tempered encounter. Five Romanians and seven Hungarians were booked by Scottish referee Willie Collum.

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Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany:, external Pretty awesome view

Swansea are without a win in five games.

Manager Garry Monk believes the Swans can turn around that run though against Leicester on Saturday teatime.

"We've been playing well, but we just need to be a little bit more clinical in front of goal," he said., external

"It's in front of our fans at the Liberty, so we're focused on putting on a performance for them that will hopefully warrant us earning three points."

Scunthorpe United have signed Middlesbrough striker Luke Williams on a one-month loan deal.

The 21-year-old will officially join the Iron on Friday, enabling him to play against Crawley on 22 November.

Barnsley FC:, external Reds sign striker Mike Phenix from AFC Telford. The forward has signed until 30 June 2016.

Bacup and Rossendale Borough FC have been convinced to change their name back to Bacup Borough FC after ghostly spirits apparently protested over the 2013 change., external

"We have had instances where a light bulb has shot out of its socket and narrowly missed a player as he was sitting on the toilet, our phone ringing a number in Ramsbottom in the early hours that has nothing to do with the club and the alarm system sounding when the mains say otherwise," explained club manager Brent Peters.

"The other week, one of the players went through on goal but as he was about to shoot he felt a weight holding back his kicking foot!

"Just last week, I had a text from a player to say he was fine for Saturday's game late on Friday evening, only to be taken to A&E the following morning."