Summary

  • Leicester give Claudio Ranieri "unwavering support"

  • VOTE: Are Foxes right to back Italian?

  • Your funny team names: #bbcsportsday

  1. Bye for nowpublished at 17:00

    Thanks for joining us for today's Sportsday.

     We'll be back for more of the same tomorrow.

    See you at 8:00 GMT for Wednesday's rolling news, gossip and debate.

    Claudio RanieriImage source, Getty Images
  2. get involved

    Your funny team names...published at 16:58 GMT 7 February 2017

    Jerome Knox: At uni, was a member of football team of mainly musicians PSV Beethoven.

    David McDougall More Than A Phelan.

    Gwiggsy Are you even Scottish if you've never named a team Bayern Bru?

    Remember you can enter your team for the People's Cup. 

    Thanks for all your funny names today. 

    Now we have plenty to choose from for the next BBC Sport quiz night.... 

    Cheers!

  3. rugby union

    Man charged over bug found in All Blacks meeting roompublished at 16:52 GMT 7 February 2017

    Rugby Union

    A man has been charged in connection with placing a bug in a New Zealand meeting room ahead of their Bledisloe Cup game against Australia.

    The discovery of what was described as a sophisticated listening device was found in a Sydney hotel.

    All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said the man had worked for the All Blacks for a long time and was "trusted and well-respected".

    Read more here.

    All BlacksImage source, Getty Images
  4. american football

    It's all about baby Bradypublished at 16:45 GMT 7 February 2017

    American Football

    Forget Tom Brady. New England Patriots' remarkable Super Bowl victory is all thanks to baby Brady Gaffney.

    The Patriots pulled off the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history and one fan thinks it's all thanks to the birth of his fourth child.

    Atlanta Falcons were winning 28-3, then Sean Gaffney's wife went into labour.

    "It was the middle of the third quarter," said Colleen Gaffney. "My husband's like, 'Now! You have to have this baby so they come back. Literally, right after he was born, they came back."

    The Patriots went on to win 34-28, and when it came to naming their newest fan, there was only one option for the Gaffneys.

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  5. On this day in ...published at 16:44 GMT 7 February 2017

    2013: Liverpool announced that defender Jamie Carragher would retire from football at the end of the season. 

    Jamie CarragherImage source, Getty Images
  6. My first question... Don't they get dizzy?published at 16:39 GMT 7 February 2017

    Meet 14-year-old indoor skydiver Kyra Poh, who was crowned the "world's fastest flyer" in one of the sport's biggest competitions, the "Wind Games". She tells the BBC's Tessa Wong what it takes to soar to the top.

    Riding winds as fast as 230km/h (143mph), Kyra flips and whirls around the arena, a small blur of white spandex in a giant vertical wind tunnel.

    This is INSANE...

  7. get involved

    Get Involved - Are Leicester right to back Ranieri?published at 16:38 GMT 7 February 2017

    RanieriImage source, Getty Images

    Jack: Leicester supporting their manager... how many times have we seen this and then he gets sacked not long after?

    Garry Payten: Wow how ungrateful Leicester fans are. Your attitude towards Claudio Ranieri is what will sour last season.You were zero before him. 

    George Wheeler: He won the Premier League with Leicester, literally an impossible achievement. Embarrassing if Leicester fans want him out.

    Nick Wood: Owners had to act. Thought he should go but this is next best. With q behind them hope they'll push on in cups & stay up. 

    Largo Winch: Leicester performed a miracle last season should be at Leicester for years to come! sure we all know the squad is very average. 

  8. football

    Only Leyton Orient average fewer points than Leicesterpublished at 16:33 GMT 7 February 2017

    Football

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  9. football

    Vote results - Are Leicester right to back Ranieri?published at 16:30 GMT 7 February 2017

    Football

    Earlier, we asked you if Leicester were right to back manager Claudio Ranieri after giving him a vote of confidence. 

    The results are in.

    87% of you said yes, they were right to back him, with just 13% saying no.

    Claudio RanieriImage source, Getty Images
  10. winter sports

    Meet Britain's best ever cross-country skierpublished at 16:26 GMT 7 February 2017

    Winter Olympics 2018

    We personally think he is a bit barmy to put himself through all of this but British cross country skier Andrew Musgrave is hoping to better the 27th place finish he achieved in 2014, when he takes to the slopes in Pyeongchang. 

    Media caption,

    Winter Olympic Shorts: Meet Andrew Musgrave - cross country skier

  11. winter sports

    World Ski Championships: Lindsey Vonn slides out of super-Gpublished at 16:23 GMT 7 February 2017

    Winter Sports

    World Ski Championships: Lindsey Vonn slides out of super-GImage source, Getty Images

    American Lindsey Vonn failed to complete her first race at the 2017 World Ski Championships as Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer won super-G gold.

    Schmidhofer, who had never previously won a World Cup race, navigated the course in one minute and 21.34 seconds.

    Vonn, 32, made a perfect start but slid out mid-course, managing to avoid a crash and skiing to the finish zone.

    "I lost my pole early on and tried to get it back. It was a tactical error but I gave it everything," Vonn said.

    "I went too straight and had no chance of making the next gate. I am not disappointed. I don't know why I am losing the pole. I will duct-tape it to my hand."

  12. football

    Guess who....published at 16:20 GMT 7 February 2017

    Football

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  13. OK, OK we will out you out of your misery...published at 16:15 GMT 7 February 2017

    A Question of Sport Teaser

    So we know you're itching to check the answer to today's A Question of Sport teaser...

    We asked: Since Alistair Cook became England captain, he and which six England batsmen have scored over 2,000 Test runs?

    The answer is: Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Joe Root and Jonathan Trott.

  14. athletics

    Doping coaches should retire - Deputy Russian PMpublished at 16:13 GMT 7 February 2017

    Athletics

    Vitaly MutkoImage source, Getty Images

    Russian coaches who "do not understand how to work without doping" should "retire" says the country's deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko.

    Russia was suspended by governing body the IAAF for state-sponsored doping in November 2015, a ban extended on Monday to cover the 2017 World Championships.

    Mutko, who was criticised by the IAAF on Monday, accepted "there were many abuses and breaches" but says "colossal work has been done" over the last year.

    Russia expects to be back by November.

  15. football

    Some dates for your diary...published at 16:01 GMT 7 February 2017

    Football

    The Premier League has announced the 2017-18 season will start on Saturday, 12 August 2017 & end on Sunday, 13 May 2018. 

    The Fifa World Cup in Russia then starts less than five weeks later on Thursday, 14 June.

  16. football

    DONE DEAL - From Tyneside to Chinapublished at 15:54 GMT 7 February 2017

    Was it really only a week since Transfer Deadline Day in Britain? There's still three weeks left before the window slams shut in China...

  17. FA charge Huddersfield and Leeds... and their managerspublished at 15:47 GMT 7 February 2017

    The FA has charged both Huddersfield Town and Leeds United, and their managers with improper conduct. David Wagner and Garry Monk clashed on the touchline in the aftermath of Michael Hefele 89th-minute winner, prompting a mass brawl. 

    All parties have until 6pm on 10 February, external to respond to the charges.

  18. american football

    Champagne on icepublished at 15:42 GMT 7 February 2017

    American Football

    It's currently 1C and snowing in Boston, but that doesn't bother these New England Patriots fans.

    One million people are expected to line the streets for their Super Bowl victory parade, which is expected to start at 16:00 GMT.

    The Patriots fought back from 28-3 down to beat Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, claiming their fifth Super Bowl title.

    New England Patriots parade in BostonImage source, Getty Images
    New England Patriots fansImage source, Getty Images
  19. get involved

    Get Involved - Are Leicester right to back Ranieri?published at 15:35 GMT 7 February 2017

    #bbcsportsday

    Joseph McGuire Although Ranieri spent big in the summer, would they have won the league if they spent the same amount the summer before? No.

    Largo Winch Performed a miracle last season should be at Leicester for years to come! sure we all know the squad is very average.

    Adrian Forrest Still in Europe's biggest competition, fairytale isn't over yet!! Claudio to stay.

    RanieriImage source, Getty Images
  20. tennis

    Lesson learned. Never bet against Tom Bradypublished at 15:22 GMT 7 February 2017

    Tennis

    Eugenie Bouchard was so confident Atlanta Falcons would win the Super Bowl, she agreed to go on a date with a fan if they lost.

    They were winning 28-3... what could possibly go wrong?

    The New England Patriots ended up pulling off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. That's what.

    Fair play to Bouchard, she's staying true to her word.

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