1025: RUGBY UNION:South Africa lead Namibia 52-0 with 63 minutes gone in their World Cup Pool D game.
1018 RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull have released former Great Britain centre Martin Gleeson. The 31-year-old joined Hull on an 18-month deal in April after being released by Wigan , but made only seven appearances and has been on sick leave since June due to a stress-related illness.
1004 FOOTBALL: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Owen Hargreaves can make an England return. The midfielder scored as City beat holders Birmingham City to reach the fourth round of the Carling Cup.
0957 FOOTBALL: Claudio Ranieri has vowed to bring a 'change of gear' after agreeing to become the new coach of Inter Milan. The former Chelsea chief agreed terms on Wednesday evening and Inter will officially unveil him in the next 24 hours. Reports SkySports
0943 RUGBY WORLD CUP: South Africa are 31-0 up on Namibia in Pool D at half-time. Bryan Habana scored his 9th Rugby World Cup and 39th career try, surpassing Joost van der Westhuizen as the Springbok all-time record holder.
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0928 GOLF: Rory McIlroy is understood to have agreed a multi-million pound sponsorship contract with banking group Santander. The eight-figure deal will see Santander UK's name appear on the 22-year-old's clothing, and McIlroy will also front a TV ad campaign for the banking giants.
0923 FOOTBALL: Schalke 04 coach Ralf Rangnick, who joined the German club in March, has stepped down for health reasons, the Bundesliga side said on Thursday. Rangnick replaced Felix Magath and led Schalke to the Champions League semi-finals and German Cup victory last season.
0914 PARALYMPICS: Craig Hunter, who led England's team at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last year, has been appointed Chef de Mission for the GB team at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Hunter said: "Whilst everything that we do will be focussed on winning medals, I'm also hugely excited that ParalympicsGB's performance can go beyond that and inspire many young people to get involved in sport and help shift attitudes towards disability."
0906 RUGBY UNION: Romania captain Marius Tincu is being demoted to the bench as they make dramatic alterations for the England game. Cristian Petre will serve as captain of a side that includes 11 changes.
0900 RUGBY UNION: England have recalled Mike Tindall in one of seven changes for Saturday's World Cup Pool B match with Romania. The centre was rested for the 41-10 win over Georgia and features for the first time since a controversial night out in Queenstown with team-mates. Mark Cueto makes his first appearance of the tournament on the wing following a back injury, while Jonny Wilkinson takes over from Toby Flood at fly-half.
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0842 RUGBY UNION: Former Wales captain Ryan Jones is on course to make his World Cup debut against Namibia in New Plymouth next Monday. The 30-year-old back-row forward has been out with a calf muscle injury. "At this moment in time, he is fully fit and available for selection. Ryan was smiling and happy, which is always a good indicator. "It looks as if he is up and running." Wales assistant coach Rob Howley said.
0834 FORMULA ONE: Two-time Singapore Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso acknowledges it will be difficult to win at Marina Bay for a third time this weekend despite the Ferrari driver's desperate need for a victory. Alonso trails drivers' championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull by 112 points with six races to go. Alonso said on Ferrari's website that "a third victory to go with those of 2008 and last year would clearly be fantastic, but I know that it will be very hard."
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0821 FOOTBALL: Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar is poised to return to full training after missing the start of the season through injury. Cuellar underwent knee surgery at the end of the last campaign and then a recent calf problem hampered his hopes of a return to action.
0814 FOOTBALL: Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has become the first Barcelona player to score in each of his first 4 league matches - they drew 2-2 with Valencia.
0808 CRICKET: Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced his retirement from international Twenty20 cricket to focus on the longer forms of the game. Haddin, 33, played in 25 T20 internationals, his last during Australia's just-completed tour of Sri Lanka.
0800: FOOTBALL - Three tales from Thursday's Gossip Column: Arsenal may make a £10m January move for versatile Fiorentina star Juan Manuel Vargas. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool and Tottenham will have to go head-to-head with Roma if they are to capture Sao Paulo's 19-year-old midfielder Lucas. (Inside Futbol) Legend Diego Maradona has revealed that he tried to persuade Real Madrid to sign his son-in-law striker Sergio Aguero this summer. (talkSPORT)