Football
Defender Sean Ward says Linfield must focus on winning their remaining league games if they are to capitalise on any further slip-ups by leaders Crusaders.
Wales could be without any recognised left-backs for Thursday's friendly with Northern Ireland in Cardiff.
Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher believes the squad is good enough to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals.
And so it begins. The lengthy preamble to another international qualifying campaign, when the feverish hopes of a nation desperate to return to the big stage collide with a stark reality in which Scotland remain lengthy outsiders.
Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen has ruffled a few feathers by appearing on the front cover of Chicken & Egg magazine.
Chris Coleman says he is committed to staying as Wales manager despite not yet agreeing a new contract.
Luis Suarez says he has been working on controlling his "anxiety and nerves" as he prepares for his first competitive Uruguay game since biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.
Leicester's Danny Drinkwater says it would be "one of the best years of my life" if he won the Premier League and represented England at Euro 2016.
