Sportsday - Friday 1 February 2013 as it happened

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney on Twitter: "Great win for Leeds Rhinos. Well done boys."

It is all over at Headingley and Grand Final winners Leeds kick-off their campaign with a 36-6 victory against Hull.

The United States are 1-0 up against Brazil in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie as Sam Querrey beats Thomaz Bellucci 6-3 6-4 6-4 in Jacksonville, Florida.

While Mario Balotelli has been talking to the press about his move to AC Milan, his manager at Inter and Manchester City Roberto Mancini, urges his former charge to take full advantage of his latest opportunity.

Mancini tells Italian state radio: "Mario is a great kid, he just needs to understand how lucky he is to know how to play football, because a footballer's life passes in a hurry.

"Just think about [former Brazil and Inter Milan striker] Adriano - he was the best player in the world, then in no time he disappeared."

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Doni has explained his long absence from football by revealing he suffered a heart attack in the summer. "I almost ended up on the other side. I had a heart attack for about 25 seconds," said Doni, who secured a move back to Brazil to join Botafogo this week.

Wearing a suit and tie, former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli posed for pictures with his new AC Milan No 45 shirt at a news conference on Friday. Balotelli said he will miss the "good things" in Manchester such as "my team-mates and my manager, but not the bad things - everything else."

Newly-appointed Hull captain Gareth Ellis was sensationally ruled out of his club's Super League opener against champions Leeds just minutes before kick-off. The England and former Leeds forward, who was set to make an eagerly-awaited return to Super League after a four-year stint in Australia with Wests Tigers, injured an ankle in the warm-up and was promptly withdrawn.

Hull coach Peter Gentle was forced to re-shuffle his line-up, with Richard Whiting coming off the bench to take Ellis' second-row spot and Chris Green was promoted from 18th man to the bench.

Mario Balotelli has been officially unveiled as an AC Milan player at a news conference - and the £19m signing from Manchester City has been in entertaining form.

"The press first, the weather, the food," replied Balotelli when asked about the bad things he experienced during his two-and-a-half-year stay in the Premier League.

Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio releases a statement to the Swindon Advertiser saying he is considering his position at the League One club. The Italian claims the club, who announced a takeover subject to Football League approval on Wednesday, sold influential winger Matt Ritchie to League One promotion rivals Bournemouth behind his back.

"It is with great regret that I issue this statement but unfortunately the events of the last few days have left me with no alternative other than to consider my position," says Di Canio. "With the club selling one of our best players behind my back and continually making promises that are broken, I feel at this moment that my job is not just impossible but is untenable."

Swindon are away to Crawley Town on Saturday.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has shrugged off reports Pep Guardiola has made him a priority target when he takes over as Bayern Munich boss in the summer. "We all know how important Guardiola is and the many things he won at Barcelona," Suarez told Uruguayan radio station Sport 890.

"He must know a thing or two about football. But if I'm being honest, I don't ever stop to read what is being said about me in the press - it would drive me mad as I'm linked to so many clubs. The day a concrete offer comes for me to the club, we will sit down and do what's best for everyone.

"But I'm happy here. The Premier League is the best league there is. I watch a lot of football in my spare time but the most attractive for me is English football - I want to stay here. I'm very happy here."

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the organisation cannot battle corruption in the game and national associations must also join in.

Blatter has said in a video interview on the Fifa website that he believes all of its 209 member associations plus the continental confederations should follow its example by setting up independent ethics committees to investigate and punish any corrupt behaviour by their officials.

"Fifa alone cannot be the tribunal for 300 million people involved in football," he said.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has revealed he asked Sir Alex Ferguson to take him off penalty duties.

Striker Rooney blazed his latest effort over against West Ham last month, the second time this season he has failed from the spot. Ferguson indicated he needed to make a change, and when United got another penalty against Fulham last weekend, it was Ryan Giggs who stepped up to put his side ahead.

But Rooney has revealed Robin van Persie, who did not start on Saturday, has now taken over as United's number one taker.

"To be honest it was my choice," Rooney told MUTV. "It wasn't good enough. I went in to speak with the manager and said I'd spoken with Robin and told him he could take them.

"At a club like this, to miss two penalties like I did and not hit the target wasn't good enough."

Following his move to AC Milan, striker Mario Balotelli adds: "It's very difficult to fight against racism but we have to hold together and sooner or later we'll defeat it."

Italian international prop Martin Castrogiovanni says that he has agreed a switch from Leicester to French Top 14 team Toulon but will wait for the two teams to hammer out the details.

"The two club are in the process of reaching a deal. In theory, all is sorted out. I could sign next week but I cannot say I am a Toulon player nor that I have left Leicester," he said.

Castrogiovanni, who has a year left on his contract, has been at Leicester since 2006 and played in three English title-winning teams.

Mario Balotelli is currently being paraded by AC Milan following his £19m move from Manchester City. "To be back in Milan is important since I'm close to my family and friends and playing for Milan is a dream," says the striker.

Scotland's interim coach Scott Johnson has refused to wade into the arrogance row that has preceded Saturday's Six Nations opener with England. Former Scotland boss Jim Telfer this week said England were arrogant, pretentious and condescending, suggesting that a number of their players had let last year's win over New Zealand go to their heads. "They did the deed, it's not arrogant for me if you do the deed, they did that, fair play to them, but tomorrow is a new day," said Johnson.

More from Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi on the club's failure to sign George Boyd which sparked speculation about manager Alex McLeish's future: "I told Alex that if George passed the medical test I would happily sign him. I've watched him on DVD and he's a very good player.

"But unfortunately there was a problem and when you are buying a player for two-and-a-half years you cannot take any risks. We not only wanted to sign George yesterday but also made offers for a right winger and left back. If we had got all three players it would have represented a significant investment that I was willing to make.

"Alex and I had a long conversation today and we will be doing everything we can to bring the players in he wants when the emergency loan window opens if he wants to bring players in."

Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi releases a statement amid speculation surrounding manager Alex McLeish's position after the collapse of George Boyd's move to the City Ground.

Al-Hasawi says: "Alex and I have spoken at length today and he has already outlined to me the kind of players he would like to bring in on emergency loan. Whatever players he asks for I will try my hardest to bring to Nottingham Forest.

"I've heard it suggested that my family don't have the money to fund what we are trying to achieve at Forest or that we don't have any idea what we are doing. That upsets me because all I want is to make this great club successful, but the last word on transfers will always be with the manager."

The British Table Tennis Federation says it is "very disappointing" that UK Sport turned down their appeal for funding over the next Olympic cycle. British Table Tennis Federation chairman Alex Murdoch adds: "The BTTF Board will be considering various options on how to progress this matter as we feel an independent view on our application is needed.

"We are really surprised that table tennis, a sport with significant participation in Great Britain and one of the largest sports worldwide, was not given the very small investment requested of £369,000 to cover two talented athletes out of the total UK Sport investment of £276m for Olympic Sports."

Everton boss David Moyes says he is happy with the group of players he has at his disposal, despite the setbacks he encountered towards the end of the January transfer window. The Toffees had been set to sign FC Twente midfielder Leroy Fer until the deal collapsed, with the Dutch side refusing to accept restructured payments after Fer's medical highlighted an issue.

A move for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo also proved fruitless before Everton managed to complete the capture of 18-year-old England Under-19 right-back John Stones from Barnsley.

"We would obviously like more," said Moyes. " But what the players have done up to now has meant that we are more than confident going into the rest of the season with what we have got."

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson denies a Football Association charge over comments he made about an official after the game at Tottenham Hotspur last month. Ferguson accused assistant referee Simon Beck of failing to give Wayne Rooney a "clear" penalty.

Juventus complete the signing of former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, the Serie A club confirm. The 33-year-old leaves Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua to sign a six-month contract, with Juve including the option of a further year.

A statement on the Juventus website said: "Anelka is a Juventus player. His contract, which runs until June 30, has been submitted to the league. The agreement includes the option to renew the deal until June 30, 2014." Anelka issued a brief statement on Juve's website, which read: "Juve are bigger than everybody else."

The new Super League campaign launches later with Leeds Rhinos playing host to Hull and Wigan Warriors visiting Salford Reds. Both games start at 2000 GMT. There is commentary from Salford on 5 live sports extra from 1945 GMT.

Hull City manager Steve Bruce on DJ Campbell after the QPR striker walked out on talks with the club to meet Blackburn Rovers after claiming he was going to get lunch: "The way they handled the situation, saying they were going for lunch and then going to Blackburn, was shocking.

"I've never felt so disappointed. We were left trying to find out where they were for the best part of two hours. I've got absolutely no problem with him going to Blackburn if they'd just phoned and said 'thanks for your offer but we've had a wonderful offer from Blackburn'. The lack of respect by him and his representatives left a bad taste in the mouth."

Hull City boss Steve Bruce has revealed that QPR striker DJ Campbell walked out on talks with the club to meet Blackburn Rovers after claiming he was going to get lunch.

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas says midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who was the subject of interest from his former club Reading on deadline-day, has a future at the club. "He's a player that we believe a lot in, and in his future here," said Villas-Boas. "We couldn't allow him to leave."

British Volleyball say they are seeking legal advice over certain areas of the UK Sport decision making process and will certainly be appealing today's decision not to award the indoor, sitting and men's beach programmes any funding for Rio 2016.

Arsenal Football Club announce Shelley Kerr has been appointed Arsenal Ladies manager. She replaces Laura Harvey, who leaves for American side Seattle Reign FC after four-and-a-half successful years with the Gunners, first as a coach and then as manager.

With the 2013 Six Nations beginning on Saturday, BBC Sport's rugby pundits give their predictions for the tournament.

BBC Sport's Damian Johnson is in Durban for the AFCON quarter-final between South Africa and Mali: "The former top South African footballer Sean Dundee backs his country to beat Mali in the quarter final of the AFCON here on Saturday but doubts they can go all the way in the competition.

"Dundee, who made his name in the Bundesliga with Karlsruhe and Stuttgart and also played briefly for Liverpool, is tipping the Ivory Coast to lift the trophy. More on Football Focus, BBC World Friday 2130 GMT"

Goalkeeper Petr Cech is available following a calf strain for Chelsea's Premier League trip to Newcastle. David Luiz (calf) and long-term absentee Oriol Romeu (knee) are still out and John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses are at the African Nations Cup, while Eden Hazard serves the final game of his three-match ban for his controversial dismissal at Swansea.

Africa Cup of Nations organisers say 43,000 tickets remain unsold for the two semi-finals, in Durban and Nelspruit.

Durban, which could host South Africa if they overcome Mali, has 19,000 available seats for next Wednesday's match.

Nelspruit, which has come in for criticism over the state of the playing surface, still has 24,000 tickets that remain unsold.

There is better news for the Final in Johannesburg on 10 February, with just 6,000 tickets remaining for the National Stadium showpiece.

Promoters Matchroom Sport confirm that Britain's IBF world super-middleweight champion Carl Froch will take on Mikkel Kessler on 25 May at London's O2 Arena.

Norwich could hand a debut to new signing Luciano Becchio in Saturday's Premier League clash at QPR. Sierra Leone forward Kei Kamara is still awaiting international clearance on his loan move from Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

Dutchman Giedo van der Garde will step up from reserve to be one of Caterham F1's main drivers this season, the Oxford-based team have announced.

West Brom midfielder George Thorne will be out of action for up to eight months with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, the club have confirmed. The 20-year-old suffered the injury during the first half of Wednesday's Premier League encounter with Everton at Goodison Park.

Match of the Day commentator Jonathan Pearce gives his view on the key deals in the transfer window.

WBA release an official statement about Peter Odemwingie after the events of transfer-deadline day, confirming he will miss the Spurs game: "Albion confirm that Peter Odemwingie reported for training this morning.

"The player met with board members Dan Ashworth and Richard Garlick and head coach Steve Clarke for preliminary discussions, which proved constructive.

"After the events of the past week, the club decided it is in the best interests of all parties that Peter is not involved in Sunday's game and he was given permission to return home."

Italy: Andrea Masi, Giovanbattista Venditti, Tommaso Benvenuti, Alberto Sgarbi, Luke McLean, Luciano Orquera, Tobias Botes, Sergio Parisse (captain), Simone Favaro, Alessandro Zanni, Francesco Minto, Quintin Geldenhuys, Martin Castrogiovanni, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero. Reserves: Davide Giazzon, Alberto De Marchi, Lorenzo Cittadini, Antonio Pavanello, Paul Derbyshire, Edoardo Gori, Kristopher Burton, Gonzalo Canale.

France: Yoann Huget, Wesley Fofana, Maxime Mermoz, Florian Fritz, Benjamin Fall, Frederic Michalak, Maxime Machenaud; Louis Picamoles, Thierry Dusautoir, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Yoann Maestri, Pascal Pape (captain), Nicolas Mas, Dimitri Szarzewski, Yannick Forestier. Reserves: Benjamin Kayser, Vincent Debaty, Luc Ducalcon, Romain Taofifenua, Damien Chouly, Morgan Parra, Francois Trinh-Duc, Mathieu Bastareaud.

South Africa-born Tobias Botes will start at scrum half as part of three changes for Italy's Six Nations championship opener against France on Sunday.

Botes comes in for Edoardo Gori who is on the bench while Luke McLean replaces the injured Mirco Bergamasco on the wing.

Flanker Simone Favaro is the final change, taking the place of Robert Barbieri, as he looks forward to his first start at the 80,000-seat Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

For France, flanker Thierry Dusautoir was recalled and Yoann Huget named at full back by France coach Philippe Saint-Andre.

Midfielder Darron Gibson could make his return to the Everton starting line-up in Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Goodison Park after fully-recovering from a thigh problem, which had kept him out since the end of December.

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has claimed that an agent threatened him and one of his players with physical violence during the January transfer window.

"In this window, I have had an agent threaten me and threaten one of our West Ham players with physical violence, because he thought he was being cut out of a deal," he said.

"I heard of three or four agents trying to jump in on other deals. Some of these people are like scavengers."

British basketball has won a one-year funding reprieve after making an appeal to the government over its £8.5m cut. The amount is yet to be announced by UK Sport. Wheelchair fencing has also earned a one-year reprieve.

Earlier we asked who are the last 10 drivers to win a Formula 1 grand prix while driving for Ferrari?

So, here is the answer to the F1 #QSTeaser from @QofS_Official: Alonso, Massa, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Barrichello, Irvine, Alesi, Berger, Prost & Mansell

Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has claimed an agreed loan move to Fulham fell through last night when the Serie A club could not find a suitable replacement.

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm will miss Swansea's trip to West Ham as he continues his recovery from a knee injury Gerhard Tremmel will again fill in for the Dutchman at Upton Park, while Kemy Agustien (ankle) and Neil Taylor (broken leg) remain sidelined.

Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss Saturday's Premier League clash against former club Manchester United with a hamstring injury. The Bulgarian pulled his hamstring in the 3-1 defeat of West Ham and will be out for up to 10 days for the Cottagers, who will also be without Steve Sidwell, Mahamadou Diarra (both knee), Kerim Frei (pelvis) and Kieran Richardson (calf).

Bolton Wanderers on Twitter: "Benik Afobe has returned to Arsenal following a loan spell with Wanderers. He made 23 appearances for Bolton in all competitions, scoring three goals."

Premier League footballer Raheem Sterling has been charged with assaulting a woman. The 18-year-old Liverpool and England winger from Woolton, Liverpool, was summonsed to Liverpool Youth Court on a charge of common assault.

Neil Lennon has revealed his delight that Celtic held on to star striker Gary Hooper in the face of a fourth bid from Norwich on the final day of the transfer window.

"I am delighted that we have kept all our main players," added Lennon.

For all the build up to a busy weekend of Scottish Cup football including Dundee United v Rangers, follow BBC Scotland's live preview.

Captain Sam Warburton says Wales are upbeat about defending their Six Nations title despite poor results at international and regional level.

Wales enter the championship on the back of seven straight defeats and none of the four regions reached the Heineken Cup knockout stages.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has overlooked in-form Swansea striker Michu and again omitted Chelsea forward Fernando Torres for next week's international friendly with Uruguay in Qatar.

Wales star Gavin Henson is set to return from a calf injury as London Welsh host Newport Gwent Dragons in the LV= Cup on Sunday at Oxford's Kassam Stadium.

BBC Sport's Chris Osborne reports: "Norwich City boss Chris Hughton has confirmed that Tottenham have recalled striker Harry Kane from his loan spell at Carrow Road."

Several of QPR's new signings could make their debuts when they face Norwich on Saturday.

Christopher Samba, Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend could feature after their deadline-day moves, although Harry Redknapp has suggested that fellow new boy Yun Suk-young needs some time to settle in.

Junior Hoilett is fit to feature following a hamstring problem but Jamie Mackie is a doubt due to tonsillitis.

Martin O'Neill is convinced that new Sunderland signing Danny Graham will win over the fans, despite the Newcastle-born striker being booed by some when appearing for Swansea at the Stadium of Light before his transfer earlier this week.

"He wants to do well and the very fact is that the reaction he got the other evening didn't put him off coming here - that would say something about the lad - and I think he wants to go and prove himself.

"I think he has felt that during the course of his career, that's what he's had to do every single time, try to prove himself. That's probably what has kept him going."

Norwich City manager Chris Hughton has been reflecting on his failed attempts to sign Gary Hooper from Celtic.

"We did put substantial bids in. But he is a Celtic player and it is clear from their valuation they didn't want to sell." reports the Canaries' official Twitter feed.

South Africa's Graeme Smith has become the first player to captain his country in 100 Tests. Smith fell for 24, and South Arica are currently 142-4 against Pakistan in Johannesburg.

The BBC's F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson has given his initial opinions on Ferrari's new car, which was revealed this morning.

"The rear-end treatment, from the back of the engine, looks like a positive step forward. I was very critical of their car in that area last year - it was messy, with radiator outlets disrupting the airflow.

"It's much cleaner this year, with a much more aggressive treatment of the 'coke-bottle' area where the bodywork sweeps in between the rear wheels, an area they neglected in 2012."

Dr Marwan Koukash, who became the new owner of Salford City Reds on Thursday, is keen for the Super League club to claim ownership of their home ground.

The Salford City Stadium is co-owned by Salford City Council and property investment firm Peel Holdings. Koukash said it is vital for the club's future to buy a stake in their home.

"Part of the (takeover) discussions were that I'll be given an opportunity for the club to buy into the stadium," he told BBC Radio Manchester.

Listen to live commentary of Salford v Wigan on BBC Radio 5 sports extra from 1945 GMT tonight.

Reading manager Brian McDermott has revealed the club failed with a deadline-day bid for Tottenham midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The Royals said they made a club-record bid on deadline day thought to be in the region of £10m with McDermott later confirming Sigurdsson as the player.

"We sat around last night, we tried to do a deal and we couldn't do it," McDermott told BBC Radio Berkshire.

Southampton captain Adam Lallana could make his first start in nearly two months against Wigan on Saturday.

The 24-year-old midfielder came on as a substitute in Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Manchester United after recovering from a knee injury and is in contention to start at the DW Stadium.

New signing Vegard Forren was not involved at Old Trafford but could force himself into the squad, although Jose Fonte and Guly Do Prado (both knee) are likely to miss out.

Peter Odemwingie has been given some time off by West Brom following the collapse of his proposed move to QPR.

"I have been given a few days off and will be back in training next week," said Odemwingie when leaving West Brom's training ground.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany misses Sunday's game against Liverpool with a calf strain, but City are hopeful that Matija Nastasic's recovery from a knee injury will allow him to start.

Maicon has returned to training following a knee injury and could be available soon, while Micah Richards' long-term knee problem may clear up by the end of the month.

Andy Carroll is likely to be on the bench for West Ham when they face Swansea on Saturday.

The on-loan striker made his first appearance since late November as a substitute in Wednesday's defeat to Fulham, having been sidelined by a knee injury.

The Hammers are still without defensive trio George McCartney (knee), James Collins (hamstring) and Dan Potts (concussion).

Aston Villa newcomers Yacouba Sylla and Simon Dawkins have been included in the squad for tomorrow's trip to Everton.

Midfielder Sylla was signed from French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot, while winger Dawkins has joined on loan from Tottenham.

Here's today's #QSTeaser from @QofS_Official

Who are the last 10 drivers to win a Formula 1 grand prix while driving for Ferrari?

We'll have the answer on here and on Twitter at 13:30 GMT.

The Six Nations starts tomorrow, and the BBC Sport website's comprehensive preview of this year's competition is now available.

See who our pundits predict will win, who will take the wooden spoon and who will top the try-scoring charts.

Watch can watch the action live on BBC One, BBC One HD, Red Button and online. You can listen on BBC Radio 5 live, and there'll be live streaming and text commentary on BBC Sport website.

Danny Graham goes straight into the Sunderland squad for tomorrow's trip to Reading after completing his switch from Swansea.

Graham was due to train with his new team-mates for the first time today and is likely to be included alongside defenders Carlos Cuellar and Danny Rose, who could return from hamstring injuries.

However, skipper Lee Cattermole will remain on the sidelines after aggravating his knee problem once again on his return to training

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could be out of action for another three weeks, according to City boss Roberto Mancini.

Kompany missed the midweek draw with QPR with a calf strain picked up against Stoke last Saturday, and it would seem he is out until after City's FA Cup tie against Leeds on 17 February.

Mancini said: "Vinny is out. I hope he can recover after the FA Cup."

BBC Radio 5 live's James Allen has Tweeted this picture of the new Force India car:

2006 Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman has won British Skeleton's first-ever women's world championship gold with victory in St. Mortiz, Switzerland.

Team-mate Lizzy Yarnold finished in fourth position.

Reading are on a bit of a roll at the moment, having climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone, but they may have to face Sunderland without Noel Hunt again on Saturday.

The striker missed the comeback draw against Chelsea in midweek with an unspecified knock and is again a doubt for manager Brian McDermott. Jason Roberts will play no part due to a hip injury.

Harry Redknapp has been discussing the Peter Odemwingie situation at his Friday press conference, saying:

"He has to get on with his life. He felt the deal was done.... Let's hope people give him an opportunity [back at West Brom]."

However, regarding Odemwingie's arrival at Loftus Road last night, the QPR boss has gone on to add that, "He made a mistake turning up at the ground."

Peter Odemwingie has been interviewed on Sky Sports about the collapse of proposed transfer from West Brom to QPR, which collapsed late last night.

"When I went on television that is when they said 'that's it, the deal is off'.

"I will still leave the club. It is only a matter of time. My contract is going to run out in a year and a half. I wasn't offered an extension. One day my career will end, one day my contract will run out.

"I understand I have to honour any contract but the club know I have wanted to leave for some time now."

England's defence of the World Cup has begun with a one-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in Mumbai.

Needing one to win off the last delivery, Manodara hit Elwiss for six to give Sri Lanka their first-ever win over England in a one-day international. That's a major surprise.

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali believes it is crucial the Italian marque hit the ground running in 2013.

"The key objective is to immediately deliver a competitive car to the drivers.

"Unfortunately in recent seasons we have not been able to get to the start of the season right on top of what we are doing like our competitors."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that defender Kieran Gibbs could be out for up to six weeks with a thigh strain, rather than the 2-3 weeks first thought.

After Gibbs got injured in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool, Wenger moved to add Malaga left-back Nacho Monreal to his squad on transfer deadline day, for a fee of around £10m.

Jonny Evans could return to the Manchester United squad for tomorrow's trip to Fulham.

The centre-back has been sidelined with a hamstring injury but is due to return to training today. However, Ashley Young has still not recovered from his knee problem.

"Ashley is still not available but hopefully Jonny will train today, which will give us another option. That is good news," said Sir Alex Ferguson.

BBC Sport's chief F1 writer, Andrew Benson is at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy for the launch of the new Ferrari car for the 2013 F1 season.

He tweets: "Ferrari have stuck, as have McLaren, with their own style of exhaust treatment, not Red Bull's. Similar floor-edge treatment too."

And here it is:

Ex-England wicketkeeper Phil Mustard says he wants to play in the Pakistan Super League despite safety warnings.

The international players' union (Fica) described the security situation in Pakistan as "unmanageable".

Top players are being offered $100,000 (£63,000) for the two-week tournament.

"I'd like to think that over the two weeks I could make a name for myself," Mustard told BBC Sport. "But it's an auction-based thing and I'm not going to go over to Pakistan and risk a few things for less than $100,000."

Saracens' first Aviva Premiership match at their new ground, Allianz Park is sold out.

Saracens will play Exeter Chiefs in their new stadium on Saturday 16 February in front of a capacity crowd of 10,000.

Mark McCall, Director of Rugby, said: "The players can't wait to run out at their own home stadium packed to the rafters. For so many people associated with the club, this is a dream come true."

BBC Sport's Dan Roan reports: "Not quite Odemwingie, but I am told Danny Simpson's move to Wigan was all but done last night - he'd packed bags, travelled to the DW but then, at 22.45 Newcastle United upped their price, the deal collapsed, so he's had to return north, to sit out last 6 months of contract."

According to Deloitte, Premier League clubs spent around £120m in the January transfer window.

That is double the total amount spent in January 2012, which was £60m, but far short of the record level of £225m in January 2011.

Newcastle signed five Frenchmen during the January transfer window, and fans are busy doing all they can to welcome them to their city.

Over the road from St James' Park, the popular Strawberry pub has temporarily changed its name to La Fraise.

Midfielder Moussa Sissoko and striker Yoan Gouffran are in line to play in Saturday's match against Chelsea. Midfielder Sylvain Marveaux returns after missing the 2-1 win at Villa Park with a foot problem but manager Alan Pardew has to do without midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa who has a hamstring complaint.

Paul Scharner could make his second debut for Wigan in tomorrow's Premier League home match with Southampton after rejoining the Latics on transfer deadline day.

Scharner, who spent four-and-a-half years with Wigan before leaving in 2010, has been recruited by manager Roberto Martinez on loan from Hamburg until the end of the season as an additional option in central defence, where Ivan Ramis (knee) and Antolin Alcaraz (groin) are currently unavailable.

BBC Sport's chief F1 writer, Andrew Benson is at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy for the launch of the new Ferrari car for the 2013 F1 season.

He tweets: "There's a Formula 1 car under that sheet."

Former Queen's Park Rangers striker Kevin Gallen says that he "feels sorry" for West Brom's Peter Odemwingie after his possible move to Harry Redknapp's side did not go through.

West Brom say Odemwingie acted "wholly unprofessionally" after his apparent attempt to open talks with QPR without the Baggies' permission.

Gallen tells BBC 5 live: "You've got to feel sorry for him now because he has to go back to West Brom and the fans aren't going to be too happy with him.

"I'm sure his team mates are going to be taking the mickey and deep down aren't going to be too happy with him. He's not in a good situation and the move that he wanted has fallen through. I believe that in the summer he will move on because fans won't forget these things. "

The 2013 Super League season starts tonight as champions Leeds Rhinos host Hull FC and Wigan Warriors travel to Salford City Reds.

You can catch up with what has happened in the off-season in a full preview on the BBC Sport website.

World number two Judd Trump has been knocked out of the German Masters in the second round in Berlin.

Trump's poor run of form continued as he was beaten 5-4 by Anthony Hamilton, the world number 37.

Mark Selby came from 1-0 down to beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand 5-2 with breaks of 68, 123, 104 and 63.

The hurdle races due to have taken place at Sandown on Saturday have been abandoned because of waterlogging.

An all-steeplechase programme will now take place.

Andrew Coombs says he has been losing sleep ahead of his Wales debut in their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Saturday.

The Newport Gwent Dragons second row says: "Emotions are running quite high. [I've been] nervous and excited, I haven't been sleeping much, but it's all good isn't it?"

Mario Balotelli sealed his £19m switch to AC Milan on transfer deadline day.

If you are missing him already, we have a special look back at his time in England on the BBC Sport website.

Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott signs a new continuing contract with the Super League champions, which has no end date.

The 42-year-old signed a three-year deal when he joined from Harlequins RL in October 2010.

He has helped the club to back-to-back Grand Final wins and led them to victory in the World Club Challenge last February.

Phil Mickelson shot an 11-under-par 60 in the first round at the Phoenix Open to miss equalling the PGA Tour record by a single shot.

The 42-year-old left-hander made seven birdies in his first nine holes, in a career-high haul of 11 overall.

He needed a birdie at the 18th to equal the record, but his putt lipped out.

David Beckham caused a stir on the last day of the transfer window when he sealed a move to Paris Saint Germain and then won hearts when he announced he would be donating his salary to a French children's charity.

But why did Beckham choose Paris for his next move? Is it just a media stunt?

You can read French football expert Matt Spiro's view on the deal on the BBC Sport Website.

In one of the more bizarre stories of transfer deadline day, George Boyd's move from Peterborough to Nottingham Forest fell through because of a failed eye test.

Peterborough owner Darragh MacAnthony said on Twitter: "Apparently after playing 300 games in six and a half years, his vision isn't 20/20 so no deal. Total disgrace the whole thing."

Stoke City have signed England goalkeeper Jack Butland from Birmingham City for a fee rising to £3.5m, but he will spend the rest of the season with the Championship side.

Blues were keen to sell the 19-year-old because of their financial problems and Butland signed a four-and-a-half-year contract before being loaned straight back to St Andrew's.

"I've got unfinished business there and I want to help them this season. They have been very good to me," he said.

West Brom say striker Peter Odemwingie acted "wholly unprofessionally" after his apparent attempt to open talks with QPR without the Baggies' permission.

The 31-year-old arrived at Loftus Road on deadline day, but West Brom stated no fee had been agreed and he was not free to discuss personal terms.

Chairman Jeremy Peace said: "Peter has acted wholly unprofessionally."

QPR say Odemwingie did not enter club premises and Hoops boss Harry Redknapp put the situation down to a "mistake".

Arsenal signed Malaga left-back Nacho Monreal on a long term deal, for around £10m.

The 26-year-old has made 54 appearances for Malaga since joining from Osasuna in 2011 and won seven caps for Spain.

But let's start by rounding up all the main stories late last night.

David Beckham's move to French Ligue 1 side Paris St-Germain was the biggest coup on January transfer deadline day.

The 37-year-old former England captain signed a five-month contract and is donating his salary to charity.

Good morning and welcome to Sportsday Live from the BBC Sport Centre.

It is the morning after the night before - 72 deals were done on transfer deadline day - and we will bring you any transfer related news, plus all the build-up to the weekend football action, and any other breaking stories throughout the day.