0950 CRICKET: England Test captain Andrew Strauss is "very confident" Stuart Broad will play against Pakistan although "he does need to have a bowl today." Strauss also expresses his support for and says he would "encourage players to come forward. Now is not the time to show loyalty to friends, it's the time to do whats right for the game of cricket. I have never once turned down a contract off Manchester United. 0937 FOOTBALL: Fernando Torres' recent performances have proven his critics wrong, according to his Chelsea team-mate Oriol Romeu . He told the People used to say that if he doesn't score then he is not playing good, but that is not true. He is playing very good in the two last games and that is good news for us. Strauss mentions excitement and 'juices flowing'... #loveit 0924 TENNIS: Britain's first Australia Open loser today, Heather Watson , hails the woman who defeated her - Victoria Azarenka . Watson says: "Vika played great and I can't remember her missing a ball. That's why she is number three in the world. I have gained experience from this and I am not too upset because I tried my best even though I wasn't there today. Five British hopes at the start of the Australian Open today. Four straight sets defeats and a retirement. Keothavong has been very poorly with food poisoning. 0908 TENNIS: We understand that Brit Anne Keothavong is pulling out of her Australian Open first-round match against Germany's Mona Barthel due to food poisoning. Keothavong lost the first set 6-0. 0906 RUGBY UNION: Tributes are being paid throughout the rugby community to former Sale Sharks player Selorm Kuadey . RPA CEO Damian Hopley says: "We are all shocked to the core by this tragic news about Selorm. He was an outstanding professional and brilliant young man who was so popular and respected by his team mates and peers across the game. 0904 RUGBY UNION: Sale say in a statement: "Sale Sharks are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death last week of former player Selorm Kuadey ." Chief executive Mick Hogan adds: "We are devastated to learn about his tragic death and the club is offering our full support to his family, friends and former team mates during this deeply traumatic period." 0859 DARTS: Bobby George I don't really fear for the BDO. Anyone that does well goes to the PDC and I don't blame them - you can earn a lot of money. But there's always another star that'll come through. Kisty is another one. The PDC can't really survive without the BDO. 0851 TENNIS: Brit Laura Robson is out of the Australian Open in the first round after losing 6-2 6-0 against Jelena Jankovic. Love how the Arsenal fans don't take it personal when I bully Piers Morgan. I mean nothing against your team, just one of your fair-weather fans! 0844 TENNIS: Reflecting on his impressive comeback victory against Fernando Verdasco in hot conditions, Bernard Tomic admits: "It's very hard in that position when you're down two sets to love and having three set points in that second set. If it was someone else, I think they would have thrown in the towel. I don't know how I found the energy today. 0839 TENNIS: Having lost the opening set, Laura Robson is 4-0 down in the second against Jelena Jankovic in their Australian Open match. 0834 TENNIS: Rafael Nadal beats Alex Kuznetsov 6-4 6-1 6-1 in the opening round of the Australian Open. Ten-time Grand Slam champion Nadal will play German Tommy Haas in the second round. "Another funny "Mo-ism." He just asked me when the Olympics are on?!! 0827 FOOTBALL: Diego Maradona has been given the all-clear by doctors in Dubai after surgery to remove kidney stones. Maradona has been told he can leave hospital and recuperate at home, having undergone surgery on Sunday after complaining of abdominal pains. 0824 TENNIS: There are Brits in action at the Australian Open. Laura Robson has lost 6-2 in the opening set of her first round match against Jelena Jankovic and Elena Baltacha has just been beaten 6-2 6-4 by Stephanie Foretz Gacon. You can follow events over there 0814 FOOTBALL: Something to pencil in for tonight is watching Late Kick Off , the Football League magazine show that takes fans inside their local clubs, which returns to BBC One. It is a new series which will be on at the regular time of 2305 GMT. You can see 0810 DARTS: PDC chairman Barry Hearn has confirmed on that two-time world champion Ted Hankey is switching from the BDO to the PDC, having lost his World Championship semi-final against Christian Kist. 0805 TENNIS: In front of his home crowd, Bernard Tomic is the talk of the Australian Open men's section in which he came back from two sets down. In the women's draw, Belgium's Kim Clijsters begins her title defence well with a straight-sets victory over Maria Joao Koehler. 0800: Good morning and welcome to Sportsday Live on Monday 16 January. Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is ready to test Tottenham with a £10m offer for unsettled striker Jermain Defoe , 29 Paris Saint-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti has offered Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez a lifeline after Alexandre Pato turned down a £29m move to PSG last week and AC Milan have not given up on their pursuit of 27-year-old Tevez, according to his agent Kia Joorabchian.