51.   British clubs have won five of the seven previous challenges, with Wigan winning three times, and Widnes and St Helens taking one apiece.

52.   But the West country club has won just four league games this season and lie third bottom of the division.

53.   The Tunisian club won the competition for national league runners-up last year and their defence has been marked by a series of impressive performances.

54.   Middlesbrough will have further cause for celebration if the club win their appeal later on Wednesday against three points they had deducted for postponing their December match against Blackburn.

55.   No club has ever won an NBA playoff series after losing the first three games.

56.   Stockholm club AIK won the Swedish football cup here on Thursday, when Pascal Simson broke a nil-all deadlock against Malmoe FF to score in extra-time.

57.   The club have won one and drawn their other home game.