There will be much conjecture over who plays Friday, with internet rumours linking the likes of Tom Hardy and Christian Bale.

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Defending champion Ryuichi Kiyonari, Jonathan Rea and Gregorio Lavilla have all left the championship but Laverty faces stiff competition from the likes of Shane Byrne, Tom Sykes, Leon Camier, Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow.

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Other PSAs will feature the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

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He is also in the running for the job on a permanent basis, but is expected to face competition from the likes of Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody and Dav Whatmore of Bangladesh.

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That means the Sunday "golden oldie" slot - previously taken by the likes of Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and Tony Bennett - will be vacant after organisers said they could not afford Bryan Ferry.

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With the likes of Josh Lewsey, James Haskell, Riki Flutey and Tom Plamer all leaving the club, Hanks will be looking to strengthen his squad.

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Tottenham do, however, have a host of injury worries, with the likes of Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Vedran Corluka and Robbie Keane ruled out.

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It is hard to analyse how the likes of Ben Youngs, Chris Ashton, Ben Foden, Alex Corbisiero, Matt Banahan and Tom Wood will cope with the occasion.

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