0000: That's it for Wednesday's edition of Sportsday Live, which will resume on Thursday at 0800 BST.
2355: FOOTBALL - A look at our Thursday gossip columm, then: The Daily Mirror report Wesley Sneijder could join Manchester United within the next 48 hours, The Toffees also want to sign Real Madrid player Sergio Canales on a season long loan, say Footie Online, while Metro report Manchester City have hit out at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's criticism of their stadium sponsorship deal, calling his comments 'unfounded and regrettable'.
2352: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty Tweets: "Spurs stance on Modric has not moved an inch since Chelsea made their first offer. Do not see that changing any time soon."
2350: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty says there are plenty of whispers that Luka Modric has now decided to force the issue further regarding a move to Chelsea by handing in a formal transfer request. "No confirmation from Spurs as yet but all early indications are that he has taken this step and the saga will move on to the next stage on Thursday," he adds.
2340: FOOTBALL - Aston Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner confirms Liverpool's bid for Stewart Downing was accepted after the winger submitted a formal transfer request. "We believe there are replacements available in the market who can strengthen our squad," he adds.
2325: HOCKEY - England's hopes of lifting the London Cup evaporated as they lost their must-win match against South Korea 5-4 in Chiswick.
2317: FOOTBALL - Did you know? Prospective Liverpool signing Stewart Downing completed more crosses in open play - 135 - than any other player in the Premier League last season. No other player has beaten that amount for any of the last three campaigns.
2310: FOOTBALL - A Turkish court jails the coach and deputy chairman of Istanbul club Besiktas pending trial on Wednesday in a match-fixing investigation which has overshadowed preparations for the new soccer season, according to Reuters.
2258: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNultyTweets: "Stewart Downing deal to Liverpool done after he again made it clear to Aston Villa he wanted Anfield move despite desire to keep him - price then swiftly agreed."
2235: FOOTBALL - Liverpool announce they have agreed a fee with Aston Villa for the transfer of Stewart Downing, who will now discuss personal terms and undergo a medical. The fee is reported to be around £20m.
5Live goes behind the scenes at the Open
2230: GOLF - BBC 5 live's Conor McNamara goes behind the scenes and gets under the skin of the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George's ahead of this week's tournameny, speaking to fans and commentators to get an understanding of how the tournament is run before asking John Inverdale who he thinks will lift the famous claret jug.
2222: CRICKET - Gloucestershire batsman Kevin O'Brien tells BBC Radio Gloucestershire he feels he is developing his game well, following his unbeaten 58 in his side's 25-run win over Middlesex in the Twenty20 Cup.
2210: FOOTBALL - New Liverpool signing Charlie Adam, who made his pre-season friendly debut against Guangdong earlier today, Tweets: "Just arrived in Malaysia. Looking forward too seeing the fans in this part of the world."
2201: CRICKET - Lancashire Lightning qualify for the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals with a 12-run win over Warwickshire at Old Trafford.
2157: FOOTBALL - And despite losing another pre-season friendly, this time 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen, Rangers manager Ally McCoist still looked to the positives, saying: "Maybe results mean a lot to people right now, but not to me. As long as there is an improvement in terms of our preparation and being ready for the start of the season, that's the most important thing."
2147: FOOTBALL - Other pre-season friendly results from this evening: Dundee 0-2 St Johnstone; Fleetwood Town 0-4 Preston; Falkirk 0-2 Leeds; Ramsgate 0-1 Gillingham;
2139: FOOTBALL - Sunderland beat York 2-1 in a pre-season friendly, Phil Bardsley and Oumare Tounkara the goalscorers.
2136: BOXING - Amir Khan's camp hit out at opponent Zab Judah's refusal to talk to the British media in protest at the way money from the pair's upcoming fight is being divided on Wednesday. "Two fighters need to promote a fight. Zab is being disrespectful," said Khan's business manager Asif Vali. "Have you ever heard of a fighter not getting involved in the promotion of his fight?" Main Events promoter Kathy Duva revealed Judah will not speak to the British media until the showdown at the Mandalay Bay on 23 July is over.
2124: ICE HOCKEY - Free-agent forward Jonathan Cheechoo, who led the National Hockey League in goals scored during the 2005-06 season, signs a one-year contract with the St Louis Blues.
2115: FOOTBALL - Japan Women look likely to book a World Cup final spot against the United States as Nahomi Kawasumi's strike puts them 3-1 up in their semi-final against Sweden.
2111: AMERICAN FOOTBALL - The National Football League have agreed with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees after the star quarterbacks stated that the time has come to end the labour dispute, report Sky Sports.
2104: CRICKET - Warwickshire are currently 47-0 after six overs in reply to Lancashire's 139-8 in their Twenty20 Cup match at Old Trafford.
2100: SNOOKER - Wednesday's World Cup results: China 3-2 United Arab Emirates; England 3-2 Belgium; Wales 3-2 Germany; Thailand 1-4 Hong Kong
2054: FOOTBALL - New Black Cats signing Connor Wickham Tweets: "Arrived in Sunderland... Can't wait to get back into the football..!!"
Padraig Harrigton's bunker masterclass
2051: GOLF Ahead of this week's Open Championship, two-time champion Padraig Harrington demonstrates how to play out of bunkers on links courses.
2041: CRICKET - Jonathan Trott is backing England Test captain and opener Andrew Strauss to emerge from his run of low scores and return to form in the upcoming series against India. "I thought people would have learnt from the end of last summer with what everyone was saying about Alastair Cook - and then look at the winter he had. As a team, we respect Andrew so much and what he has done for the team and with the bat. Andrew is capable of going on and scoring hundreds in this series."
2036: FOOTBALL - It's better news for Linfield in their Champions League second qualifying round first leg match, though, as they are currently drawing 1-1 with Belarusian outfit BATE.
2029: FOOTBALL - Conceding a late third means Bangor lose their Champions League second qualifying round first leg match 3-0 against HJK Helsinki.
2024: FOOTBALL - More from Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger reacting to Barcelona midfielder Xavi's comments who stated that Cesc Fabregas was pining to join the Spanish club: "If I found Barcelona in exactly the same position, I believe a mutual respect between the clubs should stop this kind of comment. If it is true then it is very disrespectful and it is not the first time that Xavi has been disrespectful to Arsenal."
2018: FOOTBALL - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger reacting to transfer speculation surrounding his players: "We are a big club with many good young players so we are confronted with many rumours and speculation, but it doesn't affect much what's happening inside the club."
2008: FOOTBALL - Nahomi Kawasumi scores for Japan who are now 1-1 with Sweden in the semi-final of the Fifa Women's World Cup.
1959: FOOTBALL - Josefine Oqvist gives Sweden a 1-0 lead against Japan in the semi-final of the Fifa Women's World Cup .
1952: FOOTBALL - Another latest score from the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Daryl Fordyce has given Linfield a 1-0 lead over Belarusian side BATE.
1951: FOOTBALL - In the second qualifying round of the Champions League, Bangor City trail HJK Helsinki 2-0 at home.
1943: GOLF - German veteran Bernhard Langer plays down his Open chances: in an interview with The Associated Press: "I don't think I have a chance because I'm been playing literally no golf for four months. I had surgery on my thumb in March and it's been terrible. I couldn't practice, couldn't play."
1932: CYCLING - Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador looks ahead to Thursday's mountainous 12th stage of the Tour de France: "My knee is feeling good so I'm very happy, although we can't forget that I haven't climbed the Tourmalet yet."
1921: FOOTBALL - Former AC Milan and Inter Milan coach Leonardo has been appointed sporting director of French club Paris Saint-Germain, according to Associated Press.
1916 CRICKET -Lancashire's contest with Warwickshire in the Friends Life T20 has just got underway at Old Trafford, while Middlesex are looking to chase down Gloucestershire's total of 165-4 in Bristol.
1901: GOLF - US Open champion Rory McIlroy may be the bookies' favourite to win the Open but some of the journalists gathered at Sandwich are picking a winner from left-field.
1851: FOOTBALL - USA beat France3-1 in Moenchengladbach to reach the women's World Cup final.
1848: CRICKET Scotland crumble to a 183-run defeat to Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 match in Edinburgh. Only three batsmen scored double figures in the home side's 101 all out.
1843: FOOTBALL - Is that game over? Alex Morgan scores in the 82nd minute to make it 3-1 to the USA.
1840: FOOTBALL - Abby Wambach scores for the USA in the 79th minute to put them 2-1 ahead against France in their women's World Cup semi-final in Moenchengladbach.
1832: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's Howard Nurse on Twitter : "I hear #MUFC chief exec David Gill has been at the European Club Association meeting in Zurich."
1827 CRICKET - Cricket Ireland are offering a World Cup shirt, autographed by the squad, as reward to anyone who can help them recover three stolen laptops and two hard drives. The computer equipment, which belonged to assistant coach and video analyst Pete Johnston, and contains match footage and tactical information.
1817: FOOTBALL - Sonia Bompastor has equalised for France in their women's World Cup semi-final against the USA. It's 1-1.
1812: FOOTBALL - Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna reacts to the Gunners' 4-0 win over a Malaysia XI: "Their players are hungry and made the first half difficult. After they were a bit tired but I think we played a good team today."
1804: GOLF "We all know about Lee Westwood and Luke Donald, but there will be 26 English players in the 156-strong field in Kent this week to contest the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George's, including lesser lights such as Gary Boyd and Lee Corfield.
1746: GOLF - BBC Sport's Rob Hodgetts at Royal St George's: "Tom Lehman about to drive on 18th when phone goes off in his back pocket. He fishes it out & jokes down phone, 'Sell it all, man.'."
1740: FOOTBALL - The USA are still beating France 1-0 in the women's World Cup semi-final as we approach half-time, but the French have just hit the bar.
1735: FORMULA 1 - A look ahead to our exclusive column with Mark Webber, published on Thursday morning, as the Red Bull driver reflects on the team orders aimed at preventing him passing team-mate Sebastian Vettel during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone: "We should be free to race whilst keeping the team's best interests in the back of our minds … what made it difficult for me to accept was that it happened so close to the end of the race."
1728: RUGBY LEAGUE - Huddersfield scrum-half Danny Brough will make his comeback from an ankle injury in Sunday's game at Bradford, a fortnight earlier than expected.
1720: CYCLING - Mark Cavendish after his latest Tour de France stage win: "It's incredible to have the green jersey, it's the most beautiful jersey in the world."
1702: GOLF - There are Open previews on BBC Two, Red Button, BBC Sport website and Radio 5 live tonight. BBC Two's programme, hosted by Hazel Irvine, goes out at 2330 BST. But if you cannot wait until then, tune into the Red Button and BBC Sport website from 1830 BST. Clare Balding fronts 5 live's preview show from 1900 BST.
1650: BREAKING FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty reports that Luka Modric is at the airport with Spurs and will definitely fly to South Africa for their pre-season tour.
1648: RUGBY LEAGUE - Great Britain's students have won an Academic Ashes Series on Australian soil for the first time. After drawing the first Test 20-20 and then winning a hard-fought second encounter 10-4, the tourists wrapped up the series with a 24-10 victory in the decider in Cairns on Wednesday.
1643: FOOTBALL -After being refused entry into the United States, Nile Ranger and Joey Barton are sent on the reserve team's tour of the Netherlands.
1638: FOOTBALL - Massimo Busacca, the Swiss official who infuriated Arsenal last season by sending off Robin van Persie against Barcelona, has been appointed as FIFA's head of referees.
1624: FOOTBALL - Jack Wilshere on why Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas should stay at the club: "Loyalty is a big part of football and it shows if you are a real man or not. We have got loyalty at Arsenal - players have shown that in the past. Cesc showed that last year and hopefully a few more players can show it this year.
1616: CYCLING - It was Cavendish's third victory of this year's Tour and his 18th in total. He now holds the green jersey as the leader in the overall points classification.
1611: BREAKING FOOTBALL - Newcastle striker Nile Ranger's visa application for entry to the United States has been rejected, the club have confirmed.
1601: BREAKING CYCLING - HTC rider Mark Cavendish wins stage 11 of the Tour de France - the 18th stage win of his career.
1558: CYCLING - Mark Cavendish is well placed for another sprint finish with 1.5km to go.
1554: CYCLING - Into the final 5km of stage 11 of the Tour de France and the peloton are still behind the six-man leading group.
1553: FOOTBALL - Arsenal have won their friendly with Malaysia 4-0, Tomas Rosicky rounding out the scoring.
1544: BREAKING FOOTBALL - QPR have signed former England midfielder Kieron Dyer on a one-year deal, the Loftus Road club have confirmed.
1541: CYCLING - The peloton are within a minute of the leaders as the stage enters the final 15km.
1539: FOOTBALL - Former Inter Milan coach Leonardo has been appointed as general manager of Paris St Germain, the Ligue 1 club confirm.
1528: FOOTBALL - Newcastle boss Alan Pardew tells the Newcastle Evening Chronicle: "Joey Barton has put his life back on track, and long may that continue. I have no problem with integrating Joey into the team without him coming to the United States. There is no problem. He will go to Holland with the development group and do the work there."
1518: FOOTBALL - The London Evening Standard reports that Porto president Pinto da Costa claims new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas "was scared of comparisons with [Jose] Mourinho" and should have joined Barcelona instead.
1507: CYCLING - With 46km to go of stage 11 of the Tour de France, the gap between the six-man breakaway and the peloton is coming down - it's currently two minutes 37 seconds.
1504: FOOTBALL - Liverpool owner John W. Henryon Twitter: "Late Guangdong goals were beautiful. Entertaining match. Aquilani, Ngog, Robinson, Coady, Andy [Carroll], others looked very good. Off to Malaysia."
1500: FOOTBALL - The full BBC Sport report on Leicester's talks with the agent of Owen Hargreaves is now online.
1455: FOOTBALL - Guangdong score twice in stoppage-time through Lu Lin and then Yin Hongbo but Liverpool hang on to record a 4-3 win.
1447: FOOTBALL - Andy Carroll makes it 4-1 to Liverpool with a deflected effort from Maxi Rodriguez's cross.
1441: CRICKET - Scotland have been set a challenging target of 285 after a late rally from Sri Lanka in their one-day international in Edinburgh, you can follow coverage on Radio Scotland MW .
1438: FOOTBALL - Liverpool substitute Conor Coady puts Kenny Dalglish's side 3-1 up in China when he converts an Andy Carroll pass.
1433: FOOTBALL - France coach Bruno Bini is in confident mood ahead of the first Women's World Cup semi-final against the United States this evening. He says: "The extra recuperation time has been kind to us - they've yet to invent a machine that does a better job of helping players recover than simply sleeping and resting."
1429: FOOTBALL - Theo Walcott doubles Arsenal's lead in Malaysia as he lobs the goalkeeper in the 37th minute.
1426: FOOTBALL - Newcastle FC on Twitter: "The club can confirm that they have received no enquiries for Cheik Tiote, contrary to some media reports."
1421: SNOOKER - Ken Doherty apologises for his performance and offers to "give people their money back" despite leading the Republic of Ireland to their first win of the World Cup with a 4-1 victory over Group A rivals Egypt.
1418: FOOTBALL - Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish makes 11 changes at the break of the friendly with Guangdong so Charlie Adam takes to the field for his debut.
1414: CYCLING - As the riders reach the halfway point of stage 11, Mickael Delage takes the 20 points on offer for taking first place in the intermediate sprint.
1409: FORMULA 1 - Williams co-founder Patrick Head has spoken out for the first time this year about his future, making it clear he is not retiring. He tells BBC Sport: "I probably won't be involved with Williams Formula 1 in the same way from the end of the year but I'll still be involved in some Williams activities."
1403: FOOTBALL - Aaron Ramsey scores from the spot after five minutes to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. The penalty was awarded after Jack Wilshere was brought down.
1355: BREAKING FOOTBALL - Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson tells BBC Sport that he has spoken to the agent of Owen Hargreaves about a possible move but "It depends totally on Owen, the ball is in his court. I don't know if he is fit and I don't even know if he wants to play. If he wants to speak to us, we are more than willing. I have always said that a fit Owen Hargreaves is a great player." Full story to follow on BBC Sport.
1353: FOOTBALL - Ricardo's header pulls a goal back for Guangdong but Liverpool still lead 2-1 at half-time in China.
1347: GOLF -Italian teenager Matteo Manasserotells BBC Sport's Ben Dirs about taking inspiration from Tom Watson and his rivalry with Rory McIlroy.
1335: FOOTBALL - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney on Twitter: "I'm not going to leave MUFC for Barca or Madrid. I'm happy at United and will be at United for a long, long time."
1331: FOOTBALL - Liverpool score twice in two minutes in the first-half of their pre-season friendly against Guangdong in China. Christian Poulsen scores from a Joe Cole cross before David Ngog latches on to Jonjo Shelvey's pass to make it 2-0.
1324: CYCLING - Stage 11 of the Tour de France is underway as the riders head out towards Lavaur. Ruben Perez Moreno heads a group of six riders to make an early break from the peloton. With no major climbs on the agenda the sprinters are expected to challenge again and you can follow live text commentary on the official website.
1315: FOOTBALL - QPR boss Neil Warnock says the club are close to signing injury-prone midfielder Kieron Dyer. "As far as I'm concerned it's a gamble worth taking," he told the London Evening Standard.
Scott Parker won the Football Writers' Player of the Year award last season
1310: FOOTBALL - West Ham co-owner David Sullivan tells Sky Sports News the club would consider loaning England international Scott Parker out for the season. He said the Hammers have not received any official approaches for the player.
1302: FOOTBALL - Celtic finished their three-match tour of Australia with a 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory at Ammi Park. A second-half goal from substitute Scott Brown proved the difference between the sides.
1300: GOLF - Former Open champion Sandy Lyle is tipping Rory McIlroy for the Open at Royal St George's. "McIlroy's got to be the kingpin, but there's Westwood, Watson, Goosen, Els, Oosthuizen who won last year," Lyle told BBC Radio Shropshire: "With the flow of things, McIloy's my main guy. But St George's is very demanding and it's a real open Open."
1250: OLYMPICS - Reuters are reporting that Madrid is planning to bid to host the 2020 summer Olympics. It would would be a third attempt after failed efforts to secure the 2012 and 2016 editions.
1247: FOOTBALL - Liverpool team to play Guangdong in pre-season friendly: Gulacsi, Flanagan, Kelly, Carragher, Wilson, Poulsen, Spearing, Shelvey, Cole,Pacheco, Ngog. Charlie Adam on the bench.
1232: FOOTBALL - West Brom boss Roy Hodgson says Owen Hargreaves' poor fitness record could scupper a move to the club. The former Liverpool manager told the Wolverhampton Express and Star: "We're talking about a player who hasn't played for three years. He is a big name player but so is Bobby Charlton!"
1228: FOOTBALL - Manchester United striker Michael Owen on his reasons for staying on at Manchester United: "The manager has spoken to me and said I'll be firmly in his plans this season. He expects me to play a lot more."
1219: FOOTBALL - Liverpool co-owner John Henry backs Arsene Wenger's calls for Manchester City's £400m sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways to be investigated. Henry said on Twitter: "A club's best player has to be worth at least 10% of your naming rights. Mr. Wenger says boldly what everyone thinks."
1214: RUGBY LEAGUE - Chad Randall has signed a new two-year deal at Harlequins RL. The 30-year-old hooker said: "My wife and kids are pretty happy here, we love London and the club's great. They're definitely looking to bolster the squad for next year, which is good, it's an exciting time."
1209: BREAKING CRICKET - Surrey beat Kent by 21 runs after a thrilling finish at the Oval.
1200: FOOTBALL - England centre-back Michael Dawson tells the Spurs website that reports of him being unsettled at White Hart Lane are unfounded.
1157: RUGBY UNION - Edward Griffiths, Saracens chief executive, speaking to BBC Sport about the signing of John Smit: "We are constantly looking to strengthen, and although [current hooker] Schalk Brits is one of the best players in the world, we were aware that we needed more depth in that position. John Smit became available and not only is he an outstanding player, but also an outstanding individual and leader."
1152: GOLF - Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell on Twitter: "Another blustery day here at Royal St G's. Great prep as the forecast is for wind most of weekend. Working on ball flight control."
1146: FOOTBALL - Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson tells BBC Radio Cambridgeshire that their new summer arrivals are settling in well and will play a big part in the Championship campaign.
1141: RUGBY LEAGUE - Ireland have submitted a bid to take the 2013 World Cup to Munster's 's home ground Thomond Park. It was the last of around 25 submitted to the Rugby Football League before last Friday's deadline.
1128: FOOTBALL - Fulham boss Martin Jol on new signing John Arne Riise: "He is used to performing at the very highest level for both club and country and is an accomplished player defensively, who can also contribute to our attacking play."
1124: FORMULA 1 - Wednesday's gossip column features Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo saying his team must "keep their feet on the ground" after their victory in the British Grand Prix, while Jenson Button is planning a Sunday spin around the streets of Moscow in a 2008 McLaren.
1105: FOOTBALL - Wolves boss Mick McCarthy on signing Roger Johnson at the second attempt: "I saw something in Roger a couple of years ago and thank you for your patience is what he said! Two years is a bit too long to wait really. He was the first choice this time and it has worked out for us."
1049: BREAKING FOOTBALL - Fulham have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise from Roma on a three-year contract.
1047: FOOTBALL - Former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister tells BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty that Wesley Sneijder would be a "huge hit" at Old Trafford should he join the club. He says: "Sneijder has got great quality, a good engine and maybe is the sort of player that has been missing from United's side since Roy Keane left. He will bring a bit of steel in there."
1043: FOOTBALL - Newcastle manager Alan Pardew tells the Newcastle Journal that he is not prepared to chase Paris Saint Germain striker Mevlut Erding. He says: "If the boy wants to stay at his club and be third choice and doesn't want to come to Newcastle, then I don't want him because Newcastle, for me, are a bigger club."
1038: RUGBY LEAGUE - Leeds hooker Danny Buderus is wanted by his former NRL side Newcastle but will not leave "at Leeds' expense."
1035: CRICKET - BBC Radio Scotland MW now has live coverage of the One Day International between Scotland and Sri Lanka.
1022: CYCLING - Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins has set his sights on a return from a broken collarbone at next month's Vuelta a Espana event.
1017: OLYMPICS - Chairman of the British Olympic Association Colin Moynihan tells insidethegames that he missed the IOC session in South Africa last week because of "my continued commitment to athletes."
1015: FOOTBALL - The Birmingham Mail report that Finnish goalkeeper Jukka Lehtovaara has rejected the chance to join West Brom.
1006: OLYMPICS - Last night's 5 live sport programme came up with a shortlist of six people to light the Olympic flame in 2012. They are: Sir Steve Redgrave, Daley Thompson, Dame Kelly Holmes, David Beckham, Tom Daley and Sir Chris Hoy. Who do you think should get the job? Details of how to vote by SMS are now on the 5 live website and you have until 26 July to cast your vote.
1002: CYCLING - Today's stage of the Tour de France sees the riders travel 167.5km from Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur and you can keep up to speed with BBC Sport's day-by-day guide.
0957: BREAKING RUGBY UNION - South Africa captain John Smit is to join Premiership champions Saracens after retiring from international rugby following the World Cup
0953: FOOTBALL - Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson on the signing of Paul Konchesky: "It means a lot that proven, established top flight footballers want to be part of what we are building here."
0948: FOOTBALL - New Wolves signing Roger Johnson tells Sky Sports News: "Some Birmingham fans will be disappointed that I jumped ship but some will understand that I wanted to stay in the Premier League."
0942: FOOTBALL - Joey Barton on Twitter after he was barred from entering the United States: "Total hypocrisy considering what they get up to but rules are rules......."
0930: FOOTBALL - QPR sign Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd on a three-year deal. Manager Neil Warnock tells the club's official website: "We have managed to secure an excellent player which augers well for the forthcoming campaign."
0917: FOOTBALL - Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere distances himself from quotes attributed to him in the press about captain Cesc Fabregas where he said: "Loyalty is a big part of football and it shows if you are a real man or not." Wilshere said on Twitter: "I said he has been a great role model for me! So why would i tell him to 'man up'!? Get it correct please..."
0901: BREAKING FOOTBALL - Leicester continue their summer signing spree by completing a deal for Liverpool left-back Paul Konchesky. More to follow on BBC Sport
0845: FOOTBALL - The Champions League final may be 10 months away but Welsh side Bangor City begin their campaign this evening against HJK Helsinki. Manager Neville Powell tells BBC Wales : "We've got nothing to lose - it might be another fairytale in the history of Bangor."
0831: FOOTBALL - Everton captain Phil Neville on Twitter : "Great to see Alan Irvine back at the club great coach great guy everton through and through!"
0817: CYCLING - British rider Mark Cavendish may have narrowly missed out on a stage win of the Tour de Franceon Tuesday but the HTC sprinter is favourite again to take today's stage 11 which is due to start at 1215 BST.
0813: RUGBY UNION - Premiership side Sale Sharks have appointed former Wasps coach Tony Hanks as their new first team coach.
0808: FOOTBALL - In last night's Copa America matches, Álvaro Pereira scored to give Uruguay a 1-0 win over Mexico, while Chile saw off Peru by the same scoreline. Both sides have qualified for the quarter-finals.
0802: BREAKING FOOTBALL - Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has been refused a visa to enter the United States on his club's pre-season tour.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has claimed that Manchester City's lucrative sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi government and has close links with City owner Sheikh Mansour, is a test of the credibility of Uefa's Financial Fair Play rules, report the Guardian.
Manchester United chief executive David Gill is in Milan to put the finishing touches to a deal to bring Wesley Sneijder to Old Trafford, report the Sun.
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is poised to hijack Corinthians' bid for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, report the Mirror.
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