Manchester City and Corinthians yet to agree a deal for striker Carlos Tevez Shay Given joins Aston Villa, plus more.
0000 - That's it for Monday's Sportsday. Tuesday's edition will be back at 0800 BST
Manchester United's search for a playmaker may turn to Santos' Paulo Henrique Ganso with a £25m bid being considered for the 21-year-old.
Full story: Metro 2310: FOOTBALL -
Arsenal chief executive
Ivan Gazidis tells the
club's website that he expects Arsene Wenger to continue to add to the squad. He says: "Financially we're in a strong position, we have resources to spend. We're certainly not sitting there saying 'let's hold back on our resources' for some reason, why would we?"
2258: DARTS - Defending champion
Phil Taylor recovers from an early break in throw to stave off a brave fightback from Mark Hylton and claim a 10-8 victory in the first round of the PDC World Matchplay in Blackpool.
2240: FOOTBALL -
Tottenham manager
Harry Redknapp will use his whole squad in Tuesday's friendly with Orlando Pirates. He says: "The likes of Danny Rose and Kyle Walker are back and they'll play, Bongani will play and we've the likes of Luka, Rafa, Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon, Jermain Defoe, we've lots of quality players here."
2225: FOOTBALL - Swansea midfielder
Joe Allen signs a new contract with the club. Manager
Brendan Rodgers says: "While he is not at the same level, he is that Xavi or Iniesta type of player."
2209: CYCLING -
Geraint Thomas admits he has
had offers from other teams but is also keen to focus on next year's Olympics. He says: "I'd miss the Tour to give myself every opportunity of winning in London."
2206: FOOTBALL - Winger Hogan Ephraim hit a hat-trick as
QPR began their pre-season preparations with a 13-0 rout of Tavistock.
2155: OLYMPICS - Heptathlete
Jessica Ennis tells
the Guardian that she is trying not to think too much about next year's Olympics. She says: "You could definitely send yourself into a panic thinking about all the people who will be watching you."
2135: CRICKET - Former England bowler
Angus Fraser backs
Tim Bresnan to start the first Test ahead of Stuart Broad. He tells 5 Live: "If England are carrying on with this four-man attack, they can't have someone who has an off-day. Bresnan may have the edge as the man with a more consistent line and length."
2130: FOOTBALL -
Lyon have warned their supporters that there is likely to be no new major signings this summer. Advisor Bernard Lacombe says: "In previous years, we have often paid a lot of money to sign good players who we have then sold on for a profit. In the last three years we have spent a lot of money, and won nothing. There are players we would like to move on, but they do not want to leave as they are earning very good money here."
2125: CRICKET - The rain at Old Trafford has put pay to Lancashire's efforts against Somerset with no result being declared.
2118: CRICKET -
Phil Tufnell previews the Test series between
England and
India on 5 Live: "I think I'm almost more excited than I was for the Aussies in a funny sort of way. I'm seeing this, particularly from a neutral's point of view, as one against two in the world. I think there are going to be some fantastic match-ups. India always bring a big crowd and such excitement to the ground."
2100: CRICKET - Play is about to resume in
Lancashire's rain-delayed
Clydesdale Bank 40 match with Somerset. The match has been reduced to 11 overs per side with Lancashire at 39 for three in the eighth over.
2045: CRICKET -
Scotland pick up their second Clydesdale Bank Pro 40 win in two days as they beat Warwickshire by four runs in a rain-affected match in Edinburgh.
2029: FOOTBALL - Swansea manager
Brendan Rodgers tells 5 Live about his side's pre-season training: "We came back 10 days after everybody else as we played in the play-off final. We haven't been running through forests as I've never seen a tree on a football pitch, but the lads are in for a physical time as they build up to the season."
2020: CYCLING - After a rest day today the
Tour de France gets back underway tomorrow. The pack face a 162.5km trek from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Gap with a category two climb on the agenda before a downhill finish.
2008: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport commentator
Jonathan Pearce on 5 Live's Monday Night Club: "Alex McLeish is a winner - he won a trophy at Birmingham City - and he has made a very good signing in Shay Given. They have been heavily linked with
Scott Parker and I wonder if they will push on with that now."
2003: CYCLING - British Tour de France rider
Geraint Thomas on Twitter: "For the record... I'm very happy here at Team Sky!!"
2001: FENCING - Great Britain's women's foil team fell at the quarter-final stage of the
European Fencing Championships in Sheffield today. The hosts were beaten 39-34 by an Italy side who went on to defeat Russia in the final.
Clarke celebrates emotional triumph
has been reflecting on
his remarkable Open Championship trumph as he returns to Northern Ireland following a three-shot win at Royal St George's.
1931: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty has spoken to
Carlos Tevez's representative Kia Joorabchian about his stalled move from Manchester City to Corinthians, who told him: "There is no agreement at the moment but we are working hard and we will see what happens. The deal has not been done and I don't want to say too much either way. To say I am optimistic would be just a guess but we are working hard."
1928: FOOTBALL - "Aston Villa is a huge football club and I'm really excited to be joining,"
Shay Giventells the Aston Villa website. "Everyone knows that I didn't play enough football last season, so I'm really pleased that I'll be able to put that right here. Hopefully this move will get me back to where I was before in the Premier League. I really can't wait to get started."
1910: FOOTBALL - Manchester City are awaiting the outcome of a pitch inspection ahead of tonight's friendly against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Whitecaps' Empire Field was unable to stage Saturday's match against Real Salt Lake after heavy rain left the temporary grass pitch waterlogged. The match is scheduled to be played at
0300 BST.
1905: TENNIS - World number one
Caroline WozniackiTweets: "Had a good day in London, photoshoot went well and now I am on my way back to Monaco, practice starts tomorrow :)"
1851: FOOTBALL - Sir Alex Ferguson feels
Andre Villas-Boas has been presented with "an enormous challenge" after being installed as the new
Chelsea manager. "It is a big step for Chelsea and an enormous challenge," Ferguson told
Press Association Sport. 1829: CRICKET - England under-19s beat South Africa under-19s by four wickets after reaching their target of 220 in the 47th over. Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored for England for the second match in a row, hitting 68 from the top of the order. The seven-match ODI series is now tied at 1-1.
1821: FOOTBALL - Tottenham announce the signing of 16-year-old Ivory Coast striker
Souleymane Coulibaly.
1817: CRICKET - The
International Cricket Council reveal a fans-selected 'Dream' team of Test greats, based on 250,000 votes cast worldwide ahead of Thursday's 2,000th Test match at Lord's: V Sehwag (Ind), S Gavaskar (Ind), D Bradman (Aus), S Tendulkar (Ind), B Lara (WI), K Dev (Ind), A Gilchrist (wkt, Aus), S Warne (Aus), W Akram (Pak), C Ambrose (WI), G McGrath (Aus).
1811: FOOTBALL - Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson says it is time to "forget" about signing Inter Milan's
Wesley Sneijder. "Forget it," he told
Press Association Sport. "I'm not so sure Sneijder will be easy to get."
1807: FOOTBALL - Chelsea midfielder
Jon Mikel Obi Tweets: "It's going to be an exciting season. New coach, Fernando Torres is doing great and scoring goals in training - watch out for the brand new team."
1803: FOOTBALL - Arsenal are also closing in on the capture of highly-rated Costa Rica youngster
Joel Campbell, after club executive Richard Law flew to South America to clinch a £900,000 deal for the 19-year-old. The player's father told
La Prensa Libre newspaper a medical was imminent, saying: "These tests will be supervised by the people of Arsenal. Everything is virtually ready."
1757: TAEKWONDO - Performance director Gary Hall maintains the hard work will continue in Korea for Team GB's Taekwondo fighters after more medals for London 2012 duo
Michael Harvey and
Jade Jones at the prestigious
ChunCheon Open. 1734: CYCLING - Belgian rider
Tom Boonen, who dropped out of
the Tour de France on the seventh stage after an earlier crash, is to return to the road in the Tour of Poland, Quick-Step announce.
1728: FOOTBALL - Swansea make an increased bid of around £1.8m for
Newcastle winger
Wayne Routledge, report BBC Wales.
1723: CRICKET - Umpire
Daryl Harper says he
pulled of of his farewell Testl due to the International Cricket Council's failure to act over what the Australian describes as "bullying" from Indian players, cricket officials and media.
1720: BOXING - David HayeTweets: "Hey Guys,Thanks for all the support over last couple of weeks. I've been having some much needed R&R. Interesting times ahead... ;-)"
1715: CRICKET - South Africa opener
Graeme Smith has been withdrawn from the Champions League Twenty20 tournament to
fully recover from knee surgery in time for the international season.
1705: FOOTBALL - Former France international
Ousmane Dabo, who spent two-and-a-half years at Manchester City between 2006 and 2008, retires at the age of 34.
1700: CRICKET - England batting coach
Graham Gooch backs captain
Andrew Strauss to
rediscover his form during the forthcoming Test series against India. "Every player goes through a lean patch from time to time," said the former England opener. "He's prepared himself the best he could and I would expect him to have a good series and lead from the front against India."
1648: FOOTBALL - Blackburn Rovers' owners confirm they hope to sign a midfielder and a striker before the transfer window closes. "We are currently busy exploring the recruitment of a striker and a midfielder - and we fully intend to have both of them in place before the transfer window closes," read a statement on
the club's official website. Rovers are reportedly close to landing Argentinian
Mariano Pavone, although the name of the midfielder remains a mystery.
1628: FOOTBALL - Reuters report that the saga over the fate of the 2006 Italian title appears to be finally over after the football federation (FIGC) decided it did not have the authority to take the scudetto away from
Inter Milan, Italian media claimed on Monday.
1620: FOOTBALL - And more from
Manchester City as the club unveil extensive plans to
develop a world-class first-team and youth training. The facility will include an academy for 400 players, 16 football pitches, state-of-the-art first-team training and injury rehabilitation facilities, a 7,000-capacity stadium and staff offices.
1614: FOOTBALL From the official
Manchester City Twitter feed: "Defender
Jerome Boateng has left City to return to Germany and join Bayern Munich."
1602: FOOTBALL - Kyle Lafferty could be set to miss the first month of the season after being told he needs surgery to cure a hernia problem. "Kyle is going for an operation next Tuesday which will keep him out for three to four weeks," manager Ally McCoist told
www.rangers.co.uk: 1558: FOOTBALL - Corinthians claim a deal to sign Argentina international
Carlos Tevez from Manchester City is not in place because City "have asked for changes in the form of payment and on the value of the transfer".
1555: ATHLETICS - World heptathlon champion
Jessica Ennis will compete in five events at the
July 29-31 UK Trials and Championships as she steps up preparations for the defence of her title. The 25-year-old has entered the high jump, long jump, 100 metres hurdles, shot put and javelin at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.
1542: DIVING - GB pair Jenna Randall and Olivia Allison secured 10th place in the Duet Technical final at the Fina World Diving Championships in Shanghai.
1538: FOOTBALL - Defender Antonio Amaya has left Wigan after signing a three-year contract with Spanish side Real Betis.
1525: FOOTBALL - No deal has yet been agreed to bring Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez to Corinthians, the Brazilian club announced on Monday, report AFP.
1510: BOXING - Bolton's Amir Khan says he faces the sternest test of his career when he goes head to head with Zab Judah in Las Vegas on Saturday night. "I think he could be the toughest one yet," Khan told Press Association Sport.
1505: RUGBY LEAGUE - The Rugby Football League have ended any lingering hopes of a reprieve for one of the current Super League clubs by confirming that the number of teams will remain at 14 from next season.
1500: RUGBY LEAGUE - The Rugby Football League reveals it has received 25 bids from local authorities to act as hosts for the 2013 World Cup.
1454: CYCLING - Geraint Thomas warns a move from Team Sky - even in Olympic year - is not beyond the realms of possibility after his Tour de France performance attracted admirers from the wider cycling world.
1450: FORMULA 1 -
Monday's top F1 gossip story: Spaniard
Javier Villa says he has a "good chance" of making his Formula 1 debut with Hispania this season. (ItaliaRacing.net)
1445: FOOTBALL - Turkish football federation officials will meet on Tuesday to discuss whether the new season should be delayed due to a major match-fixing investigation, a federation official said on Monday after talks with UEFA.
1439: RUGBY LEAGUE - Castleford have been given permission to field loan players
Rob Parker and Ben Davies in Sunday's Challenge Cup quarter-final against Huddersfield.
1425: CRICKET - England under-19s
dismiss South Africa for 219 in the second ODI at Northampton with Worcestershire's Aneesh Kapil was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4-36.
1420: SNOOKER - World Championship finalist
Judd Trump has suffered a shock exit at the hands of world number 19
Mark Davis on day one of the inaugural Australian Goldfields Open.
1414: FOOTBALL -
Yohan Cabaye has become the third Newcastle player to be denied an entry visa for the club's pre-season tour of the United States according to the Press Association. Joey Barton and Nile Ranger were also denied a visa.
1408: TENNIS - British number one
Elena Baltacha has lost the first set in her first round against
Mariya Koryttseva in the Baku Cup in Azerbaijan but is currently 3-0 up in the second set. Follow Baltacha's progress on the tournament's
official website. 1405: ATHLETICS -
Martyn Rooney on Twitter: "Had a good race yesterday with @OscarPistorius, still slow times but nice to be at the front against a solid field again, Lucern is next."
1400: FOOTBALL - Aston Villa are on the verge of
completing a £3.5m deal for Manchester City's Republic of Ireland goalkeeper
Shay Given.
1351: RUGBY LEAGUE - Huddersfield Giants winger
David Hodgson has
signed a three-year deal with Hull Kingston Rovers to commence at the start of the 2012 season.
1345: FOOTBALL - The chairman of all 12 Scottish Premier League clubs met today to discuss changes to the league including play offs and promotion. However, a number of chairmen believe plans for a smaller 10-team top flight will not go ahead.
1339: SWIMMING - Double Olympic swimming champion
Rebecca Adlington on Twitter: "Good luck to @KeriannePayne and @CassiePatten who race in the Open Water 10k tomorrow at World Championships and Olympic Qualifiers!"
1330: TENNIS - British number one
Elena Baltacha is currently 3-0 down in her first round against
Mariya Koryttseva of the Ukraine in the Baku Cup in Azerbaijan. Follow Baltacha's progress on the tournament's
official website. 1317: FOOTBALL - Press Association Sport reports former Manchester City midfielder
Patrick Vieira, who moved into the club's youth development team following his retirement, says the club would soon recover from the sale of captain Carlos Tevez. "In football, it is not the first time a big club has lost a big player," he said. "I believe we can still achieve our targets and we will still have a really competitive team."
1310: FENCING -
BBC Sport's Ollie Williams on Twitter: "Phone call from GB shooter Peter Wilson to tell me he's won World Cup gold. Pleasure to work on sports where athletes phone reporters."
1253: RUGBY UNION - New Zealand fly-half
Stephen Donald's proposed move to Bath is in doubt due to technicalities over his work permit. The 27-year-old was due to arrive at the Rec this summer from Super 15 side Chiefs.
1248: RUGBY LEAGUE - The
Rugby Football League (RFL) has confirmed that the 13 clubs joining Widnes Vikings, who were awarded a licence in March to allow them to make the transition from the Championship, in Super League for the next three seasons will be announced on 26 July. Applications from the existing 14 Engage Super League clubs were submitted in April along with an application from Championship club Halifax.
1235: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport's Phil McNulty on Twitter: "Formal bid or not from Villa for N'Zogbia - their opening move has been rejected by Wigan. Steve Bruce will take note at Sunderland."
1234: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport understands that
Wigan have rejected a bid from
Aston Villa for French midfielder
Charles N'Zogbia.
1227: TENNIS - The
LTA has announced that
Great Britain's Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II third round promotion tie against
Hungary will take place in Scotland at the Braehead Arena from 16-18 September 2011.
1220: FENCING - BBC Sport's Ollie Williams says
Britain's fencers are running out of time to prove they can perform when it matters after failing to win a single medal in this month's European Championships in Sheffield.
1212: FOOTBALL -
Blackpool have signed Liverpool reserve team midfielder
Gerardo Bruna on
a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.
1206: FORMULA 1 -
Renault technical director
James Allison sees this week's German Grand Prix as an opportunity for the team, who are fifth in the championship, to "claw our way back to respectability with a reasonable series of upgrades", plus more in
Monday's gossip column. 1153: FOOTBALL - Sky Sports News reports that
Wigan reject bid from
Aston Villa for midfielder
Charles N'Zogbia. 1147: CRICKET - The
Melbourne Stars announce the signing of England all-rounder
Luke Wright ahead of the inaugural KFC T20 Big Bash League in Australia.
1141: FOOTBALL - Winger
Michael Kightly signs a new
12-month contract at
Wolves after recovering from two seasons of injury problems.
1136: DIVING -
Chen Ruolin and
Wang Hao win the women's 10m platform synchronised diving competition at the
World Championships in Shanghai. British duo
Tonia Couch and
Sarah Barrow finish fourth.
1108: HORSE RACING - BBC Sport commentator
Cornelius LysaghtTweets: "Nicky Henderson to face BHA disciplinary panel 28/7/11 over positive drug test on Heather Royal that sparked concerns/non-running of Binocular from ChHdle."
1055: RUGBY LEAGUE - Huddersfield winger David Hodgson is to return to his roots after signing a three-year contract with Hull KR from next season.
Arsenal on Twitter: Wenger - "Cesc not certain for Cologne trip. Manager to assess Fabregas' fitness before making decision."
1035: FOOTBALL - Manchester City's friendly with the Vancouver Whitecaps in North America is postponed and moved to Tuesday because of torrential rain.
1030: FOOTBALL - Sunderland have signed a partnership agreement with top Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko as they seek to promote the club in Africa.
1025: FOOTBALL - Arsenal have finalised the signing of Ivory Coast striker
Gervinho on a "long-term" contract, the Premier League club have confirmed. The Gunners announced last week a deal had been agreed for the Ivory Coast international and the paperwork has now been approved.
1015: CRICKET - Essex coach Paul Grayson is angry that his side were unable to get a result in their rained-off CB40 match at Nottinghamshire on Sunday, telling
BBC Essex that "it's a disgrace". 1009: FOOTBALL - Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that Belgian goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois is undergoing a medical after the Barclays Premier League club agreed a deal with his club Genk.
0953: GOLF - Psychologist
Bob Rotella has been telling BBC Radio 5 live how visualising success and being relaxed helped Darren Clarke to win the Open: "We got him to go unconscious with his putting. Look where you want to go and hit it - make it in your mind."
0945: GOLF - Northern Ireland's newspaper reaction to Darren Clarke's Open victory The Irish News - 'It's for the kids'
Tyrone's Darren Clarke completed a remarkable journey from tragedy to triumph last night when he became the third Northern Ireland golfer in two years to win a major championship
The Irish Times - 'Clarke joins Northern stars with Open win'
Darren Clarke earned a huge 3m euros payday when he claimed the 140th British Open at Royal St George's Golf Club in England yesterday, but, for a man who lost his wife, Heather, to breast cancer five years ago, becoming a major champion meant more than any financial remuneration.
Irish Independent - 'Clarke's Finest Claret'
Golden oldie finally proves the man for the great occasion
Irish Daily Star - 'We're Golf Capital of the World'
North hailed after historic Clarke victory
Belfast Telegraph - 'Northern Ireland, golf capital of the world'
Dazzling Dazza bags third 'Ulster' major in 13 months
0933: FOOTBALL - Scotland's top transfer gossip story: Rangers are expected to end their long-standing interest in Dundee United striker David Goodwillie because of the complexities of the proposed deal. (Daily Record)
0929: FOOTBALL - Manchester United captain
Nemanja Vidic says he expects a fierce Premier League fight with rivals Manchester City this season. "It is clear Manchester City have the money and they will sign new players," said the Serbia defender. "They will definitely be in position to fight for the league."
0920: GOLF - Royal and Ancient Club chief executive
Peter Dawson on the possibility of taking the Open back to Northern Ireland: "I don't want to start a hare running on this, other than we are going to take a closer look."
0904: FOOTBALL - Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri is confident reported Arsenal target
Marek Hamsik will remain at the club next season, report Gazzetta dello Sport.
0900: GOLF - Darren Clarke's manager
Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler tells BBC Sport that the 2011 Open champion is "yet to go to bed" having celebrated through the night and is due to attend a news conference shortly.
0845: FOOTBALL - Wales midfielder
Joe Allen has said he is on the verge of agreeing a new deal with Premier League newcomers Swansea City,
report BBC Wales. 0835: FOOTBALL - Midfielder
Joe Cole still has a "big contribution" to make at Liverpool, according to first-team coach Steve Clarke.
0830: DIVING - Li Shixin continues China's domination of the diving at the world swimming championships by winning gold in the men's 1m springboard competition.
0825: RUGBY UNION - Australia coach Robbie Deans defended his decision to rest a host of his first-choice players in their
embarrassing 32-23 defeat to Samoa. When asked if he should have picked his best available side with the World Cup so close, Deans said: "We're damned if we did and damned if we didn't.
0820: GOLF - Newspaper reaction to Darren Clarke's victory at the Open: Well worth the weight(the Sun)
Darren Clarke pocketed a whopping #2.9million by winning The Open last night - but now he has to shed a few pounds.
'It's for the kids' (the Guardian)
Darren Clarke, Open champion. Easy to say, hard to believe. But that was the story told on Sunday as the big man from Dungannon walked strong and proud through the squalls, all the way up to the final hole theatre at Royal St George's to claim the greatest prize in golf.
Claret Glug(Daily Mirror)
Darren Clarke dedicated his popular Open win to his sons after claiming his late wife inspired him.
Heaven Sent(Daily Star)
Darren Clarke kept his nerve to pull off one of the most emotional Open victories of all time.
Fairway to Heaven(Daily Mail)
Darren Clarke paid a moving tribute to his late wife Heather after pulling off one of the most emotional wins in Open history.
Thanks Tiger(Daily Record)
Dazzling Darren Clarke thanked Tiger Woods for the text message of support that inspired him to grab Open glory.
Golden Oldie(Daily Telegraph)
Until yesterday, Darren Clarke was more closely associated with pints of Guinness than the Claret Jug, but last night he got to enjoy them both.
Clarke toast of Sandwich(the Times - requires subscription)
There were cheers, there were tears and no doubt there were quite a few beers downed as well by the time that Darren Clarke and his friends were done last night.
Clarke big man for the great occasion (Independent)
Never had the champion prevailed after so many attempts and never had the champion cheered so many hearts. When Darren Clarke tapped in on the 18th last night to win the 140th Open Championship the tears flowed almost as quickly as the Guinness.
0810: FOOTBALL - Barcelona have two weeks to meet Arsenal's £40m asking price for midfielder Cesc Fabregas,
report the Sun. 0800: FOOTBALL - - Top transfer stories from
today's Gossip Column:Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero is prepared to take a pay cut to join Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects to see midfielder Cesc Fabregas in a Gunners shirt on Saturday when the team play Cologne in a friendly.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Peter Crouch is being tracked by QPR after Spurs signalled they would be willing to sell the striker this summer.
Full story: Metro
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