0000 - That's all from Thursday's Sportsday Live, which will resume on Friday at 0800 BST
2346: FOOTBALL - Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed
Manchester United midfielder
Park Ji-sung is considering a two-year contract offer from the Old Trafford outfit.
2325: FOOTBALL - Manchester City boss
Roberto Mancini on the
Carlos Tevez transfer latest: "A the moment Carlos is still a City player, like yesterday, like three days ago."
2317: FOOTBALL -
Fulham boss
Martin Jol backs Andrew Johnson to hit goals this season after he scored in the
4-0 win over Crusaders. He said: "I feel there is a lot more goals in Andy Johnson. Every game when I see him he is quick and he can score goals."
2305: FOOTBALL -
Argentinian radio station Radio La Red report that national team manager Sergio Batista could be sacked in the next few hours.
2246: FOOTBALL -
Dundee United manager Peter Houston after his side
were knocked out of the Europa League by Slask Wroclaw: "I'm absolutely gutted. It was a magnificent Dundee United performance from a very young side."
2219: FOOTBALL - Sky Sports reporter Graeme Bailey
on Twitter: "Corriere dello Sport claims Carlos Tevez has held talks with Inter's technical director Marco Branca in Sardinia today - #mcfc"
2204: CYCLING - Reigning champion
Alberto Contador has given up hope of winning the Tour de France after
Andy Schleck's stunning stage win left him struggling in seventh place overall. He said: "Victory is impossible now. I had a bad day. My legs didn't respond and I just hit a wall. It was a very difficult day right from the start."
2135: BREAKING FOOTBALL -
Dundee United knocked out. They had a great chance in stoppage time as David Goodwillie finds Jon Daly inside the box but the striker cannot keep his shot down and Slask Wroclaw go through on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
2132: FOOTBALL - Llanelli see their Europa League challenge end with a heavy 5-0 defeat to Dinamo Tbilisi, while The New Saints lose 8-3 on aggregate to FC Midtjylland.
2122: BREAKING FOOTBALL -
Fulham beat Crusaders 7-1 on aggregate to book a third round qualifier with either Domzale or RNK Split.
2116: FOOTBALL - Disaster for
Dundee United as Sebastian Dudek curls a superb shot into the top right-hand corner from about 25 yards. No chance for Dusan Pernis and United now need to score again to progress. As things stand, Slask Wroclaw are through on away goals.
2108: FOOTBALL - New
Rangers signing Lee Wallace hopes he will not be targeted by unhappy Hearts fans if he makes his debut against his former club in Saturday's Premier League opener at Ibrox. He says: "I hope there is no hate and that takes care of itself."
2056: FOOTBALL -
Bobby Zamora and
Steve Sidwell score twice in quick succession to put Fulham 4-0 up on the night over Crusaders.
2050: FOOTBALL -
Damien Duff doubles Fulham's lead over Irish side Crusaders.
2038: ATHLETICS - World junior champion Jodie Williams raced to a season's best 11.33 seconds to win her 100m semi-final at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn.
2035: BOXING - British heavyweight contender
Tyson Fury tells Andrew Flintoff on 5 Live: "I've lost 25lbs but I'm still going to weigh about 18st 2lb at the weigh-in in the morning."
2032: FOOTBALL -
Dundee United captain
Jon Daly converts a penalty with a fierce shot into the top left-hand corner. United now lead 3-2 on aggregate.
2020: MOTOGP - British Superbike rider
John Hopkins has been given a wildcard ride by Suzuki for this weekend's United States grand prix at Laguna Seca. The American says: "To be honest it couldn't be at a better track for me."
2016: GOLF - Open champion
Darren Clarke is to receive the PGA Recognition Award in December. "We had invited Darren to accept this award long before his Open triumph because he had already made an immense contribution to golf," said
PGA chief executive Sandy Jones.
2008: FOOTBALL -
Darren Bent converts an Emile Heskey cross to put Aston Villa ahead in their pre-season friendly at Walsall.
1959: FOOTBALL - In tonight's other Europa League qualifier, John Arne Riise has crossed for
Andrew Johnson to score and put
Fulham 1-0 up on Crusaders.
1956: FOOTBALL -
Dundee United have gotten off to an amazing start against Slask Wroclaw with two goals in the opening five minutes. Goals by Keith Watson and David Goodwillie have given the Tangerines a 2-0 lead on the night and a 2-1 aggregate lead. However, as things stand, Slask only need an away goal to progress.
1951: FOOTBALL - Dundee United 1-0 Slask Wroclaw. United win a corner and the delivery finds Sean Dillon, who lays the ball back to Keith Watson and the defender smashes a powerful shot into the net. Perfect start for United. Full text commentary on
BBC Sport website. 1950: ATHLETICS - Reigning world and Olympic double sprint champion
Usain Bolt says he is not currently in world record shape, reports
BBC Sport. The 24-year-old Jamaican set world bests in 2008 and 2009 and will run the 100m in Friday's Diamond League meeting in Monaco. "I'm a long way off 9.58 seconds. I'm not going to lie to myself and say that I'll get there. It's not going to happen this season," he said.
1945: FOOTBALL -
The Norwich City website has revealed that Tottenham defender
Kyle Naughton is set to join the club on a season-long loan deal.
1940: FOOTBALL -
Dundee United starting XI for this evening's Europa League second leg against Slask Wroclaw: Pernis, Dillon, Dixon, Severin, Kenneth, Flood, Goodwillie, Daly, Rankin, Watson, Russell. That's one change from the first leg with Garry Kenneth replacing Barry Douglas. Danny Swanson is also back from injury and joins Douglas on the bench.
Live text commentary on BBC Sport website.1935: FOOTBALL -
FC Barcelona on Twitter: "FC Barcelona and Udinese have reach agreement on the transfer of Alexis Sánchez. The deal is for 5 years. The cost of the transfer is 26 million (euros) with variable cost of 11.5 million. The player is due in Barcelona this weekend. Medical test and the signing of the contract will take place on Monday."
1931: FORMULA 1 -
Lewis Hamilton says there is "no reason to panic" as McLaren target a return to form at the German Grand Prix, reports
BBC Sport. Hamilton and team-mate Jenson Button are both 95 points behind Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel with 10 races to go.
1925: FORMULA 1 - Red Bull's
Mark Webber says the team have discussed the issue of team orders after the British Grand Prix and reveals he has received assurances that decisions will continue to be made in the interests of the team and not just to benefit team-mate and world championship leader Sebastian Vettel. Watch the video on
BBC Sport website (UK only). 1916: FOOTBALL - Former Italian international defender Fabio Cannavaro and ex-Fulham striker Brian McBride are included in the New York Cosmos squad for the 5 August friendly against
Manchester United, which will have Paul Scholes in its team for the last time to end the midfielder's 17-year career at Old Trafford. The recently reformed Cosmos will be coached by former Man United star Eric Cantona.
1904: ATHLETICS - Irish Paralympic champion
Jason Smyth has missed out on the A standard for the 100m at next month's World Championships in Daegu. The man from Derry, who is visually impaired, clocked 10.43 seconds in Lucerne - short of the 10.18 standard he needed but his 10.22 season's best set earlier this year is under the B standard and may still be enough to see him join fellow Paralympian Oscar Pistorius at the championships.
1858: FOOTBALL -
Fulham team to play Crusaders in Europa League second qualifying round at Craven Cottage: Schwarzer, Hughes, Hangeland, Senderos, Briggs, Duff, Murphy, Sidwell, John Arne Riise, Zamora, Andrew Johnson. Subs: Etheridge, Kelly, Baird, Bjorn Helge Riise, Etuhu, Frei, Trotter. The Cottagers are 3-1 up from the first leg.
1852: FORMULA 1 - McLaren's
Jenson Button says he does not think that Ferrari's revival, which saw Fernando Alonso win the British Grand Prix, will continue at this weekend's German Grand Prix. Watch the video on the
BBC Sport website (UK only). 1845: ATHLETICS - Triple-jumper
Phillips Idowu says he will not talk to UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee again until he receives a public apology, reports
BBC Sport. Van Commenee criticised Idowu in a BBC TV interview in June after he used Twitter to reveal he was pulling out of the European Team Championships.
1839: CRICKET - Sticking with the cricket, here are the
County Championship scores at close of play: Division One, Nottinghamshire are 35-3 in response to Hampshire's 213, Sussex have reached 103-3 as they chase Warwickshire's huge first innings score of 521, in a gripping Roses match Lancashire are 33-3 in their second innings, adding to 328 in the first, after Yorkshire recovered from 45-8 to score 239. In Division Two, Gloucestershire are 486-7 after Kent scored 205, Northamptonshire are 220-6 in response to Derbyshire 364 and Middlesex were all out for 308 at Surrey just before close. Full scorecards and reports on
BBC Sport website. 1832: CRICKET - And just as the players come out, play is abandoned for the day at Lord's with the prospect of further rain on the way.
1826: CRICKET - The teams are taking to the pitch at Lord's with play about to restart following the rain delay. England will pick up on 127-2, with Jonathan Trott unbeaten on 58 and Kevin Pietersen 22 not out. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1820: FOOTBALL -
Llanelli are 2-0 down after 10 minutes of their Europa League second round clash with Dinamo Tblisi. Xisco and Alberto Yague scored the goals for the Georgians. The Reds held a 2-1 advantge from the first leg.
1813: FOOTBALL - More Rangers-related news: St Johnstone have rejected an offer from Scottish Premier League rivals Rangers for midfielder
Murray Davidson, reports
BBC Sport. 1805: FOOTBALL - American international
Alejandro Bedoya has agreed to join Rangers, subject to a work permit, reports
BBC Sport. The 24-year-old midfielder, currently with Swedish club Orebro, will arrive at Ibrox in January.
1756: FOOTBALL - Wigan boss Roberto Martinez denies winger
Charles N'Zogbia has gone on strike, reports
Sky Sports. Aston Villa and Sunderland have both targeted the France international this summer, with Wigan rejecting a bid from Villa earlier this week. "He's been a true professional around the place. He couldn't be any further away from being on strike," said Martinez.
1745: CRICKET - There will be a pitch inspection at Lord's at 1800 BST.
1743: CYCLING - Tour de France race organisers have been lenient and Mark Cavendish, who was part of a group of 88 riders who finished outside of the cut-off time, will be allowed to continue racing. However, Cavendish, who leads the points classification, has been docked 20 points. He now leads Jose Joaquin Rojas, who finished inside the time limit, by just 15 points.
1740: CRICKET - The rain has stopped in London but the covers are still on at Lord's, as are the floodlights. The umpires are inspecting the pitch. England are 127-2 and you can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1732: CYCLING - Britain's Mark Cavendish finishes in a group 35 minutes, 40 seconds behind Andy Schleck, the winner of the 18th stage of the Tour de France. It is over the allowed limit of 33'07" behind the stage winner but it is expected the green points jersey wearer will remain in the Tour as so many riders were adrift of the time.
1723: CRICKET - Yorkshire's Richard Pyrah scores 117 as Yorkshire
recover from 45-8 to post 239 all out in reply to Lancashire's first innings total of 328 in the Roses match. England seamer Ryan Sidebottom hit 52 in a ninth-wicket stand of 154
1705: ATHLETICS - Ahead of Friday's Monaco Diamond League meeting and the last 100m he will run before the World Championships begin in Daegu, South Korea, next month, Jamaica's
Usain Bolt says he will not be breaking his world record of 9.58 seconds this year.
1655: CRICKET - Rain continuing to prevent the resumption of play in the first Test between England and India after tea. England are 127-2 and you can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1650: ATHLETICS - Britain's world triple jump champion
Phillips Idowu has told BBC Sport that he won't talk to head of UK athletics
Charles van Commenee again until he publicly apologises to him over the "Twitter row". Idowu goes on to say that van Commenee publicly embarrassed him and until he receives an apology, he doesn't want anything to do with him.
1645: CYCLING - Confirmation that
Thomas Voeckler retains his yellow jersey. Andy Schleck is now second overall, 15 seconds behind the Frenchman. Frank Schleck is third, 1'08" adrift, with Cadel Evans fourth at 1'12".
1641: CYCLING - Frank Schleck sprints up the final 200m to take second. Cadel Evans is third and Thomas Voeckler comes in just behind. He finishes 2'21" after Andy Schleck and that means he will keep the yellow jersey.
1638: CYCLING - Andy Schleck wins stage 18 of the Tour de France. 1634: CYCLING - Alberto Contador's challenge fades on the Col du Galibier. Cadel Evans has broken the group but yellow jersey wearer Thomas Voeckler is still there. If he finishes within 2'36" of Andy Schleck he will stay in yellow. The lead is 2'54" but Andy is in the final 500m.
1632: CYCLING - The snow that covered the road at the summit of the Col du Galibier just a couple of days ago has gone. Inside the last 3km and
Andy Schleck's lead is just over three minutes. Pre-race favourite, and three-time winner, Alberto Contador yet to make his move. Cadel Evans continuing to drag the yellow jersey group up the mountain.
Listen to live commentary of the finish on BBC Radio 5 live. 1630: CRICKET - Rain at Lord's is preventing the resumption of play in the first Test between England and India after tea. England are 127-2 and you can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1623: CYCLING - Just 5km left for
Andy Schleck but his lead is being whittled away by
Cadel Evans. Schleck's lead is down to 3'15". Australian Evans, who is currently in second place overall, has an advantage of 1'18" over Andy Schleck in the general classification.
1615: CYCLING - Huge crowds lining the roadside as Andy Schleck rides away from Maxim Iglinskiy. Roche fell away just beyond the 10km to go marker. Australia's Cadel Evans is leading the chasing yellow jersey group some 3'40" down the mountain. Andy Schleck is 7.5km from the finish line.
1609: CYCLING - Luxembourg's
Andy Schleck continues to head the 18th stage of the 2011 Tour de France. He is leading a trio of riders, including Ireland's Nicolas Roche, up the Col du Galibier. 10km remaining and the lead over the yellow jersey group is 4'24".
1605: CRICKET - Bad light stopped play a few minutes before the scheduled tea interval at Lord's. England have progressed to 127-2 with Trott 58 not out and Pietersen unbeaten on 22. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1556: CYCLING -
Andy Schleck's lead is up to three minutes 46 seconds on the peloton as the Leopard Trek rider climbs the stage's final ascent. Twenty kilometres remain to the finish.
Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live. 1547: OLYMPICS - The first trucks of sand have been delivered to
London 2012 beach volleyball venue Horse Guards Parade. The courts next to St James's Park will receive 2,310,490 kg of sand from 120 trucks in preparation for a beach volleyball test event which starts on 9 August as part of the London Prepares series.
1542: FOOTBALL -
Football League clubs have voted to reduce the number of substitutes that can be named on the teamsheet for matches in the Football League from seven to five.
1538: GOLF - Caddie
Steve Williams tells
TV New Zealand he has lost "a tremendous amount of respect" for
Tiger Woods after the former world number one ended their 12-year partnership. "I'm a very big stickler for loyalty and I stuck with Tiger through his difficult period when a lot of people though I should have left his side," he said.
1535: CYCLING - The Associated Press reports that Danish rider
Martin Lind, who is competing in Italy's Brixia Tour stage race, says he has broken his collar bone and suffered concussion after crashing into cattle that had strayed onto the course.
1530: CYCLING -
Andy Schleck has built up a lead of over three minutes over the yellow jersey group. If he maintains the gap over the final 30km, he will become the general classification leader. Astana's
Maxim Iglinskiy is still the stage's lone leader, but is being reeled in by the five-strong group containing Schleck. Latest updates are available on the Tour's
official website. 1520: FOOTBALL - Four men who successfully campaigned for the right to play football whilst imprisoned on Robben Island under the apartheid regime of South Africa enjoy a trip of a lifetime to Wembley stadium.
Watch the report on BBC Sport's website. 1515: CRICKET - Former Australia captain
Steve Waugh tells BBC Test Match Special that 56 cricketers reported an approach by a bookmaker last year, compared with five the year before. Waugh, a member of the MCC's World Cricket Committee, also calls for life-time bans for anyone found guilty of match-fixing.
1509: CYCLING -
Andy Schleck's daring break puts him within 24 seconds of becoming virtual race leader as he amasses a lead of two minutes 17 seconds over yellow Jersey
Thomas Voeckler and the rest of the peloton. Around 50km to go in the stage. Latest updates are available on the Tour's
official website. 1505: RUGBY LEAGUE -
Sarah Bennison, 22, tells
BBC Sport's George Riley why she is aiming to become the first female Super League referee. "I've been immersed in rugby league since I started watching Bradford Bulls and, as I've never really had the urge to try and play it, I thought I'd try and get involved through refereeing," she said.
1458: CRICKET - England are currently 92-2 on day one of the first Test at Lord's.
Jonathan Trott and
Kevin Pietersen are on 30 and 16 respectively. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1453: CYCLING - One of the race favourites,
Andy Schleck, has finally made his move in the Tour de France on the Col d'Izoard. The two-time Tour runner up has ridden away from the group that contains
Thomas Voeckler, who is in the yellow jersey, and pre-race favourite
Alberto Contador among others. He has a lead of more than one minute over the group of contenders, although he is three minutes behind a breakaway group. There is around 55km remaining which includes the 23km climb up the legendary Col du Galibier. Latest updates are available on the Tour's
official website. 1446: FOOTBALL - Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of former Chelsea striker
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as first-team coach and are also set to wrap up the signing of
George Boateng reports
BBC Radio Nottingham. 1441: CYCLING - Dutchman
Johnny Hoogerland drops away from the leading group of nine riders as they climb the Col d'Izoard on the 18th stage of the Tour de France. The lead on an increasingly stretched peloton is just over four minutes. Latest updates are available on the Tour's
official website. 1434: GOLF -
London's Evening Standard reports that
Tom Watson has backed
Rory McIlroy to overcome his dislike of links golf after being blown away at Royal St George's last week. "I have empathy for Rory. He will change, though. He will understand the difficulties and the way you have to manage yourself."
1428: FORMULA 1 - Indian driver
Karun Chandhok on the news he will be replacing
Jarno Trulli at Team Lotus for this weekend's German Grand Prix. "I am approaching the weekend in a very realistic frame of mind. I will be doing my best to push and to make sure I learn as much as possible all weekend, take each session as it comes and work as closely as I can with the engineers and the whole team to do the best job I can," he said.
1413: FORMULA 1 -
Rubens Barrichello believes re-signing with Williams will be a "straightforward" matter even though contract talks have yet to begin, the Press Association reports. "Of course, it will be on the same basis as the current one, so I don't think it will take very long. But as far as it happening, it should be a very straightforward thing."
1406: FOOTBALL - Doncaster Rovers have extended the contract of midfielder
James Coppinger until 2014, reports
BBC Sport. 1359: CRICKET - Play is back under way at Lord's between
England and India. And England have just lost their second wicket. Andrew Strauss has gone for 22, caught by Ishant Sharma off the bowling of Zaheer Khan, leaving the hosts 62-2. Kevin Pietersen the next man in. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1355: FOOTBALL - Hearts accept £1.5m bid from Rangers for defender
Lee Wallace, reports
BBC Scotland. 1350: FOOTBALL - Inverness manager
Terry Butcher says the early start to the Scottish Premier League campaign is "farcical" and claims most clubs are not ready for this weekend's opening matches, reports the Press Association. "You look at the squads that have been assembled by clubs and they are nowhere near complete," said Butcher. "Some may say they are but other clubs, like ourselves, are still looking at players."
1344: FOOTBALL - Wycombe Wanderers boss Gary Waddock pledges to "nurture" teenage attacking prospect
Jordan Ibe, reports
BBC Sport. The 15-year-old youth team product, who has attracted reported interest from Manchester United, has featured heavily in the Chairboys' pre-season schedule.
1336: BOXING - Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard admits he is impressed with British fighter
Amir Khan and believes the 24-year-old has a chance to "make a name for himself" in his
unification bout against Zab Judah in Las Vegas on Sunday morning.
1327: FOOTBALL - Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson is set to give another chance to striker
Danny Uchechi after being impressed by his initial trial, reports
Sky Sports. Uchechi, who is a Nigeria Under-20 international, played 45 minutes of Posh's 3-2 victory over Notts County in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday.
1320: FOOTBALL - Bolton are hoping to finalise a £5m move for Barcelona striker
Jeffren Suarez, reports
talkSPORT. 1313: CRICKET - Sri Lanka drop limited overs vice-captain
Thilina Kandamby for the home series against Australia next month. Tillakaratne Dilshan is retained as captain.
1305: CRICKET - It is lunch at Lord's and
England are 43-1. The only wicket to fall is Alastair Cook, who was trapped lbw by Zaheer Khan for 12. Andrew Strauss is 20 not out with Jonathan Trott unbeaten on nine. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1300: FOOTBALL - Adel Taarabt tells
BBC Sport: "We're talking with Paris Saint-Germain, but nothing is done. We're very close, but if no deal is reached then I will play for QPR in the Premier League." PSG bought by Qatari investors, recently appointed ex-Inter coach Leonardo. "I really like the project. It's a massive club which hasn't won Ligue 1 since 1994 and they want to win the Champions League," added Taarabt.
1255: GOLF - Steve Williams, the former caddie of
Tiger Woods speaks out after being ditched by the American. Williams said: "You could say I've wasted the last two years of my life. I wouldn't ditch someone when the chip are down. I've stuck by Tiger. I'm not disappointed I've been fired because that's part of the job but the timing is extraordinary."
1250: FOOTBALL - Newcastle United assistant manager
John Carver says the club need to
make new signings following the 0-0 pre-season draw with Sporting Kansas City.
1245: CRICKET - Latest scores from the
County Championship: In Division One, Somerset are 96-0 on day one against Durham, Hampshire have struggled to 63-4 against Nottinghamshire on day after the first day was washed out, Warwickshire have amassed 299-6 against Sussex, Yorkshire are struggling in the Roses match on 26-3 in response to Lancashire's 328. In Division Two, Gloucestershire are 166-4 after Kent made 205, Northamptonshire are 35-2 in response to Derbyshire's 364, and Middlesex are 143-4 at Surrey. You can see all scores on
the BBC Sport website. 1237: FOOTBALL - West Brom will apparently step up their efforts to sign Reading striker
Shane Long this summer, reports
Setanta. 1230: FOOTBALL - QPR manager Neil Warnock admits he is unlikely to be given any cash from the potential sale of midfielder
Adel Taarabt to sign new recruits, reports the Press Association. The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to French club Paris St Germain.
1224: SWIMMING - Double Olympic champion
Rebecca Adlington says she will use the
World Championships in Shanghai as a dress-rehearsal for next year's Olympic trials. The 400m and 800m freestyle specialist will also compete in the 200m in China.
1218: CRICKET -
England lose their first wicket at Lord's.
Alastair Cook is trapped lbw by Zaheer Khan for 12 to leave the hosts 19-1 after 11 overs. Jonathan Trott is next man in. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1204: CRICKET -
England have found it tough going early in their innings against India at Lord's, with the tourists making the most of some good bowling conditions. The home side are 18-0. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1158: FOOTBALL -
David Beckham insists that Manchester City will never be as big as Manchester United, reports
talkSPORT. The LA Galaxy midfielder came through the youth system at Old Trafford and spent ten years there as a first-team player, winning six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the Champions League.
1152: SNOOKER -
Mark Allen eases into the Australian Open quarter-finals after a 5-1 win over Scotland's Marcus Campbell in Bendigo on Thursday.
1146: DIVING - Britain's
Tonia Couch finishes ninth in the 10m Platform final at the World Championships in Shanghai. Gold goes to China's Olympic champion Chen Ruolin.
1135: FOOTBALL - Swindon Town are set to sign Charlton midfielder
Alan McCormack, BBC Wiltshire understands
BBC Wiltshire understands. Dublin-born McCormack is believed to have held talks with Robins manager Paolo di Canio on Wednesday evening.
1130: CRICKET - Play is about to get under way at Lord's between
England and India, with the home side batting first. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook opening the batting for England. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1125: FOOTBALL - Brazilian star
Juninho is to make a final appearance for Middlesbrough in their pre-season friendly clash with PSV Eindhoven, reports the Press Association. The 38-year-old, who represented the club in three separate spells and was a member of the team which lifted the Carling Cup in 2004, will play some part in the game next Friday evening.
1118: CRICKET -
India have select spinner Suresh Raina instead of Yuvraj Singh, while seam bowler Praveen Kumar gets the nod over Sreesanth for the first Test against England at Lord's. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1113: FOOTBALL - Stockport County director
Tony Evans tells
BBC Radio Manchester that he believes the club must own their own stadium if they are to progress.
1106: BREAKING CRICKET -
India win the toss and elect to bowl first on the opening day of the first test against England at Lord's. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1057: FOOTBALL - Notts County have had a £150,000 bid for the Charlton striker
Paul Benson accepted, reports
BBC Radio Nottingham. 1049: FOOTBALL - Burnley boss
Eddie Howe tells
BBC Radio Lancashire that he wants to sign at least one more striker following
Chris Iwelumo's transfer to Watford.
1043: RUGBY LEAGUE -
Wales will warm up for their debut in the Four Nations Series by playing Ireland at Neath on 22 October.
1036: CRICKET - England bowler
Stuart Broad has got the nod ahead of
Tim Bresnan for today's first Test between England and India. You can follow live text commentary on the
BBC Sport website or listen to Test Match Special on
BBC Radio 5 live extra. 1022: FOOTBALL - Valencia coach
Unai Emery has warned that Spain forward
Juan Mata could yet leave the Spanish side this summer amid interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, the Press Association reports.
1015: FOOTBALL -
BBC Lincolnshire reports that winger
Simon Russell has left Cambridge United and joined Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Lincoln City on a one-year deal.
1010: CRICKET - The
ECB has announced that Lord's has been awarded an England v West Indies Test match in 2012. The match, which had originally been awarded to Glamorgan, was put back out to tender last month after the club said that it would be late in making its payment of the staging fee for hosting the recent England v Sri Lanka npower Test match in Cardiff.
1005: FORMULA 1 - Australia's
Mark Webber will know next month whether his decision to ignore Red Bull team orders has ruined his bid to re-sign with the team for 2012, plus more in
Thursday's gossip column. 1000: BREAKING FORMULA 1 -
Team Lotus confirms that Indian driver
Karun Chandhok will replace
Jarno Trulli at this weekend's German Grand Prix.
0950: FOOTBALL - Chelsea striker
Nicolas Anelka tells the
Daily Telegraph that he is determined to stay at the Premier League club to see out the final year of his contract.
0945: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport chief football writer
Phil McNulty says Everton have turned down a £10m offer from Arsenal for England defender
Phil Jagielka. The offer is £2m less than the Gunners offered for him last summer.
0935: SNOOKER - World number one
Mark Williams booked his place in the quarter-finals of the inaugural Australian Goldfields Open with a comfortable 5-2 win over David Gilbert.
0930: BREAKING CANOEING -
BBC Sport's Ollie Williams on Twitter: Breaking: Canoeist
Paul Wycherley wins race-off to represent GB in K1 1000m boat at World Championships. Olympic champ
Tim Brabants defeated.
0920: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport's Phil McNulty on Twitter: "Man City unconcerned about prospect of
Tevez no-show if no sale. Point to his professionalism after previous withdrawn transfer request."
0914: DIVING - Double world junior champion
Jack Laugher has qualified in 11th for tomorrow's final of the 3m springboard at the
FINA World Championships in Shanghai.
0908: MOTOGP -
BBC MotoGP commentator Steve Parrish is looking forward to seeing the riders tackle the corkscrew corner in this weekend's United States MotoGP at Laguna Seca. "The track drops about 200ft in a very short period and it is such a steep slope that is very tough to walk up. It is like dropping off a cliff edge."
0852: CYCLING - Frenchman
Thomas Voeckler will start a ninth day in yellow when stage 18 of the Tour de France, from Pinerolo to Galibier Serre-Chavalier, kicks off later today. You can listen to live coverage on
BBC Radio 5 live sport extra from 1530 BST.
0840: FOOTBALL -
The Daily Mirror reports Blackburn are making a remarkable move for Spanish hero
Raul and hope to agree terms to sign the 34-year-old from German side Schalke.
0830: FORMULA 1 - Red Bull driver
Mark Webber gives his thoughts on the Nurburgring, the circuit which hosts this weekend's German Grand Prix, in his
latest column. "It has undulations, challenging corners, track surface changes, it is not billiard-table smooth, the kerbs are different at all the corners - all of which gives you something to get your teeth into as a driver."
0825: RUGBY LEAGUE -
Catalan Dragons have confirmed the capture of Warrington back-row forward
Louis Anderson on a three-year contract from 2012.
0820: FOOTBALL - Manchester City are hoping to
finalise the signing of Atletico Madrid's
Sergio Aguero despite the collapse of
Carlos Tevez's move to Corinthians.
0810: FOOTBALL - Newcastle winger
Hatem Ben Arfa is out of the Magpies' tour of the United States with
an ankle injury. The 24-year-old was stretchered off the field during the 0-0 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday.
0805: FOOTBALL - England striker
Wayne Rooney scored a 21-minute hat-trick as
Manchester United continued a goal-filled tour of the United States by beating
Seattle Sounders 7-0. Arsenal will make a £10m offer for Birmingham defender
Scott Dann after becoming increasingly frustrated over Bolton's demands for
Gary Cahill.
Full story: Caught offside West Ham boss
Sam Allardyce will raid his former club Bolton to sign winger
Matthew Taylor. Taylor has flown home from Bolton's pre-season tour of the United States to talk to the Hammers.
Full story: the Guardian Chelsea and Everton are locked in a battle to sign Marseille midfielder
Lucho Gonzalez, who is set to leave the French club this summer.
Full story: Talksport
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