2306: FOOTBALL - QPR manager Neil Warnock is lining up a loan deal for Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha,
reports the Daily Mail. However, Warnock is likely to face competition from Blackburn and Everton for the 24-year-old, and his wages could prove a stumbling block.
2300: FOOTBALL -The Telegraph reports that
Inter Milan and
Manchester City will hold talks this weekend over a swap deal involving
Carlos Tevez and
Samuel Eto'o. Both clubs are playing in the pre-season Dublin Super Cup competition on Saturday and Sunday.
2249: RUGBY LEAGUE - Leeds coach Brian McDermott has hailed captain
Kevin Sinfield after he passed Paul Deacon's Super League points tally a week after passing Lewis Jones' 47-year-old club record. Sinfield kicked five goals in his side's
30-22 win at Salford and with Deacon failing to score for Wigan, Sinfield is one point ahead.
2238: FOOTBALL - Ahead of Saturday's
2014 World Cup draw in Rio,
Pele has branded the tournament chief Ricardo Teixeira's attack on England as "not good" for the hosts. Earlier, Teixeira described the British as "pirates" and on Friday called the English media "corrupt".
2228: FOOTBALL - England play out a scoreless draw with
North Korea in their opening match at the
Under 20 World Cup in Colombia. England's next game is against Argentina on Monday.
2207: TENNIS - Fourth seed and home favourite
Marin Cilic defeats Italy's Andreas Seppi to reach the semi-finals of the Croatia Open where he will meet Italy's
Fabio Fognini. In the other semi, second seed
Alexandr Dolgopolov will face Spain's
Juan Carlos Ferrero. 2151: RUGBY LEAGUE -Wigan extend their lead at the top of the Super League to three points after a hard fought 30-16 win at Hull FC.
Leeds beat Salford 30-22 to strengthen their play-off claims.
2145: ATHLETICS - Despite running 20.03 seconds to win the 200m in the Diamond League in Stockholm,
Usain Bolttells BBC Sport's Jonathan Edwards that he is disappointed with the time.
2141: FOOTBALL - Crawley reach the first round of the
Carling Cup after beating fellow Football League newcomers AFC Wimbledon 3-2 in their preliminary round tie at the Broadfield Stadium. The prize for the winners is a trip to Crystal Palace.
2127: FOOTBALL - England's Under 20 team are in action at the
World Cup in Colombia and are tied 0-0 with North Korea at half time in their opening game.
2123: CRICKET - England's Stuart Broad
says he is pleased after his innings of 64 at Trent Bridge boosts England's chances of remaining competitive in the second Test against India.
2112: ATHLETICS - BBC athletics pundit
Colin Jackson on
Usain Bolt's win in the 200m at the Diamond League meeting in
Stockholm: "When he crossed the line he was slightly disappointed but it was quite a strong headwind and it was a decent performance. He absolutely annihilated the opposition and they're quality athletes. I don't think he'll concern himself heavily about the 200m and his form there."
2100: MODERN PENTATHLON - British quartet
Heather Fell, Mhairi Spence, Freyja Prentice and
Katy Burke all reach Sunday women's final at the modern pentathlon European Championships in Kent.
2056: ATHLETICS -Usain Bolt has an easy win in the 200m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, powering away to win in 20.03 seconds.
2047: RUGBY LEAGUE - In the
Super League at half-time it is
Hull 10-22 Wigan and
Salford 0-18 Leeds 2044: GOLF -Germany's Caroline Masson puts together a seven-under round of 65 to pull a shot clear of her rivals at
the Women's British Open at Carnoustie. The Korean pair of In-Bee Park and Meena Lee lead the chase on 10 under.
2039: FOOTBALL - At half-time in the
Carling Cup preliminary round tie at the Broadfield Stadium it is
Crawley Town 1-1 AFC Wimbledon. Luke Moore opened the scoring for the visitors before Hope Akdan equalised seven minutes before the break.
2036: ATHLETICS - Jamaica's
Kaliese Spencer is clear winner in the women's 400m hurdles in 53.74 seconds at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting. Reigning world and Olympic champion Melanie Walker trailed in 2nd (54.71 secs).
Watch live coverage now on BBC Three and BBC Sport website.Usain Bolt is up in the 200m at 2045.
2021: CRICKET - India bowler Praveen Kumar is fined 20 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a breach of the International Cricket Council code of conduct during England's innings on the first day of the second Test at Trent Bridge. Kumar got into an argument with umpire Marais Erasmus after having an lbw decision against England's Kevin Pietersen turned down.
2015: ATHLETICS - The USA's
Jason Richardson sends out a big warning shot ahead of next month's World Championships as he storms to a 110m hurdle victory ahead of pre-race favourite
David Oliver in the
Diamond League in
Stockholm. Richardson blasted out of the blocks to put Oliver, fastest man in the world this year, under immediate pressure as he bolted to a winning time of 13.17 seconds.
2013: FOOTBALL - The 2011-12
Carling Cup has just gotten underway with
Crawley up against fellow Football League newcomers
AFC Wimbledon in a preliminary round tie with AFC Wimbledon's Luke Moore scoring the first goal of the game.
2004: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's Jim Spence on Twitter: "
David Goodwillie set to join
Blackburn Rovers after a bid of around £2.8m made for Dundee Utd striker. United get two million up front with add-ons of 800k plus sell-on clause."
1956: CRICKET -
Steven Finn made light of the 120-mile drive from Nottingham and his late inclusion for Middlesex by taking a wicket with his third ball of the game as Derbyshire were dismissed for 252 on the opening day at Lord's. In reply, Middlesex closed on 105 without loss, with Scott Newman unbeaten on 51 and Sam Robson with 48 not out - as Finn watched on, with feet up and resting on the players' balcony.
1944: FOOTBALL -
BBC Scotland report , Dundee United have received a further bid from an unnamed club for David Goodwillie after rejecting an offer of about £1.7m from Blackburn Rovers.
1933: ATHLETICS - South Africa's world champion 800m runner
Caster Semenya finished a disappointing eighth in the Stockholm Diamond League. Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica ran a season's best time of 1:58.21 to take victory. Semenya told BBC Sport's Jonathan Edwards on BBC Three: "I didn't run the race I wanted to run but I kept on going. It's a little bit upsetting, I guess it wasn't my day. I need to go back and train."
Watch live coverage on the BBC Sport website. (UK only). 1927: ATHLETICS - Reigning world and Olympic champion, LeShawn Merritt, finished second in the men's 400m (44.74) in the latest Diamond League meeting in Stockholm. It is the USA sprinter's first race after being given a 21 month ban for testing positive for a banned substance. Jamaican Jermanine Gonzales won the race in a season-best time of 44.69 seconds.
Watch live coverage on the BBC Sport website. (UK only). 1924: CRICKET -
Read BBC Sport Sam Sheringham's report as Stuart Broad's swashbuckling innings helps England recover to 221 all out before India reach 24-1 at the close of an eventful opening day to the second Test at Trent Bridge.
1907: ATHLETICS - Britain's U-23 European 400m hurdle champion
Jack Green has withdrawn from this weekend's world trials and UK championships.
On his Twitter (@jackpgreen) account he wrote: "Unfortunately, I have had to withdraw from the UK Trials with an illness after being advised by the medical team. I'm absolutely gutted." Watch live coverage on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website of GB's Olympic hopefuls in the competition on Saturday and Sunday from 1800 BST.
1856: FOOTBALL -
Uefa has reduced Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho's Champions League ban on appeal , after he alleged a conspiracy to give Barcelona favorable referee decisions. Uefa's appeal panel ruled Friday that while Mourinho's formal five-match sanction should stand, two matches instead of one should now be suspended for three years. Mourinho, who served one match of the ban last season, will now miss Madrid's next two Champions League group-stage matches instead of three.
1830: GOLF - There will be no Darren Clarke or Padraig Harrington for the expected huge crowds to cheer on in the last two rounds of the Irish Open in Killarney, but home favourites Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell plan to fill the void.
1805: FOOTBALL - The Football Conference is seeking urgent assurances that cash-strapped Wrexham will be able to complete its fixtures in the coming season,
report BBC Wales. 1736: FOOTBALL - New US manager
Juergen Klinsmann: "I would like to thank the US Soccer Federation for the opportunity, and I'm excited about the challenge ahead. I am looking forward to bringing the team together for our upcoming match against Mexico and starting on the road toward qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup."
1732: CRICKET - England bowler
James Anderson takes a wicket with the first ball of India's innings, with Abhinav Mukund caught by Keven Pietersen.
Follow our live text commentary. 1730: FOOTBALL - Bristol Rovers have appointed
Jamie Fullarton as their youth team coach.
1722: FOOTBALL -
Juergen Klinsmann is hired as coach of the United States national team, replacing Bob Bradley, report AFP.
1720: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport Sam Lyon on Twitter: Arsene Wenger wants 'unsettled'
Cesc Fabregas's future sorted: "He... is not settled with us. All the speculation around him has to be sorted out soon."
1715: SUPERBIKES - World Superbike Championship leader
Carlos Checa set the pace in qualifying practice for this weekend's meeting at Silverstone. The Spaniard (Althea Racing) clocked two minutes 5.870 seconds to go 0.393secs quicker than France's Maxime Berger, with home favourite Tom Sykes third quickest.
1709: FOOTBALL - Former Hibernian captain
Chris Hogg has re-signed for Inverness. The centre-back left Caley Thistle at the end of the season to pursue a career in England.
1705: FORMULA 1 - The Turkish Grand Prix is almost certainly off next year's Formula 1 calendar with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone failing to agree a new deal with the circuit officials.
1657: FOOTBALL - Dundee United have rejected a bid from Blackburn Rovers for striker
David Goodwillie,
report BBC Scotland. 1646: FOOTBALL - Chesterfield have signed goalkeeper
Greg Fleming on a 12-month deal after he was released by Oldham in January.
1642: FOOTBALL - Non-league minnows
Havant & Waterlooville have landed a glamour friendly against Spanish La Liga side Real Betis tomorrow after Portsmouth were forced to cancel the clash. Pompey are stuck in America after a catering truck collided with their plane last night, forcing their flight home from their pre-season tour to be cancelled.
1628: RUGBY LEAGUE - Troubled club Crusaders have named their 19-man squad for Sunday's Super League trip to Wakefield as usual. There have been fears the game may not go ahead following the
Welsh club's decision to pull out of the competition from next season for financial reasons.
1622: BOXING - Britain's WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion
Amir Khan looks set to face Erik Morales or Jorge Barrios later this year after Timothy Bradley was reportedly stripped of the WBC title,
report ESPN. 1610: FOOTBALL - Chelsea boss
Andre Villas-Boas says Manchester City will be real contenders for the Premier League title this season after splashing out to land Sergio Aguero. "I think it's pretty clear that they are building a squad to fight for the title," said the 33-year-old.
1555: RUGBY UNION -
Andy Powell and
Jonathan Thomas have been included in a
39-man Wales squad to face England in a World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham on Saturday, 6 August.
1546: CYCLING - Britain's defending world champion
Shanaze Reade was fastest in the time trial at the BMX World Championships in Copenhagen. The 22-year-old, who initially pulled out of the event on Monday, passed a late fitness test to enable her to compete.
1542: CRICKET - England are 124-8 at tea on the first day of the second Test against India at Trent Bridge.
Ian Bell was the eighth man out, for 31, after edging an Ishant Sharma delivery to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. England scored 55 runs for the loss of six wickets, off 24 overs, in the afternoon session.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1537: GOLF - Northern Ireland's
Rory McIlroy is level par through 13 holes in his second round at the Irish Open in Killarney. The US Open champion is one under overall and hovering around the cut line which is projected at level par. His countryman, and 2010 US Open winner,
Graeme McDowell is three under for the day, two under for the tournament.
Jeev Milka Singh of India leads the field on nine under. A full leaderboard can be found via the BBC Sport website and the
European Tour website. 1532: WATER POLO -
Greece have won their first women's world title with a 9-8 victory over China in Shanghai. Russia beat Italy 8-7 to win the bronze.
1527: CRICKET - England are 117-7 in the first innings of the second Test against Trent Bridge after
Tim Bresnan was caught by Rahul Dravid at first slip off the bowlling of Ishant Sharma for 11.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1518: ATHLETICS - Jamaica's Olympic and world champion sprinter
Usain Bolt is the big draw at this evening's Diamond League meeting in Stockholm. Bolt goes in the 200m while Olympic and world champion
LaShawn Merritt returns to competitive racing after serving a
21-month drug ban. No Brits in Sweden as they are at the
World Championship trials in Birmingham this weekend. The
Diamond League will be live on BBC3 and the BBC Sport website from 1900 BST on Friday, with live updates in Sportsday Live.
1510: CRICKET - Former England seamer
Jon Lewis, 35, will join Surrey on a two-year contract at the end of the season, his current club Gloucestershire have announced.
1500: GOLF - Northern Ireland's Open champion
Darren Clarke is in danger of missing the cut at the Irish Open. Clarke carded a three-over-par 74 in the second round to drop to one over, 10 shots behind leader
Jeev Milka Singh of India. The projected cut is level par, meaning Ireland's
Padraig Harrington will also miss the weekend. A full leaderboard can be found via the BBC Sport website and the
European Tour website. 1454: RUGBY LEAGUE - Championship side
Barrow have been
deducted six points by the Rugby Football League for a breach of the salary cap.
1450: FORMULA ONE -
Lewis Hamiltondid the double in Friday's practice sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix. He set the best time in second practice - a one minute, 21.018 mark - two seconds quicker than his fastest time from the morning session. Second was Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, a quarter of a second slower and Jenson Button was three-tenths slower in the second McLaren.
1446: CRICKET -
Matt Prior is the sixth Englishman to lose his wicket in the first innings of the second Test against India at Trent Bridge. The wicketkeeper glanced a swinging Sreesanth delivery to Rahul Dravid at first slip to depart for one and leave the hosts on 88-6.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1435: FOOTBALL - Swansea say
Leroy Lita has agreed personal terms and will join the Premier League newcomers for £1.75m from Middlesbrough on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old is expected in south Wales on Tuesday for a medical.
1431: CRICKET - England have lost their fourth and fifth wickets in the second Test against India at Trent Bridge. Captain
Andrew Strauss (32) edged a drive off Praveen Kumar to Suresh Raina at third slip and three balls later
Eoin Morgan was adjudged leg before to Kumar. England are 85-5.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1425: FOOTBALL - Record Manchester City signing Sergio Aguero is
is looking forward to taking on Manchester United following his move from Spanish side Atletico Madrid. City and United next meet in the traditional season-opening Community Shield on Sunday, 7 August at Wembley.
1415: CRICKET -
Somerset have beaten Worcestershire by and innings and eight runs in an extraordinary County Championship game at New Road. Worcestershire amassed 488 in their first innings and Somerset responded with 591-9 declared. However, the home side were then skittled for 95 in their second innings with Peter Trego claiming 4-22.
1412: FOOTBALL Chelsea boss
Andre Villas-Boas has labelled Manchester City's recruitment policy as "unfair", reports the Press Association. "It's unfair. I think it's pretty clear that they are building a squad to fight for the title," he said
1358: FOOTBALL -
Portsmouth's pre-season game against Real Betis on Saturday
has been cancelled. Pompey's first-team squad were forced to extend their stay in America after a catering truck collided with their aeroplane, forcing the flight to be cancelled.
1350: CRICKET - England lose a wicket early on in the afternoon session of the opening day of the second Test against India and are 73-3 as
Kevin Pietersen is caught by Suresh Raina in the slips off the bowling of Shantha Sreesanth.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1330: SWIMMING - United States, boosted by Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, won the 4x200m reestyle relay title at the world championships. Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Richard Berens and Lochte finished in seven minutes 2.67 seconds to win gold ahead of France who took silver in 7:04.81. China were third in 7:05.67.
Watch highlights of the day six coverage. 1319: FOOTBALL: - Sports minister Hugh Robertson
on MPs' report into football governance: "It's clear that no change in the areas of governance, financial regulation, transparency and the involvement of supporters is not an option."
1306: CRICKET - England have reached lunch on the first day of the
second Test at Trent Bridge on 69-2, with captain Andrew Strauss 29 not out and Kevin Pietersen unbeaten on 26. That represents a good fightback from the home team after India had restricted them to 23-2 early on. England had made one change from the win at Lord's with Tim Bresnan in for the injured Chris Tremlett.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1250: SWIMMING - Hungary's
Daniel Gyurta retained his title and upset Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima in the 200m breaststroke final at the world championships. Gyurta clocked two minutes 8.41 seconds while Japan's Kitajima took silver in 2:08.63. Germany's Christian Vom Lehn was third in 2:09.06. Britain's Michael Jamieson was fifth (2:10.67) and Andrew Willis eighth (2:11.20).
Follow live coverage on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website. 1245: BOXING: - Northern Ireland boxer
Brian Magee has told how he is preparing for a tough fight on Saturday night against
Costa Rican Jaime Barboza for the WBA interim super-middleweight title.
1230: FOOTBALL - A
Crusaders player tells BBC Sport he and his team-mates
have been paid for July despite the Super League club's financial problems.
1200: FOOTBALL - Sweeping changes must be made to
English football to address financial instability, levels of debt and to secure the domestic game's future, according to a parliamentary report. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee said the Football Association should lead the way in shaking up the sport and needs urgent reform of its own.
1150: CRICKET - England are struggling at Trent Bridge in the second Test on 25-2. Alastair Cook was the first man out and now
Jonathan Trott has gone for four, caught behind off Sreesanth. Excellent morning so far for the tourists as they try to get back on level terms in the series.
Follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
1140: FOOTBALL -
Preston sign
goalkeeper Iain Turner on a one-year contract after he rejected the offer of a new deal at Everton.
1125: CRICKET -
India strike early on the first morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge having won the toss and put England in to bat, with Ishant Sharma trapping Alastair Cook lbw for two to leave the hosts on 7-1.
Live text commentary is under way on the BBC Sport website, as is TMS.
1113: FOOTBALL - Everton defender
Sylvain Distin believes they need "one or two" players in order to strengthen before the start of the season, but that is without any departures, reports the Press Association.
1109: SWIMMING - The women's 100m freestyle finishes in a dead heat between
Belarussia's Aliaksandra Herasimenia and
Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen in 53.45 seconds. Britain's
Fran Halsall recorded a time of 53.72, 0.06 seconds outside of a bronze as she finished tied fourth.
Follow live coverage on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website. 1102: CRICKET -
TMS producer Adam Mountford on Twitter: BBC Weather man tells TMS that it'll be cloudy today with sunny spells later. Should be fine sat and sun. Mon and Tues might be iffy."
1045: FOOTBALL - Blackburn boss Steve Kean is set to complete the signing of Partizan Belgrade midfielder
Radosav Petrovic. A work permit is the only obstacle standing in the way of the 22-year-old Serbian becoming Rovers first signing of the summer, reports the Press Association.
1042: FORMULA ONE -
Lewis Hamilton continued his hot streak, setting the fastest time in
first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver clocked in at 1 minute, 23.350 seconds, two-tenths of a second faster than Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and three-tenths ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Second practice is live on the BBC Sport website at
1300 BST. 1036: CRICKET -
Tim Bresnan replaces the injured Chris Tremlett in England's side to face India in the second Test at Trent Bridge which starts at 1100 BST this morning. India have won the toss and will bowl first.
Live text commentary has just started on the BBC Sport website - TMS starts at 1045 BST.
1028: FORMULA ONE - F1 supremo
Bernie Ecclestone has told BBC Sport that the
new deal is "super for F1". He added: "It will mean a lot more coverage for the sport. There will be highlights as well as live coverage on two different networks now, so we get the best of both worlds."
1019: GOLF - India's
Jeev Milka Singh continues to lead the Irish Open. The overnight leader has carded two birdies and two bogeys in the first eight holes of his second round to remain at eight under par. England's
Simon Wakefield is among the early movers - he has birdied three of his first 11 holes to move to five under. Open champion
Darren Clarke has picked up one shot on his front nine and is three under. A full leaderboard can be found via the BBC Sport website and the
European Tour website. 0957: OLYMPICS -
Dubai will not enter a bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games but will join the race to host the event four years later, the National Olympic Committee of the United Arab Emirates has announced.
0942: ATHLETICS - Jamaican sprinter
Usain Bolt is the big draw at the latest Diamond League meeting, which takes place this evening in Stockholm. Bolt goes in the 200m while Olympic and world champion
LaShawn Merritt returns to competitive racing after serving a
21-month drug ban. No Brits in Sweden as they are at the
World Championship trials in Birmingham this weekend. The
Diamond League will be live on BBC3 and the BBC Sport website from 1900 BST on Friday, with live updates in Sportsday Live. Details on UK Trials to follow.
0934: FOOTBALL - Fifa is yet to decide how it will replace former Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam, reports the
Associated Press. A Fifa meeting on Friday agreed to set up a committee to look at whether they should hold an election to replace Bin Hammam, who was
banned last week. 0924: GOLF - The early starters in the second round at the
women's British Open at Carnoustie are reaching the turn. America's
Paula Creamer has picked up two shots on the front nine to move to five under, two shots behind overnight leader South Korea's
Meena Lee, who tees off later this afternoon. A full leaderboard can be found on the BBC Sport website and the
ladies European Tour website. There will also be live coverage of the event on BBC Two and online from 1415 BST.
is due in Italy on Friday to begin talks over a £40m move to Inter Milan. Wigan winger
will have a medical at Aston Villa on Friday to pave the way for his £9.5m move between the clubs. Arsenal have raised their offer for Everton centre-back
from Valencia in a £19m deal.
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