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2349: FOOTBALL - Manchester City are trying to sign Tottenham winger
Aaron Lennon in a swap deal for striker Emmanuel Adebayor, reports the Daily Mirror, plus other transfer rumours in
Wednesday's gossip column. 2319: ICE HOCKEY - Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler could miss the first three weeks of the National Hockey League season after undergoing hip surgery.
2257: TENNIS - British number one
Elena Baltacha loses the first set of her second round match with Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 at the Mercury Insurance Open in California.
2252: BASEBALL -
Jered Weaver of Los Angeles Angels was suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing a pitch at Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila.
2231: FOOTBALL -
Malmo captain Daniel Andersson says crowd trouble by his team's fans last weekend will not disrupt their preparations for facing
Rangers in Wednesday's Champions League qualifier,
BBC Sport reports. 2159: SPEEDWAY -
Mildenhall win 51-38 at
Dudley in their National League meeting.
2150: FOOTBALL - A
Manchester United XI containing their former goalkeeper Fabio Barthez are thrashed 8-2 by
Marseille in a pre-season friendly in Monaco.
2148: FOOTBALL - Everton midfielder
Tim Cahill praises the Toffees fans in Werder Bremen
on Twitter: "great travelling support as usual. Thank you x."
2145: BOXING - Former world middleweight champion
Kelly Pavlik of the United States has pulled out of a comeback fight with US southpaw Darryl Cunningham.
2143: FOOTBALL -
Sunderland win 3-1 at
Hartlepool in a pre-season friendly.
2139: FOOTBALL -
Shamrock Rovers are beaten 2-0 at home by
Copenhagen and lose their Champions League third qualifying round match 3-0 on aggregate.
2135: FOOTBALL - Charlie Wassmer scores his second goal but League Two
Crawley are beaten 4-2 by Premier League
QPR at Broadfield.
2131: RUGBY LEAGUE - Harlequins centre
David Howell is banned for six matches after being found guilty of biting an opponent.
2128: FOOTBALL -
QPR score a fourth against
Crawley at Broadfield.
2125: FOOTBALL - Everton striker
Louis Sahaon Twitter: pleased to get 45 minutes in friendly at Werder Bremen.
2120: FOOTBALL -
Manchester United concede two goals in as many minutes as
Marseille power to a 5-2 advantage in their friendly in Monaco.
2118: FOOTBALL - Heidar Helguson scores a second as Premier League
QPR go 3-1 up at
Crawley. 2108: FOOTBALL - League Two
Crawley pull a goal back against
QPR through Charlie Wassmer.
2105: FOOTBALL - Arsenal midfielder
Jack Wilshereon Twitter: "Ankle scan just showed some inflammation. Hopefully will settle down in a few days."
2059: FOOTBALL -
Roberto Martinez on
5 Live Special "The English market is overpriced. You need to be creative and brave enough to look in other markets to bring in players who can help you win football matches. It's quite clear that in Central and South America that flair players can fit in very well at Wigan Athletic."
2055: FOOTBALL - Heidar Helguson scores
QPR's second goal in their pre-season match at
Crawley. 2045: RUGBY UNION - Ahead of Saturday's first World Cup warm-up match against Wales, centre Mike Tindall tells
BBC Sport that England will play more adventurously in September's tournament than in their successful 2003 campaign.
2041: FOOTBALL - Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley are on target as Manchester United score twice in two minutes to level their pre-season friendly against Marseille.
2037: FOOTBALL -
Sam Allardyce on
5 Live Special "There is a lot of technical scouting today, a huge amount of information technology that helps you make the ultimate decision. But there's no doubt you will never lose the old scout sat at a game watching - as long as he's good enough."
2032: FOOTBALL - Wigan complete the signing of former Wolves midfielder David Jones on a free transfer,
BBC Sport reports. 2026: FOOTBALL -
Tony Pulis on
5 Live Special "We have a policy where we try to sign players who have played Premier League football. If we bring players in from abroad it takes them at least 12 months to adjust, because we're not getting the top, top ones. Sometimes that's a lot of money to invest for something you have to wait 12 months for."
2022: FOOTBALL -
Everton are beaten 1-0 in Germany by Werder Bremen in their pre-season match.
2018: TENNIS - Tenth seed
Flavia Pennetta is beaten by Alberta Brianti in the first round of the Mercury Insurance Open in California.
2010: FOOTBALL - "Scouting for Goals" - a
5 live Sport special on air now until 2130 reporting on the way football clubs scout players (and opponents), featuring interviews with Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce, Roberto Martinez and David Pleat.
2005: FOOTBALL -
QPR take the lead in their pre-season friendly with Football League newcomers
Crawley with an 11th-minute goal from Kaspars Gorkss.
2002: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's Paul Plunkett
on Twitter: "Liverpool and Anderlecht agree deal for Milan Jovanovic."
1955: FOOTBALL - Former Hearts manager
Jim Jefferies on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme: "Mr Romanov never put me under any pressure to win the league. I knew what the strategy was and I tried to carry it out to the best of my ability. They were pleased with a lot of things I did at the club, and that's why they offered me the position (of director of football). It was just maybe too soon having just gone from saying they didn't want me to that situation."
1946: FOOTBALL -
St Helens hooker James Roby is cleared to play in Saturday's Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final against Wigan but captain James Graham remains an injury doubt, reports Press Association.
1939: FOOTBALL - Anderlecht strike a deal to sign forward
Milan Jovanovic from Liverpool, reports Press Association.
1930: FOOTBALL -
TalkSPORT are reporting that Paris St Germain are set to beat Chelsea to another player by signing Blues target
Gabriel Torje, who is a midfielder for Dinamo Bucharest. Tottenham are also believed to be interested in the player.
1912: ATHLETICS - BBC Sport's Ollie Williams
on Twitter: "Canada's all-conquering triathlete Paula Findlay apparently 50/50 for Hyde Park Triathlon this Sat. Struggling to come back from hip injury."
1907: RUGBY UNION -
Mike Tindall says
England are "right on schedule" in their preparations for the World Cup and are ready to take on Wales on Saturday, in their first of three warm-up fixtures.
1900: HORSE RACING - The British Horseracing Authority inquiry says its verdict on welfare and doping charges against trainer
Howard Johnson will be delivered on Wednesday, reports
BBC Sport. 1852: FOOTBALL - Chelsea appear to have lost out in their pursuit of
Javier Pastore after the Argentina midfielder indicated today that he was close to finalising a deal to join Paris St Germain, reports Press Association. Pastore revealed on Tuesday that he will undergo a medical at the French club as he looks to complete the final details on a deal reportedly worth £37m.
1845: CRICKET - Close of play scores from the
County Championship: In Division One, Durham are 266-6 against Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire are 318-3 at Hampshire, and Somerset have made 36-1 in response to Sussex's 245. In Division Two, Glamorgan are 313-3 against Essex and Kent have reached 47-3 after Leicestershire posted a first innings score of 257.
Full scorecards on the BBC Sport website. 1836: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport reports that
David Goodwillie will sign for Blackburn on Wednesday after Dundee United rejected a fifth Rangers bid, according to the striker's agent.
1830: CRICKET - Close of play in the match between
England Lions and Sri Lanka, and the tourists are 27-0 in reply to the home side's 299 all out. James Taylor top scored for the Lions with 76, with Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow and Samit Patel all making half centuries. Sachithra Senanayake took 5-47 for Sri Lanka.
Full scorecard here. 1826: RUGBY UNION - BBC Radio 5's Sports News correspondent Gordon Farquhar
on Twitter: "RFU have agreed to an independent review, and to make changes to their board structure to include independents, says Sports Minister."
1820: CYCLING -
Geraint Thomas welcomes the possibility of Tour de France green jersey-winner Mark Cavendish joining him at Team Sky, reports Press Association. "It would be great to have him in the team. To have him leading us out would be great. He is a good mate of mine, we worked together at the academy. He would be a good guy to have around the team," said Thomas.
1814: GOLF - Former world number one
Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf on Thursday and insists he has no regrets about sacking caddie Steve Williams, reports
BBC Sport. 1806: FOOTBALL - West Brom boss Roy Hodgson confirms the club's interest in signing midfielder
Owen Hargreaves if he proves his fitness, reports Press Association. Hodgson admits Albion's technical and sporting director Dan Ashworth has been in contact with the former Manchester United player.
1800: MOTOGP - Motorcycling's world governing body has confirmed the
Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi will go ahead as planned in October, reports Press Association. The FIM commissioned an independent report to investigate the "general situation" in Japan following the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency which stuck the country in March.
1754: RUGBY LEAGUE - Wigan coach Michael Maguire tells
BBC Radio Manchester that Saturday's Challenge Cup semi-final against St Helens will be a special occasion.
1748: FOOTBALL - Wolverhampton Wanderers' Algerian international
Adlene Guedioura will miss the beginning of the season because of a minor ankle operation, reports
BBC Sport. The midfielder will undergo surgery this week and is expected to be out for six weeks.
1740: CRICKET -
England Lions have been dismissed for 299 against Sri Lanka at Scarborough. James Taylor top scored with 76, with Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow and Samit Patel all making half centuries. Sachithra Senanayake took 5-47 for the tourists.
Full scorecard here. 1730: FOOTBALL - Roma expect midfielder
Daniele De Rossi to pen a new contract amid reported interest from Manchester City, according to Giallorossi chief executive Claudio Fenucci, reports
ESPN. 1724: FOOTBALL -
Joey Barton reveals on
Twitter that he has been fined two weeks wages, something he says he will be appealing: "Ha ha the inevitable, 2 weeks wages fine has just arrived. Needless to say it shall be appealed forthwith. #kickingamanwhilsthesdownha"
1714: CRICKET - Northants captain
Andrew Hall vows to keep the pressure on India in their upcoming tour match, reports
BBC Sport. The two-day game at Wantage Road follows India's heavy defeat by England at Trent Bridge in the second Test.
1707: CYCLING - Britain's
Mark Cavendish is looking forward to competing in the London 2012 Olympic Road Race test event, the London Surrey Cycle Classic, on 14 August, reports
British Cycling. "You can't beat the support of a home crowd and I'm hoping the fans will turn out at the test event to support me and the rest of the team," said Cavendish.
1658: RUGBY UNION - Flanker Stephen Ferris and centre Gordon D'Arcy are
Ireland's two major injury concerns before the World Cup warm-up matches start on Saturday, reports
BBC Sport. The pair will not be involved in Saturday's match against Scotland in Edinburgh and will probably also sit out the 13 August game against France.
1653: SHOOTING -
Mick Gault, England's most decorated Commonwealth competitor, has stepped out of retirement and has instantly set his sights on London 2012, reports
BBC Sport. 1646: CYCLING - The inaugural
USA Pro Cycling Challenge through the Rocky Mountains this month will feature the top three finishers from the Tour de France. Andy and Frank Schleck will join Tour winner Cadel Evans, an Australian who races for America-based BMC, in the weeklong Colorado race.
1636: FOOTBALL - Wigan's
Mauro Boselli has returned to his former club Estudiantes in Argentina on a one-year loan deal, reports
Sky Sports. The 26-year-old struggled to make an impact in the Premier League last year and failed to score in eight appearances.
1627: FOOTBALL -
The Daily Star is suggesting that Inter Milan have accepted an offer from Manchester United for midfielder
Wesley Sneijder. Reports in Italy suggest the player will now begin negotiations with United.
1617: BOXING - European lightweight champion
Gavin Rees will face Derry Mathews in a rearranged title fight at the Newport Centre on 1 October, reports
BBC Sport. 1612: FOOTBALL - Dundee United reject a fifth bid from Rangers for striker
David Goodwillie despite the Ibrox club saying they matched Blackburn's offer for the player, reports
BBC Sport. 1606: FOOTBALL - Former Nigeria captain
Sunday Oliseh criticises Africa's qualifying system for the 2014 World Cup. For the first time since the 1990 finals, a series of play-off games will decide the continent's five qualifiers. "I think Africa is in trouble as I was very disappointed when I saw the format they made up," Oliseh told
BBC Sport. "Let's not forget what happened when Algeria played Egypt in (2010) qualifying, when there was fighting, yet now we will have five play-offs."
1552: CRICKET - Day one of their tour match against
England Lions at Scarborough,
Sri Lanka A are bowling... they've taken five wickets for 208 runs (after 56.0 overs).
Full scorecard here. 1524: FOOTBALL - AFP report
Lazio president
Claudio Lotito has been banned from the club's Stadio Olimpico for two months for insulting the president and directors of the Italian Olympic Committee.
1520: GOLF - Welsh golfer
Jamie Donaldson has received a last minute place in next week's USPGA Championship, reports
BBC Radio 5 live. It will be his first major championship in the United States.
1513: CRICKET - LV County Championship division two update.
Glamorgan are hosting Essex at The Swalec and, on day one, the
visitors are yet to take a wicket. Glamorgan currently 181 for 0 (after 55.2 overs).
Full scorecard here. 1505: RUGBY UNION -
BBC News sports news correspondent Dan Roan on Twitter: "Just been speaking to newest member of the Royal Family. My interview with
Mike Tindall across the BBC shortly & on tonight's 6 o'clock News."
1457: CYCLING - AFP reports that former Tour of Italy winner
Damiano Cunego and former world champion
Alessandro Ballan have been called before the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping prosecutor. Both Cunego - who finished seventh in last month's Tour de France - and
Ballan - world champion in 2008 - are accused of having consumed doping products.
1440: ATHLETICS - European 5000 and 10000m champion
Mo Farah says he wants to run the London Marathon in 2013. The 28-year old told a Facebook webchat that he plans to step up to the marathon distance after competing at the 2012 Olympics in London. Farah is part of the British team for the
World Athletics Championships in South Korea later this month - where he will compete in the 10,000 metres.
1420: OLYMPICS - With
London 2012 less than a year away now,
BBC Sport is bringing you a new weekly guide to the world of Olympic sport. Here's our first edition, charting - among other happenings - the exploits of swimmer
Ryan Lochte, who eclipsed American team-mate Michael Phelps at the World Aquatics Championships last week.
Mo Farah continues his tremendous form at the UK Trials and Championships, while fellow Briton
Jamie Cooke set a modern pentathlon swimming world record at the European Championships on his way to achieving the Olympic qualifying standard.
1414: CRICKET - LV County Championship division one update. First day of
Hampshire v Yorkshire at The Rose Bowl. The visitors, who won the toss and decided to bat, are currently 134 for 1 (after 41.4 overs). And
here's our full scorecard. 1358: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport reports that Newcastle midfielder
Joey Barton has been "inundated" with interest from Premier League and top European clubs, according to his agent Willie McKay. Despite having one year left on his contract, the 28-year-old has been told he can leave St James' Park for free.
1353: FOOTBALL -
Scotland squad for the friendly against Denmark at Hampden on 10 August: Gilks (Blackpool), McGregor (Rangers), Turner (Preston); Adam (Liverpool), Bannan (Aston Villa), Bardsley (Sunderland), Berra (Wolves), G Caldwell (Wigan), Crainey (Blackpool), Hanley (Blackburn), Hutton (Tottenham), Whittaker (Rangers), Wilson (Liverpool); Brown (Celtic), Commons (Celtic), Morrison (West Brom), Naismith (Rangers), Robson (Middlesbrough), Snodgrass (Leeds), Dorrans (West Brom), Forrest (Celtic); Goodwillie (Dundee United), Mackail-Smith (Brighton), Miller (Cardiff).
1347: RUGBY UNION - Wales number eight
Gareth Delve has said he is relishing the challenge to secure a World Cup place, reports
BBC Sport. The 28-year-old won the last of his 11 caps against Italy in March 2010. But the Melbourne Rebels player is in Wales' provisional World Cup squad.
1342: FOOTBALL - Inter Milan coach Gian Piero Gasperini expects
Wesley Sneijder to play in this weekend's Italian Super Cup in Beijing despite reports the midfielder is set to join Manchester United, reports Press Association. "He's playing for us, training with us and he'll play on Saturday," Gasperini told a press conference on Tuesday. "There is no Sneijder problem."
1335: FOOTBALL - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes new 19-year-old defensive signing
Phil Jones has the talent to break into the first team immediately, reports Press Association. "You might think he might not play, but the ability he's got and the determination he's got, he could quite easily play. He's the future obviously, but he could certainly come in right away," said Ferguson.
1326: FOOTBALL - Rangers have stepped up their interest in Arsenal striker
Rhys Murphy,
skysports.com understands. Apparently, Murphy travelled north of the border over the weekend and linked up with the Scottish club.
1320: FOOTBALL - Burnley sign winger
Keith Treacy from cash-strapped local rivals Preston for an undisclosed fee, reports
BBC Sport. 1314: RUGBY UNION - London Irish fly-half
Daniel Bowden says he will soon have to make a "big decision" about his future, reports
BBC Sport. With one year left on his contract, Bowden, 25, must choose whether to pursue an international career in New Zealand or remain in England.
1309: CRICKET -
England Lions are making decent progress after the loss of two early wickets against Sri Lanka at Scarborough. The home side are 92-2 with Alex Hales 47 not out and James Taylor unbeaten on four. Full scorecard on the
BBC Sport website. 1304: FOOTBALL - Real Madrid winger
Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor's hopes of returning to the Bernabeu, saying the Spanish giants did not need the another forward, reports Agence France Presse. "We are happy with the line-up as it is already," said Ronaldo.
1257: FOOTBALL - QPR manager Neil Warnock confident that Southampton winger
Jason Puncheon will join the club in the coming days, reports Press Association. "He's someone who has done really well, he's exactly the sort of player I like, he's pacy and direct, someone with something to prove, a player with a bit of hunger. We need players like that at QPR this season," said Warnock. "He's a player we've been looking at, so now we need to see what happens in the next 10 days or so."
1250: CRICKET -
Murali Kartik reveals he will wait until the end of the season to decide on his Somerset future,
BBC Sport reports. The former India Test spinner is in his second term at the club but also plays for IPL side Pune Warriors, meaning a heavy schedule for the 34-year-old.
1245: FOOTBALL -
England could face Brazil in a friendly designed to mark the re-opening of one of the 2014 World Cup's stadiums, reports
BBC Sport. An upgrading of the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte will be finished by 2013 and the region's state secretary thinks England would be ideal first opponents.
1238: FOOTBALL - Swansea City chairman
Huw Jenkins defends the clubs decision to increase ticket prices for their first season in the Premier League. He tells
BBC Radio 5 live Your Call that the club are keen to build on their fan base.
1233: GOLF - Northern Ireland's
Darren Clarke is named the European Tour's golfer of the month for July after winning his first major title at the age of 42 at the Open.
1226: CRICKET -
England Lions lose their second wicket in the match against Sri Lanka at Scarborough. Ravi Bopara is dismissed for 19, caught by wicketkeeper Kaushal Silva off the bowling of Kanishka Alvitigala. Earlier, Joe Root made 10 before he was trapped lbw by Nilanka Premaratne. The home side are 78-2 with Alex Hales and James Taylor at the crease. Full scorecard on the
BBC Sport website. 1216: FOOTBALL -
Jim Jefferies leaves Hearts with immediate effect after rejecting the club's offer of a new role as director of football, reports
BBC Sport. The 60-year-old was removed as manager on Monday after an 18-month spell and was replaced by former Sporting Lisbon coach Paulo Sergio.
1212: CRICKET -
Ian Bell and Stuart Broad rise up the International Cricket Council Test player rankings after England's 319-run victory over India at Trent Bridge, reports
BBC Sport. Bell's 159 has seen him break into the top five of the batsmen's list with a career-high rating. Broad, who was man of the match and took a hat-trick, is now ranked third on the best all-rounder list and seventh in the bowlers' standings.
1206: FOOTBALL -
AC Milan could make a double Premier League swoop as they line up bids for Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani, according to
reports in Italy (in Italian). 1200: CRICKET -
England Lions team to face Sri Lanka at Scarborough: J E Root, A D Hales, R S Bopara, J W A Taylor (Capt) C Kieswetter (Wkt), J M Bairstow, S R Patel, S G Borthwick, J A R Harris, S C Meaker, J W Dernbach. England are batting and are currently 12-0. Updates on the
BBC 5 Live Twitter feed. 1154: CRICKET - BBC India correspondent Soutik Biswas looks at the reaction back home to
India's second Test loss to England on Monday and what has gone wrong for the current world number one ranked side on the
BBC News website. 1146: RUGBY LEAGUE - Bradford hooker
Matt Diskin will miss the rest of the season after being told he must undergo shoulder surgery. "Matt's been carrying the injury for the past 10 weeks but it's got to the stage where the pain is becoming too much and an operation is the only course of action," Bradford coach Mick Potter told the
club's official website. 1138: FOOTBALL - Leicester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson confirms
Shane Long is one of his targets, but feels the Reading striker may move to the Premier League, reports
Sky Sports. Long has attracted interest from several clubs during the summer, with West Ham United having had a £7m offer rejected.
1132: FORMULA 1 - Legendary F1 commentator
Murray Walker gives
his thoughts on the news that the BBC and Sky Sports will broadcast Formula 1 in the UK between 2012 and 2018 under a
new rights deal. 1126: RUGBY UNION -
Scotland team to play Ireland at Murrayfield on Saturday: C Paterson (Edinburgh); N Walker (Ospreys), J Ansbro (London Irish), G Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), S Lamont (Scarlets); R Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), R Lawson (Gloucester); A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), R Ford (Edinburgh), G Cross (Edinburgh), J Hamilton (Gloucester), R Gray (Glasgow Warriors), A Strokosch (Gloucester), J Beattie (Glasgow Warriors), R Rennie (Edinburgh). Replacements: D Hall (Glasgow Warriors), A Dickinson (Sale Sharks), A Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), D Denton (Edinburgh), G Laidlaw (Edinburgh), N De Luca (Edinburgh), J Cuthbert (Bath).
1120: SPEEDWAY - Wolves rider Freddie Lindgren spends the night in hospital after suffering multiple injuries in a crash on Monday, reports
BBC Sport. Lindgren suffered head, neck and back injuries in the first heat of Wolves' 47-43 Elite League win over Lakeside.
1113: FOOTBALL - Former Sporting Lisbon boss
Paulo Sergio is appointed Hearts manager, the Edinburgh club say in a
statement on their website. 1109: FOOTBALL -
Plymouth Argyle add manager Peter Reid's brother Shaun to the coaching staff at Home Park, reports
BBC Sport. He has been helping with the club's training on an informal basis since the start of pre-season.
1104: FOOTBALL -
The official West Bromwich Albion Twitter feed: "[Manager Roy] Hodgson on Gera: 'It's massive coup for club that we've been able to persuade him to come back to Albion despite many other offers he had.'"
1059: FOOTBALL -
West Brom sign
Zoltan Gera on a two-year contract after his contract at Fulham expires.
1053: GOLF - Former world number one
Tiger Woods, who has been
recovering from recent injury, played an 18-hole practice round at the site of next week's PGA Championship - and feels the 7,467-yard Atlanta Athletic Club layout ready for the year's last major event. "I had a blast out there on a wonderful golf course,"
the American said on his website. "It should be a great test."
1040: FOOTBALL - Italian club
Roma complete the signing of Netherlands goalkeeper
Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax.
1031: CYCLING - Winner of the green jersey at the 2011 Tour de France,
Mark Cavendish, on
BBC Radio 5 live: "As a commitment to my profession, the Olympics can't be at the forefront for me. But as a British person, it's a massive deal." Caller Lance in Scotland asks the golden question.
Are you joining Team Sky? "There's been a lot of rumours. I can't say anything, just yet. I want to go to the best place that will help me win, and that might be the team that I am at.
You don't know. But I have decided. It was on Saturday in a hotel room in Eindhoven. I'm 100% happy with my decision."
1021: OLYMPICS -
BBC Radio 5 live's sports news and Olympics correspondent Gordon Farquhar on Twitter: "Locog say there'll be free drinking water at 2012 venues, and you can take food within reason. Sandwich & a bag of crisps fine."
1013: ICE HOCKEY -
Manchester Phoenix have re-signed
James Neil as they continue their squad-building for the upcoming season. The 21-year-old sometime forward returns for his third season with Phoenix - and will be used primarily as a defender next year.
0944: FOOTBALL -
Spanish football journalist, and occasional BBC Radio 5 live contributor, Graham Hunter on Twitter:"@NickyAACampbell Barça just announce tckt prices. Cheapest La Liga ticket €19. Norm average from €25-€60. Sliding scale. Top = €95-€265 (RM)"
0908: FOOTBALL - "Clubs have been pricing themselves out of the market for a long time now," says
BBC Radio 5 live caller 'Tony in Manchester', discussing
BBC Sport's Price of Football survey - published today - on
Nicky Campbell's Your Call programme. "Fans come way down their list. All the top clubs are about franchising these days. There's nothing wrong with that, so long as you have a fair balance. But there isn't that balance."
0845: CYCLING -
Mark Cavendish is appearing on BBC TV and radio this morning. On BBC Breakfast, he is asked about the possibility of finishing the Tour de France on 21 July 2012, then taking part in the
Olympic road race the following Sunday. He says: "It's the first medal on offer so it would be great to try to get team off to a good start."
0830: CRICKET -
Shane Warne has likened Andrew Strauss' in-form England side to the great Australia team of his era. "When we were on top and dominating world cricket, the things we wanted to do were score fast, take the game away from the opposition and intimidate the tail,"
he writes in the Daily Telegraph. "England are doing all those and showing qualities that will make them number one if they continue to play like this."
0822: FOOTBALL - Arsenal midfielder
Jack Wilshere, who is a doubt for England's international friendly against the Netherlands next week,
on Twitter: "Up early and off for an [ankle] scan...hope everything is okay!"
0812: CRICKET - England's
Ian Bell has broken into the top five in the
ICC Test Rankings after recording a career-high batting rating following his brilliant 159 against India at Trent Bridge.
Stuart Broad's all-round heroics have seen him climb to third in the all-rounder rankings, while he has also jumped to seventh place in the bowling table following match figures of 8-76.
Matt Prior (21st), Stuart Broad (44th) and
Tim Bresnan (joint 75th) have also achieved new career-high ratings following
England's 319-run victory, sealed yesterday. 0800 BST: -
Top transfer stories from
Tuesday's gossip column: Newcastle's decision to let
Joey Barton leave on a free transfer has sparked a scramble between
Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham, who all want to talk to the midfielder. (Metro) Italian club
Juventus are lining up bids for Manchester United winger
Nani and Chelsea defender
Alex. (talkSPORT) Premier League newcomers
Swansea are set for a sensational swoop to sign French striker
David Trezeguet, who is currently without a club. (talkSPORT)
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