Carling Cup ties called off because of riots in London, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secures Arsenal move, plus more.
2359: That's all from
Monday's Sportsday Live, which will resume on Tuesday at 0800 BST.
2340: FOOTBALL -Newcastle are set to unveil new signing
Gabriel Obertan from Manchester United but have been told Tottenham want £14m for striker
Roman Pavlyuchenko,
reports the Daily Mail. Manager
Alan Pardew is determined to bring in another striker and remains interested in PSG's
Mevlut Erding.
2323: FOOTBALL - The Daily Mail reports that although striker
Carlos Tevez returned to Manchester City on time after his summer break, he is expected to lose the club captaincy to
Vincent Kompany.
2318: FOOTBALL -In a statement on the West Ham website, the club say they were told that all major public events in London were to be rearranged because of the need to focus police resources elsewhere.
2312: FOOTBALL - Charlton Athletic'sCarling Cup game against
Reading, which was due to take place on Tuesday, is called off on police advice following the riots in London.
2309: FOOTBALL -The Guardian report that the
Football Association will seek guidance from the
Metropolitan Police ahead of Wednesday's friendly between England and Holland at Wembley after the riots in London.
2300: FOOTBALL - A decision on Tuesday's other Carling Cup games in London between
Crystal Palace and
Crawley and
Charlton and
Reading is due to be made on Tuesday morning.
2256: FOOTBALL - Tuesday's
Carling Cup game between
West Ham and
Aldershot is called off on police advice following the riots in London.
2250: TENNIS - World number two
Kim Clijsters has played down talk that she will retire after the 2012 Olympics. The Belgian, who returns to action at this week's Rogers Cup in Toronto says the Olympics are the last big event she is focused on but she admits she might choose to end her career at a smaller tournament.
2244: BADMINTON -Watch highlights as
England's Liz Cann overcomes a first game scare to see off New Zealand's Michelle Chan 16-21 21-13 21-11 as the World Badminton Championships gets under way at Wembley Arena.
2235: BEACH VOLLEYBALL - The sport will be officially welcomed to its 2012 Olympic home in Horse Guards Parade on Tuesday as part of the London Prepares Series,
as BBC Sport's Nick Hope reports. Sell-out crowds of 1,500 people are expected for 54 matches over six days of competition on the temporary courts, which have been created with 2,274 tonnes of sand from a quarry in Godstone, Surrey.
2215 - TENNIS: Britain's
Andy Murray will play his opening match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal against South Africa's Kevin Anderson on Tuesday at 1900 BST.
2208: FOOTBALL - A Manchester United XI win 2-0 away at Welsh Cup winners Llanelli with trialist and Togo international
Souleymane Mamam opening the scoring. Mamam, 24, was released by United back in 2007 but is back on trial with the club after four years in Belgium and he gave the visitors the lead after 11 minutes with midfielder Paul Pogba completing the scoring late on, converting the rebound after he saw his penalty saved.
2203: CRICKET -Lancashire beat Sussex by 20 runs in Hove to reach the semi-finals of the Friends Life t20 competition. The visitors made 152-8 and Sussex could only manage 132-8 in reply. They join
Leicestershire, Hampshire and
Somerset in the last four on Finals Day in Edgbaston on Saturday 27 August.
2125: CRICKET - The
England cricket team are currently based in
Birmingham, which has been the scene of some unrest, ahead of the third Test against India which begins on Wednesday.
BBC Sport's Joe Wilson on Twitter: Helicopters circling over Bull Ring, about half mile from England hotel. Spoke to England head of security, confident all players safe."
2110: TENNIS - Ninth seed
Marion Bartoli of France loses 6-3 6-3 to
Galina Voskoboeva of Kazahkstan, ranked 135 in the world, in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
2059: CRICKET -Ajantha Mendis becomes the first bowler to take six wickets in a Twenty20 international as
Sri Lanka complete a 2-0 series win over Australia, finishing with figures of 6-16 in Pallekele.
2044: FOOTBALL - Chelsea midfielder
Frank Lampard will miss England's game against the Netherlands on Wednesday with a throat infection.
2038: SAILING -Ben Ainslie pulls three points clear in the lead of the Finn class at the Olympic sailing test event in Weymouth and Portland while
Nick Dempsey ends the fifth day of the RS:X men's windsurfing tournament level on points at the top of the leaderboard with Holland's Dorian van Rijsselberg while
Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes remain fourth in the 49er event.
2020: FOOTBALL - Danish forward
Nicklas Bendtner confirms to Press Association Sport that he will leave Arsenal. Asked if he was set to leave the London club he said: "Yes. I have done my part as well as I can and it's up to Arsenal now to sort it out, I can't do anything more. Hopefully it will be sorted soon. I would like to play at a place where you are happy and play every week, that is the most important thing for any football player and hopefully that will happen soon."
2008: BADMINTON: Top English pair
Gabby White and
Jenny Wallwork have been knocked out in the opening round of the
World Championships at Wembley. White and Wallwork lost in straight sets to Malaysia's Eei Hui Chin and Pei Tty Wong 21-14, 21-12. Wallwork is back on court tomorrow with mixed doubles partner
Nathan Robertson as they take on Malaysia's Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh. Earlier in the day women's doubles wildcard entry Alex Langley and Lauren Smith had a storming world championship debut beating Noelia Jimenez and Paula Rodriguez of Spain 21-9, 21-15.
1949: GOLF - Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy moves up one place to fourth in the
world golf rankings while
Tiger Woods drops another two spots to 30th. McIlroy finished in a tie for sixth at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational while Woods could only manage joint 37th.
1937: LONDON OLYMPICS - A local government expert at the London School of Economics says of
the rioting in the capital : "You can imagine how stretched the police would be if this were to occur during the Olympics. So I think this will create a worry within City Hall and the Home Office."
1930: BOXING - London middleweight Darren Barker vacates his European title ahead of his
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1917: FOOTBALL - Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has told BBC Radio 5 live of his frustration with this week's
"hideous" international matches . "We've six or seven away in a meaningless friendly," he said. "I can't understand a friendly international three days before the season starts."
1912: TENNIS - Andy Murray will meet Kevin Anderson, the world number 35, in his opening match at the
Rogers Cup in Montreal on Tuesday or Wednesday after the 6ft 8in South African beat Spain's Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-4.
1900: ATHLETICS -
Britain's 110m hurdler Andy Turner has promised there will be no repeat of his "gutting" seventh-place finish at Crystal Palace last week when he competes in this month's World Championships in South Korea. "To come seventh in front of my home crowd was gutting," said Turner. "It's one of my favourite meets of the year so for that to happen was not good at all."
1852: TENNIS - Fourteenth seed
Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beats David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-1 6-4 in the first round of the Montreal Masters; tenth seed
Samantha Stosur of Australia beats Ayumi Morita of Japan 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the first round in Toronto.
1842: BADMINTON -
Veteran Anthony Clark , a two-time World Championship silver medallist, rolls back the years as he and Chris Langridge defy the rankings to beat Japan's Yoshiteru Hirobe and Kenta Kazuno in London.
1829: RUGBY UNION -
Toby Flood believes his challenge against Wales on Saturday will not only be to convince manager Martin Johnson he is England's best fly-half for the World Cup but to convince the entire country. "I don't think I've ever been in charge of that 10 shirt," said Flood, who will be battling World Cup-winning hero Jonny Wilkinson for the fly-half spot in New Zealand.
1820: CRICKET -
Essex captain James Foster has been given permission to discuss a move to Hampshire. The former England wicket-keeper, 31, is in the final year of his contract and Hampshire have made a formal move to sign him when that deal expires.
1808: CRICKET -
Ajantha Mendis makes history as Sri Lanka complete a 2-0 series win over Australia with an eight-run win in their second Twenty20 international in Kandy. Spinner Mendis became the first bowler ever to take six wickets in a Twenty20 international as the visitors could only make 149-9 in reply to Sri Lanka's 157-9.
1756: CRICKET -
Essex confirm they have given
James Foster, 31, permission to talk to Hampshire. "We have offered James an extended contract and very much want him to carry on playing for us in the future. He has been with Essex for his entire professional career and it would be hugely disappointing if he was to leave at this time," said Essex chief executive David East.
1748: BREAKING FOOTBALL -
Southampton confirm winger
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has completed his move to Arsenal for a club record fee.
1741: FOOTBALL -
Dundee United captain
Jon Daly and defender
Sean Dillon have both agreed contract extensions with the club until 2013.
1730: RUGBY LEAGUE -
Wakefield have confirmed the signing of Crusaders centre
Vince Mellars on a three-year deal.
1722: FOOTBALL - A statement from
Tottenham says that this weekend's Premier League fixture against Everton is still scheduled to go ahead despite disturbances in the area. "We can advise fans that at this stage the game is going ahead and the Club is doing everything it can to ensure that this remains the position."
1715: CRICKET - Zimbabwe skipper
Brendan Taylor says the team feel "totally justified now at returning to Tests" after securing a 130-run win over Bangladesh in their first Test in nearly six years. "It has been a long, hard haul. We have worked so hard during the last 12 months, and the fact is we wanted to win more than Bangladesh did."
1707: RUGBY UNION - Ireland captain
Brian O'Driscoll is eager to be thrust into World Cup warm-up action after
declaring himself fit. The 32-year-old has been struggling with a neck injury and missed the 10-6 defeat by Scotland at the weekend.
1700: FOOTBALL - Press Association Sport understands that Arsenal have agreed to pay £15m for Southampton winger
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
1655: FOOTBALL - Swindon Town manager
Paolo di Canio tells
BBC Wiltshire that his players need to be more aggressive and confident when they meet Bristol City in the Carling Cup first round on Tuesday.
1647: FOOTBALL - Cheltenham Town boss
Mark Yates tells
BBC Gloucestershire that his side need to be more clinical with their finishing in their Carling Cup clash with MK Dons on Tuesday.
1641: RUGBY LEAGUE - St Helens hooker
James Roby tells
BBC Radio Merseyside his team will now concentrate on reaching the Grand Final following their Challenge Cup semi-final exit to Wigan.
1635: FOOTBALL - Former Manchester United goalkeeper
Gary Bailey tells
BBC Radio 5 live that new signing
David De Gea was at fault for both Manchester City goals in Sunday's Community Shield, but is confident the young Spaniard will prove a success at Old Trafford once he's settled in.
1629: SQUASH - British world number one
Nick Matthew makes an impressive start to his
Australian Open defence by beating South Africa's
Steve Coppinger in straight games 11-7 11-8 11-9 in Canberra.
1623: CRICKET - Essex cricketer
Ravi Bopara admits he has had
moments of self-doubt but says he now has faith in his ability and hopes to prove his worth after being recalled to the England squad for the third Test against India after Jonathan Trott failed to recover from a shoulder injury.
1617: FOOTBALL - Norwich midfielder
Andrew Surman tells
BBC Radio Norfolk that he and his team-mates are out to prove a point in the Premier League following the club's promotion.
1611: SHOOTING -
Georgina Geikie has earned Great Britain an extra place in the women's 25m pistol event at the 2012 Olympics after achieving the required qualifying standard at the European Championships in Belgrade,
reports BBC Devon. 1606: FOOTBALL - James McClean has left the
Northern Ireland squad to face the Faroe Islands after becoming the latest player to switch allegiances and opt to play for the Republic of Ireland.
1601: FOOTBALL - Sunderland boss
Steve Bruce has criticised the decision to schedule international friendlies three days prior to the new Premier League season,
reports BBC Newcastle. 1548: FORMULA 1 - Ferrari boss
Stefano Domenicali rules out McLaren driver
Lewis Hamilton joining the Italian team in the "short nor in the long term", plus more in
Monday's gossip column. 1536: RUGBY UNION - England manager Martin Johnson is confident Lewis Moody's knee injury will not prove serious enough to rule him out of the
Rugby World Cup. Johnson said: "I don't think it is going to put him out of the tournament, but we'll see."
1531: BOXING - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declined to rule out the possibility of
professional boxers competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
1513: FOOTBALL - Tim Vickery's latest South American blog is now on the
BBC Sport website where he looks at the clamour for the return of
Ronaldinho to the Brazil squad.
1459: BASKETBALL - Great Britain will be without Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon for this summer's EuroBasket campaign as the
NBA lockout has led to complications in arranging insurance.
1446: FOOTBALL -
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has added Linfield striker Peter Thompson
to his squad for Wednesday night's Euro 2012 qualifier against the Faroe Islands
1429: BADMINTON -
Susan Egelstaff, Scotland's six-time national women's singles champion, has been knocked out of the World Championships at Wembley, losing in the first round to Canada's Li Michelle, 22-20, 21-16. Follow BBC Sport's
Jessica Creighton on Twitter for the latest.
1425: FOOTBALL - England midfielder
Jack Wilshereon Twitter: "Gutted to be out of the Game on wednesday...but my ankle is not right! I will be fit as soon as I no longer feel pain! Keep you informed!"
1420: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's David Ornstein
on Twitter: "Can confirm Oxlade-Chamberlain is having medical at Arsenal right now. Deal to be completed later today or tomorrow. Long-term contract #afc"
1411: RUGBY UNION - South Africa coach Peter de Villiers predicts a tough Tri-Nations clash this weekend. He said: "The first 20 minutes against Australia will be tough. I am confident we will come through but we will need a good start."
1404: FOOTBALL - Spain confirm that Barcelona midfielder
Xavi will miss the friendly away to Italy on Wednesday due to a leg injury.
1358: ATHLETICS -
Oscar Pistorius on his call-up to the World Athletics Chamionships: "I have dreamed for such a long time of competing in a major championships and this is a very proud moment in my life."
1355: FOOTBALL - Tottenham defender
Kyle Walker at England press conference: "To play for England you need to be playing regularly so another loan is possible. I want to play at Premier League level. I went to Villa and I did ok but there is still more to come from me."
1353: FOOTBALL -
Sky Sports News are reporting that Southampton winger
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is having a medical at Arsenal ahead of a possible move to the Emirates.
1343: FOOTBALL - Manchester United winger
Ashley Young at England press conference: "Tom Cleverley has done terrific all pre-season. He was brilliant when he came on in the Community Shield and he has a great future ahead of him. I am sure he will go on to be a top player. He is confident in his own ability and I am sure he will come here and do well."
1340: FOOTBALL - British 400m runner Martyn Rooney
on Twitter: "time trial went really well today, a bit late for Palace but hopefully get selected later, getting that 400m rhythm again"
1337: FOOTBALL - Captains of all 20 Italian
Serie A clubs sign a document warning the league that there will be a strike if a new collective contract is not signed before the start of the season later this month, reports Associated Press. The players association opposes a proposal that would allow clubs to force unwanted players to train away from the first team or accept a transfer.
1330: FOOTBALL - BBC Radio 5 live football reporter Jacqui Oatley
on Twitter: "Brian McDermott told me on Saturday he expected a PL club to make a 1st offer for Shane Long, then others to follow suit."
1325: FOOTBALL - West Brom are poised to break their transfer record to sign Reading striker
Shane Long, reports the Press Association.
1320: FOOTBALL - Arsenal midfielder
Jack Wilshere and Manchester United's
Michael Carrick both withdraw from the England squad for Wednesday's friendly with Holland at Wembley, says
the Football Association. Manchester United midfielder
Tom Cleverley is called into Fabio Capello's 24-man squad.
1315: CRICKET - Batsman
Ravi Bopara insists he is a different player now from the one he was when he won his last Test cap for England two years ago. "I think I'm a more rounded player, I know my game a little bit more," Bopara told
Sky Sports News. 1307: FOOTBALL - Scotland assistant manager
Peter Houston insists players are buying into manager Craig Levein's ethos as the country aims for Euro 2012 qualification, reports
BBC Scotland's Alasdair Lamont. 1300: FOOTBALL - England defender Rio Ferdinand
on Twitter: "1st England training session done, time for lunch then some golf! Beautiful weather today too!!"
1252: FOOTBALL -
Sky Sports News report that Manchester United midfielder
Tom Cleverley will be called up to the England squad for the friendly with the Netherlands on Wednesday.
1250: BADMINTON - England's top women's singles player is through to the second round of the World Championships at Wembley.
Elizabeth Cann holds her nerve after going a set down to beat New Zealand's Michelle Chan Ky 16-21, 21-13, 21-11. Cann, who now faces a tough test in Thailand tenth seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in the next round, tells
BBC Sport's Jessica Creighton: "It was bit of a rocky start but I progressed as the match went on. I found my touch at the net which enabled me to attack."
1243: CRICKET - Leicestershire wicketkeeper
Paul Nixon tells
BBC East Midlands Today he was feeling a bit fragile after an emotional night celebrating an impressive display in his final home match before his retirement.
1236: FOOTBALL -
TalkSPORT report that Manchester United are set to sign 14-year-old goalkeeper
Dean Henderson from Carlisle.
1230: CRICKET - Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 130 runs in a one-off Test at Harare Sports club to claim their first victory since making their return to cricket after a six-year absence. Full scorecard on the
BBC Sport website. 1219: FOOTBALL -
Manchester City goalkeeper
Joe Hart on signing his new five-year deal at the club: "I can't think of myself being anywhere other than City and it really feels like home. I feel very privileged to be staying here for another five years."
1212: PARALYMPICS - Five sailors become the first athletes to be named on the
2012 Great Britain Paralympic team. Read more on the
BBC Sport website. 1205: CRICKET - Somerset captain
Marcus Trescothick says his side "have nothing to lose" in this year's FL t20 finals day. "We've been there twice and lost so lets go there and win for a change," the 35-year-old told
BBC Somerset. 1156: FOOTBALL - Manchester City goalkeeper
Joe Hart signs a new five-year deal at Eastlands, the
club confirm. 1150: SHOOTING - British marksman
Richard Faulds wins silver at the
European Shooting Championships in Serbia. Faulds finishes second in the individual double trap, in which he won gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and helped GB to gold in the team event.
1142: TENNIS - World number three
Roger Federer posts a special message on
YouTube to mark his 30th birthday.
1140: FOOTBALL - Nottingham Forest agree an undisclosed fee with ADO Den Haag for 24-year-old winger
Wesley Verhoek, reports the
club's official website. 1135: FOOTBALL - Blackburn manager Steve Kean admits captain
Christopher Samba could miss their Premier League opener against Wolves due to a groin problem, reports Press Association.
1130: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's David Ornstein
on Twitter: "The rain & wind see Tevez call it a day. He'll finish session inside. "No wonder he wants to leave!" says a shivering fan to my left #mcfc"
1125: FOOTBALL - The first of our new daily football offerings,
Football Forum, is now live on the
BBC Sport website. In it, Gabby Logan is joined by Lee Dixon and Dave Jones as they take a look back at the first weekend of action in the Championship.
1118: FOOTBALL -
BBC Sport understands that winger
Gabriel Obertan will complete his move from Manchester United to Newcastle on Monday.
1112: CRICKET - England all-rounder Stuart Broad
on Twitter: "Off to training at Edgbaston I've not seen the ground refurb yet, heard it's pretty special. Exciting week ahead"
1104: FOOTBALL - Ipswich Town manager
Paul Jewell tells
BBC Radio Suffolk he is looking to strengthen his defence ahead of their Carling Cup first round tie with Northampton.
1056: FOOTBALL -
Celtic have confirmed that left-back
Emilio Izaguirre will
miss up to six months of the season after fracturing his ankle against Aberdeen on Sunday.
1054: TENNIS - British number two
James Ward has
broken into the world's top 150 for the first time after victory in Vancouver. The 24-year-old Londoner has followed up his Queen's semi-final by reaching the Challenger final in Lexington and, on Sunday, beating Robby Ginepri to win in Vancouver. Ward moves up 30 places to a career high of 144 in the world.
1048: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's David Ornstein
on Twitter: "Awful weather here at Carrington. Wet, windy, grey, freezing. Tevez looks up and jokes with Zabaleta. Welcome [back] to Manchester, Carlos! #mcfc"
1034: FOOTBALL - Belgium international
Romelu Lukaku has arrived at St Pancras station ahead of his medical at
Chelsea.
1026: BREAKING ATHLETICS - The
Associated Press report that South Africa have selected double-amputee runner
Oscar Pistorius in the team for this month's world championships. Pistorius is set to be the first amputee athlete to compete at the able-bodied worlds when he represents South Africa in Daegu, South Korea, as its only runner in the 400 metres. He has also been chosen for the 4x400 relay.
1017: FOOTBALL - BBC Sport's Alasdair Lamont
on Twitter: "#Celtic winger Kris Commons getting treatment for badly bruised foot at Lennoxtown but to return to Scotland squad tomorrow"
1011: HORSE RACING - Trainer
Barry Hills, who has enjoyed more than 3,200 career wins,
is retiring and will hand over his licence to son Charlie.
1000: FOOTBALL -
Chris Bevan's blog on Manchester United's thrilling Community Shield win over neighbours Manchester City is
now on the BBC Sport website where he speaks to United defender
Chris Smalling about how Sir Alex Ferguson's new young squad has inherited the same never-say-die attitude as their successful predecessors.
0958: FOOTBALL - The Press Association report that Manchester City striker
Carlos Tevez has arrived at the club's training ground after his summer break.
0942: FORMULA 1 -
Murray Walker's latest video blog is now on the
BBC Sport website , where he answers your questions on Sebastian Vettel and Bernie Ecclestone.
0936: TENNIS - Wimbledon champion
Novak Djokovic stays at
number one in the world ahead of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Andy Murray is in fourth.
0918: ATHLETICS - London's bid for the 2017 world athletics championships faces defeat unless the legal row over the Olympic Stadium is settled, the sport's president Lamine Diack has warned.
0908: FOOTBALL - Manchester United target
Wesley Sneijder believes Inter Milan are
willing to sell him for "the right amount".
0902: FOOTBALL -
Spurs chairman
Daniel Levy makes a statement on the
riots in Tottenham. He tells the
club's website: "Our hope is that calm and order is restored as soon as possible."
0838: CYCLING - Tour De France rider
Stuart O'Grady says he plans to leave the Leopard-Trek cycling team and the Schleck brothers to join new Australian pro team GreenEDGE.
0826: FOOTBALL -
Jordan Henderson tells
Liverpool's official website that he aims to emulate Under-21 team-mate Jack Wilshere and cement a place in the full England team this season.
0815: GOLF -
Tiger Woods has dropped another two places to 30th in the
latest world rankings with Luke Donald staying clear of fellow Englishman Lee Westwood at the top.
0809: FOOTBALL - Germany defender
Per Mertesacker tells
German newspaper Bild he fancies a move to the Premier League.
0804: FOOTBALL - The dust has now settled on the opening weekend of the
Football League and you can now catch up on a 90-second round-up from the Championship
on the BBC Sport website. 0802: GOLF - Caddie
Steve Williams claimed helping Adam Scott to
victory on Sunday was the most satisfying win he's ever had - two weeks after being axed by
Tiger Woods.
0800 BST: -
Top transfer stories from
Monday's gossip column:
Arsenal are set to complete £12m signing of midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
The Gunners have pushed on with their pursuit of Bolton's Gary Cahill after Thomas Vermaelen was injured in Saturday's 2-1 friendly defeat by Benfica.
Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham's pursuit of a new striker could lead them to 25-year-old Costa Rican international Bryan Ruiz, who plays for FC Twente.
Full story: Daily Mail
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