England's Sir Bradley Wiggins will not compete in the road events at the Commonwealth Games, preferring instead to concentrate on the team pursuit in the velodrome.

"All the preparation has been for the team pursuit and that has been the focus in training," he said. "I've put all my eggs in the one basket."

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The Champions League qualifiers continue this evening, with Celtic, Cliftonville and The New Saints all in second qualifying round, second-leg action.

The Scottish champions lead KR Reykjavik 1-0 after their victory in Iceland last week but, should they progress after tonight's tie at Murrayfield, they will still have to negotiate another two rounds if they are to reach the group stages. Either Polish side Legia Warsaw or Irish outfit Patrick's Athletic await next.

Northern Irish champions Cliftonville drew 0-0 with Debrecen last week and travel to Hungary hoping to set up a tie with either Belarusian club FC Bate Borisov or Albanian team KS Skenderbeu.

The New Saints of Wales lost 1-0 against Slovan Bratislava last week but know that turning round the tie in Wales means they would face either FK Sutjeska of Montenegro or Moldovan outfit Sheriff.

On the back of Steven Gerrard's retirement, we asked you why the England captaincy matters. Some interesting responses . . .

Jemal Mohammed:, external "Well, it doesn't & shouldn't. Let the FA do its job. Work on the youth. develop footballers, without the #attitude."

Nigel Carroll:, external "Under investment in a structure coming home to roost in football and cricket. The cupboards aren't just bare for skippers."

John McEnerney:, external "Always looking for a Moore-esque captain that breed of leader are hard to come by these days. Closest was JT(less his character)."

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What is the best way to carry a flag? Scotland's standard bearer Euan Burton felt the need to consult the internet to check how Sir Chris Hoy performed the honour at the London Olympics.

"I remember walking in behind Chris in London and experiencing that spine-tingling moment when we entered the stadium," the veteran judoka said. "I probably shouldn't say this, but I've been on YouTube a couple of times just to relive the moment Chris walked out in front of us in 2012 to take a few tips from that."

Paddy Barnes, Northern Irish boxer: "#antidoping let me home at 2am last night, wake me up at 7.30am for another test! This is some preparation for the games."

Portuguese midfielder Tiago has rebuffed interest from former club Chelsea to sign a new two-year deal with Atletico Madrid.

The 33-year-old originally turned down a new contract with the La Liga champions but has had a change of heart.

"I thought it was the right moment to move on," Tiago said. "I took my time to look at the different options but when it came to making the decision, I felt that only with Atletico would I be sure of not making a mistake."

After all that hot air about £100,000 bets at a splendidly sweary press conference, Dereck Chisora has withdrawn from Saturday's fight against Tyson Fury after fracturing his hand in training.

The pair had been due to meet in Manchester for the British and European heavyweight titles, in a fight billed as an eliminator for the right to meet IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

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BBC Sport's Neil Johnston in Glasgow:

It is seven years since Glasgow was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth Games and there's a real sense that, 36 hours ahead of the opening ceremony, the city is ready to deliver a show to remember.

Last minute preparations continue and, while most of the 4,500 competing athletes are here, VIPs continue to stream into the city, with James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore the latest to arrive.

Meanwhile, the Games continues to get saturation treatment in Scotland's newspapers. The Herald includes a 12-page Games guide and 'Stars of the Games' wall chart and the Evening Times reports that Team Scotland athletes have been given "Irn-Bru lucky socks" in a bid to spur them on to victory.

David Coulthard
BBC Sport

"Lewis Hamilton is only behind because of bad luck. He has had more race retirements and other car problems than Nico Rosberg has, and had they had the same, Hamilton would be leading by more than Rosberg is now.

"But life isn't fair. The days of a driver influencing the mechanical reliability of the car are virtually gone. The racing gods decide on reliability, and the drivers just have to deal with that."

Read David Coulthard's column on the battle between the two Mercedes team-mates at the head of the drivers' championship.

While Prior takes the rest of the summer off, England captain Alastair Cook intends to remain in post despite the 95-run defeat by India at Lord's.

Predecessors Michael Vaughan and Alec Stewart have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board to strip Cook of the captaincy but the opener, who has not made a hundred in 27 innings, said: "To quit now, in the middle of the series, would be wrong."

So, how do you solve a problem like Alastair Cook?

Another man standing down from an English national team is Matt Prior, although the wicketkeeper is adamant that his absence will only be temporary.

The 32-year-old Sussex player, who has won 79 Test caps, is likely to have surgery on his Achilles but appreciates that he might not get his England place back.

"It is a huge decision and not one I've taken lightly, but I'm not doing justice to myself and more importantly the team," he said.

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While some of the coverage might lead you to believe that Steven Gerrard has shuffled off to the dressing room in the sky, the reality is that a veteran footballer has stood down from international duty.

The great, the good and the inconsequential have all had their say over the past few hours but why does the identity of the England captain actually matter? No other country places such importance on the role, so why here?

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Phil McNulty
BBC chief football writer

"When England captain Steven Gerrard revealed he had been left 'broken' by the failure of a World Cup campaign in Brazil that effectively only lasted six days, there was nothing that would fix the pain. It meant a decision that was already in the making even before he left for South America was merely confirmed by England's exit."

Read Phil McNulty's analysis of Gerrard's decision, the thoughts the football world and the Liverpool captain's own opinion on England's future.

And on that note, let's begin with a browse through the morning's rumours.

The Daily Mail reports, external that Manchester United trying to persuade Borussia Dortmund to part with Germany centre-back Mats Hummels, the Daily Star suggests, external Manchester City are casting alluring glances at Didier Drogba and Talksport have said, external that Tiago Mendes has opted against a return to Chelsea.

All this and more tittle-tattle - some more fanciful than others - can be found in today's gossip column.

Is it that time again already? It seems like mere minutes since we sent the sporting world to bed with a skelp round the ear. Yet here it is, back down the stairs promising to behave better today.

But what trials and tribulations will Tuesday bring? The retirement of Steven Gerrard will no doubt keep us all occupied again, as will the news that Matt Prior has fled the scene of England's cricketing car crash. So, too, will the impending Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the return of the Tour de France for its final week.

And, of course, we'll have the usual transfer nonsense to work us all into a fearsome lather...