Barcelona have made Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng their number one target for the summer as they bid to strengthen their back line following the retirement of Carles Puyol.

Boateng, 25, starred for Germany at the World Cup and Marca reports, external his value of £30m does not put Barca off. The deal could be tied up swiftly as interest from Real Madrid is pressurising their Catalan rivals into committing.

Costa Rica international Celso Borges had to borrow a shirt from a fan to play in a Swedish league match for his club AIK.

The midfielder had been omitted from the side after he was subject of a transfer bid from French Ligue 1 outfit Evian and his kit had not been packed. Borges then borrowed a shirt from an AIK fan, known only as 'Luis', for the match against IFK Gothenburg.

"I'm proud to have helped the team I love," says Luis after AIK's 2-0 win.

Bacary Sagna is getting familiarised with his new surroundings as the new Manchester City player is taken around the Etihad for the first time since joining the club...

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...Sagna will wear the number three shirt and here is the right back sitting at his place in the City home dressing room...

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...Sagna joined City from Arsenal in the summer.

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Australia defender Jason Davidson is West Brom's seventh signing of the summer.

The 23-year-old left-back signs from Dutch side Heracles on a two-year deal.

Craig Gardner, Joleon Lescott, Chris Baird, Brown Ideye, Sebastien Pocognoli and Andre Wisdom have already signed for Alan Irvine's side.

BBC Radio Wales reporter Dafydd Pritchard in Paris: It's half time at a scorching Marcoussis and Australia currently lead Wales 17-0 after a dominant first 40 minutes.

With the temperature touching 28 degrees at times, players had to stop midway through the first half for a drinks break.

And it's Australia who have dealt with the conditions best, with tries from Sharni Williams and Tricia Brown.

Northampton Town sign Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Jordan Archer on loan until the January transfer window.

Archer, 21, has yet to play for the Spurs first team, but spent a lengthy spell on loan at Wycombe Wanderers in 2012-13, making 27 appearances.

If at first you don't succeed, try something else.

That seems to be Chelsea's approach as after Atletico Madrid's Joao Miranda decided he was staying put, the Blues have honed in on signing Raphael Varane from Real Madrid according to the Daily Star., external

Blues boss Jose Mourinho handed the French international his debut during his time in charge at the Bernabeu, and is keen on the 21-year-old as a potential replacement for David Luiz.

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At the Women's Rugby World Cup USA picked up their first win of the tournament at the second attempt - beating Kazakhstan 47-7 in France.

A bit of a demolition job there then and Wales are currently 17-0 down to Australia.

Later, England take on Spain at 14:45 BST and Ireland face New Zealand at 17:00 BST.

Leading brain injury charity Headway believe new Premier League concussion rules are a "significant" step forward.

New laws for the 2014-15 season will call on club doctors to decide if a player who has sustained a head injury can continue - not team managers.

In a statement, Headway say they are "delighted" with the move to take the decision away from managers.

In light of Xavi's retirement from international football, we have been asking you who is your greatest ever international servant?

Viv Powers:, external Has to be Kenny Dalglish after everything he's done for both Liverpool and Scotland.

Tony Wilkinson:, external Has to be Jason Leonard - 114 caps at the coal face and five for Lions!!

Keep your tweets coming to #bbcsportsday.

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Jack Rodwell burst into the Everton first team and at 16 years and 284 days, became the youngest player to represent the club in Europe when he featured against AZ Alkmaar in 2008.

He amassed 109 appearances for the Blues and earned two England caps before a £12m move to Manchester City in the summer of 2012.

In two years at the Etihad Stadium though, Rodwell made just 25 appearances, started just 10 games and added only one further cap to his international collection.

Burnley "definitely need bodies" ahead of the news season according to manager Sean Dyche, who says operating in the Premier League transfer market is a difficult challenge.

The promoted side face Chelsea in their opening game on 18 August and have made six signings so far this summer.

"There's a few getting closer and closer and we're working hard to get them over the line," says Dyche., external The frustration is that for 18 months we had no real money to speak of that we could use in the market.

"Now we have some money but the market is running away from us again because we have the smallest budget in the Premier League."

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The signing of Rodwell, 23, is Sunderland's fifth of the summer and he joins for a fee in the region of £10m.

Jordi Gomez, Billy Jones, Costel Pantilimon and Patrick van Aanholt have also joined the Black Cats in the transfer window so far.

Sunderland confirm the signing of Jack Rodwell from Manchester City on a five-year contract.

Middlesbrough are set to complete the signing of Huddersfield midfielder Adam Clayton for an initial £1.5m, reports the Gazette., external

Senior club sources have reportedly told the newspaper that after weeks of wrangling they have agreed a deal that with add-ons and bonuses could rise to £2m for the West Yorkshire side.

Clayton has scored 12 goals in 92 appearances for Town.

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Chelsea players were back in training today after their post-World Cup holiday. Here is Brazil midfielder Oscar meeting up with his international team-mate Filipe Luis, who completed a move to Stamford Bridge this summer.

"It's very good to be back, and meet my friend Filipe Luis again," tweets Oscar., external

Following the international retirement of Xavi, we want to know who you think is the greatest ever international servant? Tweet us on #bbcsportsday.

Dillip Mohanty:, external Sachin Tendulkar in Cricket for carrying a billion hopes on his shoulder for a quarter century for India.

Marty O'Neill:, external Greatest international servant has to be Brian O'Driscoll he led Ireland's rugby squad to so much success and modest too.

Brian New:, external Greatest ever international servant? Would think @JonnyWilkinson has to be up there -and that's from an RL fan. Gave his all.

Ollie Hynd claims the 400m freestyle S8 gold as day two of the IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven began with more Great Britain medals.

Paralympic, Commonwealth and world champion Hynd, 19, won in four minutes 31.66 seconds, with team-mate Josef Craig taking bronze in the same race.

There were further golds for Hannah Russell (100m backstroke S12) and Steph Millward (400m freestyle S9). Amy Marren finished second behind Millward to take silver.

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Spain coach Vicente del Bosque pays tribute to retiring midfielder Xavi, saying it will be hard to find his equal.

The 34-year-old Xavi announced his international retirement earlier on Tuesday and Del Bosque says: "I would like to express my appreciation for a fantastic player.

"We are losing a unique player from the national team and it will be hard to find his equal. He has been a key figure in the team's playing style which has brought us so much success. We will miss him both on and off the pitch."

Richard Conway
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

"The Premier League is to introduce new rules on how to deal with head injuries from the start of the 2014-15 season.

"A player suffering a head injury must now leave the pitch and the club doctor must decide if a player is capable of continuing, not the team management.

"Home teams also have to have a third "tunnel" doctor on matchdays."