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Mario Gotze says his World Cup final-winning strike for Germany against Argentina this summer was instinctive.

The 22-year-old, who controlled the ball with his chest before sweeping a volley past goalkeeper Sergio Romero, told Bild newspaper: "You don't really think very much when you're in a situation like that.

"I could try to describe what happened but only after taking a look at the replay myself. In the match it all happens intuitively."

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The last time we saw Andy Murray in competitive action was a strangely subdued performance in a straight-sets quarter-final defeat to Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon more than a month ago.

The British number one, with coach Amelie Mauresmo still in his corner, takes on Australian Nick Kyrgios,conqueror of Rafael Nadal at SW19, in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto this afternoon.

The players are out on court knocking up. We will bring you regular score updates right here.

Warrington coach Tony Smith says it would have been unfair if Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield had been suspended for their Challenge Cup semi-final.

Sinfield was sent off for the first time in his career during a 24-24 draw with Castleford Tigers last month. The England skipper has completed a two-match ban and is free to face the Wolves at Langtree Park on Saturday.

"Any more than two games with his impeccable record would have been wrong," said Smith.

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Andy in Armagh, via 81111: Ezequiel Garay moved from Benfica to Zenit St Petersburg for just £4.5m last month. He was in great form for Benfica last season, especially in Europe, and he had a solid showing at this summer's World Cup for Argentina. It's a shame he's gone to Russia, he would have been a great addition to the Premier League.

Joe Thompson signs a one-year deal at Bury, just seven weeks after being given the all-clear from cancer. The 25-year-old midfielder's contract at Tranmere Rovers expired at the end of June and he has been training with the Shakers for much of pre-season.

Thompson was diagnosed with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's lymphoma last October and later underwent a six-month course of chemotherapy.

Bury have also signed ex-Northampton left-back Joe Widdowson.

QPR midfielder Jordon Mutch on Twitter: , external Just want to thank everyone at Cardiff for a fantastic 2 seasons.. Memories that I will never forget. Thanks to the fans for all the support and all the staff .. And most of all my team mates!! Hopefully get back in prem! #bluebirds

Mutch, 22, completed a £6m move to QPR from Cardiff yesterday.

Sri Lanka A make a good start in their pursuit of England Lions' 339-5 at Taunton. After 20 overs, they are 108-1 with Nottinghamshire's Harry Gurney taking the only wicket to fall.

Mark Cavendish on Twitter: , externalDid my first long climb today since I started training properly. Thought my diaphragm was going to rip apart!! Well, nothing new there I guess.

Cavendish, renowned for his sprinting speed rather than climbing prowess, is recovering from a crash on the first day of the Tour de France in which he dislocated his shoulder.

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Madrid-based Spanish daily newspaper ABC, external claims that Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria is being fought over by Monaco and Manchester United.

It claims that while manager Louis van Gaal is a fan of the 26-year-old Argentina international, Manchester United are yet to meet the Real's £44m asking price and Di Maria's demands of £6.3m in annual wages.

Paris St-Germain haad been thought to lead the chase for Di Maria, but are struggling to sell anyone to make room in their squad and avoid falling foul of Financial Fair Play.

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The boxing rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves at Wembley Stadium in May is officially Britain's biggest grossing fight, according to the Daily Mail., external

Total income from the fight was more than £22m, with the victorious Froch earning £8m and Groves taking home £2m.

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We're asking you to nominate the best bits of business in the transfer market this summer...

Greg Ahrens:, external Got to be Marc Albrighton to Leicester for free.

Rian Hoskins:, external Cristian Gamboa, arguably the 2014 World Cup's best right back only cost West Brom £2m. Another is Mutch to QPR for £6m.

CampbellMoir:, external Ryan Gauld to Sporting for £3m! Everyone in Scotland knows he's class, imagine his price tag if he was English!

Hull's one-club half-back Richard Horne, who has 12 caps for Great Britain, announces he will retire at the end of the season.

The 32-year-old has been with his home-town side all of his playing life, having made his debut aged 16. Since then he has racked up 383 appearances for the Black and Whites, including a victorious Challenge Cup final in 2005.

Times football writer Tony Barrett on Twitter:, external Liverpool have accepted an offer from Huddersfield Town for Conor Coady & the player is undergoing a medical.

Coady spent last season on loan at Sheffield United.

There are three games under way in county cricket's One-Day Cup.

At the Rose Bowl, Michael Carberry has scored 61 from 50 balls in Hampshire's 101-3 after 16.4 overs against Leicestershire.

Glamorgan are struggling on 72-4 in their clash with Kent at Canterbury, while Sussex are 82-2 after 18.5 overs against Surrey at The Oval - Luke Wright out for a quickfire 52.

Find radio commentary for all three matches here

It has been a busy day at Manchester City. Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, on loan from new club New York City FC, has trained with the Premier League champions for the first time.

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Meanwhile Bacary Sagna, recruited as a free agent after his contract as Arsenal expired earlier this summer, has joined a group of fans on a tour of the Etihad Stadium.

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AP: The new Premier League season won't be too old before there are cries for Howard Webb to come out of retirement and return to refereeing. The standard of officiating has really slipped over the past few seasons, and Howard Webb was always the most consistent and strongest referee about.

Scotland and Edinburgh back rower David Denton is ruled out for at least three months with a hamstring problem.

The 24-year-old sustained the injury in training and will be a doubt for Scotland's autumn Test series, which begins against Argentina on 8 November.

English 5,000m runner Andy Vernon apologises to Scotland's Lynsey Sharp after a Twitter row over her winning silver in the Commonwealth Games 800m.

Sharp, 24, finished second in Glasgow on Friday, less than a day after being on a hospital drip because of illness. Vernon was critical of her reaction to her performance in several comments on the social media website.

But later Vernon, 28, apologised and tweeted: "What started as a joke got out of hand."

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British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson pulls out of the European Championships, external having failed to recover fully from the foot injury that forced her out of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Compatriot Phillips Idowu has also withdrawn as he looks to recover his best form in the triple jump.

Javelin thrower Goldie Sayers will captain the Great Britain team in Zurich from 12 August.

Ahead of Thursday's fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford, here are some stats for you to mull over:

• England are unbeaten in eight Test matches at Old Trafford (W6 D2).

• India have been involved in eight previous Test matches at Old Trafford against England; they have never won there (D5 L3).

• MS Dhoni has a play and miss percentage of 13.9% in this series; no player has a higher failure rate (min 200 balls faced).