Summary

  • Latest football transfer news and gossip

  • Murray beats Krygios 6-2, 6-2

  • Howard Webb retires from refereeing

  • ICC will not appeal against Anderson verdict

  • Woods granted US PGA fitness extension

  • IPC European Swimming Championships continue

  • GET INVOLVED: Who is the bargain buy of the summer so far?

  1. Three golds for GBpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Jeanette ChippingtonImage source, Balint Vekassy

    Great Britain's paracanoeing pair Jeanette Chippington and Emma Wiggs both win gold at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow.

    Chippington won two golds, while Martin Tweedie and Jonathan Young won bronze medals.

  2. New faces on MOTDpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Ruud GullitImage source, Reuters

    Ruud Gullit, Philip Neville and Rio Ferdinand join Match of the Day as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

    Former Dutch international Gullit, 51, and the ex-England duo of Neville and Ferdinand will be part of a team which will also include Alan Shearer, Robbie Savage and Danny Murphy.

    The BBC will screen over 12 hours of weekend football television coverage. Among the additions will be a Sunday morning repeat of the Football League show on BBC Two.

  3. Cavendish to return on 12 Augustpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Mark CavendishImage source, PA

    Mark Cavendish, who has been out of action since a crash at the end of the first stage of the Tour de France in Harrogate, will miss the London Classic on 10 August, but return to action in the Tour de l'Ain in France on 12 August.

    "Tour de l'Ain will be important to see where I am at with my training and recovery from my injury, and also as a bit of a test at competition pace," Omega Pharma-Quick Step Cavendish, who dislocated his shoulder in his fall on the Grand Depart, said.

    "The rest of my program will be decided 100% after Tour de l'Ain depending on how I feel during that race. "

  4. McIlroy on way to 'greatness'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Rory McIlroy is "on his way to greatness" heading into the final major of the year, according to former European Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie.

    McIlroy is the hot favourite for the US PGA Championship, which starts at Valhalla in Kentucky on Thursday. The 25-year-old is fresh from dominant victories at the Open and WGC Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

    "When he plays well, he is the best player in the world," Montgomerie told BBC Sport. "We have a rightful number one in the world, with all respect to everyone else.

    "When he plays his best, he wins. I could have said the same about Tiger Woods in the year 2000 when he was proving it. Now McIlroy is proving it as well."

  5. Get involvedpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    We're asking which has been the best bit of transfer business by an English club this summer...

    Mike Johansson:, external Harry Maguire to Hull City, proved he can play against PL teams in Sheffield United's cup run.

    Jones:, external Bati Gomis to Swansea on a free transfer is a top signing.

    Nick Weston:, external Sagna to Manchester City.

    Your views are welcome on #bestfootiebargains, external on Twitter, or via text on 81111, or on the BBC Sport Facebook, external or Google+., external

  6. Hales strikes a tonpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    England Lions post 339-5 in their 50 overs against Sri Lanka A at Taunton. Opener Alex Hales top scores with 101, with Ravi Bopara hitting 74, Jason Roy 51 from 25 balls, James Taylor 31 from 24 and Jonny Bairstow 50 off 30. Lahiru Gamage is the tourists' most successful bowler with 3-59.

  7. Finn's potential returnpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Steven FinnImage source, Getty Images

    England captain Alastair Cook says Steven Finn will give the England bowling attack a different dimension if he is selected for Thursday's fourth Test against India at Old Trafford.

    Finn has not played a Test for England since the opening match of last summer's Ashes series, as he battled problems with his bowling action.

    "It's been a tough six months (for Finn) to fight through it," Cook said. "But he will be a stronger bloke for it.

    "He gives us something different (in terms of his height and bounce), and it's nice to add him to the pile of fast bowlers."

  8. Van Gaal coy on Cuadradopublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Juan CuadradoImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has hinted at a possible move for Fiorentina and Colombia wideman Juan Cuadrado, telling media, including the Daily Mail, , externalthat he is reluctant to discuss the 28-year-old because it would cause his price to rise.

    "I cannot talk about Cuadrado, because if I say something about him the price will rise," said Van Gaal.

  9. Another gold for GBpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Great Britain's Will Smith wins gold, silver and bronze at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports World Junior Games.

    Less than a week after he finished fifth in the T54 1,500m at the Commonwealth Games, the 18-year-old won the U23 wheelchair 800m, finished second in the 1,500m and third in the 5km at the competition in Stoke Mandeville.

    Smith, who has spina-bifida, is based in Norwich and trains with the Weir Archer Academy in Richmond, London.

  10. Osvaldo set for Inter loan dealpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo has signed a year-long loan deal with Inter Milan according to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio., external

    The deal contains a clause that enables the Nerazzurri to make the switch permanent for £5.5m.

  11. Cardiff close to Adeyemi dealpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Tom AdeyemiImage source, Getty Images

    Cardiff City hope to complete the signing of midfielder Tom Adeyemi from Birmingham City in the next 24 hours. BBC Wales understands the player is due to have a medical today after he handed in a transfer request at St Andrew's.

  12. Cook happy with Anderson attitudepublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    England captain Alastair Cook says that he would rather James Anderson was involved in the odd scrape than change his abrasive personality on the field and lose the edge to his game.

    "We also want to play competitive cricket, we don't want it to be too nicey-nicey and everyone just saying we're playing in the right spirit. There's always that muddied line," said Cook.

    "There's little bits where Anderson might have overstepped the mark occasionally throughout his career, but you'd rather him be on the line than too passive."

  13. 'Aggression good for the game' - Dhonipublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    MS DhoniImage source, AP

    India captain MS Dhoni says that aggressive characters like England bowler James Anderson are good for the game, but umpires must be ready to intervene if they "cross the line".

    Anderson was cleared of abusing and pushing Dhoni's team-mate Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test between the teams at Trent Bridge earlier this summer.

    "What is important is to realise that strong characters are needed in the game, but umpires need to step in when the line is crossed," said Dhoni.

    "It doesn't matter who the individual is, but as long as it is within the guidelines, it is good for the game and good for spectators."

  14. Pakistan on top in Gallepublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Pakistan finish the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on 261-4 after an unbeaten 133 from Younis Khan. Together with Asad Shafiq, Khan has put on 105 for the fifth wicket.

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  15. Suarez appeal to be heard on Fridaypublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Luis Suarez shirt being soldImage source, Getty Images

    Barcelona striker Luis Suarez's appeal against a four-month ban for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup will be heard behind closed doors in Lausanne on Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms., external

    The decision is likely to be made public early next week.

  16. Swansea & Utrecht at loggerheadspublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Swansea and FC Utrecht are embroiled in a dispute over the proceeds from Michel Vorm's transfer to Tottenham, according to the Daily Mail., external

    The Dutch club inserted a 30% sell-on clause into the deal that took the goalkeeper to the Liberty Stadium in 2011 and believe they are entitled to more money after his switch to White Hart Lane this summer.

    The Daily Mail reports that Swansea believe Vorm moved to Spurs as part of the deal that saw midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson head in the opposite direction and, as such, they do not owe Utrecht anything.

  17. Howard Webb ends refereeing careerpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Howard WebbImage source, Getty Images

    Howard Webb ends his 25-year career as a referee to become technical director of the referees' body - the Professional Game Match Officials Limited.

    Webb has taken charge of more than 500 Premier League games and officiated both the Champions League final and the World Cup final in 2010.

    "Refereeing has given me so much and I think it's important that match officials who have had the rewards remain in the game to pass on their knowledge," said Webb.

    "I also have much more to learn about the business of refereeing and I believe the best place for me to do that is with PGMOL."

  18. Manquillo completes Liverpool movepublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Liverpool sign , externalAtletico Madrid right-back Javier Manquillo on a loan deal.

    The 20-year-old is manager Brendan Rodgers' seventh signing of the summer.

    "When they tell you Liverpool want to sign you, I think like any player, you are going to be absolutely amazed and you don't think of anything else than going straight there," said Manquillo.

    "It's a team that nowadays, as I said before, any player would want to be a part of."

  19. Dortmund 'angered' by Bayernpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 6 August 2014

    Borussia Dortmund react angrily to Bundesliga rival Bayern Munich's attempts to sign star forward Marco Reus.

    Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has told German media that Reus has a buyout clause in his contract with Dortmund, which could see the player leave Dortmund next year for a set fee of £20m, about half of his estimated market value.

    Dortmund's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says his club has noted with a "certain anger" Rummenigge's statements that will "damage the already tense relations" between the two clubs.