Lee Westwood has a share of the early clubhouse lead at US PGA
Tiger Woods disappoints with a three over 74
Arsenal receive bids for Thomas Vermaelen
Howard Webb to explain key refereeing decisions to fans
Falcao snubs Liverpool move - reports
Image source, Getty ImagesSportsday readers have spoken, your sporting showstopper is none other than Mr Usain Bolt with the sprinter claiming 47.4% of the votes.
That put him way ahead of second place Cristiano Ronaldo, who received 12.7% of the votes, with the ever entertaining Zlatan Ibrahimovic taking 10.1%.
American Matt Kuchar pulls out of the US PGA because of back issues.
World number six Kuchar won the Heritage tournament in April and was fourth two weeks ago at the Canadian Open.
American alternate John Huh replaces Kuchar in the field of 156, teeing off on the back nine alongside a 2013 US Open champion Justin Rose and South African Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion.
Former referee Howard Webb will make himself available to explain key decisions to fans during the season as part of his role as technical director of the official referees' association.
Webb retired from refereeing on Wednesday to end a 25-year career. The 43-year-old is keen to "enlighten people" about reasons behind decisions.
"I've just had a season where I was in the middle of high-profile games," Webb tells BBC Sport. "So I am well-placed to speak about the job."
Image source, Getty ImagesLee Westwood birdies the 10th, his first hole, before masking par in each of his next three holes to move to within one shot of the early pacesetters at the US PGA.
Fellow Englishman Ian Poulter is also one under, with Scotland's Colin Montgomerie level par through five.
Three players share the lead on two under.
Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal have received bids for club captain Thomas Vermaelen and hints that Manchester United could be one of those bidders.
He says: "Yes [there have been bids]. I can't tell you who but you will know very soon. I think they [Man Utd] could be in the group.
"It could happen that he leaves us because he needs to play now. He is in a position where we cannot stand in his way if he finds an interesting opportunity."
Image source, @TeamSkyTeam Sky on Twitter:, external "Tour of Poland hits the mountains today, setting up an exciting finish."
England are in control on day one of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford. They are 63-5 at lunch and you can follow live text and Test Match Special audio commentary here.
Daily Telegraph chief sports writer Paul Hayward, who was at the Arsenal news conference, tweets:, external "Arsene Wenger on Lampard at City: 'I'm surprised because he went to New York and the shortest way to New York is not via Manchester.'"
More from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who believes Manchester United will be title contenders this year.
"Certainly Man United come back into it the title race," he says. "There will be six teams fighting for the league this year."
Wenger also provides an injury update on Theo Walcott, who has been out since January with a knee injury, adding: "He will come back into the group on 31 August - he is doing well but he's not ready yet."
Image source, EPATiger Woods (pictured above) has just teed off at the US PGA where there is a three-way tie for the early lead. Americans Frank Esposito and Patrick Reed and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama are one under through three holes.
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Image source, @ArsenalArsenal boss Arsene Wenger is speaking in a news conference at the moment. He once again says defender Thomas Vermaelen, linked with Manchester United, could leave.
"Vermaelen could leave us because he needs to play now. We're in a position where it's difficult to stand in his way," he says.
"We have three and a half weeks until the transfer market closes - we could still strengthen, but we have a big squad."
Image source, Getty ImagesQueens Park Rangers have made a bid for West Ham anchorman Mohamed Diame according to the London Evening Standard., external
Diame, 27, reportedly has a £3.5m release clause that the Hoops are ready to meet.
QPR have also made a £1.5m offer for Guingamp midfielder Younousse Sankhare, who helped his side to victory in the French Cup last season.
Image source, ReutersIt is 10 years since Greece hosted the Olympics and many of its once gleaming venues have been left abandoned. Above is the Panathinkaikon stadium, which was used for archery events and the finish of the marathon...
Image source, Reuters...the above abandoned stadium hosted the beach volleyball competition, but nature has claimed much of the venue back...
Image source, Reuters...fans once packed the stands at the canoe and kayak slalom centre but it now lies abandoned.
West Bromwich Albion's new record signing Brown Ideye has tweeted to say that he is on his way to England, external after a delay in processing his work permit was sorted out.
"On my way to Birmingham yeeesssss!!!" he wrote on the site.
The 25-year-old was signed from Dynamo Kiev for a fee reported to be about £10m in July.
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PSV Eindhoven winger Memphis Depay has been heavily linked with a move to Tottenham, with estimates on a fee varying between £10m and £16m.
But the Eredivisie club's technical director Marcel Brands has told De Telegraaf that expects the 20-year-old to stay in the Netherlands., external
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah will compete in the Great North Run on 7 September.
The 31-year-old, who pulled out of the Commonwealth Games following illness, will take on Kenya's Stephen Kiprotich, the reigning world and Olympic marathon champion, on Tyneside.
It will be Farah's second attempt to win the Great North Run after he was beaten to victory last year by Kenenisa Bekele in a thrilling race.
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Image source, Getty ImagesMatt Le Tissier made his Southampton debut in 1986, spending 16 years at the club and scoring 162 goals. He was been name-checked by Spain World Cup winner Xavi as one of his childhood inspirations., external
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester United have ended their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels according to the Daily Star.
"United and Dortmund were at odds over the valuation of the player and the Red Devils have instead decided to pursue Arsenal's wantaway Belgian Thomas Vermaelen," writes Jack Wilson., external
England winger Lydia Thompson has been ruled out of the rest of the Womens' Rugby World Cup after pulling her groin in the warm-up before the team's 45-5 win over Spain on Tuesday.
Richmond wing Natasha Brennan, who has two previous caps, has been called up to replace Thompson., external