Summary

  • Man City sign France defender Eliaquim Mangala

  • Klose ends Germany career

  • Real Madrid in Cardiff for Tuesday's Super Cup

  • Anton Ferdinand signs for Reading

  • Carlisle v Derby in Capital One Cup (19:45 BST)

  1. Get involvedpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Premier League clubs are to use the database of computer game Football Manager to help recruit new signings.

    We all remember players who were brilliant in the game (maybe better than real life), so who was your go to player when you were a virtual manager?

    Fire over your thoughts to #bbcsportsday.

  2. Ingram extends Wycombe contractpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Matt Ingram has signed a contract extension which keeps him at the club until 2017.

    The 20-year-old, who has made 62 consecutive appearances since his debut in March last year," said: "It's a real honour to wear the number one shirt for the club I've followed all my life."

  3. Rodgers praises Coutinhopublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Philippe CoutinhoImage source, EPA

    Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Philippe Coutinho will be on a "world level" for club and country.

    The Brazilian player, 22, who missed out on World Cup selection, starred in the Reds 4-0 friendly win against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.

    "He is so gifted as a player," Rodgers said. "The supporters appreciated him against Dortmund because of the level of the opposition.

    "His ability is magical in tight situations. I just think he needs to add sustainability. He needs to do that on the big stage, and he'll get that opportunity.

    "He will show at that level he's a top player. I see him over the next few years being on the world level for Liverpool and Brazil."

  4. Wolff confident he can control driverspublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Mercedes F1 co-team boss Toto Wolff is confident the team can control the rivalry between its two drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

    "Yes, potentially it is going to get more heated, but if we carry on in performing as we do now I am still carefully optimistic that it is only up to the two of them in fighting for the world championship," Wolff tells Formula1.com.

    "Could it come to a point where we say it is difficult to manage? It could be, but I don't see it - not with the two of them."

  5. Pietersen meets Windies legendspublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen bumped into two West Indies legends Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh (right).

    "Yes man, yes man, yes man! Would loved to have faced these two superstars...," he tweeted.

    Courtney Walsh (left), Kevin Pietersen and Curtly AmbroseImage source, Kevin Pietersen
  6. Fragapane cool about successpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Claudia FragapaneImage source, Getty Images

    Bristol gymnast Claudia Fragapane says she is unfazed by the attention she has received since her success at the Commonwealth Games.

    The 16-year-old won four gold medals in Glasgow - the first Englishwoman to achieve the feat in 84 years.

    Speaking to BBC Radio Bristol on her return to training, she said: "Things will probably be a bit different.

    "But when interviews are over I just go back to training and working hard and I let it all wash over my head."

  7. Carlisle v Derby in League cuppublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Carlisle host Derby in the first round of the Capital One Cup on Monday - there is text commentary online with highlights on The League Cup Show on Wednesday 13 August at 23:05 BST (BBC1 and BBC1 Wales) or on Thursday 14 August at 00:05 BST (BBC1 Scotland & BBC1 Northern Ireland).

  8. Time running out for Poulterpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Ian PoulterImage source, Getty Images

    Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter has just one tournament left to qualify for this year's European team after failing to move into the automatic places in the US PGA Championship.

    Poulter remains 12th in the standings after finishing joint 59th at Valhalla and will not change his schedule even if he fails to win enough points in the first FedEx Cup event next week.

    "I'll play next week and if I play well enough then I'll be an automatic in," said Poulter, who was one of the heroes of the 'Miracle at Medinah' in 2012. "If not, it's up to somebody else."

  9. Porto replace Mangala with Marcanopublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Porto, external sign centre-back Ivan Marcano from Rubin Kazan to replace Eliaquim Mangala, who completed his move to Manchester City earlier in the day.

    The 27-year-old Spaniard, who spent the 2013-14 season on loan with Olympiakos, has signed a four-year contract at the Estadio do Dragao after the Portuguese giants paid Rubin an undisclosed fee.

  10. Stoke make £5m Redmond bidpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Nathan Redmond (centre)Image source, Getty Images

    Stoke City make an improved bid of £5m for Norwich City winger Nathan Redmond with manager Mark Hughes pressing for an answer in the next 24 hours, reports the Daily Telegraph., external Norwich have already rejected one bid from Stoke this summer for the 20-year-old.

  11. Sunderland reject Wickham bid - reportpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Sunderland Echo, external report that a £4m bid by West Ham for Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, 21, has been rejected.

  12. Solskjaer: 'No offers for Morrison'published at 14:38 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists the club have made no approach for West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison.

    Solskjaer knows Morrison from his time on the coaching staff at Manchester United and has already signed several former United players since arriving at Cardiff in January.

    "I can't speak about other clubs' players and Rav is a West Ham player," said Solskjaer.

    "But we've not made any offers whatsoever."

  13. Klose ends Germany careerpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Mario Gotze and Miorlsav KloseImage source, Getty Images

    Germany international and World Cup final match winner Mario Gotze:, external "Thanks Miro #Klose Your statistics speak for themselves, but you are even more remarkable as a person!"

  14. Arsenal target Manolaspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Arsenal are preparing to step up their interest in Greek defender Kostas Manolas, who was previously linked with Tottenham and Sunderland, as a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen, reports Daily Express., external

    Vermaelen signed for Barcelona in a £15m deal. Manolas, 23,has also been linked with Juventus, Roma and Napoli.

  15. Strachan little sympathy for Legiapublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has little sympathy to Legia Warsaw following their desperate attempt to persuade Celtic to give up their Champions League slot.

    The Polish champions were thrown out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg of their 6-1 third qualifying round clash with Strachan's old side.

    "That's the rules," said the Dark Blues boss. "It's the same in golf. If it's a windy day and the ball moves or oscillates as you're addressing it, that's a penalty," he said.

    "Every sport has its rules and you have to stick by them. But most of us have all been hit by these rules somewhere along the line."

  16. Question of Sport teaserpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Nick FaldoImage source, AP

    It's time for the answers of today's #QSTeaser from @QuestionofSport.

    Earlier, we asked: Since 1990, which six men have won more than one golf major in the same year?

    Nick Faldo, Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Mark O'Meara, Nick Price and Tiger Woods

  17. Moses targets Chelsea reprievepublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Chelsea striker Victor Moses says he wants to put his disappointing year-long loan spell with Liverpool behind him and force his way into Jose Mourinho's first team squad this season, reports London's Evening Standard., external

    The 23-year-made just six Premier League starts at Liverpool last season but made his first appearance for Chelsea in a year as he came on as a substitute in their 2-1 win over Ferencvaros on Sunday.

    "I just have to forget about last season and think about this season, concentrate and keep working hard," he said.

    "What happened at Liverpool - that's football for you. It was a loan move, I wanted to play football but I unfortunately didn't get as many games as I expected."

  18. Eighth morphine positive testpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    The total number of horses who have tested positive for morphine has risen to eight, the British Horseracing Authority has said.

    Seven horses had been reported to have tested positive for the banned substance, the highest profile of which being the Queen's mare Estimate, but that figure has now grown.

    The BHA says the initial stage of the investigation has suggested contaminated feed as the source of the positives.

    In a statement, the BHA said: "Once the outstanding 'B' sample analysis is complete, BHA will be able to confirm the identities of all the horses whose samples returned positive results."

  19. Sir Alex Ferguson 'jinx' is over, says son Darrenpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has said the "jinx" of his father Sir Alex watching his side play was lifted with Saturday's 1-0 win over Rochdale.

    Darren has long believed that his father's presence at games is bad luck - unless his mother is there too.

    But the former Manchester United boss was present as Posh won their League One season-opener at Spotland.

    "He'll be delighted that we've won and it's good to break that jinx," Darren told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

  20. Fragapane unfazed by Glasgow 2014 famepublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 11 August 2014

    Bristol gymnast Claudia Fragapane says she is unfazed by the attention she has received since her success at the Commonwealth Games.

    The 16-year-old won four gold medals in Glasgow - the first Englishwoman to achieve the feat in 84 years.

    Speaking to BBC Radio Bristol on her return to training, she said: "Things will probably be a bit different.

    "But when interviews are over I just go back to training and working hard and I let it all wash over my head."