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Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic has donated £30,000 to help the Swedish learning difficulties football team, the Daily Mirror reports., external

The team qualified for the INAS World Championships in Brazil, but financial constraints meant they almost had to pull out. But when the problem was brought to Zlatan's attention, he donated the money needed to bankroll the trip.

"Football should be played by anyone, regardless of gender, disability or not," Ibrahimovic said. "I wanted to do everything in my power to help them experience a World Cup. It was a given."

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On Twitter:, external Man Utd tells fans it has prohibited electronic devices like laptops and tablets inside Old Trafford because of "latest security advice".

The club says: "In line with UK airports we are reacting to the latest security intelligence..to ensure the safety & security of spectators. The scale of Old Trafford and profile of Manchester United mean that the risk at this venue is unique."

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Britain's Daniel Fogg secures gold in the 5km time trial on the opening day of the European Open Water Swimming Championships in Berlin. Fogg finished in a time of 53 minutes 41.4 seconds ahead of German pair Rob Muffels (54:01.8) and Thomas Lurz (54:02.6).

"I've never done a 5km time trial before but I knew I had a good chance if I swam well and starting near the end probably helped," he said.

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Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is set to reject an offer from Turkish side Trabzonspor and stay at Anfield, the Daily Mirror reports., external

The arrival of Dejan Lovren had seen the 33-year-old heavily linked with a move away from Merseyside, but the Ivorian now looks set to stay after being told he has a future by Reds manager Brendan Rodgers.

"I am still at Liverpool," Toure says. "I had talks with the coach who clearly indicated that I was part of his plans. Trabzonspor are interested in me, but for the moment I am at Liverpool and I want to carry on with the club."

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Ex-Southampton striker Billy Sharp:, external "Absolutely delighted to have signed for Leeds United."

Yorkshire make certain of their place in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals with a 10-wicket win over Derbyshire at Scarborough. The visitors were bowled out for 151, with Adil Rashid and Rich Pyrah taking three wickets each.

Mark Footitt was ordered out of the attack by the umpires for dangerous bowling in the ninth over of Yorkshire's reply and openers Alex Lees (69) and Adam Lyth (67) saw the White Rose county home on 155-0, with 20.3 overs remaining.

Andrew Tarpey:, external Man City as champions, then Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal. If Man City and Chelsea go far in Europe, Man United to be champions.

Geoff Naylor:, external The biggest (and best) squads will be victorious, which at this moment are Man City & Chelsea, followed by Arsenal & Liverpool.

Arun Ghudial:, external Chelsea to win the league and Champions League, second Arsenal, third Man City and fourth Man United. West Ham the surprise package in 7th.

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Manchester City have "too many players" and could allow forwards John Guidetti and Scott Sinclair to leave before the end of the transfer window, according to Manuel Pellegrini.

"John Guidetti or maybe Scott Sinclair, they may need to play in a different team, so we'll see from now until the end of the transfer window what happens with our squad," the manager said. "But at this moment, yes we have too many players."

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Andy Murray is in action this afternoon at 16:00 BST against Portugal's Joao Sousa in his opening round match at the Cincinnati Masters.

Here are some things you may not know about Sousa:

- He is 25 and was born in Spain

- He is ranked 37 in the world

- He has played Murray twice - at last year's Australian Open and this year in Acapulco with the Scot winning both in straight sets

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The Bundesliga's top two teams meet this evening in the German Supercup with rivals Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund getting the new season under way.

Managers Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are not expected to start with many of their World Cup-winning players and Guardiola has claimed to have only "eight or nine fully-fit players".

One of those should be Bayern's new signing Robert Lewandowski, who is expected to play at his former ground - Dortmund's Westfalenstadion - against his old club, where he scored 74 goals in 131 appearances.

But one Dortmund star who won't be following the Polish international to the Bavarians is midfielder Marco Reus.

Guardiola said: "We don't need any new players. We already have eight midfielders. Eight! That's enough."

French sprinter Jimmy Vicaut pulls out of the European Championships in Zurich with a thigh injury.

The 22-year-old was the only man in the 100m field who had gone under 10 seconds in the event this year, and was due to compete in the semi-finals on Wednesday evening with the final to come at 20:49 BST.

"I will not take part in the semi-finals and I am putting an end to my season," said Vicaut, who has struggled with the problem for the last seven weeks.

"It is the best decision I could have taken. I don't want to injure myself further."

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Liverpool legend Dietmar Hamann says Luis Suarez "can't be trusted" and argues the Reds are better off without the Uruguayan striker.

Speaking to the Press Association, Hamann says: "I have always been very critical of Suarez's antics. In footballing terms, he is a big loss, but somebody else will score the goals and I think, long-term, they will be better off without him than with him.

"I think Liverpool have bought well. I'd rather have the six or seven players they have now than Suarez, because at the end of the day, if you want to win things, you need people you can trust, and he can't be trusted."

Liverpool sold Suarez to Barcelona for £75m.

Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade has called for extra time to be scrapped in the League Cup. Orient's win against Plymouth on penalties was one of seven ties to go to extra-time on Tuesday night.

"I don't think anybody wants extra-time on the first Tuesday of the season," Slade told BBC London 94.9. "There were players who I didn't want out there at that particular stage. I had no choice. To even have extra-time is beyond me. It is criminal."

Paul Tisdale says Graham Cummins and Christian Ribeiro will be Exeter City's only signings when the club's transfer embargo is lifted.

Exeter have been unable to sign any players since June after taking out a loan with the Professional Footballers' Association after cashflow problems. The club expects to pay off the debt by the end of this week.

"We haven't got any more money to bring any more players in, although the embargo will be lifted," Tisdale said.

Swansea's new signing Bafetimbi Gomis, ‏following his first spin in south Wales:, external "I'm sorry to all the Welsh people because it's my first time to drive on the right side #LOL..."

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British hammer thrower Sophie Hitchon misses out on a place in the European Championship final in Zurich.

Hitchon can only manage 62.93m in qualification - well short of the 67.18 that would have gotten her into the final.

Action in Zurich is currently suspended because of a storm warning.

It's been a dreadful day so far for the England Women in their one-off Test against India after they were dismissed for just 92 in their first innings at Wormsley.

Sarah Taylor top-scored on 30 with Nagarajan Niranjana taking 4-19.

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• The Premier League's multi-billion pound TV deal is driven in no short part by overseas rights deals and in 2013-14 growth of audiences around the globe was a common trait. In the USA, broadcaster NBC reported a rise of 114% to 115m viewers. Elsewhere, Hong Kong saw a rise of 76% in viewing figures to 17.4m and Malaysia, perhaps buoyed by Cardiff owner Vincent Tan's presence in the division, saw audiences jump by a fifth.

• The lead changed hands 25 times at the top of the Premier League table last season. It has not been higher since 2001-02 when Arsenal came out on top after 29 changes of leader.

• Simulation, was down by 30% in last season's Premier League. In all, referees punished 23 cases, a fall from 33 in the 2013-14 campaign.

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Arsenal are still hopeful of signing PSG striker Edinson Cavani this summer, the Metro reports., external

Cavani has previously played down talk of a move, but Spanish journalist Kike Marin says Arsenal are still hoping to do business, and the deal could happen if PSG complete the signing of Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria.

The predicted price tag for the Uruguayan? A cool £51m.

Here are some of your Premier League predictions, taken from the BBC Sport Google+ page:

Happiness diamond: I think Chelsea will win the title and Man Utd will challenge for the trophy but it may come too soon for Van Gaal to win it, so it will be Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal in the top four respectively,

Alexander Cook: Chelsea to win the title, with Man City, Arsenal and Man Utd rounding off the top four. Liverpool to miss out on a CL spot.

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