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Nottinghamshire's Alex Hales is finally dismissed after an absolutely blistering innings against Middlesex in the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord's.

The opener made 141 off 96 deliveries before perishing to Dawid Malan.

He's put Notts in a mighty strong positon though - they're currently 217-1 after 31 overs.

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Southampton have completed the signing of Hull City striker Shane Long on a four-year deal, the South coast club have announced on their Twitter account., external

No official word yet on the fee for that one, but £12m is the figure that's been widely reported.

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Former Juventus manager Antonio Conte has been named the new coach of the Italian national team, according to reports in Italy.

Conte is reported to have signed a contract worth 3m euros a year - which would make the second highest paid manager in international football, after Russia coach Fabio Capello.

Former Azzurri coach Cesare Prandelli resigned after a disappointing World Cup in Brazil.

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"CAS Secretary General says Luis Suarez can play friendlies for both club and country following today's decision."

This means Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut in Monday's Joan Gamper Trophy match against Club Leon, because it is not classed as a competitive game.

Liverpool defender Martin Kelly on Twitter:, external "Now to start a new chapter of my football career at Crystal Palace, a great club with unbelievable fans, excited already for the weekend. I would like to thank all the managers at Liverpool for making my wish from the age of seven come true, playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world."

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Tottenham confirm forward Harry Kane signs a new contract, committing his future to the club until 2019.

England women are making a decent fist of their second innings against India in their one-off Test at Wormsley.

England, who trailed by 22 runs on the first innings, are 73-3 at tea. Lauren Winfield made 35, while captain Charlotte Edwards is unbeaten at the crease on 20.

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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is fighting to be fit for the season ahead and could his diet play a key part? He tweets the above picture, external with the words: "With my friend!! El chef !! The Manchester City chef."

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Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo have been named as the final three nominees for the Uefa Best Player in Europe award.

Angel Di Maria, Diego Costa, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Philipp Lahm, James Rodriguez and Thomas Muller were on the original shortlist, but did not receive enough votes from a jury of European journalists to progress to the final selection.

The prize was inaugurated in 2011 by Uefa. Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery took home the trophy last season.

Reeb adds on Sky Sports that Legia Warsaw would be able to launch an expedited appeal to Cas against their expulsion from the Champions League, in order to have their case before Celtic play in the Champions League play-off round in their stead, but that the Polish club's legal need to act "in a matter of hours" to take advantage of that process.

Cas secretary general Matthieu Reeb tells Sky Sports that the Fifa ban on Luis Suarez "went a little too far".

He says the panel took the view that excluding him from all football activity would effectively mean that he missed more than four months, and so they decided to allow him to train so that he is ready to play again as soon as his ban comes to an end on October 25.

"I hope he understands that it was a serious sanction and that he will never try this again," Reeb adds.

John McEnerney:, external Suarez will be up before the CAS again, serial offender! A leopard doesn't change its spots, he's FCB problem now!

Jon Evans:, external I'd have thought Suarez would prefer the ban to take place in friendlies than tournaments? Strange thing to be happy about.

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Swansea are close to sealing a deal for Napoli defender Federico Fernandez, BBC Wales are reporting.

The Welsh club, who see Fernandez as a replacement for the recently departed Chico Flores, have had a bid in the region of £7m accepted by the Italian club.

But the 25-year-old, who played for Argentina in this summer's World Cup, is unlikely to be available for Saturday's Premier League game against Manchester United.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been speaking in his news conference ahead of this weekend's Premier League opener against West Ham.

He is asked about a potential move for midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, who plays for Pochettino's former club Southampton: "I don't want to speak about a player at another club.

"We have an unbelievable squad. The club had a big investment last season. The most important thing is to develop our players."

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Bayern Munich's Javi Martinez will miss much of the season after tearing knee ligaments in the German Super Cup match against Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern said on its website that the Spaniard would be sidelined for "at least the rest of the year".

Martinez said he was "very sad", but promised to return "even stronger".

It remains one of his most spectacular goals, and 37% of Sportsday readers say David Beckham's incredible lob against Wimbledon in 1996 is the best opening day moment in the Premier League.

Alan Hansen's famous claim on Match of the Day that "You can't win anything with kids" takes second, while Jurgen Klinsmann's diving celebration for Tottenham in 1994 comes third.

Gabriel Agbonlahor's seven-minute hat-trick v Manchester City in 2008 is fourth, ahead of Chelsea's 6-0 demolition of West Brom in 2010.

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Belgian defender Daniel van Buyten has announced his retirement from all football at the age of 36.

The centre-back's contract at Bayern Munich expired at the end of last season, and despite an offer from Belgian club Anderlecht, he has decided to call it a day.

"When I commit to a project, I do so 100 per cent," van Buyten said. "My body tells me it isn't possible and I do not want to fall short of fulfilling the expectations of a club like Anderlecht."

Van Buyten won 84 international caps for Belgium and played in the 2002 and 2014 World Cups.

Luis Suarez will definitely miss the following La Liga games for Barcelona as a result of his playing ban: Elche (H), Villarreal (A), Bilbao (H), Levante (A), Malaga (A), Granada (H), Rayo Vallecano (A), Eibar (H).

Barcelona play in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Monday against Mexican side Club Leon and, according to reports in Spain, Luis Suarez could play in the fixture because it is not classed as a competitive game.

Cas's official statement says that the Fifa ban from "all football-related activity" was "excessive" and "not appropriate", in the judgement of the appeals panel.

According to Suarez's legal team, the new terms of the suspension will also allow the striker to play in friendly matches.

That could free him to play Uruguay's upcoming internationals against Japan and South Korea in September and Saudi Arabia in October.