Rangers supporters have expressed concern over reports that Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has been asked to increase his stake in the Scottish Championship club as part of a £4m share issue.

Ashley already owns about 7% of Rangers' shares and the Union of Fans, an umbrella group of Rangers supporters' representatives, has demanded assurances over dual ownership complications.

"We would question the wisdom of approaching someone who, despite his obvious wealth, cannot significantly invest in the club without removing himself from his ownership position at Newcastle," says a Union of Fans statement.

Reading chairman Sir John Madejski plays down hopes of a sudden influx of signings under the new owners.

The club recently announced a "partnership" with a Thai consortium led by Khunying Sasima Srivikorn.

The Football League are yet to approve the full takeover but Madejski told BBC Berkshire discussions have gone well and the deal is close to being sealed.

"The new consortium are not going to come here and throw their money around like drunken sailors," said Madejski

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Neymar has been cleared to play for Barcelona by the team's doctors after recovering from a broken vertebra in his back, suffered during last month's World Cup.

The Brazil international forward, 22, could feature in a friendly against Mexican club Leon at the Nou Camp later on Monday.

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New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was the most-discussed person on Twitter this weekend in Premier League related conversation. The three most-mentioned players on Twitter across the weekend were: Aaron Ramsey (@aaronramsey), Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney), Ashley Young (@young18).

All 20 Premier League clubs, more than 60% of players and two managers are now on Twitter.

Four Manchester City players could leave the Premier League champions as boss Manuel Pellegrini fine-tunes his squad, reports the Daily Express., external

The Chilean is looking to off-load Matija Nastasic, Micah Richards, Scott Sinclair and John Guidetti before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.

Spanish winger Edu Oriol joins twin brother Joan Oriol at Blackpool, signing a one-year deal subject to international clearance.

Edu Oriol, 27, also has the option of a further year and joins after playing in Cyprus with AEL Limassol last season.

He also had spells at Barcelona, playing for their B side, and Real Zaragoza earlier in his career.

The last time the Oriol twins appeared for the same club was during a loan spell at Spanish side Reus Deportiu in 2006.

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@THFC fans:, external The 2008/09 season. Took Spurs nine games to win, two points from eight games. Ramos sacked.

Kathryn Bate:, external In 2011-2012 Plymouth drew their first game then lost eight in a row. We then sacked Peter Reid.

Christian Luker:, external Sheffield Wednesday lost six games on the bounce a couple of years back.

Former Republic of Ireland keeper Paddy Kenny leaves Championship side Leeds United by mutual consent.

Kenny, 36, had been forced to train away from the rest of the first-team squad since returning from the summer break.

Chris Froome will lead Team Sky at the third Grand Tour of the year, the Vuelta a Espana, starting on Saturday. Peter Kennaugh and Luke Rowe are also in the team, while Britain's Adam Yates will ride for Orica GreenEdge.

Most Manchester United fans would say that new boss Louis van Gaal needs to sign some new faces, an assessment reinforced by Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Swansea. The first through the Old Trafford door could be Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria - for anything up to £100m - claims the Daily Mail., external

England flanker James Haskell, 29, is named Wasps captain, and signs a new contract with the club.

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Swansea's defence looked sturdy enough at Old Trafford on Saturday, but it could be further bolstered by the arrival of a World Cup finalist.

Argentina defender Federico Fernandez, who played four times for the runners-up in Brazil, is set to sign for £8m from Italian side Napoli,reports the South Wales Evening Post., external

"Hopefully everything is agreed now and he is coming over for his medical," says Swans boss Garry Monk. "Hopefully he will sign at the start of the week."

BBC Sport's David McDaid at the European Championships in Berlin:

"Stephen Milne has qualified fastest for tonight's 400m freestyle final. Jay Lelliot has also made it through in seventh place.

"Aimee Willmott will go in the 400m individual medley final after qualifying fourth fastest. But Katinka Hosszu of Hungary is looking every bit the favourite for that title, swimming five seconds faster than anyone else.

"Adam Peaty, Ross Murdoch and Andrew Willis are all into tonight's 100m breaststroke semis. Fran Halsall is in the 50m butterfly semis, as is Chris Walker-Hebborn in the 100m backstroke."

More reaction from Sri Lanka following Mahela Jayawardene's final day in Test cricket, this from The Nation:, external

"Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket at the end of the on-going second Test against Pakistan at the SSC having represented his country in the most number of Tests - 149. He has proved to be a cricketer to come out of the top drawer and throughout his 17-year career has carved a name for himself to be ranked amongst the modern greats of the game."

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New Southampton boss Ronald Koeman thinks his team were worthy of more than a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool in their opening game of the Premier League season.

"We're very disappointed because we deserved much more than we got with the final score, but that's football," the Dutchman told Southampton's official website., external

"In the first half there was good organisation in the team, but we didn't create a lot of opportunities then, in the second half, after making it 1-1, we had two big chances to make it 2-1, but it wouldn't come.

"That's a pity, but I'm proud of the team and how we played today. It's a big step forwards."

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Alfie Wilson:, external Chelsea lost to Coventry City 2-1 on the opening day of 98-99. I was livid, but look how the mighty have fallen!

Sunnynorwich:, external #myteamsworststart is Norwich losing 7-1 to Colchester in League One back in 2009. We stole their boss Paul Lambert. Look at him now!

Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach Toni Minichiello:, external Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium as it looks now.

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Don Valley Stadium, where Olympic gold medallist Ennis-Hill trained, was closed as part of cost-saving measures approved by Sheffield City Council last year. The stadium was built in 1990 to host the 1991 World Student Games at a cost of £29m and was one of the UK's leading athletics venues before it was demolished.

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Plenty of reaction to Mahela Jayawardene's final day in Test cricket. Here is a nice tribute from the Sri Lankan Sunday Times:, external "The two boots that he is going to leave behind in the dressing room would be too huge for anyone to fit in easily. Yes, there would be someone who would bat at number four for Sri Lanka in the future and he too may score centuries just the way Mahela did.

"But no cricketer would be able to replace that in-depth knowledge of the game that he was ever willing to share and the camaraderie that he shared with those who were there present with him for nearly two decades of international cricket."

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One man that we didn't wish a 'Happy Birthday' to earlier was Tottenham's 1981 FA Cup final hero Ricky Villa. Luckily his fellow Argentine Ossie Ardiles did not forget. "Congratulations to Ricky Villa and have a wonderful and happy birthday!" tweets the ex-Newcastle, Swindon and QPR boss., external

Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy would prefer not to return to Newcastle, according to Hoops manager Harry Redknapp.

Remy, 27, scored 14 goals on loan with the Magpies last season and manager Alan Pardew had stated his interest in signing the Frenchman permanently.

"He didn't want to go back to Newcastle which is a massive club, so unless it's a club in the top seven I don't think he'll go," says Redknapp.