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Leicestershire are to release seamer Anthony Ireland, 30, and top-order batsman Michael Thornely, 26, at the end of this season.

Everton have signed 15-year-old midfielder Fraser Hornby from Northampton Town under the terms of the Elite Player Performance Plan.

The Cobblers will receive an initial £65,500 and could earn up to a maximum of £1.3m in the future, depending on how many first-team games he plays.

Everton will have to pay £150,000 for every 10 Premier League games played by the teenager, up to 60 games.

They will pay £100,000 for every further 10 appearances, up to 100 games.

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Fifa's medical chief has called for matches to be halted for three minutes if a player suffers a suspected concussion.

Michel D'Hooghe - speaking at the Soccerex Global Convention, external in Manchester - said he will make the proposal to Uefa and Fifa, adding only team doctors should be allowed to decide whether a player can continue, not the manager.

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Alastair Cook should be allowed until after the World Cup to decide his future as England's one-day captain, that's according to Essex coach Paul Grayson.

Cook's position in the ODI side has come under scrutiny since the 3-1 series defeat by India.

"I think he's the man to lead the side forward," Grayson told BBC Essex.

England Under 21s have doubled their lead against Moldova in Tiraspol.

Saido Berahino has netted his second of the game on 51 minutes.

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England prospect Anthony Watson, 20, has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Bath until 2017.

Watson toured New Zealand with England in the summer and joined Bath from London Irish.

"Anthony is an incredible talent and we're obviously delighted he's staying with us," said Bath head coach Mike Ford.

Ahead of their opening European Championship qualifying match in Andorra, former Wales international Robbie Savage has told BBC Radio Wales: "It's a huge campaign for Chris Coleman with the players he has at his disposal.

"I remember when we lost to Russia [in the Euro 2004 play-off], the players we had then, and I think this is Wales' best team since then. I think they have got to win tonight, they have got to win by a few goals. It's their best opportunity since that play-off defeat against Russia.

"There will be no excuses this time. They have to qualify."

Two of this evening's European Championship qualifiers have reached half time.

Group A's early kick off is goalless between Kazakhstan and Latvia in Astana, while Bulgaria hold a 1-0 lead against Azerbaijan in Baku in the Group H game.

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Sir Ben Ainslie's a man with a new focus in sailing.

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After tasting glory in dramatic fashion in the America's Cup last year with Oracle Team USA, he's now attempting to put together Britain's first winning team ahead of the 2017 event.

A British team has never won the oldest trophy in international sport since it first took place off the Isle of Wight in England in 1851.

See how he told me it would be an "incredible opportunity" in "righting a wrong" in British sport.

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Yorkshire have taken huge strides in their bid to wrap up the county championship against Nottinghamshire.

The Tykes closed the first day at Trent Bridge on 319-4 having won the toss and chosen to bat.

Adam Lyth registered his sixth first class hundred of the season before he was dismissed for 122.

England Under 21s are in action in their final Euro 2015 qualifier against Moldova.

West Brom's Saido Berahinho's given Gareth Southgate's side a 16th-minute lead.

England have already secured top spot in their group.

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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq (pictured above) has backed Saeed Ajmal to return to international cricket following his suspension by the ICC for an illegal bowling action.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Peter Allen, he said: "I believe the quality of a great player is that they can change and adapt their technique.

"He is a very intelligent bowler, who I believe can work on that and he can come back."

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"If you love something enough, you can put up with a bit of suffering," that's the sporting philosophy of Emma Pooley.

The 31-year-old was crowned a world champion at the first attempt on Sunday, but not in the sport she originally made a name in.

A month after retiring from professional road cycling - Pooley won honours in her new sport - long distance duathlon.

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Former Middlesex captain Neil Dexter, 30, has agreed a contract extension to stay with the county until the end of next season.

Dexter began his career at Kent but moved to Middlesex five years ago, and was club captain when the club won promotion as Division Two county champions in 2011.

Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will not compete in the world road race championships later this month after deciding the course in Ponferrada in the north east of Spain was not suited to his strengths.

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Former Premier League footballer Marlon King has lost the chance to appeal against an 18-month jail term for dangerous driving.

The 34-year-old was jailed in May after causing a pile-up in Nottinghamshire while eating ice cream.

The former Birmingham City striker applied to the Court of Appeal to have his sentence suspended so he could spend time with his family in Zambia.

But three top judges said it was an "unusually bad offence" and that it was a just sentence.

You've been having your say ahead of Wales' opening European Championship qualifier against Andorra later.

How do you think they'll get on in a group also containing Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Israel and Cyprus? Let us know your thoughts via #bbcsportsday,, external the BBC Sport Facebook, external page and Google+, external

Connor Graves:, external I can see Wales finishing second in their group, they've got a better team than Israel and Bosnia and of course have got Bale.

Mac's Football:, external On paper the first 11 is good enough for third at least, I hope they do it for Speedo, his 45th birthday yesterday.

Patrick Evans:, external As Fifa have ballooned the tournament to 24 teams making the qualifying ridiculously easy it would be a joke if Wales didn't.

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Japan's 18-year-old sprint sensation Yoshihide Kiryu, who clocked 10.01 seconds in the 100m as a schoolboy last year, has withdrawn from this month's Asian Games, which begin in Incheon, South Korea on 19 September with a torn left hamstring.

Two-time Olympian Nick Robinson-Baker, 27, has announced his retirement from diving after 13 years competing for Great Britain.