Summary

  • Edin Dzeko joins Roma on season-long loan

  • FA to invest £260m into grassroots football

  • Martyn Rooney GB captain at European Athletics Championships

  • Mo Farah to run in Great North Run

  • Luis Suarez on shortlist for Uefa's Best Player in Europe award

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  1. football

    Wanchope loses his coolpublished at 10:57

    Football

    When Paulo Wanchope dines out in the Derby area, he very rarely has to foot the bill himself.

    Paulo WanchopeImage source, Getty Images

    There are some goals you just don't forget - and Wanchope's strike at Manchester United in 1997 is up there with them.   

    But the 39-year-old, now manager of his native Costa Rica, was involved in a spot of bother at an U23 fixture in Panama last night. 

    Local media are reporting that Wanchope reacted violently, external to being restrained by a stadium official when he tried to enter the field after full time.

    It's certainly got people talking - here's a graphic showing terms discussed on social media in central America last night:

    Paulo Wanchope trend mapImage source, .
  2. Postpublished at 10:37

  3. football

    Bundesliga is back!published at 10:16

    Football

    Well, it nearly is anyway. 

    Bayern Munich are up first on Friday night - Pep Guardiola's side are at home to Hamburg, who avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth last season (last-minute goal in a two-legged play-off anyone?). 

  4. football

    Tottenham closing on Njie signing?published at 10:07

    Football

    Clinton NjieImage source, Getty Images

    Both L'Equipe, external and the Daily Telegraph , externalsay Tottenham are close to completing the signing of Lyon's Cameroon international forward Clinton N'Jie for an initial £10m. 

    The 21-year-old scored seven goals as Lyon finished second in Ligue 1 last season, providing eight assists over his 30 league appearances.

  5. cricket

    Women's Ashespublished at 10:00

    Cricket

    A reminder that Test Match Special from day two of the Women's Ashes Test between England and Australia gets under way at about 10:25 BST this morning. 

    You can listen to Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra.

    Australia, leading the points-based series 4-2, ended yesterday on 268-8.

    Four points will be awarded to the winners of the four-day Test, with three Twenty20s to follow.  

  6. Your sporting mythspublished at 09:49

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  7. football

    Townsend 'wanted by three Premier clubs'published at 09:23

    Football

  8. Wednesday's back pagespublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 12 August 2015

  9. Postpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 12 August 2015

  10. Postpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 12 August 2015