Dan Warren:  snapped Achilles during basketball. Why a fail? I was 38 and coaching 10 year old kids at the time.

Jon Wilson: Opposing team takes a corner. Player behind me goes to clear it. I duck out the way. Ball hits my backside. Worst own goal ever.

Dan Clark: From kick off straight to opposing keeper. Followed ball whole way, keeper dropped at my feet, can't miss. WIDE!

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Exeter manager Paul Tisdale was proud of his side's performance in their League Cup second round defeat at Sunderland but was left frustrated that his players were unable to cause a shock.

League Two Exeter came from behind three times in the first half but were eventually beaten 6-3.

"We ran out of legs, but I feel disappointed that we let them off the hook," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon. "We leave happy with our overall contribution but a bit disappointed that it's finished 6-3."

Nick Barnes
BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

Dick Advocaat’sgrowing frustation at a lack of movement in the transfer window was magnified bySunderland’sfirst half defensive display against Exeter City in the League Cup on Tuesday. 

The Premier League team, almost at full strength, conceded three goals to the League Two team. 

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Advocaat has been calling for at least two players in the attacking midfield and striking positions, but now says Sunderland need at least six new players, including at least one defender. 

Given that they have conceded 11 goals in only four matches, you can see his point...

Business as usual for Usain Bolt in his 200m semi-final. He pretty much jogs over the line in 19.96 seconds. Britain's Danny Talbot clocks a personal best time but only manages sixth.

Bolt's main rival Justin Gatlin is also through to Thursday's final, winning his race in 19.87. Perfectly poised...

Live TV, radio and text coverage here.

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BBC London

QPR manager Chris Ramsey says he has no regrets about making 10 changes to his side after Tuesday's Capital One Cup shock exit at the hands of Carlisle.

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Grant Hall was the only survivor from the side that beat Rotherham United in the Championship last Saturday, with five players making their full home debuts.

“I didn’t do it for any other reason than you have to use your squad," Ramsey said. "If we had drawn Manchester United or Manchester City, I would have played the same team."

Easy does it for Zharnel Hughes in his 200m semi-final. Or at least he made it look easy. The British runner won his race in a time of 20.14 seconds, edging out Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade, who took the second qualifying spot.

Next up, a certain Justin Gatlin...

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BBC Three Counties Radio sport

Watford may appeal the sending off of defender Miguel Britos in Tuesday's League Cup defeat at Preston. 

The Uruguayan centre back has already gained himself a reputation since joining in the summer. He was banned for the first two Premier League games for an alleged head butt for his previous team Napoli and was shown a straight red at Deepdale for violent conduct, having already been booked.

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Britos, then, will not be breaking into the Premier League team any time soon and neither for that matter will quite a few others. Quique Flores made 11 changes for the cup tie and not many, if any, will have convinced the coach they should be playing at Manchester City on Saturday.

There has just been an astonishing moment in Beijing.

Kenya's Julius Yego has won world javelin gold with the third longest throw of all time.

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Yego's monster third round effort of 92.72 metres was the longest since Jan Zelezny threw 92.80 in 2001. The Czech also holds the world record of 98.48m, set in 1996.

 Yego only took up the javelin when he realised he was too slow to be a sprinter and learned the technique by watching videos on Youtube.

Heard about Grabban-gate?

BBC Norfolk asked Norwich boss Alex Neil about his striker Lewis Grabban - but the Canaries gaffer wasn't for saying why Grabban wasn’t at the game.

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The Daily Mail, external may have shedded some light. "Lewis Grabban went AWOL from Norwich's team hotel after Canaries manager Alex Neil told him he was a substitute for their Capital One Cup tie with Rotherham," the paper reports.

"The forward, who is desperate to return to Bournemouth before the transfer window closes, fled the hotel without telling team-mates or the manager that he was leaving."

Bournemouth have made three bids for the player.

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Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy has hinted that he may abandon his rotation policy in the League Cup after being given a plum draw at Manchester United. 

Town made seven changes for Tuesday's 4-1 second-round win at Doncaster. 

"I've just answered a question 'so you'll stick with the kids whatever the draw is?' and I said "yes". [After the draw] I'm not so sure now," he told BBC Radio Suffolk.

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Time to get your thinking caps on.

Aside from Greg Rutherford, which three British athletes have won gold medals in World Championship field events?

Answers later this afternoon.

Chris Jones
BBC 5 live rugby reporter

I understand Danny Cipriani will be left out of England's 31-man World Cup squad.

With Owen Farrell and George Ford set to be named as the two fly-halves, along with Mike Brown and Alex Goode as the full-backs, there will be no place for Cipriani.

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The Sale back impressed off the bench in the defeat by France in Paris last weekend, but hasn't done enough to force his way into head coach Stuart Lancaster's final party.

The squad will be confirmed on Thursday at 13:45.

Former world number one Rafa Nadal has had a bit of a shocker of a year by his standards thus far, but he is feeling confident about his chances of winning for a third US Open.

Ahead of the start of the tournament next week, Nadal said: "I have been playing well the last couple of weeks. I think I'm in better shape than a few months ago. I'm confident that I can play well."

Nadal won the US Open in 2010 and 2013 but missed last year's tournament due to illness and injury

Meanwhile, here he is doing what appears to be some kind of Irish jog alongside Maria Sharapova at a promotional event.

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BBC Sport's Nabil Hassan: "After a fourth inspection we will finally have some play here in Bristol with a reduced One-Day Cup match of 34 overs between Gloucestershire and Hampshire beginning at 13.45 BST."

We'll have commentary from BBC Radio 5 live sports extra here as and when play gets under way. 

Mario Balotelli has used his official Facebook page to wish Liverpool well ahead of completing his return to AC Milan on a season-long loan deal..

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Kanjo:  While playing sevens, ran with the ball for half the field only to look back at the last moment and hit the post head on.

Edd Green: One off the lead in a golf tournament, went out that night, woke up late, got lost on way to event. Missed the tee-off.  

Jason Rowe:  500-mile round trip to help my old team out as they were short of players. Gave a penalty away and sent off after 10 minutes.

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Chris Coleman was all smiles ahead of the latest round of Euro 2016 qualifers, and why not? 

Fresh from a family holiday, he spoke at a busier news conference than usual with the knowledge that his Group B table toppers could seal qualification for a major tournament for the first time since 1958 with these next two games. 

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"This period of my career is my biggest," Coleman said. "I know what the dangers are. 

"You can feel it around the country; the belief is there, the excitement is there, the anxiety. The pressure is massive but this is what we've always wanted."

Sky Sports are reporting that Besiktas have agreed a deal to sign Manchester United keeper Victor Valdes.

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Does this affect David de Gea's situation? Does it mean he is more likely to stay?

Probably not, it is two separate issues - though time will tell.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales

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