Ian Wright
Football Analyst

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"I hope that he proves to be the absolute gem of a player that United think they have bought, for his own sake and for the sake of English football too."

That's Ian Wright's take on new Manchester United signing Anthony Martial.Read the full take here.

We think it's time for some new monthly awards. Send your suggestions to #bbcsportsday

Paul Molyneaux:  Most overrated player award - Jack Grealish. Or most injury prone player award - Jack Wilshere.

Mike Goodinng:  Ihonestly think match of the day should have a weekly award for 'most outrageous play acting'.

Mark Poyser
BBC Wales football reporter

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Cardiff City have declared an interest in taking Manchester United striker James Wilson on loan.

United are ready to allow the England under-21 front runner to go on loan with an instant recall. Now Cardiff have joined the potential suitors.

Manager Russell Slade said: ''He's a player of strong ability. He's somebody Manchester United think an awful lot about. It would be wrong if nobody turned their heads if there was an availability for James Wilson.''

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It may be nine years away, but if you haven't started thinking about where the 2024 Olympics will be, then you've probably just had better things to do.

Well, Rome has formally submitted its bid to host the event.

The bid committee says it wishes to host Olympic competition "in the most spectacular and symbolic places of the Eternal City.".

Hamburg sent in its letter on Wednesday. Paris, Los Angeles, and Budapest are other declared bidders.

Matt Dean
BBC Radio Humberside

It felt like a cloud had been lifted at Hull City's KC Stadium on Friday. 

Uncertainty over Jake Livermore's future has hung heavy over the club since he was handed his provisional FA and club ban in May. So much so that boss Steve Bruce must have felt his weekly media conferences had become like Groundhog Day, having to field the same questions on the same subject on a weekly basis. 

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But on Friday, Bruce looked grateful to be able to change the tune. However, he seemed especially keen to get the tone of his message right. He stressed that while Hull were "delighted" to have their £8m midfielder back but that he didn't regret his comments back in May that the player had "let himself down".

Man-management is Bruce's strength so, if lessons are to be learned or if an arm around the shoulders is needed, he is the right man to do it.

What monthly award would you like to see on offer?

Some good moral ones coming in, please keep them coming to #bbcsportsday and the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Grant Shipcott:  There should be a sarcastic "award" for best dive of the month. Maybe negative press will help kick it out.  

Stephen:  Worst case of abuse to referee? Most grotesque nasal and spit discharge of the month? 

While the Tour goes from Stoke to Nottingham, Chris Hoy is going between bedroom and bathroom.

Even Olympic legends get sick. Hope the seven-time medalist has a speedy recovery.

David Willey's stock continues to rise... careful with that one. It's a third wicket at Headingley for the left-arm seamer, who will be playing there permanently next season having signed for Yorkshire.

Aaron Finch is the latest to go, caught behind, Willey falling over in his follow through. The Australians are 30-3 in the ninth over.

Commentary is on 5 live sports extra now and there is the ever dependable BBC live text.

Stage six of the Tour of Britain is under way - and it's a casual 192.8km ride from Stoke to Nottingham. Our colleagues at BBC Radio Stoke are across the action.

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Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has wished a happy birthday to fellow German Franz Beckenbauer. The legendary sweeper turns 70 today.

Nothing says happy birthday quite a like a retro shirt of your hero.

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Another wicket for David Willey and it's a big one, Australia skipper Steven Smith trapped lbw for five bang in front of the timbers. The Aussies are 25-2 in the seventh over having opted to bat first at Headingley.

Another England victory here would take the series to a decider at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Commentary continues on Radio 5 live sports extra and the BBC website.

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Tom Brady - he of deflate gate - was back in action last night.

If you haven;t been keeping tabs, Brady is the NFL player whose four-game ban - imposed after he was alleged to have colluded in the deflation of match balls - was overturned by a judge last week.

The 38-year-old quarter-back threw four touchdown passes as his New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh 28-21.

We want your new ideas for monthly awards. I like the referee one - maybe the prize could be a DIY voucher. I imagine referees do a lot of home improvements during the week.

Use #bbcsportsday to suggest your own.

Robbie Derbs87: Official of the month. Take into account good calls and big decisions they make. Also, worst official of the month.

David Grocott: Worst haircut of the month.

Lee Clark:  Save of the month. Keepers need some sort of recognition.

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Wayne Rooney this, Wayne Rooney that. Yes, the Manchester United striker became England's record scorer with 50 goals this week.

But where are Jake Gosling's headlines?

The striker is now Gibraltar's record scorer with two strikes - and he performed a speech,, external mocking that of Wayne's, back at his club Bristol Rovers.

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David Willey makes the breakthrough for England at Headingley, Joe Burns bowled and Australia 14-1 in the third over. Commentary continues on 5 live sports extra and the BBC website.

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I've lost count of the number of times I've been waylaid by a cheese festival.

There will be 116 teams in FA Cup action this weekend as clubs try to reach the dizzying heights of the second qualifying round - and one tie has been rescheduled because of a clash with a dairy day out.

Here are a few other quirky FA Cup stories.

Yesterday marked the 30-year anniversary of former Celtic and Scotland boss Jock Stein's untimely death and an excellent BBC Scotland programme with Archie Macpherson and Graeme Souness remembering the great man can be heard here in a podcast.

We're asking for your alternative monthly awards for August...

Simon Thorpe: The marketing over common sense award goes to Norwich City. Having a home kit of yellow and green, they decide on change colours of green and yellow. Belatedly realising this might still cause a clash, they announce a third strip: yellow and green halves.

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has put a very positive spin on Newcastle's winless start to the season. Nice of him to do Steve McClaren's job for him.