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London has turned down the chance to host the start of the 2017 Tour de France, angering the race owners.

London beat bids from Edinburgh, Manchester and several German regions to stage the Grand Depart.

But last week, a day before contracts were meant to be signed, Transport for London (TfL) said it was pulling out.

"To ensure value for money we must make difficult choices," said Leon Daniels, managing director of surface transport at TfL.

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In 2002, Europe regained the Ryder Cup by beating the United States at The Belfry, Ireland's Paul McGinley sinking a dramatic 18-foot putt on the final green to halve his crucial singles match with Jim Furyk.

Yambo on Twitter: Luis Suarez,the way that guy hate losing. And he is a decent goalkeeper too,ask anyone from Ghana.

Lachlan Keay: Ronaldo... oh wait that is already happening at Real Madrid

David Ingham: One man team - David Webb. Started in every shirt in Chelsea's team including goalkeeper (pen saved) and striker 9 (hat trick)

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Chairman Stephen Thompson has told BBC Scotland that Dundee United have already spoken to a couple of individuals about their managerial vacancy.

Those spoken to are currently out of work, with reports that former Coventry manager Steven Pressley and ex-Finland boss Mixu Paatelainen are in the mix.

Thompson would not be drawn on any potential new manager and said there is no time limit on filling the vacancy.

Here's the first snippet, as promised earlier, from Mr Wayne Rooney, who admits falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson during his final season as Manchester United manager, but denies putting in a transfer request.

Rooney says he went to see Ferguson, who was United manager for 26 years, after being dropped in 2013.

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"It's not just me who's had a fall-out with him," added the forward, 29, in Rooney - The Man Behind The Goals, to be shown on BBC One on 5 October.

The England captain added: "I went in to see him and just said if you're not going to play me it might be better I moved on - then all of a sudden it's all over the press I put in a transfer request, which I never did."

Johanna Konta - who earlier beat Victoria Azarenka to reach the last 16 at the Wuhan Open in China - has been talking about her rise up the rankings and her new status as British number one, overtaking Heather Watson.

"It's obviously nice to hear but it's not something that I actively think about or spend much time on to be honest," said Konta.

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"I'm still in this tournament, I've got my next match tomorrow and that's my main focus right now.

"I am really just trying to stay very present. I'm in China right now. We'll see what it's like when I go home."

Konta play Romanian top seed Simona Halep or Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in round three on Wednesday.

A Fifa statement said Warner was "found to have committed many and various acts of misconduct continuously and repeatedly during his time as an official in different high-ranking and influential positions at Fifa and Conacaf".

It added: "In his positions as a football official, he was a key player in schemes involving the offer, acceptance, and receipt of undisclosed and illegal payments, as well as other money-making schemes."

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Fifa's independent Ethics Committee has banned Jack Warner from football-related activities for life.

The decision to ban the former Fifa vice-president and executive committee member was taken on the basis of investigations carried out following the Ethics Committee report on the bidding process for the 2018 and '22 World Cups.

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BBC Sport Scotland

As predicted, Graeme Shinnie receives a debut call up and there are also recalls for Blackburn's Jordan Rhodes and Wolves' Kevin McDonald.

Injury doubt Charlie Mulgrew has also been included.

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BBC Sport Scotland

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Currently waiting for the Scotland manager Gordon Strachan to reveal his squad for next month's Euro qualifiers. 

The games against Poland and Gilbraltar are massive for Scotland as they eye next year's European Championships, with their only potential route to France now through the play-offs.

So who will make the squad for the crucial ties? There's talk of Aberdeen's Graeme Shinnie receiving a call up and a return for Ross McCormack. 

All will be revealed soon...

Which player would you want 11 of in your side? We all dream of a team of a team of......?

Spencer Medcalf on Facebook: Not seen him in goal yet, but Daley Blind seems pretty useful in most outfield positions.

Andrew Ness: Emre Can

Anton Sparkes: Titus Bramble for a laugh.

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Not a bad player Anton, but concentration was his issue - a Bramble back four could be costly.

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England captain Wayne Rooney has allowed the BBC cameras into his house and, for the fist time ever, given a glimpse of what his day-to-day life involves.

He has also said some very interesting things to the cameras, and over the next hour or so we'll bring you the pick of it.

The documentary, by the way, is called Rooney - The Man Behind The Goals, and will be shown on BBC One on 5 October.

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Former Brazil midfielder Ronaldinho has left Fluminense after spending just over two months and playing only nine games for the Rio de Janeiro club.

The 35-year-old had struggled to get match fit, failed to score a goal and produced only flashes of the talent that made him one of the world's top players when he was in his early 20s.

Fluminense said that they had agreed to part company with Ronaldinho in an "amicable manner and by mutual agreement".

Tom Phillips on Twitter: Imagine a team of Paul Scholes, would be one long game of piggy in the middle

Tushar Boharapi: How about a team full of Sachin Tendulkars? Imagine the destructive powers of that team...

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A team of Tendulkar's would certainly bat deep - but can he keep wicket?

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England’s former netball captain Pamela Cookey has retired from international duties with immediate effect.

Cookey, who won 114 caps in her England career, led the team to World bronze in 2011 but was not named as captain in this summer’s World Cup in Sydney, where the team came third.

She will continue to play domestically in the Netball Superleague in 2016.

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Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia were missing from the open section of training ahead of Manchester United's Champions League encounter with Wolfsburg on Wednesday, along with Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo.

Rojo missed Saturday's win over Sunderland with a hamstring injury, but Carrick and Valencia started the 3-0 triumph at the weekend, while Herrera was an unused substitute. No explanation was given for their absence.

Youngsters Josh Harrop, James Weir and Donald Love were included in the session.

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That second half performance was so unlike a Pulis side it was barely believable.

To be on course for a 15th clean sheet and then to blow it would have had the paint peeling off the walls in the Pulis dressing room "debrief" afterwards.

The most concerning aspect of all is how James Chester is really struggling since his £8m move from Hull.

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He doesn't look comfortable at either right back or centre half, got out jumped by Lukaku for the first Everton goal and then allowed himself, along with Craig Dawson, to be shaken off the ball for Lukaku's winner.

It doesn't look like Gareth McAuley or Jonas Olsson will be back any time soon so there's much for Pulis to ponder defensively before visiting his old club Palace on Saturday.

A Question of Sport Teaser

From our colleagues over at Question of Sport, a deceptively tricky one this...

Name the six teams beginning with B that are in the Group Stage of this year’s Champions League?

Answers later...

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Everton’s 3-2 win at West Brom highlighted how important a confident Romelu Lukaku can be for the Blues, and certainly sets up an intriguing Merseyside derby on Sunday.

Indeed, it could be a tale of two strikers, with Lukaku on one side and a fit again Daniel Sturridge on the other.

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But it’s not just about Lukaku from Everton’s point of view.

Roberto Martinez gave Gerard Deulofeu a start at the Hawthorns, and while he’s still learning, his pace and skill on the ball must be a nightmare for any full back.

The Blues are up to fifth, have lost only one league game (to Manchester City!) and with more strength in depth, might just be readjusting their targets for the rest of the season.