Some Sheffield Wednesday fans might raise their eyes slightly at the news that their club has signed Gary Hooper from Norwich.

According to this Sheffield Star, external article from last month, the Owls made a deadline day move to get the striker in on loan - but it didn't happen because the striker’s wanted a VIP box at Hillsborough as part of the deal...

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Sheffield Wednesday have signed Norwich strikerGary Hooperon anemergency loan deal.

The former Celtic player, who has netted 20 goals in 70 matches for the Canaries, will remain at Hillsborough until 17 January.

Hooper, recently recovered from an ankle injury, has found first-team opportunities hard to come by at Carrow Road this term and the last of his two appearances came in the defeat to Southampton at the end of August.

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The Liverpool Echo, external is reporting that police have been called to Anfield after two men went missing inside the stadium.

Merseyside Police sent crews to the stadium at 15:05 GMT after a report that the men had gone missing.

The stadium - which is currently being redeveloped to increase the capacity to 54,000 - has been evacuated.

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Two goals from Rachel Corsie helped Scotland to a 4-1 in Macedonia to go top of Group 1 in Euro 2017 qualifying.

All four Scotland goals were scored inside a frantic spell in the first half, with Kim Little opening the scoring on 22 minutes, and Caroline Weir getting the fourth just nine minutes later. 

With three victories, Anna Signeul's side lead the group, above top seeds Iceland on goal difference. 

You can read a full match report here.

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Amir Khan says he is the favourite to face Manny Pacquiao in the Filipino boxing legend's final fight.

Khan had earlier suggested the match was unlikely but now believes there is a "big chance" of taking on the seven-weight world champion.

Alongside Khan, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum has also named Terence Crawford and Tim Bradley as possible contenders for his star's last bout.

"I am the front-runner," Khan told BBC Sport.

"There's a big chance of the fight happening, it's all about making sure my team is on point with the deal and they need to make sure they get the fight that I want."

The Football Association say an Independent Regulatory Commission found the match referee had made an error in dismissing Coloccini for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

English football's governing body also said they have charged Newcastle for failing to control their players - in relation to the reaction to the sending off.

The Magpies have until 18:00 GMT on Friday to respond to the charge

Newcastle captain Coloccini was given a straight red card during first half injury-time in Sunday's 3-0 defeat by Sunderland, following an incident involving Sunderland's Steven Fletcher which resulted in the awarding of a penalty kick.

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Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini will not serve a one-match suspension after his wrongful dismissal claim was successful.

Fulham have recalled defender Liam Donnelly from his loan spell at League Two side Crawley Town.

The 19-year-old Northern Ireland international has made 12 appearances for the Reds and was due to remain with the West Sussex club until 2 January.

Meanwhile, Ipswich defender Josh Yorwerth has extended his loan spell with Crawley until 29 December.

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The answers? NY Yankees, St Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and LA Dodgers.

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Richard Whitehead speaks to BBC Radio 5 live after breaking his own world record in the T42 200m heats at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.

The London 2012 gold medallist clocked a time of 24.10 - beating the 24.38 he set at the Olympic Stadium three years ago.

"I was quite nervous this morning," he admitted. "I knew I was in great shape and I wanted to go out there and deliver."

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Hoffenheim have appointed a new manager - and he's only 28. 

Julian Nagelsmann, who has yet to pass his senior coaching exams, has been in charge of the Hoffenheim U19s, and will take over at the end of the season.

By our calculations, there are six players in the current Hoffenheim squad who are older than Nagelsmann, including former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi. 

We've just worked out that he was born after Maradona's handball...

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Gymnastics

Great Britain's men have qualified for the Rio Olympic Games after confirming their place in the World Gymnastics Championships team final.

The top eight nations in Glasgow guarantee places in Rio, and Great Britain's score of 354.417 on Sunday proved enough.

Great Britain finished qualifying in third place behind Japan and China.

The team consists of Max Whitlock, Dan Purvis, Louis Smith, Nile Wilson, Kristian Thomas and Brinn Bevan.

"Getting the team to Rio was the number one priority coming here and we're all delighted to have got the job done," said Thomas, pictured below doing a procedure you definitely shouldn't try at home...

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Fresh allegations that bribes were paid to help Germany secure the 2006 World Cup have surfaced with claims that a Fifa member from New Zealand was paid $250,000 on the eve of the vote.

Theo Zwanziger, the former head of the German FA, claims a Swiss court document bears out his belief that the late Charles Dempsey was paid off - Dempsey had been mandated to vote for South Africa but abstained and Germany won the vote 12-11.

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Forward Jon Molloy has given Wakefield a boost by signing a new two-year deal with the club. 

The 24-year-old second-row joined the Wildcats from Huddersfield Giants in April 2013 and has made 25 Super League appearances for the club.

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A shirt worn by a footballer who helped form the players' union has sold for £30,000 at auction.

The jersey was worn by Manchester United captain Charlie Roberts during the club's first FA Cup final win in 1909, when they beat Bristol City 1-0.

Five years ago on this very day, United themselves paid over £200,000 for former player Nobby Stiles’ World Cup & European Cup winners medals at auction.

Premiership side Worcester Warriors have signed Georgia international hooker Jaba Bregvadze.

The 27-year-old, who has won 32 caps for his country, played in three pool games at the World Cup and is available for Warriors' match against Gloucester on Saturday.

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It has been confirmed that Prince Harry will present the Webb Ellis Cup to the winners of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Saturday.

New Zealand and Australia go had-to-head in the final.

In his role as Honorary President of England Rugby 2015, Prince Harry spoke at the opening ceremony - and will close the tournament by handing the trophy to the winning captain.

Today we're asking; Which one player would you want to appear in your testimonial and why?

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Andrew Drummond: Ice-man Dennis Bergkamp at testimonial. You can't buy class. Let's rework Newcastle pirouette goal with fat amateurs.

Nick of the Town: My testimonial player of choice would be Jean Louis Valois - joined Luton, set the league alight, left. Far too good.

Darragh Nolan: Has to be John Arne Riise, cult hero at LFC and that rocket of a left foot is unmatched.

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