It doesn't look like Rapael Varane will be moving anywhere this summer.

The 23-year-old centre-back has been rewarded with a new shirt number at Real Madrid, which would seem relatively pointless if he were on his way to the Premier League.

Manchester United, external have long been thought to hold an interest in the talented Frenchman.

So about this revamp...could we see the first ever bonus point awarded for winning on penalties?  

Any group-stage game that is level after 90 minutes will go straight to spot-kicks, with an extra point available to the winners... something that came as a surprise to one Scottish Premiership manager when one of his players suggested practising penalties last week.

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It might only be mid-July, but the domestic Scottish football season starts in just a few hours time with the first matches of the revamped League Cup.

Premier League Partick Thistle travel to face League One Airdrieonians; Dundee United's first game since being relegated is a trip to League Two Arbroath; and Championship side Raith Rovers visit Highland League outfit Cove Rangers.  

All 38 league teams not involved in European competition - plus Highland League winners Cove and East Stirlingshire, who were relegated to the Lowland League last season - will play the first of five group games over this weekend.

You can follow all the action right here from 19:15 BST.

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Paul Pogba's agent has set a deadline of the end of July for sorting out the player's future, report Marca., external

The 23-year-old Frenchman has been linked with a world record £100m move to Premier League side Manchester United.

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Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton says equestrian rider William Fox-Pitt's recovery from a serious head injury is hugely inspirational...

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Here's a blast from the past...

Paris St-Germain have appointed former Netherlands striker Patrick Kluivert as their director of football.

The 40-year-old leaves the Ajax under-19 job he had just taken this summer to work with new head coach Unai Emery at the French champions.

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Players from Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United have shown their support for Nice after the Bastille Day attack...

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Coverage of the second day continues with live text and radio coverage right here from 10:30 BST.  

A magnificent century from captain Misbah-ul-Haq put Pakistan in a strong position in the first Test before a late England counter-attack on the first day.

Misbah, 42, had never before played a Test at Lord's, but struck an unbeaten 110.

Two late wickets from Chris Woakes to add to the pair he took before lunch gave England hope after they had toiled all day in the field.

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Further to the news that Stage 13 will go ahead, race director Christian Prudhomme said that the 37.5-km (23.5-mile) time trial from Bourg-saint-Andeol to Vallon Pont-d'Arc will be a tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice.

Prudhomme said: "We want this day to be a day of dignity as a tribute to the victims. We asked ourselves [whether the stage should be cancelled] but we think, after agreeing with authorities, that the race must continue."

Yellow jersey holder Chris Froome has tweeted this...

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Rory McIlroy has defended the comments he made earlier in the week about his decision not to play at the Rio Olympics because of the Zika virus...

Former France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has reacted to the Bastille Day attack in Nice...

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Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 live commentary from day two at Royal Troon right here, right now.

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Mario Kempes (football) - star of Argentina's 1978 World Cup win, is 62. 

Jason Wilcox (football) - former Blackburn, Leeds and Leicester midfielder, is 45. 

Andre Nel (cricket) - former South Africa fast bowler, born is 39. 

Alexander Frei (football) - former Switzerland, Basle and Borussia Dortmund striker, is 37. 

Danilo (football) - Brazil and Real Madrid full-back, is 25.

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Friday's stage from Bourg-Saint-Andeol to Le Caverne du Pont-d'Arc will go ahead with extra security, despite the Bastille Day attack in Nice.

The first rider starts at 09:05 BST and they go in reverse order of yellow jersey classification, meaning Adam Yates starts at 15:36 BST and Chris Froome at 15:39 BST. 

You can follow the stage here

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OJ Borg, Rob Hatch and Rob Hayles discuss an eventful stage 12, which saw Chris Froome forced to run without a bike up one the most iconic climbs of the Tour de France, Mont Ventoux.

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Britain’s Chris Froome was forced to run up Mont Ventoux after losing his bike in an accident during stage 12 of the Tour de France.

Froome crashed with Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema just over one kilometre from the finish on Mont Ventoux. 

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Eleanor Oldroyd, John Lloyd and Jamie Baker look ahead to Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia and hear from Andy Murray on the role he will play throughout the weekend.

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Fancy a bit of gossip?

• Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 25, could head to the Chinese Super League - if a deal is completed before the Chinese transfer window shuts on Friday.(Corriere della Sera, via Daily Express), external

• The Football Association is set to interview Jurgen Klinsmann for the England job, but Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is still the front runner. (Independent), external

• Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is set to sign a new four-year contract.(Leicester Mercury), external

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Darren Campbell's Road to Rio programme looks ahead to Rio, which is just three weeks away. Campbell, an Olympic Gold medallist is joined by former British cyclist Victoria Pendleton, and UK Sport performance director Simon Timson.

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