Two goals, one assist in three games has seen Sterling win the award ahead of  Eden Hazard, Antonio Valencia and Curtis Davies.

He beat Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho to the award.

Stef Reid's long jump medal was the first for the British track and field team here and they've just added a second through Gemma Prescott.

Prescott claimed bronze in the women's F32 club throw - her second Paralympic medal after bronze four years ago in London and her 19.77m effort saw her finish just ahead of team-mate Abbie Hunnisett.

Elizabeth Hudson
BBC Sport's Paralympics reporter in Rio

Wow. Incredible running by Libby Clegg, who runs the race of her life to break the world record in her T11 category with a time of 11.91 seconds to reach the final.

It has left the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary team struggling for superlatives.

"The ball is in her court, she's going into the final as the world record holder," says Allison Curbishley. "Her and Chris just need to do this one more time in tonight's final."

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BBC Sport's Paralympics reporter in Rio

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Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott could barely bring themselves to watch the final heat of the 1000m time trial, knowing there was nothing more they could do.

Arms around one another they looked at the ground only to look up during the final few meters of the Dutch riders run and cue wild celebrations from the British women when they realised they were the champions.

"I can't believe it - gold is something I've dreamt of for so long and we have it," Thornhill said. "The worlds [where they finished second] made us even more fired up and motivated than ever and to win with your best mate is an amazing feeling."

Scott, who finished with silver and bronze medals alongside Aileen McGlynn at London 2012, added: "To complete the set is amazing."

It's a second Paralympic silver medal for British long jumper Stef Reid in the T44 long jump.

The London 2012 runner-up's best of 5.64m is not enough to beat France's Marie-Amelie Le Fur whose 5.83 - which she managed twice - is a new world record.

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Kell Brook has weighed in half a pound heavier than Gennady Golovkin ahead of  their world middleweight title fight on Saturday.

Brook, who has moved up two weight division for the fight weighed in at 159.4lbs.

Undefeated Golovkin tipped the scales at 158.9lbs.

Just small game in Manchester Gary, no biggie.

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Antonio Conte has admitted signing David Luiz was a deadline-day decision.

Luiz rejoined Chelsea for £34m, two years after joining Paris St Germain.

Conte said. "I told you that this transfer market was very difficult for us to reach our targets, but at the last minute, on the last day, there was this situation which was good for me and the club to improve the squad. 

 "For this reason, we bought David Luiz. We invested in David, and I'm very happy. We took a player with a great personality, good technique and who likes to play."

Jonathan Fox (below), who took silver in the S7 100m backstroke last night, has finished third in his S7 50m freestyle heat in 29.77 seconds to qualify for the final at 21:59 BST.

Fellow Briton Michael Jones finished fourth in his heat in 30.67 to join him in the final.

Susie Rodgers is through to the women's final of the same event as the fourth-fastest qualifier.

That final is at 22:05.

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Another medal for Britain as GB's Zoe Newson takes bronze in the -45kg powerlifting, lifting 102kg. 

Newson, who won -40kg bronze at London 2012, said: “I feel really emotional. To come away with a personal best and a medal is fantastic, I’m so happy.”

Good news from Lagoa where GB's TA mixed double sculls and LTA mixed cox four have both won their heats to reach finals on Sunday.

Lauren Rowles and Laurence Whiteley finished first in the double sculls in a new world best of three minutes 52.16 seconds.

The mixed cox four - Daniel Brown, Grace Clough, Pamela Relph, James Fox and cox Oliver James -  clocked three minutes 25.08 seconds.

What a run by Jason Smyth, who wins Ireland's first gold of the Rio 2016 Paralympics in the T13 100m in 10.64 seconds.

The visually-impaired sprinter from Derry held off the challenge of Johannes Nambala of Namibia for his third title in a row in this event.

Brazil right-back Fabinho, who was linked heavily with Manchester United this summer, has signed a new five-year deal with Monaco

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Tom Aggar has finished second in his AS single sculls heat at Lagao, which means he will have to go through Saturday's repechage to reach the final.

Australian Erik Horrie won in four minutes 45.87 seconds, five seconds clear of the 32-year-old Briton, to go straight through to Sunday's final.

Aggar won gold at Beijing in 2008 but finished fourth at the London Games having been unbeaten for four years going into the event.

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British para-cyclist Sophie Thornhill and guide Helen Scott win gold in the women's B 1000m time trial on day two of the Rio Paralympics. 

They clocked one minute 06.283 seconds to set a new Paralympic record.

Elizabeth Hudson
BBC Sport's Paralympics reporter in Rio

Mixed fortunes for British athletes in the first event of the day - defending champion Mickey Bushell is into the final of the men's T53 100m final but fellow wheelchair racer Mo Jomni misses out.

The Brazilian fans were thrilled with the performance of Ariosvaldo Fernandes Silva who beat Bushell into second in the first heat, setting a new Paralympic record of 14.69 seconds.

The world leader Brent Lakatos of Canada beat Silva's time in the last of the three heats with 14.43 and will be the favourite for a first Paralympic gold later.