Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

This a remarkable story.

A life-changing injury won't stop Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica.

He will take a step further towards returning to the sport when he drives a 2017 Renault at a test in Hungary on 2 August. The 32-year-old Pole has not raced in Formula 1 since a horrific rally crash in 2011.

He suffered a partially severed right arm and multiple fractures and a return would be one of the most remarkable comebacks in sporting history.

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After such a brilliant weekend for women's sport in England, this will come as a real blow to women's rugby...

Contracts for England women's XVs squad will not be renewed after the forthcoming Rugby World Cup despite the side being defending champions.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) says its focus will switch to the sevens game after the tournament, which starts in Ireland next month.

England's retired World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi said the news was "very disappointing".

It is understood several current squad members will move to a sevens contract.

Eilidh Doyle's had a Monday morning to savor.

The Scottish 400m hurdler has been voted British team captain for next month's World Athletics Championships in London.

All the members of the squad voted for who they wanted in the role and Doyle won a ballot, beating defending world champions Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford to the title.

“I was completely shocked when I found out but it’s really special. It means so much more because I my team-mates have chosen me. I was so honoured," she told BBC Radio 5live.

“I have been fortunate enough that I have been at a home Olympic Games and a home Commonwealth Games.

“I will just try to draw on those experiences of what it meant and how we performed at those championships and use that to hopefully get the team fired up for London."

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport in Santa Clara

Much of the noise around France forward Anthony Martial this summer has centred around him potentially being used as bait to lure Ivan Perisic to Manchester United from Inter Milan.

Considering Martial is 21 - seven years younger than Croatia winger Perisic - it would seem a strange move for United manager Jose Mourinho to agree to.

But Martial has had a largely inconsistent two years at Old Trafford and former United defender Gary Neville said in January the player needed to "realise his potential".

Watching him weave past Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal, then roll a pass to Lingard for United's opener as Raphael Varane closed in, it was easy to see why Mourinho's predecessor, Louis van Gaal, sanctioned his £36m transfer two years ago.

Those are the sparks Martial must show more often.

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As we saw earlier, Manchester United beat Real Madrid on penalties after their pre-season game finished 1-1 in Santa Clara.

Anthony Martial created Jesse Lingard's first-half opener for United with a brilliant piece of skill on the left.

Simon Stone looks into Martial's stand-out performance.

The translation of Se queda?

Stays.

Neymar's team-mates have spoken!

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The Daily Express say, external Chelsea will step up their interest in 23-year-old Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain this week but can expect a battle from Manchester City.

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Imagine if that meant an ACTUAL battle....

It continues....

According to reports in the Daily Telegraph this morning, external, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger fears Chile international Sanchez has been "tapped up" but reiterated that the player, who has one year left on his deal, will not be sold.

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Reports in French media say, external Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez's transfer to PSG is on hold after talks collapsed over the 28-year-old's transfer fee and wage demands.

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Brazilian forward Neymar has been centre stage of this summer's transfer saga.

According to today's papers, he has Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez he will stay at the club, after the pair persuaded him not to join Paris St-Germain in a world record £200m deal.

Read more in Monday's gossip

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Shall we have a gander through Monday's gossip column...

England, penalties and referees have always been a heady mix at international tournaments.

A "brave" decision helped the Lionesses beat Spain last night, with the official changing her mind about a penalty after Lucy Bronze apparently recited the rules to her.

With England leading 1-0 in their Group D match, Spain were awarded a spot-kick when the ball struck striker Ellen White's arm in the area.

But the decision was quickly reversed thanks to defender Bronze's intervention.

"Before the tournament, Uefa send referees in to have meetings with you and they said if it hits you or is a deflection it's not really a handball - you can't really help it," said Bronze.

"I saw it right in front of me and I was like 'that is not a penalty' - it's hit her leg and then gone up and hit her arm. It's a deflection and [the referee] said 'you're right, it's my mistake'.

Read more about the incident here.

We may have witnessed the worst penalty shoot-out of the season...and the season's not even started yet.

Manchester United's pre-season friendly with Real Madrid went to pens after it finished 1-1.

Seven out of 10 spot-kicks were missed, with Casemiro's wild effort ensuring United edged it 2-1.

Despite the penalty shenanigans, United fans seem to be delighted with the performance of French play-maker Anthony Martial, who set up Jesse Lingard's opener.

But team-mate Victor Lindelof had a game to forget. United's new £31m defender gifted Madrid a penalty and equaliser when he brought down Theo Hernandez with a rash challenge, which Casemiro converted.

Lindelof was also one of the seven who missed from the spot.

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And now, we will seamlessly link to another story involving penalties....

Win #2 on the board for Mark Sampson's England team at Euro 2017.

Here are the highlights from their eventful win over Spain.

Can England women's World Cup victory be an inspiration for the football team too?

They were in Breda for their second European Championship group game yesterday and without wanting to jinx it, they look like the team to beat...

India were outstanding throughout the tournament but there had to be a losing side on the day.

Captain Mithali Raj tweeted earlier this morning thanking the team and fans...

“I remember the day and watching him in that game. I don’t remember saying it but I guess it just goes to show that dreams do come true.

"Cricket was one of many sports I played when I was younger and it happened to be the one I was best at.

"When you first get in the England squad you never expect to be able to make a living out of it. Ten years later, I’m playing a World Cup final at a sold-out Lord’s so I guess it shows you how far the game has come."

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It's the morning after the day before and you sense World Cup winner and wicket-taking hero Anya Shrubsole is still trying to take it all in...

“It’s still pretty surreal. It’s something that will take a few days to sink in. What an amazing day," the England bowler told BBC Radio 5live.

“You always think you’re in with a chance of winning. Once we started getting them out, I knew we had a chance as it puts pressure on the new batters coming in.

"You’ve always got to believe, no matter what the situation. We pulled it off.”

Shrubsole was also asked about the pictures her dad tweeted a couple of days ago, of her as a young girl watching at Lord's...

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