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Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale. Picture: Stephen Pond/PA Wire

AVB trusts Levy pledge over Gareth Bale’s future

Andre Villas-Boas insists Gareth Bale will not be leaving White Hart Lane this summer despite Real Madrid’s very public pursuit of the Tottenham star.

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Wayne Rooney in action for England. Photo: John Walton/PA

Arsenal shareholder tells Gunners to move for Man Utd star

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney would be a “great” signing for Arsenal, according to major shareholder Alisher Usmanov.

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England's Kevin Pietersen. Photo: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

Pietersen will return to England fold for T20 games against New Zealand

Kevin Pietersen is set to make a surprise return to England duty in the second of next week’s two Twenty20 matches against New Zealand at the Oval.

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Protesters outside the Premier League headquarters in London demonstrating about football match ticket prices. Photo: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire

Protesters slam football club ‘greed’ after London march

Organisers of a protest rally against the escalating cost of ticket prices have accused Premier League clubs of “pure greed”.

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England's Alastair Cook and James Tredwell celebrate as Jonathan Trott runs out South Africa's Ryan McLaren (not pictured) during the ICC Champions Trophy, Semi Final at the Oval, London. Photo: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Champions Trophy 2013: Cook desperate not to suffer more ODI trophy pain

Alastair Cook hopes England will consign their ODI trophy hoodoo to history on Sunday after they swaggered in to the Champions Trophy final last night with a convincing seven-wicket win over South Africa.

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British and Irish Lions' prop Mako Vunipola takes a breather. Photo: David Davies/PA

Lions Tour 2013: Saracens star in Test snub as Gatland opts for Corbisiero

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland revealed that Alex Corbisiero’s superior scrummaging resulted in his selection ahead of Saracens prop Mako Vunipola for Saturday’s opening Test against Australia.

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England manager Roy Hodgson. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Arsenl, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd and Spurs fixtures unkind to England

England boss Roy Hodgson is reportedly fearful he will be denied crucial preparation time ahead of this autumn’s World Cup qualifiers after the Premier League opted not to take into account his views on the new fixture list.

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Dagenham manager Wayne Burnett (Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Burnett hoping for better Daggers start

Dagenham & Redbridge boss searching for that winning feeling from the off.

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Queens Park Rangers' Jay Bothroyd. Photo: Nigel French/PA Wire

QPR release striker Bothroyd

QPR have taken the option to release striker Jay Bothroyd from his contract at Loftus Road.

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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce. Pic: Clive Gee/PA Wire

West Ham bring in Stockport youngster after Liverpool favourite’s suggestion

West Ham have confirmed the signing of Stockport attacking midfielder Danny Whitehead, on the recommendation of Liverpool favourite Dietmar Hamann.

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David Luiz, Chelsea. Picture: Tony Marshall/EMPICS

Chelsea ace admits he needs surgery

Chelsea defender David Luiz has admitted that he needs to have surgery after breaking his nose during Brazil’s Confederations Cup win over Mexico last night.

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Juan Mata, Chelsea. Photo: John Walton/PA

Chelsea star not taking anything for granted

Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata is not taking anything for granted when Spain face lowly Tahiti in the Confederations Cup.

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Carl Frampton celebrates victory over Raul Hirales in their IBF Inter-Continental super bantamweight Title fight at the Capital FM Arena, Nottingham. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Archive

Carl Frampton to face Fabian Orozco at Wembley Arena

IBF Intercontinental Super-Bantamweight Champion Carl Frampton will defend his title against Argentina’s Fabian Orozco at Wembley Arena on Saturday July 20.

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The iconic New York Cosmos will visit Brisbane Road on July 24.

Orient to host New York Cosmos and chairman Hearn wants former Millwall man Batt

Leyton Orient will face the iconic New York Cosmos at Brisbane Road, while Hearn takes to Twitter to try and secure signing of former loanee Shaun Batt.

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Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta. Picture: Adam Davy/EMPICS

Fulham new boy yet to meet his team-mates and reveals the one he wants to see

Fulham new boy Fernando Amorebieta is looking forward to meeting his new team-mates for the first time since joining the club from Spanish side Athletic Bilbao.

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Crystal Palace's Peter Ramage celebrates at Wembley. Photo: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport

Crystal Palace star excited by Newcastle tests

Crystal Palace defender Peter Ramage is relishing the prospect of facing boyhood club Newcastle next season.

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Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku. Photo: Adam Davy/EMPICS

Chelsea striker planning to be ‘twice as good’ this season

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has insisted that he is determined to be ‘deadly’ next season.

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Team Sky riders Bradley Wiggins (left) and Chris Froome. Photo: Tim Ireland/PA

Roche claims Team Sky must work to keep Froome and Wiggins happy to sustain success

Stephen Roche believes Team Sky must endeavour to keep Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins happy in the same squad.

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Steve Lomas. Picture: Lynne Cameron/PA Archive

Wonder Wall: Why Steve Lomas is the right man for Millwall

When a season ends I’m normally excited for the next one to come around. The days, the weeks, all drag until opening day. However, after the FA Cup semi-final I wanted the season to just end, the poor performances and defeats were all hard to take. The break from football was welcomed.

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Justin Rose celebrates with the trophy after winning the US Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club. Photo: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Justin Rose believes Ryder Cup gave him belief to make major breakthrough

Newly-crowned US Open champion Justin Rose believes his Ryder Cup experience toughened him up enough to be able to make his major breakthrough.

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Andy Murray during his victory against Marin Cilic in the final of the AEGON Championships at The Queen's Club, London. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Wimbledon 2013: Andy Murray under more pressure than ever before

Andy Murray faces more pressure than ever before as he goes into this year’s Wimbledon Championships to fight for the coveted title that still eludes him, a sports psychologist has said.

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Mikel, Chelsea. Picture: John Walton/EMPICS

Chelsea star set to leave after Drogba advice

Transfer News: Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has revealed that he is set to sign for Turkish outfit Galatasaray and Blues legend Didier Drogba said he had ‘to make the move’.

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Arsenal's Gervinho. Photo: Stephen Pond/EMPICS Sport

Arsenal striker mulls over exit offer

Transfer News: Arsenal striker Gervinho has admitted that he is open to a move to Ligue 1 side, Marseille.

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Netherlands' Adam Maher. Picture: John Walton/EMPICS

Ajax pull out of race to sign Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Spurs target

Transfer News: Ajax have pulled out of the race to sign Adam Maher, amid interest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham.

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Dutch international Dennis Bergkamp on the July 20, 1995, the day he became Bruce Rioch's (left) first signing as Arsenal manager. Photo: Tony Harris/PA

VIDEO: On this day in history - Bergkamp signs for Arsenal

Eighteen years ago today Arsenal splashed out, what was at the time, a British record transfer fee of £7.5million for Dennis Bergkamp.

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