Monday 20 August - as it happened

After opening their Premier League title defence with a dramatic 3-2 win over Southampton on Sunday, Manchester City are awaiting news on a knee problem sustained by Sergio Aguero at the Etihad Stadium.

The Argentina striker has tweeted that he suffered no significant damage but could find out today how long he will be on the sidelines.

Heather Watson suffered a first round defeat to Yanina Wickmayer at the Texas Open as she returned to action after the Olympics.

The English player, 20, ranked 70 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by the Belgian world number 30 at Grapevine.

Do not forget to tune in to 'Spoony meets Jose Mourinho' on BBC Radio 5 live from 1900 tonight.

Coming up shortly we will have some snippets from our in-depth chat with the Real Madrid manager.

England are facing an uphill task on the fifth day of the final Test against South Africa at Lord's as they look for the win they need to retain their place at the top of the world rankings.

Needing 346 to win, they will resume on 16-2.

Sergio Garcia leads the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship with 14 holes remaining as he looks to book a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team.

The tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina was forced into a fifth day due to heavy rain and the Spaniard, who needs to finish first or second to be sure of a Ryder Cup spot, leads by one.

Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup wants the uncertainty over Scott Sinclair's future at the club resolved as quickly as possible.

"If something has to happen then at least the club has time to react," Laudrup said.

Luis Suarez cannot deliver the goals Liverpool need to propel them to success, according to Gary McAllister.

"Suarez is a fantastic player, but I don't know if he is a natural goalscorer, somebody like a Michael Owen," said the Scot.

Now we will give you some extracts from 'Spoony meets Jose Mourinho', which will be aired on BBC Radio 5 live from 1900 this evening.

Jose Mourinho on the prospect of returning to Chelsea:

Mourinho: "I want one day to be back in English football, yes, I always thought that."

Spoony: "Would you go back to Chelsea?"

Mourinho: "I will go where people really want me and when that moment arrives, they show me they really want me and that's a point for me, but I have to repeat always this: I'm with Real Madrid, I very much want to be."

Jose Mourinho on what keeps him motivated:

Spoony: "So what do you, what makes you keep going then?"

Mourinho: "It's the club. It's when I go to a club, I wear the shirt, I feel the shirt like my first one or my last one, I feel the fans as part of myself, I create internal links with fans, I go to play against Chelsea and I feel, I go to Italy and I feel, I will go everywhere and I feel that, and I work for them.

"I work for the clubs, I work for the people that trust me but the clubs are the fans, and I think for me as one of my qualities.

"I become immediately one of them, and I feel that I am one of them with a privileged position to fight for the club and to try to bring to all of them happinesss."

Jose Mourinho on why he left Chelsea:

Mourinho: "In Chelsea I had to leave because I was friendly with all of them."

Spoony: "When you say them, do you mean the players, or…"

Mourinho: "No, the managers. And I didn't want to stay and let things go into a direction where we were all feeling it was not the best direction in our fourth season, so today, and I hope - and I know they feel the same - we feel that was the best decision, because in this moment we are friends.

"We are friends forever, and we are friends forever, and no problems between me and Roman (Abramovich), and Eugene (Tenenbaum), and Peter (Kenyon), and everybody there."

Jose Mourinho on matching Sir Alex Ferguson:

Spoony: "Would you like to emulate him (Sir Alex) and come back to the UK and be the greatest manager in British history some day?

Mourinho: "Impossible, impossible, because he is the one, he was all his life working in the British football, basically after his life in Scotland, all life in Man U and the numbers he has are impossible for somebody to - not to beat, it's impossible for someone to be close.

"I want one day to be back in English football, yes, I always thought that."

Reigning Super League champions Leeds have agreed to "twin" with neighbouring Championship club Hunslet.

The Rhinos say the working partnership will include player exchange under the dual registration scheme as well as media and marketing.

Manchester United look set to sign defender Alexander Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem, according to reports in the Netherlands.

The Dutch left-back, 23, told Omroep Gelderland: "This is truly a dream come true. It all went very quickly and I am of course very happy."

Dani Pedrosa closed the gap on championship leader Jorge Lorenzo by winning the Indianapolis MotoGP.

Andrea Dovizioso came third while Casey Stoner, racing despite having suffered multiple injuries after crashing in qualifying, finished fourth.

You can view Stoner's incredible fall on our Moto GP page.

Olivier Giroud has urged Arsenal fans to show patience as he looks to step out from Robin van Persie's shadow.

Giroud said: "Last season was wonderful here for Robin, but before that, he took time to settle.

"I am just asking people to be a little patient with me. I am not here to make people forget Robin, because he has made beautiful things here, but I just want to bring something new."

It is 10 years since Wayne Rooney made his Premier League debut in Everton's 2-2 draw with Tottenham and he will be back at Goodison Park with Manchester United tonight.

"I'm still fairly young. I feel young anyway. It's great to have played in the Premier League for 10 years.

"It does feel like a long time ago, though. I just hope I can play for another 10 years and have as much enjoyment as I did in my first 10."

You can hear full commentary of the match on BBC Radio 5 live from 2000 this evening.

Somerset have taken Lancashire bowler Sajid Mahmood on loan until the end of the season.

The former England internatioanl has not played a first-team match for the Red Rose since 14 June's Friends Life t20 clash with Derbyshire and has been allowed to make the short-term switch to Taunton.

Southend have signed former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith on a two-year contract.

The 32-year-old, who had been on trial at Roots Hall, could make his debut in Tuesday's League Two game at Oxford.

Alex Song has been pictured outside Barcelona's club offices as he closes on a move from Arsenal to the Nou Camp.

Johan Mjallby has confirmed that midfielder Ki Sung-yueng wants to leave Celtic.

The South Korean, 23, has not returned from playing for his country at the Olympics amid speculation Barclays Premier League side Swansea are poised to launch a £6m bid.

Before flying out from Glasgow airport for the first leg of their Champions League play-off clash with Helsingborg tomorrow, Celtic assistant manager Mjallby said: "Ki is not travelling. He is keen to move on and the club is in discussion with another club so we have to wait and see what happens."

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed that Kieran Richardson wants to leave the Stadium of Light.

He told the Sunderland Echo: "Kieran came to see me in the transfer window and for family issues and what have you, he thought maybe a change would suit him. It's been ongoing but no-one has come in and made an offer."

Danny Welbeck says Sir Alex Ferguson challenged Manchester United's young players to use missing out on the Premier League title on the final day of last season as motivation for the rest of their careers.

Welbeck said: "When we were travelling home from Sunderland he went round the coach, spoke to a few of the youngsters and said 'you will never forget this, this will win you titles. This will make you into men and be the best you can be'.

"I will never forget that day."

You can hear full commentary of Everton v Manchester United on BBC Radio 5 live from 2000 this evening.

Italy defender Domenico Criscito is keen to resume his international career after withdrawing from the Euro 2012 squad over the Serie A match-fixing investigation.

The 25-year-old Zenit St Petersburg defender said: "I have not talked to Cesare Prandelli since I left the squad's training base ahead of Euro 2012 but I hope one day I will play for my country's team again."

Stoke's Robert Huth has explained how he recovered from meningitis to play 90 minutes in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Reading just a week later.

The 28-year-old spent four nights in hospital with the milder viral form of the illness but recovered in time for his side's first match of the season.

"I've only trained twice since I came out of hospital, so I am pleased to get through the whole match," he said.

Steven Finn insists England can win the final Test against South Africa to draw the series and save their number one ranking.

Play on the final day starts in just over an hour and Finn said: "Over a number of years, we've enjoyed breaking records and defying beliefs.

"We've got a great opportunity to assert ourselves on South Africa on the fifth morning and we really do believe we can win this game."

Bolton manager Owen Coyle tells BBC Radio 5 live's Juliette Ferrington he is interested in Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing.

Coyle said: "I think we'll probably be linked with a lot of players. Jay Spearing is a fantastic young player, there's no doubt about that.

"The pursuit of that type of player is ongoing."

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says there is no reason to panic after their surprise 3-0 defeat at West Brom on the opening day.

He told the Liverpool Echo: "The feeling after was one of total shock with the result. It was never a 3-0 game.

"I fancied us to go there, dominate and win but things didn't work out that way. In football you can be left feeling hard done by."

Demba Ba insists he was never worried about a 14-match goal drought that he ended in Newcastle's 2-1 win over Tottenham.

"I was okay going so long without scoring," he told the Northern Echo.

"I am not just looking for goals, even though it is a good feeling when you do score. You just have to carry on doing your work and it will come back."

Sheffield Wednesday have signed striker Rodri, 22, on a season-long loan deal from Barcelona, subject to international clearance.

Former Spain Under-21 international Rodri is confident he can make a big impression with Sheffield Wednesday.

He said: "I am very happy to be here and I can't wait to get started. Everyone knows the standard of player at Barcelona, but in the Barcelona B side, it is full of players with much potential - very talented guys."

Nine of the world's top 10 players, including French Open champion Maria Sharapova, will compete in next month's Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

BBC Scotland confirm Swansea are in talks with Celtic with a view to signing South Korean Ki Sung-Yueng.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger plans to sign two more players before the transfer window closes.

"We are looking to bring one more midfielder in of course, and maybe one defender as well because we still feel we are short in some positions," he told Arsenal Player.

You can follow England's attempts to reach 346 to beat South Africa in the third and final Test at Lord's with our live text commentary.

Basile de Carvalho is considering his future at Bulgaria's Levski Sofia after he was racially abused by Levski fans and stewards following a 3-1 win over Botev Plovdiv on Sunday.

The 30-year-old was targeted by a section of Levski fans, who directed racial chants, made monkey noises and threw a banana at him.

De Carvalho reacted angrily to the abuse, sparking a melee in which one steward tried to attack the player. Local reports claim the striker told several team mates he would consider leaving the club.

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins says he feels he has become "recognisable overnight" and describes the attention since winning the Tour de France and winning gold at London 2012 as "overwhelming adulation".

The Aviva Premiership will trial the use of a so-called 'concussion bin' and extended powers for the television match official in the forthcoming season.

Players will be required to leave the field for five minutes to undergo cognitive tests if the team doctor or referee suspects they may have suffered concussion.

If that initial suspicion is confirmed in a pitch-side assessment, the concussed player will not be allowed to return and the temporary substitution will be made a permanent one.

Play is now under way at Lord's. You can follow the action on our live text commentary.

Middlesbrough have signed former FC Basel goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler on a two-year deal.

Arsenal midfielder Alex Song is expected to complete his move to Barcelona at 16:00 BST on Monday.

Great Britain will host the 2013 World Rowing Cup, to be hosted at the Olympic rowing venue at Eton Dorney.

Newly-promoted Blue Square Bet Premier side Dartford have signed Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli on a one-month loan deal.

Bristol Rovers have signed former loan defender Tom Parkes on a permanent deal from Leicester, subject to a medical.

The 20-year-old made 14 appearances for the League Two side last season before returning to his parent club.

England are currently 39-3 after Ian Bell was caught by Graeme Smith for four.

Remember to tune in to 'Spoony meets Jose Mourinho' on BBC Radio 5 live from 19:00 BST.

AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano and Inter Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini are discussing personal terms over a surprise swap deal.

Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani confirmed the possible exchange between the rival clubs after the Rossoneri's 3-2 defeat by Serie A champions Juventus in the Berlusconi Trophy friendly on Sunday.

He said: "Talks are ongoing. Antonio has asked to be sold, let's see what happens. The most probable scenario is a swap."

Reading sign goalkeeper Stuart Taylor on a one-year contract. The 31-year-old, whose previous clubs include Arsenal and Aston Villa, was released by Manchester City at the end of last season.

The Royals allowed Denmark under-21 international Mikkel Andersen to move on loan to Portsmouth on Saturday.

Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran completes a season-long loan move to Middlesbrough. The 19-year-old made just five appearances while on loan at Swansea last season.

He will be available for selection to Boro boss Tony Mowbray for the match against Burnley at the Riverside tomorrow evening.

England lose batsman James Taylor after a terrible mix-up between him and Jonathan Trott leads to him being run out for four.

England face a increasingly tricky task to stay in contention on the fifth day of the third and final Test against South Africa at Lord's. They are on 53-4 and require 293 runs for a victory that would preserve their status as the number one Test team in the world.

You can follow the progress of that match on the live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

London mayor Boris Johnson believes that Great Britain's exceptional success at the London 2012 Olympics should be recognised by the honours system.

Jonathan Stephens, the permanent secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has previously warned that there would be no "automatic gongs" for successful Team GB members.

"The Mayor would argue that the courage, skill and sheer determination that propelled our heroes to gold in the first place, coupled with the immeasurable legacy their stellar performances have brought to millions, more than demonstrates they've put something back," Johnson's spokesman told the London Evening Standard.

Derby County have signed striker Connor Sammon from Wigan on a four-year deal for a fee believed to be about £1.2m.

The 25-year-old is manager Nigel Clough's seventh signing of the season.

England make it to lunch without the loss of any further wickets with a rapid flurry of runs from Jonny Bairstow, who scored 43 runs off 36 ball before the interval, taking England on to 120-4.

You can follow the rest of the day's action on the dedicated live text commentary elsewhere on this website.

Croatian football legend Robert Prosinecki has stood down as manager of Red Star Belgrade, the club with whom he enjoyed some of his greatest days as a player.

"I am distraught because this is my club and I have spent the best moments of my career here," he said.

"I did the best I could but it wasn't enough, I had no choice because I could no longer cope with the pressure."

Rangers manager Ally McCoist confirms that Championship side Ipswich have tabled an offer for Maurice Edu.

"There has been an offer on the table from Ipswich which, as yet, he hasn't accepted," said McCoist.

"He trained this morning. I'm just hopeful something can be resolved sooner rather than later."

Vitesse Arnhem defender Alexander Buttner has reportedly spoken at his surprise at a move to Manchester United as he heads to Old Trafford for a medical.

"If a week ago, you told me that together with Robin van Persie I would be playing at Manchester United, I would have driven you straight to the madhouse," he is quoted by Reuters as saying on his arrival at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport for a flight to Manchester.

Buttner was included in a provisional Netherlands squad for Euro 2012, but did not make the final 23. He is yet to be play for his country, but has made 107 appearances for Arnhem, scoring 10 times.

Falkirk chairman Martin Ritchie has apologised to Rangers for comments made by his club's public address announcer during half-time in their match against Raith Rovers on Saturday.

The announcer was heard to refer to Rangers as the "Sevco Franchise" - a reference to the holding company that bought Rangers assets when the club was placed in administration.

"I would now like to apologise to the many Rangers supporters who have been in contact with the Club," said Ritchie.

"Falkirk FC are treating this incident very seriously and the individual concerned has been suspended from his duties, pending a full investigation by the club."

Barcelona announce Alex Song has passed his medical. The 24-year-old Cameroon international is expected to complete his transfer from Arsenal later this afternoon.

Carl Froch, IBF super middleweight champion, will defend his belt at Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on November 17. His opponent will be revealed next week, though it is rumoured to be American boxer Kelly Pavlik.

Froch beat Lucian Bute to win his IBF title in Nottingham in May, and will fight a re-match in Canada next March.

The powers of rugby's television match official (TMO) have been broadened ahead of the new season.

A trial involving the TMO will see the on-field referee able to seek advice on incidents that have led to a try being scored at any point from the last stoppage in play, and also any foul play that may have been missed.

Currently the television match official can only rule on the grounding of the ball in the act of scoring.

Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray tells BBC Radio Tees that new loan signing Josh McEachran of Chelsea will improve his side: "He'll bring ball retention - he's a very technical footballer," he says.

"He's creative and an interesting one for us, because he's a young guy with I think a big future in the English game."

Leeds prop Ryan Bailey is cleared to play in Saturday's Challenge Cup final against Warrington.

Bailey was put on report for an alleged high tackle during the Rhinos' 38-34 Super League defeat by the Catalan Dragons in Perpignan on Saturday.

But he was told today by the Rugby Football League's match-review panel that he has no case to answer.

Seam bowler Anthony Ireland rejoins Gloucestershire from Middlesex until the end of the season.

The 27-year-old played at Nevil Road from 2007 to 2010 and has returned to cover for the injured Ian Saxelby.

Ireland will play in a second XI fixture before linking up with the first-team for their game against Yorkshire, which starts on 28 August.

Manchester United agree a fee with Vitesse Arnhem for Alexander Buttner and the Dutch defender arrives in Manchester for a medical.

The left-back, 23, says United have tracked him for a month and stepped up their interest in recent days.

"One month ago Manchester United expressed their interest but in the last four days it became concrete," Buttner said.

London Irish sign Fiji prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa from Super 15 side the Brumbies.

The 27-year-old has played three times for his country.

"Jerry has a solid set piece game and is a fantastic ball carrier," London Irish director of rugby Brian Smith said.

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel signs a new long-term contract, the Barclays Premier League club announce.

League One outfit Preston decide not to offer a contract to free agent striker David Healy.

The Northern Ireland international, 33, approached manager Graham Westley about the possibility of returning to Deepdale eight years after leaving.

But Westley said the bad feeling between Healy and some supporters, stemming from Healy's controversial exit in 2004, turned him against the move.

"There is a body of supporters who have a strong feeling against the move - it would be the wrong thing to do at this moment in time," said North End's manager.

Augusta National Golf Club plans to admit female members for the first time in its 80 year history, report the Associated Press.

The home of the Masters invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women in green jackets, and both women accepted.

"This is a joyous occasion," Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said.

Team GB Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams returns to her home city of Leeds but insists her newfound fame and sporting success will not change her.

"I'm going to enjoy every moment but nothing is going to change me," she said.

"I've been boxing since I was 12 years old and there isn't anything that can get in the way of that."

Reigning Commonwealth Games heptathlon champion Louise Hazel confirms she is contemplating turning her back on athletics to try a different sport.

The 26-year-old won gold for England in Delhi two years ago but finished 27th at the recent London Olympics.

"My life's a little bit in limbo - I'm not quite sure what direction I'm going to take next," she told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

"I can't say too much, but there is a possibility of a change of sport."

Alex Song completes his move to Barcelona from Arsenal after passing a medical and signing a five-year contract at the Nou Camp, his new club have confirmed.

Sergio Garcia has won the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina by two shots after the tournament spilled into a Monday finish because of heavy weekend rain.

England's Matt Prior after the defeat to South Africa: "It is back to the drawing board, back to a lot of hard work and back to trying to get back to world number one."

Former Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen has referred to stories linking him with Everton as "just rumours" via his Twitter site. The 32-year-old, a boyhood Evertonian, is a free agent having been released by Manchester United at the end of last season.

England captain Andrew Strauss on TMS speaking after his side's loss to South Africa: "We're all bitterly disappointed, there was always going to be a lot to do, it was an outstanding Test match but South Africa played the better cricket and they've deserved it, although losing our number one ranking is a bitter pill to swallow. I'm very proud of the guys for the commitment, desire and effort they showed.

South Africa's Hashim Amla speaking after his side's series win over England: "It's been an amazing Test match - England had to come out and play as a draw wasn't going to help their cause, we had a few moments of drama but we held our nerve and the way Vernon bowled was incredible.

"I hope there's better to come, we're a team that's growing - a few of us have been playing together for three or four years, hopefully we can get better but this series was phenomenal."

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar has taken the overall lead at the Spanish Vuelta after winning the third stage in a photo finish. Valverde edged fellow Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez at the end of the 155-kilometre mountain stage from Faustino V to a summit finish in the Basque town of Eibar.

Chris Froome of Team Sky came third in the stage and trails Valverde by 20 seconds in the overall standings.

Sergio Garcia on his win at the Wyndham Championships in North Carolina which was his first win in the US for four years and secured his Ryder Cup spot.

He said: "Obviously I won a couple of times last year in Europe, but it's been a while here [in the United States] and it feels great. I hit some really good shots and made some nice four or five-footers when I had to. I'm very happy about the way the week has gone."

Lance Armstrong's legal action against the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has been dismissed in court. The seven-time Tour de France winner was charged by USADA in June with using performance-enhancing drugs. The decision taken today in a Texas court means Armstrong will now have to face the doping charges and also the prospect of losing his record-breaking total of seven Tour de France titles.

Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and world road race champion Mark Cavendish will spearhead Team Sky's line-up for next month`s Tour of Britain.

Less than a month after adding Olympic gold to his historic yellow jersey win, Wiggins has been named in the squad for the race which begins on September 9. He is joined by Cavendish, a two-stage winner in the race last year and the first British rider to win the green jersey in the Tour de France.

Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah says he has plenty more he would like to achieve on the track before turning his attention to competing in marathons.

"I've still got a long way to go, there are always more things to achieve and when everything's going well, it's good to get as many gold medals as you can," he told Press Association Sport. "I feel like I would like to carry on on the track and then after that go on the road.

"I've never won a title at a Commonwealth Games so it would be good to have another win."

Dundee United and Dundee have both confirmed they are appealing against the red cards handed to their players in yesterday`s derby. Both teams had to play the final 20 minutes a man short at Tannadice after a tackle between Dundee skipper Stephen O'Donnell and United forward Johnny Russell sparked a melee between both sets of players.

England's David Lynn will not be able to earn an automatic place in Europe's Ryder Cup side at Gleneagles this week after all. There are no longer enough world ranking points on offer for the USPGA Championship runner-up following the decision of Swede Peter Hanson today to withdraw from the Johnnie Walker Championship. Hanson is sure of his place in Jose Maria Olazabal's side.

London Welsh director of rugby Lyn Jones is confident Gavin Henson is finally ready to maximise his potential. "He has grown up and he realises now he has four or five years left in the game and he wants to give it his best shot. He is certainly training hard and he's enjoying himself," Jones said.

St Mirren manager Danny Lennon is "95%" sure that Darren McGregor has suffered another cruciate injury. The defender was carried off off during Saints' 2-1 defeat to Hibernian.

That is it for Sportsday today, thank you for all your views on Wayne Rooney and the Premier League's best strikers. Join us again for all the latest sports news tomorrow at 0800 BST. Hang on though, that is not for tonight. DJ Spoony will be on BBC Radio 5 Live at 1900 BST with his interview with Jose Mourinho. We also have live text commentary of Everton v Manchester United at Goodison Park and you can follow it on the BBC Sport website. There is also coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live.