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Jul 31, 2011: Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has refused to close the door on a summer move to Manchester United, despite recent claims from United manager Sir Alex Ferguson that a deal was "dead"

Jul 31, 2011: Jack Wilshere looks set to miss England's friendly with Netherlands a week on Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury in Arsenal's Emirates Cup draw with New York Red Bulls

Jul 31, 2011: Serena Williams clinched her first WTA Tour title since returning from her long-term injury absence at the Bank of the West Classic, seeing off Marion Bartoli in emphatic fashion

Jul 31, 2011: Rookie Scott Stallings claimed his first PGA Tour victory after a birdie at the first play-off hole in the Greenbrier Classic.

Jul 31, 2011: Somerset maintained their dominant position in Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C with a straightforward six-wicket win over Essex at Southend on Sunday

Jul 31, 2011: Perri Shakes-Drayton became the first woman to complete a 400 metres and 400m hurdles double at the UK Trials & Championships on Sunday, as Mo Farah cruised to victory in the men's 5000m.

Jul 31, 2011: Middlesex will require 91 runs to beat Derbyshire when they start the second innings of their County Championship match at Lord's after finally dismissing their visitors for 243

Jul 31, 2011: At stumps England led by 374 with four wickets in hand, having scored 417 runs in the day, and India's chances of winning or saving the match were slim

Jul 31, 2011: The contentious run-out of second-innings centurion Ian Bell at the stroke of tea that threatened to erupt into the biggest controversy of the series was overturned during the break

Jul 31, 2011: A rush of blood to the head at the final hole from Richard Green handed England's Simon Dyson his fifth victory on the European Tour at the Irish Open

Jul 31, 2011: Alexandr Dolgopolov clinched his first ATP Tour title in hostile conditions, defeating home favourite Marin Cilic to claim the Croatia Open, winning 6-4 3-6 6-3

Jul 31, 2011: Chelsea will decide this week whether to make a renewed bid for Luka Modric, chief executive Ron Gourlay has revealed

Jul 31, 2011: The company behind Hot Spot will undertake tests to see whether the cameras can be tricked by the use of artificial substances on the edge of the bat

Jul 31, 2011: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has come under fire on Twitter for suggesting VVS Laxman might have smeared Vaseline on his bat to deceive Hotspot technology

Jul 31, 2011: Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko admits he has no idea whether or not he will still be at White Hart Lane next season

Jul 31, 2011: Dundee United striker David Goodwillie is in talks with Blackburn after the two clubs agreed a fee, United boss Peter Houston has confirmed

Jul 31, 2011: Swansea City are poised to clinch a £2 million move for Newcastle winger Wayne Routledge, while they are also closing on Middlesbrough frontman Leroy Lita

Jul 31, 2011: Padraig Harrington is taking a spell away from long-term coach Bob Torrance as he bids to arrest his slide down the rankings over the past couple of years

Jul 31, 2011: Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan has told his former-team mate Sergio Aguero, who joined Manchester City this week, that Chelsea would have been a better fit for him