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Villa to hold Friedel talks

Aston Villa have been given permission by Blackburn to speak to their veteran American goalkeeper Brad Friedel, Villans boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed. Read

Williams joins Falcons

Newcastle Falcons have persuaded Leeds Rhinos' England winger Danny Williams to switch codes. Read

Stanford boost for cup winners

The winners of this weekend's Twenty20 Cup will be invited to play in what will be called the Stanford Super Series in the build-up to the £10million match between England and a Caribbean select XI sponsored by American billionaire Sir Allen Stanford. Read

Carson sets sights on England place

Scott Carson has set his sights on regaining his England squad place after ending a three-year spell as a "footballing nomad". Read

Keane set for Kaboul wait

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is keeping his fingers crossed as he awaits an answer from defender Younes Kaboul after Aston Villa finally showed their hand. Read

Black Cats sign Meyler

Sunderland have confirmed the signing of teenage midfielder David Meyler from Cork City. Read

Boycott threat to Champions Trophy

Title-holders Australia could join New Zealand and possibly England in pulling out of September's ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Read

Muntari close to Inter deal

Sulley Muntari is close to joining Inter Milan from Portsmouth, admitting the opportunity is too good to turn down. Read

Stewart: Mosley should stand down

Max Mosley may have emerged victorious from his day in court, but that has not prevented renewed calls for him to resign as president of motorsport's world governing body, the FIA. Read

Redknapp: No more sales after Muntari

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed he will sell midfielder Sulley Muntari to Inter Milan as he admitted the deal means he will not have to sell any more players. Read

Neville pens new Toffees deal

Everton captain Phil Neville has revealed he wants to finish his career at Goodison Park after signing a new four-year deal with the Merseyside club. Read

Villa make late bid for Kaboul

Sunderland boss Roy Keane faces an anxious wait over his pursuit of defender Younes Kaboul after Aston Villa made a late bid to hijack the deal. Read

Deco happy to be mature student

Despite being the newest member of Chelsea's over 30 club, Deco insists he still has plenty to offer to help the Blues dethrone Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United this season. Read

Barca boss tight-lipped over London duo

Josep Guardiola has refused to be drawn on speculation linking Barcelona with Barclays Premier League stars Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor. Read

Hammers suffer defeat to All-Stars

West Ham failed to become the first English side to beat the Major League Soccer All-Stars after going down 3-2 at BMO Field in Toronto. Read

Gill: Glazers want to keep Ronaldo

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has revealed the decision to keep Cristiano Ronaldo on board was taken with the full blessing of the Glazer family. Read

'Black day' says Iraq Olympic Committee

The Iraq Olympic Committee has described the decision by the International Olympic Committee to suspend the participation of their athletes in the Beijing Games as a "black day in the history of sports in Iraq". Read

Murray through after thriller

Andy Murray came through a topsy-turvy clash against Stanislas Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup in Toronto to set up a quarter-final meeting with Novak Djokovic. Read

Capello urges Lampard to stay put

England coach Fabio Capello hopes Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard will turn down the chance to join Inter Milan and remain in London. Read

Ashton rejects academy post

Brian Ashton has rejected the Rugby Football Union's offer to become their national academy head coach. Read

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