Wuhan Open: Johanna Konta loss to Petra Kvitova

Johanna Konta failed to win any of her four break points against Petra Kvitova in China

Britain's Johanna Konta was knocked out of the Wuhan Open in the quarter-finals, losing 6-3 6-4 to Czech 14th seed Petra Kvitova in China.

Kvitova, playing the day after her mammoth three-hour victory over Angelique Kerber, put in a dominant performance against a tired Konta.

The defeat keeps Konta 10th in the Race to Singapore, 273 points behind the final qualifying place.

Kvitova faces Romania's fourth seed Simona Halep in the semi-finals.

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Tommy Wright: Barnsley sack assistant boss amid football corruption claims

The report included footage of Wright apparently accepting money in return for allegedly helping persuade the Championship club to sign players.

He was hanging on Wednesday while the club investigated the allegations.

But the 50-year-old has now been dismissed with immediate effect after a meeting with chief executive Linton Brown.

A Barnsley statement read: "After considering Mr Wright's response to allegations in today's Daily Telegraph about breaching FA rules over player transfers, Mr Wright was dismissed.

"The club was unaware of such matters or involved in any wrongdoing. The club will continue to fully investigate the issues at hand and will co-operate with the regulatory authorities as necessary."

As part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in football, the newspaper claims Wright accepted £5,000 at a meeting in Leeds in August.

A spokesman for Wright has said: "Any suggested acts contrary to criminal law or those of the Football Association and FIFA are categorically denied."

Wright joined Barnsley in February 2015 as number two to former boss Lee Johnson, and continued in the role under current head coach Paul Heckingbottom.

The latest allegations come a day after the Telegraph claimed eight current or former Premier League managers had taken bribes for player transfers.

Sam Allardyce left his post as England manager on Tuesday after claims in the newspaper that he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers.

The FA, Premier League and EFL have pledged to investigate this week's newspaper allegations.

In a joint statement, they said: "English football takes the governance of the game extremely seriously with integrity being of paramount importance.

"Any substantive allegations will be investigated with the full force of the rules at our disposal, which are wide-ranging and well-developed. In addition, should we find any evidence of criminality we would inform and seek the support of the appropriate statutory authorities."

The League Managers' Association (LMA) has accused the newspaper of holding up any investigation because it has yet to hand over any evidence. It said in a statement it wanted "full and complete unconditional disclosure of all the information it has, immediately".

The Telegraph has said it will pass on all relevant material to the football authorities.

Kyle Edmund beats John Isner to reach fourth round

Britain's Kyle Edmund set up a US Open showdown with Novak Djokovic by beating John Isner to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

The Briton, 21, overcame the big-serving American and 20th seed 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in two hours and 43 minutes on Court Louis Armstrong.
The world number 84 faces 2015 champion and top seed Djokovic on Sunday.
Djokovic reached the last 16 when a second successive opponent pulled out through injury at Flushing Meadows.
Edmund joined Johanna Konta in reaching the fourth round while compatriots Andy Murray and Dan Evans will on Saturday seek to join them in the last 16.
Edmund was beaten by Isner in straight sets at the French Open this year but the Briton's confidence has risen since he led Britain to Davis Cup victory, without Murray, over Serbia in July.
Isner, 31, fired down 27 aces but could only convert one of his seven break points as Edmund's serve held up under the pressure.
"It's been a great tournament so far," said Edmund, who knocked out world number 15 Richard Gasquet in the first round.

"I've really enjoyed playing here. It may not have been the result you guys wanted but I want to say thank for the support."
Perhaps the key moment came when the American had just taken the second set and created three break points at the start of the third.
Edmund, however, saved all three and then broke twice himself, sealing the set when Isner failed to make a simple forehand volley.
Isner saved two match points in the fourth set tie-break, but a forehand winner confirmed Edmund's thrilling victory.
"Chances don't come very often against John. You have to capitalise when they do. You see how many aces he hits," he added.
"You just have to get a racquet on the ball and hustle really.
"I played the big points well. I knew it would come down to one or two points. I'm just very pleased."

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Big Bash: Ian Bell joins Perth Scorchers for Twenty20

Ian Bell was the Birmingham Bears top scorer this season with 489 runs in 13 innings

Warwickshire and former England one-day batsman Ian Bell has signed for the Perth Scorchers in the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 league.

Bell, 34, led Warwickshire to the One-Day Cup final on Monday with an unbeaten 94 as Warks won by eight runs.

He has not played international T20 cricket since 2014 but captained Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast.

The Scorchers are the most successful Big Bash team, winning in 2014 and 2015 and twice finishing as runners-up.

Bell was recently tipped for a recall to England's Test side before their winter tours to Bangladesh and India.

He retired from international one-day cricket in August 2015 as England's record run scorer in the format with 5,416 runs in 161 matches.

"He's played at the international level for more than decade so brings experience and leadership, and we're delighted to have him on board," Scorchers head coach Justin Langer said.

England bowler Stuart Broad will also appear in the 2016-17 Big Bash League after joining the Hobart Hurricanes.

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Jack Wilshere: Arsenal midfielder available for loan move from Gunners

England boss Sam Allardyce said Jack Wilshere needs more first-team football after leaving him out of his squad

Arsenal are willing to let England midfielder Jack Wilshere go out on loan to get first-team football.

The 24-year-old, whose career has been plagued by injuries, only made three appearances for the Gunners last season after fracturing his left fibula.

He played six times for England over the summer - including three games at Euro 2016 - but was not named in Sam Allardyce's first squad this week.

Arsenal paid £35m for Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka this summer.

• How to follow Transfer Deadline Day

Wilshere, who has 34 caps, has only started 80 Premier League games for Arsenal, making two substitute appearances so far this season.

He had a loan spell at Bolton in 2010.

Wilshere has less than 48 hours to find a loan club before the transfer deadline. He could be the second established England international to move on loan this week, with Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart set to move to Italian side Torino.

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Kerber resumes bid to be number one

Hercog failed to win a game as she struggled physically

Australian Open champion Kerber made it through to round two without dropping a game, as she looks to land a second major title and end Serena Williams' 185-week run at the top of the rankings.

Kerber, 28, came within one match win of toppling the American eight days ago in Cincinnati, and Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwanska also have a chance to do so in New York.

"To be one day number one, I think this is a goal from everybody, especially also for me," said Kerber.

"But I will not put too much pressure on myself because I know that when I put the pressure on, I'm not playing my tennis then."

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Wayne Rooney stays as England captain under new manager Sam Allardyce

England captain Wayne Rooney after the national side's early Euro 2016 exit

Wayne Rooney will continue as England captain, with manager Sam Allardyce saying it was an "easy decision".

Rooney is England's record goalscorer and took on the armband from Steven Gerrard a year ago.

Allardyce said Manchester United captain Rooney was "hugely respected by his peers" and has "enjoyed the responsibility" as captain.

The England squad is preparing for Sunday's opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in Slovakia.

Rooney, 30, led Roy Hodgson's England side during Euro 2016, which ended with a disappointing last-16 exit to international minnows Iceland.

But Allardyce said Rooney had been "an excellent captain for England" and as the most senior squad member was the "right choice to lead the team".

"You would hope the captain would make a decision on the pitch if he felt it needed to [be made]," said Allardyce, 61. "For me, that's the captain's role. It's a big responsibility at club level and even more so at international level. First and foremost lead by example.

"It's all about the personality. Can you handle the responsibility of being captain? I think he [Rooney] has enjoyed the responsibility. Some players don't want that responsibility."

Allardyce on Rooney's position

Rooney was employed as a midfielder during Euro 2016 under Hodgson. At Old Trafford this season under Jose Mourinho, Rooney has played in a deeper position behind the striker.

"Wayne Rooney's position has changed at Manchester United and that is where I will play him," Allardyce said.

"Dele Alli has started well too, so that makes it a difficult choice. We'll wait and see, but we are looking at balance of positions.

"We want to have two players in each position and not leave ourselves short. Hopefully we make that selection after this [training camp] and we know the best XI to start with."

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Man City goes top after pounding the Hammers

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling rounds West Ham goalkeeper Adrian to score his second goal.

Manchester City joined rivals Manchester United and Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League as it collected maximum points against West Ham on Sunday.

It now sits in first place on goal difference.

Pep Guardiola's men were two up at halftime through Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho. The Hammers managed to pull one back shortly after the break with a headed goal from Michail Antonio, but Sterling's second sealed victory in stoppage time.

Chelsea also ran in easy winners against Burnley Saturday, winning 3-0 with goals from Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses.

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Patrick Reed wins The Barclays to earn place on USA Ryder Cup team

Reed played a final round of two under par to beat his compatriot Fowler

The Barclays, final leaderboard
-9 P Reed (US); -8 E Grillo (Arg), S O'Hair (US); -7 J Day (Aus), G Woodland (US), A Scott (Aus); -6 R Fowler (US), E Grillo (Arg)
Selected others: -5 J Spieth (US); -2 M Laird (Sco); E J Rose (Eng), P Casey (Eng), R McIlroy (NI); +3 L Donald (Eng)
Full leaderboard

Patrick Reed won his first tournament of the season at The Barclays to seal his spot on the USA Ryder Cup team.

Overnight leader Rickie Fowler missed out on an automatic Ryder Cup place after carding a three-over round of 74 on Sunday to finish joint seventh.

Fowler needed to finish third and will now hope to be a wildcard pick on Davis Love's team.

Reed, on the losing team at Gleneagles in 2014, said: "I want sweet revenge, just like our whole team does."

Europe have won the competition three times in a row, and eight times in the last 10.

Reed, 26, beat fellow American Sean O'Hair and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo by a shot in New York to go top of the PGA points standings.

Scotland's Martin Laird ended two under par, while England's Olympic champion Justin Rose and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy finished on level par.

Reed, who represented the USA at the Presidents Cup in South Korea and at the Olympic Games in Brazil, added: "I finally get to play for the United States in the United States and I cannot wait to see how the fans are, and just have the whole crowd on our side this time."

US Ryder Cup team

Fowler's late slip-up saw 2015 Open champion Zach Johnson claim the final automatic spot.

1. Dustin Johnson

2. Jordan Spieth

3. Phil Mickelson

4. Patrick Reed

5. Jimmy Walker

6. Brooks Koepka

7. Brandt Snedeker

8. Zach Johnson

Captain Davis Love has four wildcard picks and will choose three after the BMW Championship on 11 September.

Love will make his final selection two weeks later after the Tour Championship, only five days before the Ryder Cup starts on 30 September.

Among those in contention for a spot, along with Fowler, are Bubba Watson, who finished ninth in the standings, and JB Holmes.

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US Open 2016: Johanna Konta & Kyle Edmund set for Monday start

Konta reached the fourth round at last year's US Open

US Open
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 29 August-11 September
Coverage: Live radio commentary on Radio 5 live sports extra plus live text coverage on the big matches on the BBC Sport website and app.

Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund will carry British hopes on the opening day of the US Open on Monday.

Edmund, ranked 85th, opens play on court five against France's 13th seed Richard Gasquet at 16:00 BST.

Konta, seeded 13th, plays American Bethanie Mattek-Sands on the Grandstand court at around 00:00 on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Angelique Kerber also play on day one, while Andy Murray is among six Britons scheduled for day two.

The Scot, seeded second, will play Czech Lukas Rosol in the second night match at around 02:00 on Wednesday.

Heather Watson, Naomi Broady, Laura Robson, Dan Evans and Aljaz Bedene complete the British singles contingent.

Konta, 25, reached the fourth round last year but will face unfamiliar surroundings on Monday as she is among the first players scheduled to appear on the newly-constructed Grandstand arena.

The Briton will also face a newly crowned Olympic mixed doubles champion, with home support, in Mattek-Sands.

"She's playing inspired tennis," Konta told BBC Radio 5 live.

"She's coming off the back of winning gold in Rio and it's no secret that American players do rise to the occasion in the US. They love playing at home."

Edmund, 21, makes his debut in the US Open main draw and will take on former semi-finalist Gasquet for the first time.

Konta can break top 10 this year - Rusedski

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes world number 14 Konta can become the first GB woman since Jo Durie in 1984 to reach the WTA top 10.

"It's something she will do by the end of the year," he told Sportsweek.

Rusedski also believes that 2016 Australian Open semi-finalist Konta, who was ranked 146th in the world as recently as July 2015, has improved by working on her "mentality".

"She hired a sports psychologist who works with hedge funders," said Rusedski.

"He has put her into a process and a set of goals where she wants to achieve things and the process of doing things rather than focusing on results all the time, for Jo that is the right thing to do."

Speaking of Konta's US Open prospects, Rusedski added: "I expect her to get to the round of 16.

"If she gets a good draw, don't be surprised to see her back in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam again."

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Belgian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton given 30-place grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton, left, appeared relaxed in Belgium on Thursday as he took a selfie on his phone with a smiling Fernando Alonso

Belgian Grand Prix
Dates: 26-28 August. Venue: Spa-Francorchamps
Race commentary - Sunday, 28 August (build-up on BBC Radio 5 live from 12:55, race starts at 13:00). Live text and radio updates of all practice sessions, qualifying and the race on the BBC Sport website

Lewis Hamilton says he will try to limit the damage to his title hopes in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

The defending champion made engine changes to his Mercedes in both practice sessions at Spa on Friday and has been given a 30-place grid penalty, which will only apply this weekend.
Hamilton has to use more than the permitted number of engine parts after problems early in the season.
"In terms of winning, that's the goal. It will be very hard," said Hamilton.
"The gap has closed with the cars. Red Bull have been very quick in some races, and Ferrari, so it will be harder than last year to climb through the field but I will do everything I can.
"It is about minimising the damage of taking the penalty.
"It is a team sport. It is a growing experience for us and we have learnt a lot from the issues we had and hopefully we won't have them again."

Hamilton starts the race with a 19-point advantage in the championship over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
According to the rules, a driver can drop no further than the back of the grid although Hamilton is joined by McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Sauber's Marcus Ericsson in incurring penalties.

Analysis

by Andrew Benson, chief F1 writer
Hamilton is in this position because he had a series of engine failures in the early races of the season that not only affected his results in those events but also had a knock-on effect.
Drivers are allowed to use only five of each of the six constituent parts of the engine in a season, but Hamilton had consecutive failures of the MGU-H - the motor-generator unit that recovers energy from the turbo - in the races in China and Russia.
That meant he had already used five turbos and MGU-Hs and was always going to need to take new ones in the second part of the season.
Mercedes have chosen to take as many new engine parts as necessary this weekend to put Hamilton in the best possible position for the remainder of the season, because any penalty he incurs beyond 20 places is effectively taken for free.
He had already taken two completely new engines by the end of Friday and is considered likely to fit another for final practice on Friday morning, although Mercedes have not yet confirmed that.

'It makes my weekend less difficult'

Hamilton won six of the last seven races before F1's summer break, to close what had been a 43-point deficit to Rosberg after the German won the first four races, in which the world champion was hit by a string of problems, including the engine failures that have led to his penalty.
Rosberg, 31, will see this as an opportunity to reverse the momentum in the title race.
He is the only other driver to win more than one race this season and stands just 19 points behind the defending champion in the standings.
The German said: "It doesn't change the pressure I put myself under because I would love to have a great weekend and win.
"It will make the weekend less difficult for me but it is still a challenge because four weeks ago (at the last race) I finished behind two Red Bulls.
"And I have to reckon with Lewis because there is no reason with a safety car or something why he can't be right in the reckoning."

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Iker Casillas and Cesc Fabregas left out of Spain squad

Casillas won the 2010 World Cup with Spain and the 2008 and 2012 European Championship

Former captain Iker Casillas and Chelsea players Cesc Fabregas and Pedro have been left out of new Spain manager Julen Lopetegui's first squad.

Casillas is Spain's most-capped player with 167, but the 35-year-old has been overlooked for matches against Belgium and Liechtenstein in September.
Chelsea's Diego Costa and Manchester United's Juan Mata are recalled after being left out of the Euro 2016 squad.
Former Porto boss Lopetegui replaced Vicente del Bosque in July.
29-year-old Fabregas has played 110 times for Spain, while Pedro, also 29, has won 60 caps.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, West Ham counterpart Adrian, Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Manchester City pair David Silva and Nolito join Costa and Mata in the squad.
Spain face Belgium in a friendly in Brussels on 1 September before hosting Liechtenstein in Leon four days later in their first World Cup qualifier.

Squad

Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Pepe Reina (Napoli), Adrian (West Ham)
Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal (both Real Madrid), Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba (both Barcelona), Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets (both Barcelona), Saul Niguez, Koke (both Atletico Madrid), Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez (both Real Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), David Silva (Manchester City), Juan Mata (Manchester United)
Forwards: Paco Alcacer (Valencia), Nolito (Manchester City), Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid), Vitolo (Sevilla), Diego Costa (Chelsea).
 

Rio Olympics 2016: Laura Trott 'frustrated' by questioning of British success

                   

Laura Trott, right, and fiance Jason Kenny won five cycling gold medals between them at Rio 2016

Four-time Olympic champion Laura Trott is frustrated rival riders have questioned Britain's Rio track success.

British riders won six gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in Brazil, having taken 12 medals at London 2012.
World championships in between have yielded fewer medals and several rivals - including Australia's Anna Meares - have questioned the team's improvement.
"It is a little bit frustrating because there's a lot of hard work gone into that performance," Trott, 24, said.
Meares, who came 10th in the individual sprint in Rio having won the title at London, had said: "We're all just scratching our heads going 'how do they lift so much when in so many events they have not even been in contention in the World Championships?'"
German rider Kristina Vogel called Team GB's performance "questionable", while France's sprint coach Laurent Gane said he "could not understand" their improvement.
Great Britain won three silver medals at the 2015 World Championships in France and nine medals at this year's event in London in March, including five golds.
Trott, who won two golds in Rio to become Britain's most successful female Olympian, told BBC Radio 5 live: "British Cycling has always been very much an Olympic-based programme, so for us it wasn't about clearing up at the World Championships.
"It's always been around the Olympics and that's what our funding is pushed towards."