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Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar has blasted Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy for his treatment of his Croatian teammate Luka Modric.

Bradley Wiggins says he's happy to hand the spotlight to Mark Cavendish in the Olympics

Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe says British hopeful Rebecca Adlington will need to handle the pressure on her shoulders well as she attempts to defend her medals.

Steven Gerrard says he believes that Liverpool will make it into the top four next season, with the skipper claiming that the squad have seen the error of their ways from their last campaign.

The agent of Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez has today arrived in London as he reportedly prepares to hold talks with representatives from Liverpool.

Alan Hansen believes that the tackle on Craig Bellamy as Team GB faced Senegal last night was a form of assault, with the former Liverpool star insisting it should have been a penalty.

Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has warned Arsenal that the Gunners' chase of Spanish winger Santi Cazorla will not be an easy one

Robin van Persie is still Arsenal's player, according to Manchester City and Juventus

Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan enjoyed the privilege of carrying the Olympic Torch, during a relay leg between the City of London and the borough of Southwark

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has confirmed that his fitness concerns are over and is ready to go, ahead of next week's preliminaries.

Chelsea captain John Terry has been subject to considerable criticism in recent times over the racism scandal that erupted after a confrontation with QPR defender Anton Ferdinand

Romney, who doubted London's readiness to host the Olympics a day earlier, now says he expects the Games to be highly successful.

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80,000 people present at London stadium for opening ceremony watched by an expected one billion people around the globe.

Team GB's men's team marked their first fixture since 1960 with a draw against Senegal in their opening game of the Olympic football tournament at Old Trafford.

Young royals the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry launched new sports coaching project in South East London, which is supported by their charitable foundation

Japan have beaten Spain in football for the first time in history, after the side claimed a 1-0 deserved win over 10 men in the first day of the men's football matches.

Should Team GB become a permanent side, and not just for the Olympics? There are many compelling reasons for it, says Alfred Joyner.

Abou Diaby is looking forward to starting the season fit and ready for Arsenal, with the midfielder revealing that he has improved to no end because of Arsene Wenger's confidence in him.

Sir Roger Bannister is favourite to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games after William Hill closed betting on the 83 year old being given the prestigious honour on Thursday.

Leeds United boss Neil Warnock has added another new player to his squad after it was today revealed that the club had agreed a deal with Portsmouth to sign midfielder David Norris.

Liverpool principal owner John Henry says Kenny Dalglish would have been sacked as manager regardless of whether the club had won the FA Cup.

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Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has praised new signing Oscar, while the club continue to chase fellow Brazilian Hulk.

Tottenham are believed to be ready to make an offer of €12million to Lyon for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris after the club made it clear that they were willing to listen to offers.

Row over North Korea and South Korea flag mistakes is not only unfortunate incident to occur during huge sporting events.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is believed to be prepared to allow back-up goalkeeper Alexander Doni and Brad Jones both leave the club as he looks to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers stopper Dorus de Vries.

Ryan Giggs and Tom Cleverly have stated there is every chance the hosts could walk away with the gold medal for the men's football tournament

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has sent a clear warning to clubs attempting to purchase Robin van Persie, with the club insisting that he won't leave for a price less than is satisfying.