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<p>Some of the faces in the transfer window as the deadline looms</p>

Transfers LIVE: Chelsea to sign Felix and Man Utd’s Ugarte gamble

Plenty of clubs are looking to make last-minute additions before the window comes to an end on 30 August

<p>Spurs were the dominant side against Leicester on Monday night but came the King Power Stadium with a 1-1 draw.</p>

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Will Solanke solve Tottenham’s glaring weakness?

Vardy channels Leicester’s title-winning magic to defy the odds again

<p> Jannik Sinner poses after winning the Cincinnati Open.</p>

Jannik Sinner beats Frances Tiafoe to win Cincinnati Open

<p>Georginio Rutter has completed a move to Brighton for £40m.</p>

Brighton break club-record with Georginio Rutter signing

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<p>Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town</p>

Slot starts by giving a glimpse of Liverpool’s newest superpower

<p>Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands celebrates during the women’s marathon podium ceremony</p>

Sifan Hassan on historic Olympic treble: ‘I’m still scared of the marathon’

<p>Having replaced Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool boss, Arne Slot faces a challenging first season </p>

With Arne Slot in charge, change is coming to Anfield

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Vardy downs can of Red Bull before scoring on Premier League return

Jude Bellingham scolds new teammate Kylian Mbappe: ‘Finish the attack’

<p>Ange Postecoglou cut a frustrated figure after Tottenham lost 2-0 at home to Manchester City (Adam Davy/PA)</p>

Postecoglou insists player controversy won’t impact Leicester clash

<p>Keely Hodgkinson has new targets after winning 800m gold at the Paris Olympics (Peter Byrne/PA)</p>

Team GB gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson reveals world record dreams

Football

<p>Could Jarrad Branthwaite cross the city divide? </p>

Liverpool transfer news: Branthwaite rumours, Gomez future, Clark exit

<p>Cole Palmer is a good option for fantasy football managers </p>

FPL Gameweek 2: Pope, Palmer and five transfer tips for the week

Steve Cooper, left, talked up the quality of Leicester forward Jamie Vardy after the 1-1 draw with Tottenham (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Steve Cooper keen to keep making the most of Leicester’s ‘main man’ Jamie Vardy

Paris 2024 Olympics

<p>Gold medallist Alice D'Amato of Italy, silver medallist Yaqin Zhou of China and bronze medallist Manila Esposito of Italy</p>

Chinese Olympic medallist returns to wait tables at family restaurant

<p>Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos (left) competed in five Olympic Games before her death last week. </p>

Olympic cyclist choked to death on food at Vegas apartment

<p>Thierry Henry has stepped down as coach of France’s Under 21s </p>

Henry steps down from France role after winning Olympic silver

Vist the USA

Here’s how to travel the US inspired by 7 recent Super Bowl champs

Hail Maryland: football, food and festivals in Baltimore and beyond

A sports lover’s guide to one week in Tennessee

Fandom in Florida: sports and city breaks in the Sunshine State

Rugby Union

<p>Finn Russell, left, feels Owen Farrell will be well suited to Racing 92 </p>

Russell backs Farrell to shine at Racing and eyes Lions reunion

Dan Biggar has seen some positive signs in Wales head coach Warren Gatland’s plan to rebuild the team (Mike Egerton/PA)

Biggar sees promising signs with Gatland’s Wales rebuild

<p>Meg Jones will miss WXV </p>

England star ruled out of WXV after ‘significant’ ankle injury

<p>South Africa won their match against Australia in the Rugby Championship </p>

South Africa beat Australia in convincing Rugby Championship win

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Australia v South Africa LIVE: Score and updates in Rugby Championship

<p>Rassie Erasmus has denied accusations that he is disrespecting Australia </p>

Erasmus claims sweeping changes ‘not disrespectful’ to Australia

Athletics

<p>Gold medalist Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway poses on the podium </p>

Ingebrigtsen admits 1500m defeat will ‘haunt me for rest of life’

Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon

Cairess shines at Olympics marathon – can Briton now win a major?

Cycling

<p>Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma celebrates after crossing the finish line</p>

Niewiadoma clinches thrilling Tour de France win – by four seconds

Strava CEO explains the weirdest thing about its leaderboards

<p>Sepp Kuss sparkled in Spain last September </p>

Kuss plays down Vuelta expectations ahead of defence of red jersey

US Sport

<p>Jarren Duran abused a fan with a homophobic slur </p>

Boston Red Sox star Duran abuses fan with ‘horrific’ homophobic slur

<p>Snoop Dogg attends the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification</p>

Simone Biles’ mom reminds Snoop Dogg about a time he blew them off

<p>James has won four NBA Championships over a career that has spanned 21 years</p>

NBA great LeBron James leads USA in likely Olympics swansong