World & UK Sport for 4 August 2010

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Clubs agree fee for Ramires Aug 04 2010

Benfica have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sell Ramires to Chelsea for 22million euros (£18.2million), subject to the midfielder passing a medical.Read

Celtic fall at first hurdle Aug 04 2010

First Celtic goals for Gary Hooper and Efrain Juarez in a 2-1 win (4-2 defeat on aggregate) proved to be the only highlights of the club's Champions League campaign after Paulo Cesar's first-half away goal killed off any slim hopes of a comeback against Sporting Braga.Read

Wilkinson to miss England camp Aug 04 2010

England manager Martin Johnson will be without fly-half Jonny Wilkinson for next week's Twickenham training camp after Toulon confirmed they would not be releasing him.Read

March D-day for Super League bids Aug 04 2010

The Rugby Football League will announce next March which Championship club will be promoted to the Engage Super League in 2012.Read

Rafiq gets one-month ban Aug 04 2010

Azeem Rafiq has been banned from all cricket for a month and fined £500 for his Twitter tirade about England Under-19s coach John Abrahams.Read

Klasnic returns to Reebok Aug 04 2010

Bolton have completed the permanent signing of striker Ivan Klasnic on a free transfer from Nantes.Read

Hughes vows to help Zamora Aug 04 2010

New Fulham boss Mark Hughes has vowed to help Bobby Zamora break into the England side as quickly as possible.Read

Black Cats make a move for Hart Aug 04 2010

Sunderland have made a bid to sign England goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan from Manchester City.Read

Huang denies formal Reds bid Aug 04 2010

Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has denied reports he has made a formal bid for Barclays Premier League club Liverpool.Read

Ducati: Rossi deal is not done Aug 04 2010

Ducati have revealed they are still to conclude a deal to sign Valentino Rossi despite recent reports which indicated the nine-time world champion would join the Italian manufacturer from next season.Read

Swann in confident mood Aug 04 2010

England spinner Graeme Swann has played down the impact of Pakistan's summoning of Mohammad Yousuf, insisting England's in-form bowling attack "won't mind who we're bowling at".Read

Button: Title hopes still alive Aug 04 2010

Jenson Button insists McLaren's world title hopes are far from over following a dismal Hungarian Grand Prix weekend - and that their consistency will pay off over the remaining seven races.Read

Kirdi eyes Liverpool takeover Aug 04 2010

A rival consortium to Chinese entrepreneur Kenny Huang are claiming they are close to sealing a deal to buy Liverpool.Read

Hughes joins Hampshire Aug 04 2010

Australia opener Phil Hughes has joined Hampshire until the end of the LV= County Championship season.Read

Lennon seeks a lift from fans Aug 04 2010

Celtic manager Neil Lennon is relying on his experienced players to thrive on the atmosphere of a Champions League night at Parkhead as they look to overturn a three-goal deficit against Sporting Braga.Read

Samaraweera steers Sri Lanka to 425 Aug 04 2010

India cleaned up the Sri Lanka tail in quick time to dismiss the hosts for 425 midway through the second session on day two of the third Test in Colombo, with Thilan Samaraweera remaining unbeaten on 137.Read

Tycoon targets Rovers takeover Aug 04 2010

A wealthy Indian businessman has emerged as a possible buyer for Blackburn.Read

Samaraweera keeps Sri Lanka on top Aug 04 2010

Thilan Samaraweera scored a patient century as Sri Lanka inched closer to another big first-innings total against India on the second morning of the third Test in Colombo.Read

Thomas looks for dual success Aug 04 2010

Gareth Thomas is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Wales coach Iestyn Harris by playing in the autumn internationals but it is another former dual-code international, Alan Bateman, who is providing him with the inspiration.Read

Riley seeking England place Aug 04 2010

Warrington winger Chris Riley has set his sights on a place in the England squad at this autumn's Four Nations Series.Read

Gartside: Youth is the future Aug 04 2010

Chairman Phil Gartside insists Bolton must invest in youth in order to flourish in the English top flight for another 10 years.Read

Cusiter relishing autumn encounters Aug 04 2010

Scotland captain Chris Cusiter is excited by the prospect of facing the world's top two teams during the autumn Test programme.Read

Hughes defends City spending Aug 04 2010

New Fulham boss Mark Hughes has defended his spending record at Manchester City, insisting he had no say over the transfer fees paid for players.Read

Hughes unconcerned by deadline Aug 04 2010

Mark Hughes is confident he will have enough time before the transfer window closes to bring in the players he wants to Fulham.Read

Watkinson takes cautious approach Aug 04 2010

Lancashire's cricket director Mike Watkinson believes it makes sense for Andrew Flintoff not to take any risks with his comeback after the England all-rounder was ruled out for the remainder of the domestic season.Read

Torres impressed by Hodgson Aug 04 2010

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has been impressed by new manager Roy Hodgson and his signing of Joe Cole and cannot wait to work with both after pledging his future to the club.Read

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