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Pep Guardiola takes charge of Manchester City in the Premier League for the first time when his side host Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola - who goes head-to-head with David Moyes - has already made his first big decisions, putting Joe Hart on the bench and leaving Yaya Toure out of the squad. John Stones starts.

Hull City 2-1 Leicester City: Premier League champions fall to shock defeat as Adama

HULL 2-1 LEICESTER - NICK HARRIS AT THE KCOM STADIUM: The Premier League was back with a bang - and an upset - as champions Leicester were downed by two goals scored by three players from Hull, a club supposedly in crisis but not showing it during these 90 minutes. The hosts' opener was initially credited to Abel Hernandez and may indeed rest with him but actually the ball was simultaneously attacked during dual backward flips by Hernandez and team-mate Adama Diomande.

Andy Murray eased past world No 7 Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4 to book his place in the gold medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympics. The Brit will face either Juan Martin Del Potro or Rafael Nadal for gold.

Day eight sees British athletes Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford all in action in what could be another Super Saturday. Join Amitai Winehouse for all the action from Brazil.

England face yet another uphill task to clinch a win in this Test against Pakistan, which would clinch a series victory too. Join JAMES DUTTON for all the action.

Everton 1-1 Tottenham: Erik Lamela earns point for Spurs after Ross Barkley's free-kick

EVERTON 1-1 TOTTENHAM - DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: Erik Lamela's header earned Tottenham a share of the spoils at Goodison Park. Everton opened the scoring after five minutes when Ross Barkley's free-kick evaded everyone in the box as well as the grasp of Hugo Lloris in the visiting goal. But new Toffees manager Ronald Koeman was denied a winning start to his reign by Lamela's leveller.

Middlesbrough 1-1 Stoke: Alvaro Negredo nets with his first shot on target but Boro are

BORO 1-1 STOKE - CRAIG HOPE AT THE RIVERSIDE: Alvaro Negredo got his personal Premier League return off to a perfect start but Middlesbrough were denied their own 100 per cent start by Stoke in a 1-1 draw at the Riverside. Negredo matched the feat from his first Manchester City appearance as he scored with his first effort on target for his new club. The Spaniard rose highest to put Boro ahead after just 11 minutes of their opening day. Xherdan Shaqiri's second-half free-kick ensured that the Riverside fans did not get to see their side secure all three points but Boro showed themselves to be up for the challenge of the Premier League.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT SELHURST PARK: Salomon Rondon's second-half header was enough to secure West Brom three points against Crystal Palace on the opening day.

JACK GAUGHAN AT TURF MOOR: Championship winners Burnley were left ruing their inactivity in the transfer market as their return to the Premier League ended in defeat.

Claude Puel and Walter Mazzarri had to share the spoils on their Premier League debuts, as Southampton and Watford battled out a 1-1 draw on Saturday at St.Mary's Stadium.

LAURIE WHITWELL AT KCOM STADIUM: Ehab Allam is in talks to complete the sale of the club with a Chinese consortium and a takeover cannot come quickly enough for these fans.

Rafa Benitez's poor start as Newcastle manager continued on Saturday as the Magpies fell 2-1 at home to Huddersfield.

Rudy Gestede scored twice  and Jack Grealish struck to hand Aston Villa all three points as they finally got off the mark in the Championship.

OLYMPICS - LATEST FROM OUR TEAM IN RIO
 

Great Britain storm to victory in men's eights ahead of Germany and Holland at Rio

Great Britain won another rowing gold medal as the men's eight held off the challenge of defending champions Germany on Saturday. The Brits had to settle for bronze in London four years ago but never looked like relinquishing the lead this time. Holland came home third to win bronze.

Jessica Ennis-Hill loses heptathlon lead at Rio 2016

Jessica Ennis-Hill remains on course to defend her Olympic heptathlon title with just two events remaining after producing a solid performance in the long jump. The competition's overnight leader added 956 points to her total score with a jump of 6.34m to move 46 points ahead of her team-mate Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

In the Men's 100m heats on day eight of the Olympics, Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin, Yohan Blake all got off to winning starts in the sun at the Olympic Stadium.

Great Britain have won their first Olympic medal in the women's eight after a late surge secured silver at Rio 2016. The crew edged out Romania in a photo finish as the USA claimed gold.

Moments after USA had broken the record set by the British women's in qualifying, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald responded with a new time of their own.

New video review technology used in professional football match for first time

A small piece of history was made during Friday night's tie between New York Red Bulls II and Orlando City B, with video review technology being used for the first time in a professional football match. The International Football Association Board gave permission for their VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system to be trialled in the USL, America's second division, with a view for it to be permanently installed across the world for the 2018-19 season. After FIFA announced the use of goalline technology in 2013, VAR is set to be the next aid for referees coming into the game as human error looks to be minimised.

Tyson Fury thrown birthday party before Wladimir Klitschko rematch

Tyson Fury took one last opportunity to indulge himself before he turns his attention to Wladimir Klitschko when he was thrown a surprise birthday party on Friday night. The heavyweight world champion will immerse himself in training from next week ahead of his rematch with the Ukrainian on October 29.

Paco Alcacer could be the latest Valencia player moving to Barcelona according to Mundo Deportivo. The Valencia captain would cost £26million and offer a fourth striking option.

A number of the club's best emerging talent are concerned the new United boss will continue to spend heavily on the world's best players and overlook the young potential at Carrington.

Having the Premier League's leading scorer last season taking set pieces instead of being on the end of them drew criticism from team-mates, managers and pundits alike.

Arsenal complete final preparations ahead of crucial Premier League opener against

The Arsenal players were given a final chance to iron out any loose edges, as they completed their final training session ahead of Sunday's Premier League opener against Liverpool. The likes of Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all took part in the session as Arsene Wenger was able to take a final look at his squad. Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil were also present, but are not expected to feature against Jurgen Klopp's side having just returned to full training following their Euro 2016 exerts.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says his shirt brought Paul Pogba back to Manchester United as pair

Zlatan Ibrahimovic posted a picture with teammate Paul Pogba on Instagram. The image shows the Manchester United duo facing off.They will have to wait to play together as Pogba is suspended. Ibrahimovic also added the caption: 'Finally my shirt brought him back.' United play Bournemouth in their opening game with the Swedish striker expected to start.

Marcus Rashford has lavished praise on Manchester United new boy Paul Pogba by lauding the midfielder's all-round play following his £100m move back to Old Trafford.

Michael Hector is set to become Chelsea's 21st loanee of this summer as he nears a move to Frankfurt. The 24-year-old has been training with Antonio Conte's first-team.

West Brom's Kane Wilson was born March 11, 2000 and would be the first top-flight player born that year after Bury's Callum Styles, born 17 days later, made his debut last term.

Hull City fans demand 'Allam Out' in protest ahead of Premier League return as staff clean

On the opening day of the Premier League season, staff were pictured cleaning 'Allam Out' graffiti from the walls of Hull City's KCOM Stadium and fans staged a protest against the club's owner. The managerless Tigers are in disarray with only 13 fit senior players going into their first match against champions Leicester, and many supporters have had enough of the Assem Allam regime. With just hours to go before their return to the top flight, staff were desperately trying to rid the stadium walls of graffiti using high-powered pressure washers.

Barcelona vs Sevilla super cup 2016 preview

A year on from their nine-goal thriller in Georgia, Barcelona and Sevilla meet again in another Super Cup - this time it's the Spanish not the European version. The Sevilla side that runs out at the Sanchez Pizjuan at 10pm local time on Sunday will bear little resemblance to the teams that got last season off to such a thrilling start in Dynamo Tbilisi's Borís Paichadze stadium.

Tigers earned a surprise win, despite having only 13 fit senior players for the game and meant Leicester became the first Premier League champions to lose the opening game of their title defence.

Speaking ahead of the Foxes' opening game, Leicester players Danny Simpson, Mark Albrighton and Christian Fuchs explained the lengths they went to keep the squad together.

Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge has revealed he is willing to push his body to the limit in order to become the Premier League's best player. 

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LATEST FROM OUR TEAM AT THE RIO OLYMPICS
 

Bradley Wiggins, Ed Clancy, Owain Doull and Steven Burke win gold medal for Great Britain

MATT LAWTON IN RIO: He was desperate to be the hero, Mark Cavendish suggested rather provocatively earlier this week, but Sir Bradley Wiggins was exactly that on Friday night, leading the British team pursuit squad to victory in the closing stages of one of the most dramatic races of this or any Olympic Games.

Team GB maintain team sprint stranglehold by cycling to gold for third successive Games

Not many gave Great Britain's male sprinters a chance here in Rio. The bookies had them at 15-1, their sixth-placed finish at the world championships in March suggesting they were struggling to fill the void left by Sir Chris Hoy. But Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner did something really quite extraordinary at the velodrome last night, breaking the Olympic record twice to beat the much fancied New Zealand trio to what was Kenny's fourth Olympic gold medal.

Rafael Nadal clinches Olympic men's doubles gold alongside Marc Lopez

Rafael Nadal completed the first half of what would be a remarkable Rio 2016 double by clinching the men's doubles title with Marc Lopez. The Spaniards defeated Romanian pair Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau 6-2 3-6 6-4 and both fell to the court in celebration after Mergea hit a final smash long. It was a second Olympic gold medal for Nadal, the singles champion in Beijing, and capped a brilliant summer for Lopez, who won his first Grand Slam title at the French Open with Feliciano Lopez.

Christine Ohuruogu has progressed to the semi-final stage of the 400m in Rio. The British former gold medal winner has a habit of peaking at exactly the right time and looked smooth in her time of 51.40 seconds.

The three-time defending champion U.S. women's national team will miss the Olympic final for the first time after being ousted by Sweden on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarter-finals.

CHARLES SALE: There is concern shared among the heavyweight sporting brands that Under Armour has chosen to flout Olympic regulations in its social media promotion of Michael Phelps.

Team GB could win across a wide variety of events at the Rio 2016 Olympics on Saturday. Britain have athletes like Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford all competing.

RIATH-AL-SAMARRAI IN RIO: In winning an Olympic silver medal on the trampoline on Friday night, the 25-year-old burst into tears having leapt way beyond her expectations.

Jazz Carlin won her second silver medal of the Rio Olympics after finishing second for Great Britain in the women's 800m freestyle final.

Michael Phelps loses 100m butterfly final to Singapore's Joseph Schooling at Rio Olympics

Phelps tied for silver with his rival Chad le Clos of South Africa and László Cseh of Hungary. This was the first in four consecutive Olympics that Phelps has lost the event. Phelps has now won five medals in Rio and 27 medals total. He will race one more time in the Men's 4x100 medley relay on Saturday.

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defend Olympic title and claim gold for Team GB

MIKE DICKSON IN RIO: According to Helen Glover, every stroke she and Heather Stanning took on Friday en route to Olympic glory - all 220 of them - was down to their coach Robin Williams.

Andy Murray kept his hopes of a second Olympic gold medal alive with a nail-biting win over American Steve Johnson. The British No 1 was taken to a tie-break in the third set before sealing victory.

Michael Phelps was adamant there would be no retirement U-turn this time as he was beaten to gold by a Singaporean who used to idolise him.

DEREK LAWRENSON IN RIO: At no other sport at these Olympics would you find such an extraordinary leaderboard, whereby the top 13 players represent 13 different nations - and not one is America.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN RIO: The price of gold was written all over Constantine Louloudis's wrecked body. The beaten Australians chucked water at his face to revive this giant-lunged hulk.

The quartet of reigning Olympic individual champion Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester, Fiona Bigwood and Spencer Wilton finished second behind Germany in Deodoro.

Greg Rutherford suffered an almighty scare as he attempted to defend his Olympic long jump title on Friday night.

FOOTBALL
 

Dundee 1-2 Rangers: Harry Forrester and Kenny Miller step up to down the Dee at Dens Park

DUNDEE 1-2 RANGERS - GRAEME CROSER AT DENS PARK: Harry Forrester and Kenny Miller got the goals for Rangers in a dominant first half that was soured only by Mark O'Hara's late goal for the hosts. After the break Dundee pushed back on to their visitors and had opportunities to level but the scoreline remained the same. It could have been different had Forrester not been lucky to avoid red for a reckless foul when on already on a booking as Rangers held on for three points.

Brighton 3-0 Nottingham Forest: Glenn Murray at the double as Brighton learn lesson of

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 3-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST - JONNY SINGER AT THE AMEX STADIUM: Goals from Anthony Knockaert and a Glenn Murray brace did the business and, while it may be early days yet, the home crowd entertained themselves with a rousing song of 'We are top of the league'. Perhaps, this time, they can stay there.

Dele Alli to wear 'Dele' on his No 20 shirt this season as Tottenham star says: 'I feel no

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli will play with his forename 'Dele' on the back on his shirt this season, citing personal reasons as his motivation for changing. The 20-year-old had previously worn 'Alli' above his No 20 but says he feels 'no connection' with that name. Alli lived away from his family from the age of 13. 'I wanted a name on my shirt that represented who I am and I feel I have no connection with the Alli surname,' the Spurs midfielder said. 

Turkish authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of Hakan Sukur over his links to a US-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of masterminding last month's failed coup.

The Brazilian superstar briefly held the world transfer record when he moved from AC Milan to Real Madrid in 2009 for £59million - a fee that was surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo shortly after.

Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina's World Cup qualifiers squad just hours after coming out of international retirement. The Barcelona superstar was picked by new coach Edgardo Bauza.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is open to extending his stay at Manchester United if he can still perform at the highest level - but insists he will not be satisfied living off his reputation in England.

Jordon Ibe has spoken about his transfer from Liverpool. The Bournemouth winger argues both clubs are fighting for the same things but he has more opportunities now.

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta received offers to leave the club this summer. He decided to stay after a conversation with Pep Guardiola convinced him that he was still needed.

Paul Pogba trains with Manchester United but new £100m signing is suspended for Premier

Manchester United's £100million signing Paul Pogba will have to wait for his first game back in a red shirt after it was revealed he is suspended for Sunday's Premier League opener at Bournemouth. Pogba trained with Jose Mourinho's side on Friday but won't be travelling to the Vitality Stadium as he serves a ban for improper conduct.

The evolution of the Premier League ball: From 1990s Mitre classics to the multi-coloured

Since its first season in 1992-93, everything about the Premier League has evolved significantly - and that includes the ball used in the division. With players now going for £100million and kits almost unrecognisable from a decade ago, England's top-flight has changed out of all recognition over the course of the last 24 years.

James Chester joins Aston Villa after completing £9m switch from West Brom

Aston Villa have announced the signing of defender James Chester from West Brom for an undisclosed fee. The defender has penned a four-year deal at Villa Park after just one season at The Hawthorns. Villa are rebuilding following their relegation from the Premier League but have lost their opening two games this season.

The 28-year-old midfielder, a Wales international, underwent a medical on Friday afternoon before signing a two-year contract with the Sky Bet Championship club.

Antonio Conte says Chelsea are being forced to wait to move in the transfer market after being quoted 'crazy' prices on their targets this summer. Conte's Chelsea take on West Ham on Monday.

Arsenal have named German centre-back Per Mertesacker as the club's new captain ahead of the 2016-17 season, following the departure of Mikel Arteta to Manchester City.

The winger, who has been training with United's reserves following the arrival of Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, goes straight into the Black Cats' squad for the trip to Manchester City on Saturday.

Defour, 28, will join Sean Dyche's side on a four-year contract subject to a medical. The former Porto player has been watched by Dyche and identified as an important addition to his midfield.

The 20-year-old striker made 10 appearances for Chelsea in the Premier League last season and he became the first Burkina Faso international to score in the English top flight.

OTHER SPORTS NEWS
 

'I hope we can defy the odds... and finish!' says Sportsmail's Marcus Townend as he enters

Racing Correspondent MARCUS TOWNEND, 53 and overweight, was set the challenge of riding in a horse race. He is entering the final furlong with the countdown well and truly on to his big day.

Has Floyd Mayweather signed the next Floyd Mayweather? Undefeated boxer welcomes

Floyd Mayweather has signed 18-year-old Danny Gonzalez to Mayweather Promotions and quickly lavished praise on his young starlet.

In his first column of the upcoming season, Allen Hurns - who surpassed 1,000 yards with 10 touchdowns last season - spoke about the team's acquisitions, expectations and competing in the wide-open AFC South.

England officials have been in Bangladesh this week to assess the situation following a terrorist attack last month in Dhaka, the country's capital that left 29 people dead.

The leading women's doubles team of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have opted to end their partnership after suffering a slump in form following a trophy-laden 16 months together.

RACING
 

Super sub Jim Crowley could be in prime position to pocket Saturday's Hungerford Stakes aboard Home Of The Brave (Newbury, 4.10).

Victory aboard Predilection in the mile handicap completed a double for the popular Italian who had earlier moved to 2,999 courtesy of a typically stylish success aboard Ghayyar in the maiden.

THE BEST WRITING IN SPORT
 

Eddie Howe: I was honoured to be linked with the England job but I was always focused on

IAN LADYMAN: Ahead of Bournemouth's opening Premier League fixture with Manchester United on Saturday, Howe has talked for the first time about where his long-term ambitions may lie. 'There was no contact from the FA and my summer recruitment showed that my focus was totally on Bournemouth,' he said.

This is when it all changes for Manchester City. They are at the point where it becomes about more than trophies. Appointing Pep Guardiola, they will believe, is their Johan Cruyff moment.

Slaven Bilic is getting animated, which means the furniture is taking a bit of a battering. Especially when it comes to the price of English players and the Premier League's draw.

The way that football fans watch the beautiful game is about to change for ever - in Germany at least - with the launch of a new Netflix-style service giving supporters access to football on-demand.

PREMIER LEAGUE - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

Premier League 2016-17 kit ratings: We take a look at the best and the worst

The Premier League season is fast approaching and with under two weeks to go, we take a look at the kits the clubs will wear this season, with fluorescent colours proving a popular choice. Fans will be able to see their heroes wearing these new kits when the league starts on August 13.

With Premier League clubs up and down the country hoping to strengthen their squad and offload dead wood, Sportsmail has every summer move covered with this handy guide.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: (MINIMUM FEES APPLY - MINIMUM PRINT/BROADCAST FEE OF 150 GBP, ONLINE FEE OF 75 GBP, OR LOCAL EQUIVALENT) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United poses after signing for the club at Aon Training Complex on July 1, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images)

Manchester United will host Southampton in the first Friday night fixture of the new Premier League season as the TV fixtures were revealed.

With just days to go until the new Premier League season starts, make sure you're prepared with Sportsmail's giant wallchart previewing the new campaign. Download it here.

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