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Sampdoria sign Ronaldo: Vieira completes £6.2m move from Leeds

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Chris Froome’s climb and punishment as Geraint Thomas rises in Sky | Jeremy Whittle

Ed Smith defends controversial recall of Adil Rashid to England Test squad

County cricket: Yorkshire beat Lancashire, Somerset v Worcs and more – live!

Ryan Lochte banned 14 months for doping violation revealed on Instagram

Hader given ovation by Brewers fans in first appearance since racist tweets

Mesut Özil walks away from Germany team citing ‘racism and disrespect’

Team Sky’s Gianni Moscon kicked off Tour de France for striking opponent

Pragmatic Rory McIlroy plays Open conditions to stay in contention

Sandy Lyle signs off with a lump in his throat and plans for Royal Portrush

Tiger Woods toils in the rain but can still aim for the sky at the Open

Josh Hader’s family change shirts after pitcher’s racist tweets emerge mid-game

UNC coach says softening of football could bring down America and military

Liz Cambage breaks WNBA scoring record with 53-point outburst

Harmony, humility and respect: this World Cup was Deschamps’ triumph | Marcel Desailly

Rejuvenated Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic looks to New York | Kevin Mitchell

Tour de France 2018: stage 10 takes race into the Alps – live!