Jamaican sprinting icon Usain Bolt leaves London with three gold medals and a hand in one of the fiercest footballing debates in the world - whether Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is the best footballer in the world
Reports suggest that Spanish champions Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have agreed on a valuation for Croatian midfielder Luka Modric's services
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure increases speculation over his exit from the club after reportedly throwing his Community Shield winner's medal into the crowd at Villa Park
Everton have accepted an undisclosed bid for 21-year-old midfielder Jack Rodwell from Manchester City.
Roberto Mancini has once again hit out at Manchester City administrators and has claimed the lack of new signings means City can hope to finish no higher than third in the new league season.
Manchester United full-back Raphael da Silva wants to make history as one of the few players that can say they won an Olympic gold medal for Brazil.
England manager Roy Hodgson has handed Tottenham Hotspur pair Steven Caulker and Jake Livermore, as well as Chelsea full-back Ryan Bertrand their first international call ups.
Michael Carrick has lauded the improvement of David De Gea at Manchester United, with the keeper now a much safer option in front of goal than when he first moved to old Trafford last summer.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has praised Arsenal counterpart Robin van Persie and stressed the latter would be a welcome addition to the Old Trafford squad
New IPO price will wipe as much as $100m from the Glazers' expected flotation proceeds.
Spanish champions Real Madrid are set to make another significant signing after it was reported that they were close to completing a £34million deal for Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel.
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he is concerned about a lack of defensive back up in the Manchester United squad, with the Scot worrying about pre-season injuries to some of his most promising players.
Lucas Moura's agent has revealed that location was a big factor in his decision to make the move to PSG over Manchester United, with the playmaker ending a huge transfer saga yesterday.
Brazilian playmaker Lucas Moura has snubbed Manchester United to join French club Paris St Germain, who will reportedly pay the 19 year old international's present club - São Paulo - the astronomical sum of £35m. The transfer will go through in January 2013
Manchester United held Catalan giants Barcelona to a 0-0 draw in normal time, only to lose 0-2 to the La Liga club in the ensuing penalty shootout. The pre-season friendly between the two clubs was played at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothernburg, Sweden
Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly furious at having lost out on two of his three top transfer targets for the summer, after rumours suggested French club PSG would outbid the Red Devils for Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura
Arsenal will consider an approach for Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin only if Alex Song leaves the club.
Reports suggest Russian club Zenit St Petersburg may have entered the race to sign FC Porto's Brazilian striker Hulk, from under the nose of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea
Fernando Llorente has reportedly informed Athletic Bilbao that he wants to leave the club during the summer transfer window after rejecting their offer of a new deal.
Amidst all the confusions surrounding the contract extension of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, Liverpool have finally announced that the 24 year old has signed a new long term contract at Anfield.
Luis Suarez's future at Liverpool is shrouded in confusion after the club's official television channel reported that the Uruguayan striker had signed a long-term contract extension on Tuesday.
Portuguese winger Nani is said to be considering his future after he failed to agree a new deal with Manchester United.