Key facts, figures and dates
A chronology of key events
Andy Murray battles hard but is beaten in three sets by American Mardy Fish in the quarter-final of the Cincinnati Masters.
Yakubu Ayegbeni and Sani Kaita are left out of Nigeria's squad for their opening Nations Cup qualifier.
Paul the octopus, famous for predicting football scores, is supporting England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Liverpool and Man City secure narrow victories in their Europa League play-off first legs, while Aston Villa draw and The New Saints lose.
Fifa warns Russia that building of stadiums and infrastructure must begin immediately if it is to have any chance of hosting the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
A chronology of key events
Hearts to make winger Andrew Driver highest-paid player in club's history.
Prime minister Vladimir Putin pledges to waive visa restrictions for visitors if Russia wins the right to host the 2018 World Cup.
British Paralympic duo Charlotte Henshaw and Liz Johnson suffer disappointment after missing out on gold at the IPC World Swimming Championships in Eindhoven.
Katie Byres on meeting Olympic champ at the Youth Games
Top seed Anne Keothavong withdraws during the final of the ITF $25,000 Tallinn ITF tournament against Elena Bovina because of a hip injury.
How GB's swimmers won their 18 medals in Hungary
Rebecca Adlington bounces back from her 800m freestyle disappointment to claim gold in the 400m freestyle - one of five GB medals on the final day of the European Championships in Budapest.
Rebecca Adlington and Britain's women's medley relay team win gold as GB's swimmers add to their impressive medal tally on the final day of the European Championships in Hungary.
Great Britain's archers win 10 medals including four golds, at the Para-archery European Championships in France.
The British men's 4x200m freestyle relay team are beaten to bronze by France on day six of the European Swimming Championships in Hungary.
Americans David Oliver and Allyson Felix are the class acts on the second day of the London Grand Prix as British athletes once again struggled.
Britain's men's freestyle relay team narrowly fail to earn a medal on the penultimate day of swimming's European Championships in Hungary.