Kevin Pietersen's agreed a process with the ECB which could see him return to
the England cricket side this year.

He's issued a fresh apology for sending text messages to South African players
this summer.

The governing body say they're satisfied those messages did not criticise
then-captain Andrew Strauss or coach Andy Flower, and he didn't divulge any
tactics.

KP has signed a new central contract 

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Somerset spinner Abdur Rehman has been banned for 12-weeks by the England and
Wales Cricket Board after testing positive for cannabis.

The 32-year-old Pakistan international failed a drugs test following
Somerset's County Championship game with Nottinghamshire on August 8th.

His ban will run through December, meaning he'll miss the Champions League
Twenty20 competition.

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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has been fined 10-thousand pounds by the
Football Association.

It's after comments he made following his side's defeat to Manchester United
last month.

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League One Bournemouth have sacked manager Paul Groves and his assistant Shaun
Brooks.

The side have won just once in 10 matches this season.

Groves was only named permanent manager in May.

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And in tennis, US Open champion Andy Murray has maintained his impressive form
in the defence of his Japan Open title.

He's beaten Lukas Lacko in under an hour 6-1, 6-2, and will face Stanislas
Wawrinka in the third round.

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