Nine people - including three footballers and a jockey - have been charged with
race-fixing by the British Horseracing Authority.

Ipswich's Michael Chopra, Nottingham Forest's James Coppinger and former
England under 21 international Mark Wilson are among those suggested to have
conspired with jockey Andrew Heffernan to fix the outcome of races.

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England manager Roy Hodgson has apologised to Rio Ferdinand after telling a
stranger on the tube the defender wouldn't be selected in the latest squad.

The Manchester United star has been overlooked again despite John Terry's
international retirement.

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The international exile of Manchester City's Samir Nasri has continued as he's
been left out of the latest France squad.

His national team will face a friendly against Japan and a World Cup qualifier
against Spain this month.

Nasri has completed a three match ban imposed by the French Football
Federation for his conduct at Euro 2012 and was available for selection.

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Rangers and Celtic have been kept apart in the draw for the quarter-finals of
the Scottish League Cup.

SPL champions Celtic will take on St Johnstone at Parkhead - while rivals
Rangers face Inverness at Ibrox later this month.

Elsewhere, Aberdeen play St Mirren and Hearts travel to Dundee United.

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England rugby league forward James Graham has been slapped with a huge
12-match ban by the National Rugby League in Australia.

He plays for Canterbury in the NRL and has been punished for biting
Melbourne's Billy Slater during Sunday's Grand Final.

Graham will now miss England's autumn internationals.

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and England's women cricketers are into Sunday's final of the World Twenty20.

Charlotte Edwards' team have beaten New Zealand by 7 wickets with a dominant
display in Colombo.

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