SOCCER
Manchester United's Mason Greenwood has urged others not to follow his example of inhaling laughing gas from a balloon.
The Sun have today published a video showing the young striker doing so.
In a statement the 18-year-old said he was unaware of the risks and showed poor judgement.
Earlier this week Greenwood was sent home from the England camp after breaking coronavirus quarantine rules.
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Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers admits they can't compete with the bigger Premier League clubs in the transfer market.
They kick off their new campaign away to West Brom today, and he's still keen to add to his squad.
That game gets underway at the Hawthorns from two o'clock.
That will be followed by Everton's trip to London to take on José Mourinho's Spurs at half past four.
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Here at home in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division as Finn Harps host Derry City at 5-o'clock.
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TENNIS
There will be a newly-crowned men's Grand Slam tennis champion at Flushing Meadows in New York later.
Austrian Dominic Thiem faces Germany's Alexander Zverev in the final of the US Open.
Naomi Osaka last night won the women's singles title to claim her third Grand Slam win.
The 22-year-old fourth seed beat Belarussian Victoria Azarenka over three sets.
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FORMULA ONE
Lewis Hamilton starts on pole position once again in this afternoon's Tuscan F1 Grand Prix.
The championship leader edged Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas into second place in qualifying in Italy.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen starts from third place on the grid, with Alex Albon fourth.
It's lights out at the Mugello Circuit at ten past two.
