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Ravi Bopara returns to action with Essex

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Bopara to play for Essex for first time since pulling out of England duty

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UPDATED:

11:58 GMT, 18 August 2012


Back in action: Ravi Bopara will play for England this weekend

Back in action: Ravi Bopara will play for England this weekend

Ravi Bopara is set to return to action for the first time since twice withdrawing from England duty due to 'personal reasons'.

The 27-year-old wrote on his Twitter page this morning that he would play for Essex in their Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Netherlands at Colchester on Sunday.

'Looking forward to getting back to some cricket after a long time. Will be at colchester to play against Netherlands 2moro. buzzing,' he wrote.

Bopara pulled out of England's second Test squad to play South Africa at Headingley last month due to unspecified personal reasons.

The right-hander was due to return a week later for the England Lions but left the team on the morning of the match against Australia A at Old Trafford, saying he was not ready to return.

'I thought I was ready to return to action – but after some consideration, I just feel it's too early,” he said. “So I won't be playing quite yet.'

Sunday's match will be Bopara's first since he made a second-ball duck for Essex in a Twenty20 against Somerset on July 24.

London 2012 Olympics: Nick Dempsey wins windsurfing silver

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Britannia rules the waves! Dempsey lands windsurfing silver for Team GB

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12:46 GMT, 7 August 2012

Olympics 2012

Nick Dempsey has continued Team GB's medal rush after securing a windsurfing silver medal at London 2012.

The Athens 2004 bronze medallist came into the medal race knowing a top six finish in the men's RS:X class would assure him of second place.

Dempsey duly delivered and finished third in the medal race to take silver as the Netherlands' Dorian van Rijsselberge secured gold.

Britannia rules the waves! Dempsey has added to GB's medal tally on the water

Britannia rules the waves! Dempsey has added to GB's medal tally on the water

Alberto Contador returns to cycling after doping ban

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Drug cheat Contador races for first time since being stripped of Tour de France title

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10:49 GMT, 6 August 2012

Alberto Contador raced again on Monday for the first time since his six-month doping ban ended.

He was stripped of the 2010 Tour de France title for testing positive for a steroid.

There you go: Alberto Contador signs an autograph for a fan

There you go: Alberto Contador signs an autograph for a fan

The 29-year-old Spaniard will compete for Team Saxo Bank in the seven-stage Eneco Tour in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Contador tested positive for clenbuterol. His claim that contaminated meat caused the positive test was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, costing him the 2010 Tour and the 2011 Giro d'Italia title.

On the road: Contador races again

On the road: Contador races again

Contador says he has been through 'a difficult six months,' but that he'd 'never thought about stopping' racing after his ban ended on Sunday.

His following race is the Spanish Vuelta, which starts on August 18.

Contador won the Tour in 2007 and 2009.

Chelsea pair Tamas Kalas and Patrick van Aanholt join Vitesse Arnhem on loan

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Double Dutch for Chelsea pair as Kalas and Van Aanholt rejoin Vitesse Arnhem on loan

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22:41 GMT, 11 July 2012

Chelsea duo Tamas Kalas and Patrick van Aanholt have joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan for the 2012/13 season.

Both players temporarily played for the Eredivisie side last term and have agreed another switch.

On the move: Van Aanholt has rejoined Vitesse Arnhem on loan

On the move: Van Aanholt has rejoined Vitesse Arnhem on loan

Kalas made 29 appearances for Vitesse over the course of the season and penned a contract extension with the Blues until 2017 before departing for the Netherlands.

The 19-year-old is joined at the club by Van Aanholt, who played nine games for the club last season having also spent time on loan at Wigan.

Dirk Kuyt could leave Liverpool for 1m

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Dirk cheap! Cut-price Kuyt could leave Liverpool for as little as 1m

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21:46 GMT, 6 April 2012

Dirk Kuyt could leave Liverpool for
as little as 1million this summer after his agent admitted it is 'very
likely' he will move to a club in Europe.

The Holland international is set to
figure among a list of high-profile departures from Anfield at the end
of the season, along with Maxi Rodriguez and Fabio Aurelio.

On his way: Kuyt could head back to his former club

On his way: Kuyt could head back to his former club

It has subsequently emerged in Holland that Kuyt has a clause in his contract stipulating that he can move to a club abroad for 1million.

There is strong interest from Italian sides Fiorentina and Roma, Galatasary in Turkey and his old club Feyenoord.

Kuyt, 31, is a popular figure at Anfield, has 12 months remaining on his current deal and has never agitated for a move but Liverpool would be unlikely to stand in his way if an offer arrived.

Going: Maxi Rodriguez (left) and Fabio Aurelio (right) could also move

Going: Maxi Rodriguez (left) and Fabio Aurelio (right) could also move

Going: Maxi Rodriguez (left) and Fabio Aurelio (right) could also move

Rob Jansen, Kuyt's agent, said: 'He would like to remain at Liverpool. But otherwise it's very likely that he will choose to go on a new adventure abroad.

'If he ever returned to the Netherlands, he would 100 per cent go to Feyenoord. I have not been told anything official. A few days ago I went to Liverpool to talk about Kuyt among others.'