Thursday 18th August 2011  | Cesc Fabregas came off the bench for his Barcelona debut, but it was a familiar figure who inspired them to a 3-2 Spanish Supercopa win over Real Madrid at home. | Football  | Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has accused Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho of "destroying Spanish football" after an ill-tempered end to the Supercopa final. |  | Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has told Chelsea to forget about a deadline-day move for Luka Modric but concedes he could be sold if a deal is done in good time. |  | Rio Ferdinand believes getting the smell of success will be an essential part of Manchester United's graduation process. |  | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has claimed he would be willing to spend £40million - if he could find the "right players". |  | Argentina international Javier Pastore could make his Paris St Germain debut in Thursday's Europa League play-off first leg against Differdange in Luxembourg. |  | Bayern Munich beat Zurich 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. | Cricket | Mahendra Singh has said if a whitewash against England is to be prevented, batsmen will have to fire in the fourth and final Test starting at The Oval on Thursday. | | As England cherish their ascendancy to the top of Test cricket, former captain Michael Vaughan said the next challenge will be to rule the one-day rankings. | | Rahul Dravid emphasised India must restore lost pride by winning the fourth and final Test against a rampaging England side at The Oval. | | Andrew Strauss acknowledges the "danger" of complacency in the Oval Test, but is confident his England team will not succumb on that score against India. | Latest Headlines | Rafael Nadal bounced back from his shock loss to Ivan Dodig last week with a 6-4 7-5 win over Julien Benneteau in the second round of the Western & Southern Open. | | Andy Murray overcame a shaky start to see off David Nalbandian 6-4 6-1 and reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters. | | National League East leaders Philadelphia Phillies registered their 79th win for the season with a 9-2 success against the Arizona Diamondbacks. | | Rocky Elsom has been sensationally dumped as Australia skipper for the World Cup campaign. | | Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost does not expect to see another driver in the same mould as Sebastian Vettel come through his team. | | Multiple World Rally champion Sebastian Loeb has reached an agreement to remain with Citroen for another two years. | | Miguel Angel Jimenez believes the lack of a dominant force in the world of golf makes it an exciting time for spectators | | Barcelona vs Real Madrid just might be the greatest rivalry in sport currently but bad blood, brilliant plays and slanging matches in the media are nothing new. | |  Columnists  | Who's to blame for the disaster? |  | 'BCCI should do an honest inquiry' |  | Gridlock | |
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