What time is the Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony? All you need to know about London 2012's spectacular curtain call

What approach is it on? Are the Spice Girls absolutely on taxis? Will One Direction arise naked?

Spectacular: The aperture commemoration was a cracker - and the closing commemoration is set to be a abundant adieu to an amazing Games

Danny Boyle produced a amazing aperture commemoration to get the Olympics off to a aerial alpha two weeks ago.

But the Games draw to a abutting on Sunday. You can accumulate up to date with all the antic activity on our reside blog, but what does the closing commemoration accept in store?

What time does it start?

The closing commemoration bliss off in the Olympic Stadium at 9pm on Sunday 12 August. It is accepted to endure until 11.45pm.

Who is planning it?

After Boyle roped in Daniel Craig for his 007 absurdity with the Queen for the aperture ceremony, it is artisan David Arnold, who has denticulate 5 James Bond films, who is the closing ceremony's Music Director. His adolescent showmen are administrator Kim Gavin (choreographer for Yield That's bout endure year) and artist Es Devlin, who has created sets for Lady Gaga, Rihanna and the Royal Opera House.

What will we see?

Well, it's as abundant about what we can apprehend this time around. The commemoration is blue-blooded A Symphony of British Music, with the appearance accepted to yield in aggregate from Elgar to Adele.

Check out our rumour aggregation of the closing commemoration calendar and a account of the Spice Girls allegedly call for the Olympic Stadium show.

There will be addition athletes' parade, with added flagbearers, and a bit added of a affair feeling, some flags aloft and the abolition of the flame.

The next host city-limits aswell gets a aperture - bethink our dodgy Beijing accomplishment with the bifold decker bus, Leona Lewis, David Beckham and Boris Johnson bouncing a flag? Well, the 2016 hosts are Brazil, with Rio de Janeiro the host city, so fingers beyond for a carnival.

Are there still tickets?

Extra tickets - sometimes alternate from humans no best able to go to the commemoration - are periodically actualization on the London 2012 admission website. But you'll accept to be lucky. And quick if you atom them. Or rich... As I address the website is alms £995 and £1,500 tickets.

What approach is it on?

Like the blow of the Olympic Games, the BBC has all the rights. Expect a brand BBC mega montage of our badge moments appear the end of the night. Plus, of course, we will be live-blogging on the night accouterment some another commentary.

Why Barton's punishment doesn't fit the crime...but I still expect him to get Sparked out at QPR

Joey Barton has nobody but himself to blame after being sent to the sin bin for 12 games at the start of next season.
And although I have a twinge of sympathy for him over the length of his ban, I would be surprised if he played for Queens Park Rangers again.
Barton’s suspension, for his various crimes and misdemeanours, is longer than the 11 matches Paolo Di Canio served for pushing referee Paul Alcock, longer than the eight matches Luis Suarez missed for racially abusing Patrice Evra and longer than Ben Thatcher’s eight-match ban for wiping out Pedro Mendes with a forearm smash.
Does the punishment fit the crime? I’m not sure that it does - when people talk about the magnitude of the occasion, and millions of people watching on TV because it was a title decider, that’s got nothing to do with it.
Barton should have been suspended for the same length of time as if he had lost the plot in a Carling Cup first round tie or on Hackney Marshes on a Sunday morning - nothing more, nothing less.
The laws of the game have to be applied evenly, from grass roots to World Cup, and in that regard Joey may have been paying a price for his reputation.
But there is no getting away from what he did - which was a disgrace.
And now QPR manager Mark Hughes has got to make a difficult decision about his 25-man Premier League squad for next season - because there may be no room in it for Barton if he is not going to be available until November.
I played under ‘Sparky’ at Blackburn, and I know he will forgive people who get sent off for mistimed tackles in the heat of battle... but I’m not sure he will be so ready to forgive his captain for setting such a poor example at the Etihad.
I’ve seen players larking about on pre-season tours and ill-disciplined on foreign trips - and they never kicked a ball for Hughes again.
Although Sparky was as tough as nails on the pitch as a player, there is a softer side to his nature as a manager. But I wouldn’t cross him, and I fear Joey may have crossed the line too far.
I do feel a little bit sorry for Joey: when he was involved in that incident on the opening day of the season at Newcastle, when Arsenal winger Gervinho was sent off, he promised to come on Six-O-Six and talk about it, and he was as good as his word.
And after struggling to win over the QPR fans, who booed him against Liverpool, he won them over with some important displays on the run-in.
But this is a setback he could ill-afford, and now his future at Loftus Road must be in jeopardy.
One thing I cannot condone, even as a prolific tweeter myself, is the way he made a bad situation even worse for himself by lashing out at the likes of Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer on Twitter. That was a bizarre way to protest your innocence.
Much as I’ve enjoyed some of his ramblings, my advice to Joey when he gets back on the pitch - however long that takes - is to lay off Twitter and do all your talking on the pitch.
Sadly, he will not get an opportunity to do that for some time.
Norway is not the easiest place for Roy Hodgson to start life as England coach tomorrow. Almost 20 years on, I bet Graham Taylor still has nightmares about the place.
What on earth Micah Richards has done wrong to deserve being left out of the squad, I’ll never know. He was always outstanding when I saw Manchester City last season.
Presumably, Hodgson will play the team he expects to start Euro 2012 against France - with no Wayne Rooney.
Having made Steven Gerrard his captain, which was a sound choice, I hope he is allowed to play in the middle of the park instead of being shunted out on to the left flank - England have been there before and it hasn’t got them anywhere.
There is no point in appointing Gerrard as your skipper and then making him a peripheral figure. Let him be the heartbeat of the team.
Frank Lampard also deserves to play after the outstanding way he finished the season for Chelsea. Lampard wasn’t given enough credit for the assists which created two goals in the semi-final against Barcelona, nor the pass which set up Didier Drogba in the FA Cup final.
Too often he is damned with faint praise for being a box-to-box player, but his passing is up there with the very best.
Successive England managers have struggled to find the right balance in midfield when Gerrard and Lampard play together. After years of chalk and cheese, I have a sneaking feeling that Hodgson could be the man to solve the riddle.
Sometimes one-word sentences are enough to describe a team’s performance, and Chelsea’s Champions League triumph falls into that category.
Incredible. Brilliant. Dramatic. Sensational. That just about covers it.
Oh, and they were a bit lucky at times, with missed penalties and the woodwork serving them well - but who cares?
Gary Neville got it right when he said Chelsea’s win was written in the stars.
But without wishing to rain on their parade, now that the euphoria has died down a notch, I would make two observations.
Firstly, it’s embarrassing that Roberto Di Matteo was not given the manager’s job on a permanent basis straight away. Roman Abramovich has spent £1 billion trying to land the holy grail, and now Chelsea have found the man to deliver it, he still won’t do the decent thing.
And secondly, John Terry. As club captain, and a great servant to the club, I have no problem with him being part of the post-match presentation - but he didn’t need to turn it into a costume drama by changing into his playing kit, along with the three other suspended players.
Redemption: Terry finds peace after ending eight-year wait for Champions League glory
By falling over himself to get in the frame at the team portrait with the trophy, he looked like a kid trying to blow out the candles on his brother’s birthday cake.
Welcome back to the big time, West Ham - now, perhaps, a few supporters will get off Sam Allardyce’s back.
On the day, the Hammers were lucky to beat Blackpool in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. But over the season, even Big Sam’s harshest critics can’t deny they deserved promotion.
In my opinion, they will need three or four new players to stay out of trouble in the Premier League, but that does not diminish the achievement in bouncing back at the first time of asking.
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West Ham showed character to stay in the game at Wembley, took their chances - which Blackpool didn’t - and got their rewards.
I did feel sorry for Ian Holloway, who has done an amazing job at Bloomfield Road, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a Premier League club came calling for him this summer.
Ollie for Aston Villa? Now there’s a thought...
Another busy weekend coming up - at the Grass Roots exhibition in Birmingham and then at Soccer Aid.
I’m not sure how pleased Birmingham fans will be to see me after my comments that Chris Hughton deserves a crack at the West Brom job left vacant by Roy Hodgson.
And I would have loved to play for the Rest of the World against Sam Allardyce’s England in the Soccer Aid international at Old Trafford... but I can’t see me breaking into a midfield including Roy Keane and Hernan Crespo.
In fact, in that company I would be lucky to make the bench. They say you are a long time retired - but 12 months after I called it a day, I’m already struggling to make the team for charity exhibition matches!
My chip off the old block, Charlie, played for Manchester United in a boys’ game against Blackburn last weekend, and like any proud dad I was there on the touchline.
During the game, my missus Sarah rings to find out how he was getting on, and it was good news. We were 3-0 up and Savage was on the scoresheet, lovely jubbly.
But regular readers of this page will know my lovely wife is never short of a priceless comment, and as ever she obliged.
Even as Charlie was chasing after the ball down the wing, she said: “Oh, and can you ask him what he wants for his dinner?”
I can’t say I’ve ever heard that one thrown into a team talk: “OK lads, we’ll play five at the back, high defensive line, keep it tight, and what shall we have for tea tonight - pork or chicken?”

Webber pleased to leave Bahrain

Red Bull driver Mark Webber admitted he was looking forward to leaving Bahrain, after the grand prix had taken place amid civil unrest .
The Australian finished fourth in the race, won by Sebastian Vettel.
Webber said: "I'm looking forward to getting on a plane. It's time to go back to Europe.
"Yeah, I am pleased the weekend is over. There should be no real celebrations today. We can leave. We saw the size of the crowd today."
Sebastian Vettel's Bahrain victory means drivers from four different teams have won the first four races of the season - the first time that has happened since 1983
Speaking about the weekend's distractions, team-mate Vettel said: "It is not easy. You try to focus on the race, on the car and whatever problems you might face in getting more performance out of the car.
"It's not as if you don't have eyes and ears. You are aware of what's going on. You read the same stuff as everyone else and you see the pictures. All in all, I am very happy and relieved that so far nothing has happened.
"Hopefully we'll have a good pack-up now and get back home safely. I think the people here tried as hard as they can to make it as safe as possible, so great thanks to them as well."

World 'split' on Olympics merger

 People from 19 nations are split on whether the Paralympics should be integrated into the Olympic Games, according to a global poll of 10,294 people for the BBC World Service.
Some 47% of those polled were in favour of merging both Games, while 43% said the Paralympics should stay separate.
It is a controversial issue within the Paralympic movement with some athletes concerned the Games would "disappear".
Eight countries wanted to merge the Games while six wanted them separate.
The remaining five countries were divided on the issue.
Many of the countries with the most impressive medal hauls to date wanted to keep the Games split; they included China (67% separate, 27% integrated), the US (64%, 29%), and Australia (54%, 42%).
Continue reading the main story Canada - Yes: 55% No: 42% US - Yes: 64% No: 29% Chile - Yes: 19% No: 75%Peru - Yes: 43% No: 51%Mexico - Yes: 39% No: 46%France - Yes: 26% No: 70%Spain - Yes: 32% No: 64%UK - Yes: 50% No: 46%Germany - Yes: 46% No: 45%Turkey - Yes: 23% No: 42%Russia - Yes: 46% No: 39%Egypt - Yes: 39% No: 57%Kenya - Yes: 48% No: 51%Nigeria - Yes: 46% No: 50%India - Yes: 26% No: 47%Australia - Yes: 54% No: 42%Pakistan - Yes: 41% No: 37%Indonesia - Yes: 51% No: 37%China - Yes: 67% No: 27%However Germany, which also does well at the Olympics, broke away from this with 46% wanting to keep the Games separate while 45% wanted them to merge.
Nations preferring to merge the Games included France (26% separate, 70% integrated), Chile (19%, 75%), Egypt (39%, 57%), and India (26%, 47%).
This year's Olympics host, the UK, was divided over combining the Games, with 50% wanting them separate and 46% keen for a merger.
Polling was conducted for BBC World Service by the international polling firm GlobeScan and its research partners in each country. In five of the 19 countries, the sample was limited to major urban areas.
GlobeScan Chairman Doug Miller said: "The poll results suggest that integrating the Olympics and the Paralympics would be a controversial decision, with most of the nations who have won the lion's share of gold medals over recent years opposed to the change."
Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson said in December she was against a merger between both sets of Games.
The former Paralympic medal winner said the Paralympics would "disappear off the face of the earth" if a merger with the Olympic Games took place.
"That way we wouldn't have an opportunity to showcase the vast majority of sports like we do now," she said.
Grey Thompson, Britain's most successful Paralympian with 11 gold medals, added: "There is not a city in the world that could host a Games the size of the two combined.
"I'd rather invest time and effort in making sure that the Paralympics can be as parallel to the Olympics as possible."
A poll in January suggested that a majority of people in 18 out of 21 countries felt that the way their team performed at the Olympics was important to their national pride.
People in developing and middle-income countries get the greatest lift from Olympic achievements, according to the BBC Global Poll.

Sessegnon plays down talk of summer switch to Arsenal

Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon has hinted that he would be open to returning to former club Paris Saint-Germain in the future.

But the in-form 27-year-old has played down talk of a summer switch to Arsenal insisting he is happy at the Stadium of Light.

Sessegnon has notched five goals since Martin O’Neill took over the club in December and he is only concentrating on adding to that tally.

"Interest from some bigger English clubs? I don't think about that so far," Sessegnon told L'Equipe.

"Above all I am thinking to score and assist. We will talk about my future again at the end of the season."

But of a return to Paris he is less certain, claiming he still loves the club.

“The club deserves to do great things and have big players,” he added. “Even though I left a year ago now, I always love Paris, and I still have friends there like Guillaume Hoarau, I regularly talk to him.”

Exclusive – PFA chief calls on ‘football family’ to unite and resolve Suarez – Evra debate

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has told talkSPORT the only way to resolve the situation between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra is for the whole of football to unite and put a stop to it.

Liverpool striker Suarez rejected the opportunity to shake Manchester United captain Evra’s hand before the Red Devils’ 2-1 victory victory at Old Trafford on Saturday, a gesture that was seen as an admission of a lack of guilt on the Uruguayan's part.

The incident has reignited a feud between the two sides which saw Suarez given an eight-game ban for racially abusing United’s French defender in October last year.

And it now looks set to spiral out of control with Taylor insisting the only way to get the situation back under control is for football’s governing bodies to come together and ensure the progress made in stamping racism out of the game is not wasted.

“It needs all the football family to get round a table and sort it,” said Taylor.

“Racism can divide people and separate them and I need everyone in football to deal with it and move on together.

“From that point of view you can’t do it with separate bodies. It needs the FA, the Premier League, the Football League, the PFA and the LMA round the table with the consent of the clubs and to not let the great progress we have made be put aside for the sake of two incidents.”

Taylor also admitted he can’t understand Liverpool’s refusal to accept any responsibility for Suarez’s behaviour.

And he claims he doesn’t think the Anfield club could have handled the situation any worse than they have.

“I don’t like to see what is happening at Liverpool, the criticism they have had but on the other hand there is something that is plainly wrong and if that is plainly condoned then that is even more wrong.

“That’s why I don’t understand their reaction and I don’t understand with the ownership of the club and the management of the club and the players at the club, I can’t think how it could have gone worse.”

Capello in Russia for talks with Anzhi

Former England manager Fabio Capello could be set for a quick return to management with Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala.

Reports in Russia suggest that Capello is currently in Moscow for talks with bosses of the big-spending club who’s playing staff boasts Samuel Eto’o and former Chelsea defender Yuri Zhrikov.

And Anzhi’s vice-president German Chistyakov has confirmed that there will be changes at the club imminently .

“There will be changes in the club staff,” Anzhi deputy president German Chistyakov said. “We have serious reasons for those changes.”

Former AC Milan, Real Madrid and Juventus boss Capello has already been linked with a return to Italian football with Inter Milan, but chairman Massimo Moratti ruled that out this week.

While Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is also considering a move  for Capello’s services as he runs out of patience with Andre Villas-Boas.

Exclusive – Bull: Six teams are in fight to survive relegation

Wolverhampton Wanderers legend Steve Bull has told talkSPORT that six teams, including the Old Gold, are fighting it out to avoid relegation.

Two points currently separate the bottom five teams with West Brom sitting just five points away from the drop zone.

And as Wolves and the Baggies go head-to-head in a Midlands derby clash today, Steve Bull reckons race for survival will go down to the wire.

“I think there are six teams down there that are going to be fighting at the end of the season and I think West Bromwich Albion will be one of them,” he told Weekend Sports Breakfast.

“Anybody below thirty points at this moment in time are down there. I think QPR are coming through a sticky patch, Blackburn had a good result [against QPR] but they’re down there anyway, Wigan had a good result as well.

“I think it’s going to be a fight between about five or six of us but I think QPR, Blackburn and Wigan will be down there with us.”

Meanwhile Bull has reiterated his belief that Mick Mccarthy can guide Wolves out of trouble.

“I think Mick knows what he’s got to do,” he said. “He’s survived over the last four or five years with us and I think he’ll carry on doing it. He’s got good strategic plans.”

“I do think it will go to the wire but I hope Wolves aren’t there in it.

“I can’t put my finger on it. They seem to play the first 45 minutes like world beaters and of a sudden they can’t sustain it. They just seem to pull the odd result out again that get’s them up there [out of the relegation zone].”

Suarez refuses to shake Evra's hand

Luis Suarez has refused to shake Patrice Evra's hand before Manchester United's Premier League tie with Liverpool.

It's the Reds striker's first start since serving an eight game ban for aiming racist comments at the Frenchman during the reverse fixture last year.

The Red Devils' captain offered his hand to the 30-year-old but he bypassed Evra and went straight to goalkeeper David De Gea.

Evra did not accept that and attempted to grab Suarez's arm to complete the formalities, but the striker shrugged him off. Rio Ferdinand, next in line to De Gea, then refused to shake Suarez's hand.

Tottenham 5-0 Newcastle: Classy Spurs stun Magpies

Harry Redknapp was given five more reasons to reject the overtures of the FA and continue in his quest to lead Spurs to Premier League glory as they demolished Newcastle 5-0 at White Hart Lane.

Redknapp has emerged as the unanimous choice to replace Fabio Capello as manager of the national team after the Italian’s shock resignation this week.

But a 5-0 victory against Alan Pardew’s organised and impressive Newcastle side underlined the potential of a Tottenham team that are now just five points behind league leaders Manchester United.

On-loan Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor played a starring role, having a hand in four goals and scoring the other as Newcastle were taken apart in style.

Benoit Assou-ekotto got the hosts off to a flier, tapping in Adebayor’s pass in the fourth minute, before Louis Saha showed Spurs fans what he is capable of with a quick-fire double on his home debut.

Niko Kranjcar clinically fired in a fourth in the 34th minute, scoring from a rebound after Adebayor saw his shot saved.

And Adebayor finally got on the scoresheet himself in the 64th minute when he volleyed home to complete the rout and compound the visiting fans’ misery.

Newcastle end the day in sixth, just one point behind Arsenal in fourth place.

Wenger rules out taking England job

Arsene Wenger has ruled himself out of the running for the England job.

Wenger has been strongly linked with the position after Fabio Capello announced his shock resignation on Wednesday night.

Although Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is the clear favourite to take over from Capello, Wenger has also been talked about as a possible replacement for the Italian coach.

But the Arsenal manager is adamant he is not interested in the England job and is focused on doing his best for the north London club this season.

Wenger said: "I have never really been tempted by the national team job because for me it is a completely different job.

"I am a little bit in a marathon job inside the club and the national team job is a sprinter's job. I am more interested in a day-to-day basis job. Believe me I have ruled myself out of many national team jobs.

"England is a big football country with over 65 million people who have a big passion for the game. I love England and I want England to do well. Therefore I let the FA to deal with that problem.

"I will speak to Capello at some stage, I don't have his opinion at all. I spoke with him on Saturday before the Blackburn game and he didn't look like somebody talking to me who was about to resign. That is why it was a big surprise to me.

"I do not know what happened behind the scenes and that is why it is difficult for me to come out on that. In principle, the manager chooses the captain. What happened behind that, I don't know, and in fairness at the moment I have other worries than that."

Villas-Boas: Everton defeat was Chelsea's worst performance of the season

Andre Villas-Boas has admitted he made mistakes during Chelsea’s 2-0 loss to Everton.

Goals from Steven Pienaar and Denis Stracqualursi were enough for the Toffees to secure a win against the Portuguese’s side.

And the former Porto coach claims his players could not have put any more effort into the match.

“I’ll reflect hard on my preparations,” Villas-Boas said. “I’ll take full responsibility for the defeat.

“The players did everything they could to try and get the result. Maybe I need to look retrospectively at what I did and think about the preparation.

“It was our worst performance of the season. We just couldn’t be ourselves and express ourselves.”

Wenger hails Arsenal's 'exceptional quality' on the bench

Arsene Wenger has credited Arsenal’s victory over Sunderland to the exceptional quality on their bench.

The Gunners trailed Martin O’Neill’s in-form side 1-0 before substitute Aaron Ramsey equalised from the edge of the penalty area.

And when two more subs linked up to score the last-minute winner, Andrey Arshavin crossing for Thierry Henry to head home, Wenger hailed his options on the bench.

“Sometimes it works [my substitutions],” he said. “You have to accept that but it has more chances to work when you have exceptional quality on the bench.

“When the opposition is tired and players of that quality come on then of course they can make a difference.”

Wenger also highlighted the resilience and spirit shown by his side to fight back against a Sunderland team which had lost just once in the previous 11 games.

“We had to work very hard against a Sunderland side that was well organised, resilient, fought very well and exploited every opening on counter attacks,” he added.

“The pitch was difficult as well and in the end we won it through exceptional resilience and spirit.”

Suarez apologises for not shaking Evra’s hand

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has issued an apology after refusing to shake Manchester United captain Patrice Evra's hand before the side's game on Saturday.

The Reds went on to lose 2-1 and Suarez has been roundly criticised for his actions since, with United boss Sir Alex Ferguson branding him 'a disgrace'.

But now Suarez has issued a statement of regret and insisted he wants to put the whole matter behind him.

He said: "I have spoken with the manager since the game at Old Trafford and I realise I got things wrong.

"I've not only let him down, but also the club and what it stands for and I'm sorry. I made a mistake and I regret what happened.

"I should have shaken Patrice Evra's hand before the game and I want to apologise for my actions.

"I would like to put this whole issue behind me and concentrate on playing football."

Exclusive - Terry: 'Chelsea won't give up on the title'

John Terry insists Chelsea will not be giving up on the Premier League title.

The Stamford Bridge club are currently 11 points behind leaders Manchester City, but Terry has no intention of throwing in the towel.

The Blues captain told talkSPORT: “I won’t ever give up and I’m sure my team-mates and the management are the same. “I won’t be giving up until the numbers say it’s impossible for us to win it”John Terry

"We realise it’s going to be tough but we’ve still got to go away to Man City, and we’ve got Man United at home, and we fancy we can close the gap. I won’t be giving up until the numbers say it’s impossible for us to win it.”

Terry has also dismissed suggestions the dressing room is unhappy with manager Andre Villas-Boas, with the Portuguese just seven months into his reign in west London.

He added: “It’s not the case that no-one accepted the manager. When he came in it was up to him to impress the lads and he did that in pre-season.

“But when people don’t play the press write that so-and-so is unhappy with the manager. But it’s not being unhappy with the manager, it’s being unhappy at not playing.

“And that desire is what I want to see. I’d rather see that than people picking up their wages and not caring if they’re in the side or not.”

Exclusive - Tevez advisor refuses to rule Italians out of transfer chase

Carlos Tevez’s media advisor has told talkSPORT Inter Milan and AC Milan are not out of the race to sign the Manchester City striker.

Paul McCarthy has confirmed Tevez’s representative Kia Joorabchian will hold talks with Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday over a potential move to the big-spending French club.

But McCarthy does not expect the 27-year-old’s future to be sorted until the last day of the transfer window.

And he believes AC and Inter, who have both had bids for Tevez rejected by City, will make renewed attempts to sign the wantaway Argentine.

“Initial talks are planned today between Kia Joorabchian and PSG," McCarthy told Keys & Gray. "I think it is going to go right down to the wire. I think everybody involved in it now believes it will go right down to the wire of the transfer window.

"PSG are obviously interested. They have made no official bid to Manchester City but there is enough in the background to suggest it would be foolish to say they are not in the pictrue.

"I do believe the two Milan4

Exclusive - Tevez representatives deny PSG meeting

Carlos Tevez's representatives have denied claims they are set to meet Paris St Germain to discuss a £25million deal for the Manchester City striker.

Reports in Wednesday's papers claimed the Argentine's agent had flown to France to hammer out a deal for the former Manchester United star.

But talkSPORT can confirm these reports are wide of the mark and that Inter Milan are still in pole position to sign the striker. 

The Italian club had a £20.7million bid rejected by the Blues earlier in the week but Tevez's advisers are expecting an increased offer.

Exclusive: Jackson: 'Duels will define London Olympics'

Colin Jackson believes great sporting duels will define the London Olympics, with rivalries in the pool and on the track providing the highlights.

The former 110m hurdles world record holder expects the British public to get fully behind the Games, and when they do they’ll be rewarded with some classic Olympic moments.

“I think we have to look at the head-to-heads,” he said. “How will Ian Thorpe do against the great Michael Phelps? How will Usain Bolt do against his training partner Johann Blake in the 100m and 200m? That’s another great competition we need to look out for.”

Jackson also believes the British team have enjoyed the best possible build-up to the summer extravaganza. He continued: “They cannot have had any better preparation. They’ve had lots of support, both financially and physically – they've had everything necessary to deliver.

“Every single sports star in the United Kingdom who will be part of Team GB will have prepared to the best of their ability. We did a great job in Beijing but I’m sure in London we’ll see some sensational performances. I’m just hoping everyone stays fit and healthy because if they do, I know our team can deliver.”

Transport and budget concerns continue to dog preparations for the Games. But Jackson thinks the experience for spectators will far outweight any problems in the build-up to the opening ceremony.

“There is definitely a buzz that’s happening now but it’s both negative and positive,” he added. “Let [the critics] have a little moan because they’ll be so wrong when the Games come about, people start winning medals and the real euphoric feeling you get from British success inspires everyone.

“I’m sure we’ll deliver an amazing Olympic Games, a Games to remember, and if you leave London during it you may live to regret it!”

FA Cup round-up: Birmingham beat Wolves

Wade Elliott was the hero for Birmingham as his goal led them to a 1-0 FA Cup third round replay victory over local rivals Wolves.

The teams played for 164 minutes without a breakthrough before the 33-year-old former Burnley midfielder’s scrappy goal separated the sides.

A goalmouth scramble saw Elliott strike a post before David Murphy nudged the ball back in his direction allowing him to poke home from close range.

Birmingham now travel to face Sheffield United in the fourth round.

Elsewhere Wrexham lost out to Brighton, 5-4 on penalties, after a brave performance saw the non-league outfit take Gus Poyet’s men all the way.

37-year-old player manager Andy Morrell put the Welsh side in front after 23 minutes with a stunning effort which flew into the top corner.

But the Championship outfit fought back and grabbed an equaliser in the 77th minute when Ashley Barnes headed home Matt Sparrow’s left-wing cross at the far post.

After extra-time the sides were still level meaning the tie was decided by spot-kicks. Brighton will now host Premier League Newcastle in the fourth round.

FA Cup round-up: Hughes grabs first win as QPR boss

There were no upsets in the FA Cup third round replays as both QPR and Bolton made it through to the fourth round against lower league opposition.

But QPR were made to work hard for their first win under new boss Mark Hughes, not taking the lead against Mk Dons until Danny Gabbidon’s bullet header in the 72nd minute.

They eventually ran out 1-0 winners and could have won by more if not for the form of Dons’ goalkeeper David Martin who pulled off a string of saves. QPR now face a fourth round tie against west London neighbours Chelsea.

Things were slightly easier for Bolton, who won 2-0 against Macclesfield, with Kevin Davies putting the Premier League side in front after just one minute.

And a 26th minute strike from Martin Petrov was enough to put Owen Coyle’s side through to face Swansea in the next round with a comfortable victory.

Leicester piled the pressure on Steve Cotterill at Nottingham Forest as they ran out easy 4-0 winners.

George Boateng scored an own goal after just seven minutes, setting the tone for the night, before Jermaine Beckford helped himself to a hat-trick, setting up a home game against Swindon.

Millwall made amends for their 6-0 defeat against Birmingham at the weekend by running riot against neighbour Dagenham And Redbridge, winning 5-0, their biggest cup win in 32 years. They now play Championship league leaders Southampton.

Darius Henderson hit a hat-trick for the Lions while on-loan Tottenham youngster Harry Kane bagged a brace.