intense speculation instense speculation surounds his future, manchester city are yet to meet the club s valuation. he s part of a 25 man squad set to enter european football s third tier competition which they qualified for, finishing seventh in the league last term. mark cavendish is the first british rider to be confirmed for this year s tour of britain. the manx sprinter equalled eddy merckx s record of 3a tour de france stage wins last month. cavendish will lead belgian team deceuninck-quick step when the race begins in cornwall on september 5th. roger federer will have further knee surgery keeping him on the sidelines for many months . the ao year old had double knee surgery last year and says he hopes the latest surgery will give him a chance of competing again. it s going to be difficult of course in some ways, but at the same time, i know it s the right thing to do because i want to be healthy,
due to the ongoing pandemic, time to take a look at some of the day s other headlines. harry kane was left out by tottenham for their premier league opener yesterday, intensifying the speculation that he is leaving the club. but he has been included in the squad for this week s europa conference league tie in portugal. spurs boss nuno espirito santo says kane is getting ready to help the team. john higgins made a 147 break in his first frame of british open in leicester. the four time world champion did it against swiss player alexander ursenbacher it s the 12th maximum of his career. mark cavendish is the first british rider to be confirmed for the tour of britain, which begins in september in cornwall. he equalled eddy merckx s record of 3a tour de france stage wins last month. the final cycling grand tour of the year is well under way.