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FOOTBALL

Nicklas Bendtner, a tale of how to get it all wrong. (Vice)

How on earth do you rebuild a completely corrupt organisation? The Guardian looks at Concacaf.

CRICKET

Pakistan are the top Test side in the world, and that is an incredible thing, says the Economist.

OLYMPICS WRAP

What’s the swimming equivalent of a level playing field? The pool was a bit, well, current-y. (WashPo)

Did the IOC Rio gamble work? And how did Team GB do so well? (BBC)

What happens to the venues now? (Vox)

Bolt’s perfect goodbye. (Guardian)

OTHER

Good news: apparently, we are nowhere near the limits of athletic performance. (Nautilus)