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FIFA probe Egypt FA over stoning of bus

20.11.09
FIFA has charged Egypt's football federation after an attack by fans on the Algerian national team before a World Cup qualifying match in Cairo... more

Sachin Tendulkar sets new landmark with 43rd ton

20.11.09
Sachin Tendulkar recorded his 43rd Test hundred to help guide India to a draw in the First Test against Sri Lanka... more

Unrepentant handball referee says ‘life will go on’

20.11.09
England midfielder backs France ace over scandal but Wenger criticises former striker and admits he urged him to apologise... more

Tony Adams was tops, but I fear he'll only be a No2

20.11.09
Can Adams cut it as a boss? My feeling is he’s a technical coach rather than a leader of men... more

Thierry Henry: The fairest thing would be to replay game

20.11.09
Thierry Henry has called on FIFA to replay the controversial World Cup qualifier between France and the Republic of Ireland... more

Caster Semenya's wait goes on after IAAF denial

20.11.09
The International Association of Athletics Federations insist no deal has been struck allowing Caster Semenya to keep her World Championships 800 metres gold medal... more

Cheating Thierry Henry hands his sponsors a moral dilemma

20.11.09
Thierry Henry's earning power could be seriously damaged as sponsors desert him in the wake of the 'hand of God' cheating scandal, it has emerged... more

Graeme Swann out of opening one-dayers

19.11.09
England's preparations for the opening one-dayer in South Africa were thrown into further disarray this morning with the news that Graeme Swann has been ruled out through injury... more

Snub for Monty Panesar as James Tredwell is called up for injured Graeme Swann

19.11.09
James Tredwell has been called into the England squad for the first one-day international in South Africa after Graeme Swann was ruled out for the first two matches of the series... more

Controversial goals

19.11.09
After Thierry Henry handed France a ticket to the World Cup with a controversial assist, we look at five other goals involving handball... more

Outcome inevitable after Robbie Keane spurns his gift

19.11.09
Never mind Henry's dishonesty, you cannot afford to waste golden chances like the one Tottenham star threw away... more

Simon Shaw ready to revive his Lions heroics for stumbling England

19.11.09
Simon Shaw is promising to live up to his billing as Lions hero when ailing England face New Zealand... more

Caster Semenya to keep medal as athletics chiefs delay gender call

19.11.09
Caster Semenya will keep the gold medal she won at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, the South African Government has said... more

Stuart Broad losing fitness fight for first one-dayer

18.11.09
Stuart Broad is a major doubt for England’s first two one-day internationals against South Africa after failing to recover from a shoulder problem... more

Mothercare aiming to boost UK staff and its overseas expansion

18.11.09
Mothercare is hiring 400 extra UK staff over the next three years and ramping up the rate of its overseas store openings as the kidswear and baby-product specialist expands ... more

Forget partying with cheerleaders, says £250k winner... I'm going home to mum

18.11.09
Rugby fan who won £250,000 in a half-time kicking competition promised to take cheerleaders to dinner, but went home to his mum instead... more

Petra takes control of Crown jewel diamond mine for $80m

18.11.09
The Cullinan mine in South Africa which recently coughed up a 507-carat diamond of exceptional colour and clarity, is to come under control of the London-listed Petra Diamonds ... more

ICC’s referral plans now look doomed as system won't be used in South Africa

17.11.09
The umpiring referral system will not be used in England’s Test series in South Africa this winter, leaving its future in serious doubt... more

Defiant Brett Lee will not accept he’s finished

17.11.09
Brett Lee refuses to concede his career is over despite being forced to rest for up to 12 weeks because of a persistent elbow injury... more

Clueless England coaches taking us nowhere, says Josh Lewsey

17.11.09
Ex-Lions and Wasps star slams England backroom team as underachieving nobodies but scrum chief Rowntree hits back at the criticism... more

Forget our third raters, it is Brazil's demise that really hurts

16.11.09
While England’s ‘B’ side showed that we lack much in reserve, the poor display by the South American greats proves the World Cup could well be lacking in flair... more

Under-fire Martin Johnson backed by RFU chief

16.11.09
Twickenham bosses still behind England team manager despite supporters’ anger over current run of poor form... more

England's World Cup squad

16.11.09
After England's defeat to Brazil, we assess the probables, possibles and no-hopers on the road to World Cup glory... more

Patrice Evra ready for another show of strength

16.11.09
Patrice Evra is taking nothing for granted as France attempt belatedly to book their place at next summer’s World Cup... more

Vintage year at Majestic

16.11.09
Majestic Wine showed today that its strategy of being as different as possible from the supermarket giants some say are ruining the trade is working... more

A civil wrong or a rebellion too right on?

16.11.09
Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are making a stand, they say, against “an apartheid of sorts”... more

Fabio Capello hands fitness warning to injured David James

16.11.09
Fabio Capello has warned David James he will bring his World Cup dream to an end unless he can prove his fitness... more

Wales thrashing leaves George Burley on the brink

16.11.09
Scotland players may have claimed a share of the blame for their disastrous defeat in Wales but it is manager George Burley who is set to pay the price... more

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