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Prop Jones set for six months out

Adam Jones is set to sidelined for six months after tearing shoulder ligaments in the Lions second Test defeat against South Africa.

Horrendous Hawks hammered by Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs have run riot over the Hawks to record an 88-point victory that exposed some embarrassing chinks in Hawthorn's brittle premiership armour at Docklands stadium.

Crows make it six in a row

Adelaide has endured a courageous second-half display from strugglers Richmond to notch a sixth successive victory, getting away by 17 points at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast.

Harmison and Panesar await their fate

Steve Harmison has caused England's selectors the most timely of headaches ahead of Sunday's first Test squad announcement

Honours even on engrossing day

Good bowling by Pakistan debutants and sloppy fielding made sure no team held advantage at the end of the first day

Live text - South Africa v Lions

The British and Irish Lions look for a consolation victory in the third and final Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

Trego basks in “innings of my life”

Peter Trego scorched his way into the record books yesterday, smashing a 54-ball hundred to power Somerset to chasing down 476 to beat Yorkshire - the second-highest Championship chase and the eighth-highest in first-class cricket

Storm come from the clouds to sink Knights

Melbourne produced a desperate defensive display to clinch a gutsy 18-14 victory over Newcastle in their round 17 NRL encounter at Olympic Park on Saturday night.

Cowboys left hurting after Sharks win

North Queensland piled on the points in the second half to dump the Sharks 24-4 in Townsville on Saturday night after a rare scoreless first 40 minutes.

Live - Venus v Serena

Defending champion Venus Williams takes on her sister Serena for the fourth time in a Wimbledon final.

Stirling sparkles but Tikolo strikes back

Steve Tikolo led a Kenya fightback on the opening day against Ireland after Paul Stirling's maiden first-class hundred, and an opening stand of 128 with Jeremy Bray, had put the defending champions in control at Eglinton

Long set for eight-week lay-off

Sean Long is expected to be out for around eight weeks after breaking his draw

Murray can rise above defeat

Why the Briton is tipped to build on his Wimbledon semi-final loss

Vaas denies retirement claims

Chaminda Vaas has denied claims that he told Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chief selector, that he had decided to retire from Tests

Storm holding off Knights barrage

Melbourne produced a dogged defensive display to stay just 8-6 behind Newcastle in their round 17 clash at Olympic Park this evening.

Red-hot Bulldogs embarrassing Hawks

Hawthorn produced one of the worst halves of football in recent seasons, conceding a massive 84-point deficit to the Western Bulldogs at the long change at Docklands this evening.

Finding similarities where there are none

Cricinfo brings you the plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Aussie prop O’Meley to join Hull

Former Australian Test prop Mark O'Meley has agreed to join Hull FC on a three-year deal.

Vintage Tigers tear apart Bunnies

Wests turned in a scintillating attacking performance to notch up a 54-20 destruction of the hapless Rabbitohs at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Saturday evening.

Is Roger Federer the greatest?

BBC Sport asks a host of tennis experts their opinions

BCCI to review Deodhar decision

Following protests against the scrapping of the Deodhar Trophy tournament, the BCCI has decided to review their decision

Stander boosts Scotland’s lead to 242

Jan Stander hit a crucial 64, the highest score of the match, as Scotland battled to a lead of 242 against Canada after their second innings was almost derailed by the visiting seamers as ball continued to dominated the game

Gold Salute gets up for Heffernan

Gold Salute stormed to its third straight victory to claim the Winter Championship Final at Flemington on Saturday afternoon.

Akmal century revives Pakistan A

Umar Akmal continued his love for Australian attacks and pitches, rattling off his second hundred in consecutive matches to give Pakistan A the initiative

Tigers mauling hapless Bunnies

Barnstorming winger Taniela Tuiaki scored a first-half hat-trick to help the Tigers to a commanding 26-10 lead over the Rabbitohs at the Olympic stadium this evening.

Top 10 football stadia in the world

South Africa is gearing up for the biggest football festival on Earth, in 12 months time, but do any of the country's World Cup stadia make TWG's list of the top 10 on the planet?

Power surge leaves Lions behind

Brisbane was restricted to just three minor scores in the final quarter as Port Adelaide ran away to record an eight-goal victory at Football Park on Saturday afternoon, ending a two-match losing streak.

Emotional Demons do it for Stynes

Melbourne picked up only its second win of the season with an emotional 17.10 (112) to 13.14 (92) victory over struggling counterparts West Coast at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.

Sri Lanka’s Vaas to quit Test cricket

Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, chief selector Asantha de Mel has announced.

Bangladesh struggle in tour match

West Indies A trail by 113 runs after Bangladesh were bowled out for 195

Warning Dont Talk to Shannon Gugerty when Hes Working

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - "Come on Shannon."The first time Shannon Gugerty heard Spencer Fisher talking to him, he almost couldn't believe it. There was no bad blood between the two lightweights before their UFC 90 bout in Illinois last October, so there wouldn't have been any reason for the two not to talk, but it was 30 seconds into their fight that Fisher decided to start up a conversation after Gugerty took him to the mat.

O’Meley leaves Roosters for UK

Sydney Roosters prop Mark O'Meley has agreed a three-year deal with UK Super League side Hull beginning next year.

Vixens get up but Swifts fall again

Melbourne brought competition lightweights the Central Pulse crashing back to reality with an 80-39 defeat in their trans-Tasman netball competition clash on Saturday afternoon.

Coyne keeps Glory guessing

Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell hopes to know by Monday whether the A-League club has been successful in luring Socceroos defender Chris Coyne.

Awesome Trego secures mammoth chase

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Somerset chase down a remarkable 476 and Kent wrap up victory against Gloucestershire

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