‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius misses out on 400m final
History-making Oscar Pistorius missed out on the Olympic 400m final when he finished last in his semifinal.
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Boks and co not assured of quarterfinal spots
South Africa, England and Ireland head into the final round of World Cup pool action top of their groups, but are not set for quarterfinal spots.
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England turn on the style to crush Romania
Wingers Mark Cueto and Chris Ashton both scored hat-tricks as England turned on the style to run in 10 tries in a 67-3 thrashing of Romania.
Talented new blood fills ‘Tiger vacuum’
Even the keenest statistician might be hard pressed to name the winners of the last 11 Major championships.
Nadal shatters Murray’s dream again
Rafael Nadal delivered a command performance to withstand a fired-up Andy Murray and beat the home favourite to a spot in the Wimbledon finals.
Fifa’s ‘compelling’ case of bribery
A preliminary report says there was "convincing and overwhelming" evidence that Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner were involved in attempted bribery.
Chelsea appoint Villas-Boas as manager
Chelsea confirmed the appointment of Portugal’s Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager on Wednesday.
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Brilliant Barcelona lift European Cup again
Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona cemented their place in soccer’s pantheon when they overwhelmed Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League on Saturday.
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Chelsea sink City to keep title hopes alive
Chelsea scored two late goals to beat a toothless Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday and keep alive their faint hopes of retaining the league title.
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Chelsea rally to beat United 2-1 in thriller
Chelsea blew the race wide open when they came from behind to beat Premier league leaders Manchester United 2-1 thanks to Frank Lampard’s penalty.
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Man Utd beat Stoke 2-1 to go three points clear
Manchester United finally put space between themselves and the chasing pack with a 2-1 home win over Stoke City on Tuesday.
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United and City march on, Cole fires Liverpool
Premier League pacesetters Manchester United and Manchester City ground out wins to stay clear at the top on Saturday.
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All eyes already on Rugby World Cup
New Zealand have been the dominant force in rugby yet even a Tri-Nations clean sweep and a European grand slam are viewed as a mere warm-up.
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No fireworks this time as England beat Samoa
England finished strongly to beat a doughty Samoa 26-13 on Saturday.
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England roll back the years to run Australia ragged
England produced their best performance since 2003 with winger Chris Ashton scoring two tries as they stormed to a 35-18 over Australia.
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Chelsea slump at Liverpool, Arsenal lose at home
Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the season as Fernando Torres scored twice to guide resurgent Liverpool to a deserved 2-0 victory at Anfield.
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Chelsea, Arsenal leave it late for vital wins
Chelsea snatched a 2-1 victory at Blackburn Rovers with a late Branislav Ivanovic goal and Alex Song’s header secured a 1-0 home win for Arsenal.
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Super Sunday for United, Arsenal and Liverpool
Manchester United and Arsenal enjoyed landmark victories over Stoke City and Manchester City respectively on Sunday.
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Montgomerie finally finds his smile as Europe triumphs
Colin Montgomerie looked like the cat who got the cream as he milked every moment of Europe’s one-point victory in the Ryder Cup’s closing
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All eyes on Woods as US arrive for Ryder Cup
The United States Ryder Cup team arrived at Cardiff airport on Monday, with all eyes on Tiger Woods.
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Bent goal gives Sunderland draw with Arsenal
Darren Bent scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Sunderland a 1-1 home draw after 10-man Arsenal had scored a freak goal.
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England fans should prepare for early exit
England fans getting ready for Sunday’s match with Germany love discussing their country’s unfortunate World Cup exits.
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The Netherlands beat battling Cameroon 2-1
The Netherlands advanced to a second-round meeting with Slovakia in ominous style on Thursday when they beat Cameroon 2-1.
Ragged England held goalless by Algeria
England delivered one of their worst tournament performances for years when they were held to a goalless draw by Algeria on Friday.
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For once, all conquering Boks play second fiddle
The Springboks demolished France 42-17 on Saturday but captain John Smit said his team were more than content to stay in the shadow of the World Cup.
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Chelsea have one hand on title after Anfield win
The Premier League title will be decided on the final day after Chelsea won 2-0 at Liverpool and Manchester United defeated Sunderland 1-0 on Sunday.
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Spurs, Man City set up Champions League showdown
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City set up a Champions League showdown next Wednesday when they both won on Saturday.
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Beckham blow leaves way open for young guns
England’s manager can take some comfort from the fact that, in the case of David Beckham’s position, he has a wealth of alternatives.
