Rooney double as England hit five
Wayne Rooney grabs two late goals as England beat Kazakhstan 5-1 in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley.

Scotland 0-0 Norway
Chris Iwelumo misses an open goal as Norway's draw delivers a blow to Scotland's World Cup qualification hopes.

Wales 2-0 Liechtenstein
Wales struggle to beat minnows Liechtenstein in their World Cup Group Four qualifier.

Slovenia 2-0 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's hopes of making the 2010 World Cup finals are fading after Slovenia strike late to win 2-0 in Maribor.

Powerful Klitschko reclaims title
Vitali Klitschko beats Samuel Peter to reclaim the WBC heavyweight title in Berlin.

Hamilton snatches pole in Japan
Lewis Hamilton secures pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji with title rival Felipe Massa back in fifth.

FA probes match-fixing allegation
The Football Association is to examine match-fixing allegations involving a Championship match sent to them by the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

Clermont Auvergne 15-32 Sale
Sale run in four tries as they pull off a stunning victory at Clermont Auvergne.

Ulster 10-26 Stade Francais
French League leaders Stade Francais romp to victory away to Ulster in the Heineken Cup.

Dragons 32-22 Glasgow Warriors
Newport Gwent Dragons open their Heineken Cup campaign with a win over Glasgow Warriors at Rodney Parade.

Higgins powers through in Glasgow
John Higgins reaches the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow with a 5-0 win over Anthony Hamilton.

Johnson blows leave India adrift
Paceman Mitchell Johnson has a day to remember as Australia reduce India to 313-8 on an absorbing third day of the first Test, still 117 runs behind.

Drugs hearing adjourned for Asif
The hearing for Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's doping case will resume on 11 November.

Ballesteros 'stable' in hospital
Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros remains in a Madrid hospital undergoing tests having suffered an epileptic fit.

Safina warns of possible boycott
Dinara Safina says leading players might boycott the WTA Tour in 2009 over changes to the schedule.

Schwartzel edges ahead in Madrid
Charl Schwartzel takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Madrid Masters.

Murray gets kind draw in Madrid
British number one Andy Murray has been handed a good draw for his return to action at the Madrid Masters.

Uefa trials multi-referee system
System with four assistants used in Under-19 tournament

Saturday's gossip column
Manchester City want Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz, plus other rumours.

World Cup qualifying as it happened
England beat Kazakhstan, Wales see off Liechtenstein but Scotland are held to a disappointing draw by Norway and Northern Ireland are beaten in Slovenia.

Scarlets 22-29 Harlequins
Harlequins recover from a 19-3 half-time deficit to win the final Heineken Cup game at Llanelli's Stradey Park.

Jankovic into Kremlin Cup final
Jelena Jankovic defeats defending champion Elena Dementieva to reach the final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

As it happened: Japanese GP qualifying
Lewis Hamilton takes pole in Fuji as he aims to extend his lead in the drivers' world championship.

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Montgomery jailed on drugs charge
US sprinter Tim Montgomery is jailed for five years for dealing in heroin, months after being convicted of fraud.

Hurdler Jack passes Champion test
Champion Hurdle prospect Crack Away Jack defies top weight to win on his seasonal return at Chepstow on Saturday.

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Parade for town's Olympic rowers
A civic parade is taking place in Oxfordshire to honour 13 Olympic medallists from the same rowing club.

Woods pipped to Great North title
Canada's Diane Roy edges out Britain's Shelly Woods in the women's wheelchair race at the Great North Run.

Pakistan recovery sinks Sri Lanka
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets with one ball remaining in their quadrangular tournament match in Canada.

Powerful England destroy Wales
England warm up for the Rugby League World Cup by thrashing Wales 74-0 in Doncaster.

Olazabal scrapes through in Spain
Former Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal survives the cut by a single shot as Charl Schwartzel and Marcus Fraser share the Madrid Masters lead.

Cleverly wins Commonwealth crown
Welshman Nathan Cleverly wins the Commonwealth light-heavyweight belt with a points win over Tony Oakey.

Armstrong return gets go-ahead
Lance Armstrong has been cleared to make his cycling comeback in January's Tour Down Under in Australia.

Grand Prix scores
The results of the opening day's play from the Grand Prix in Glasgow.

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Jordan rides out at horse event
Model Katie Price gives a dressage demonstration at the Horse of the Year Show.