Lampard future remains in doubt
Inter Milan are expected to step up their pursuit of Frank Lampard despite Luiz Felipe Scolari saying the midfielder is staying at Chelsea.

Villa set to clinch Sidwell deal
Aston Villa will sign Chelsea's Steve Sidwell in a £5m deal if he successfully completes a medical.

Live - Tour de France stage five
Britain's David Millar continues his challenge for the yellow jersey on day five of the Tour de France.

Unchanged England set Test record
England become the first team in history to name an unchanged XI for the sixth successive match.

Crouch agrees terms with Pompey
Liverpool striker Peter Crouch agrees personal terms with Portsmouth and will complete his move upon passing a medical within the next 48 hours.

Chambers to learn fate next week
Dwain Chambers will find out next Wednesday if he will be allowed to represent Britain at this summer's Olympic Games.

Thais confirm Reid as new coach
Former Sunderland and Man City boss Peter Reid is confirmed as the new Thailand national team coach.

Liverpool target Spain star Villa
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admits Valencia striker David Villa is on his list of potential striker recruits.

England and Wales ponder Cup bid
England and Wales rugby chiefs are considering a possible joint bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

South Africa target England pair
South Africa coach Mickley Arthur says his team will target England's Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood when the first Test starts on Thursday.

Barca block Ronaldinho from Games
Barcelona refuse to allow Ronaldinho to play for Brazil at the Beijing Olympics despite saying he has no long-term future at the club.

Arsenal 'offer Adebayor to Milan'
AC Milan claim Arsenal are ready to sell Emmanuel Adebayor, a month after insisting he was not available.

Villa outline Barry deal demands
Aston Villa write to Liverpool stating the terms under which they will sell Gareth Barry.

Williams attempt to end poor form
The Williams team divert efforts from their 2009 car in an attempt to improve a run of disappointing results this season.

Wednesday's gossip column
Liverpool to sign keeper Cavalieri, plus other rumours

Phillips leaves Baggies for Blues
Former England striker Kevin Phillips is leaving West Brom to join their local rivals Birmingham.

Cipriani eager to regain fitness
Injured Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani says he is enjoying the challenge of returning to fitness after his ankle injury.

Nadal to rest after Wimbledon win
New Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal pulls out of this week's Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart to rest a knee injury.

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Women deny Mosley 'Nazi theme'
Four women involved in a role-play "party" with motorsport boss Max Mosley deny there was any Nazi element involved.

Injured Hansen forced to retire
British triple jumper Ashia Hansen abandons her bid to qualify for the Beijing Olympics and retires at the age of 36.

Mount Nelson lands Coral-Eclipse
Johnny Murtagh steers 7-2 shot Mount Nelson to a last-gasp win in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Rowers target Paralympic success
An eight-strong squad will represent Great Britain in the inaugural rowing competition at the Beijing Paralympics.

Malan powers Middlesex to finals
Dawid Malan hits a memorable century as Middlesex beat Lancashire to take their place on Twenty20 finals day.

Thorman cleared of finger biting
Huddersfield captain Chris Thorman is found not guilty of biting an opponent's finger by the RFL.

Van de Velde qualifies for Open
Frenchman Jean van de Velde is one of 12 players to advance to this year's Open Championship from final local qualifying.

Khan sets heart on American coach
Amir Khan says only an American coach can take his ring career to the next level.

Romero aims for GB Olympic double
Rebecca Romero, who won a rowing silver medal at Athens 2004, is named in the British cycling team for the Beijing Olympics.

Millar moves into Tour contention
Britain's David Millar takes overall third place in the Tour de France after a strong performance in Tuesday's time trial in Cholet.

Taylor wins fourth title in Vegas
Phil Taylor claims a fourth Las Vegas Desert Classic with a 13-7 win over James Wade at the Mandalay Bay resort.