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Athletics - Blake ruled out of world 100m title defence World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake will not defend his title at next month's World Athletics Championships in Moscow due to a nagging hamstring injury. The 23-year-old Jamaican suffered the injury at the Utech Classic in Kingston in...

Athletics - Coach defends dope test sprinters Powell, Simpson The coach of Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson said on Tuesday they were not to blame after the Olympic medallists failed dope tests. "It came as a big surprise, I think, to them," Stephen Francis told Reuters...

French investigation backs Froome's 'clean' claims A study conducted by L'Equipe has backed Chris Froome's repeated claims that he is racing clean at the Tour de France. The Team Sky rider is leading the Tour after some stunning performances in the mountain and time trial stages, as the...

Modern Pentathlon - Weale, Woodbridge and Cooke miss out at Europeans Britain's medal tally at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Poland remains at three after Sam Weale, Nick Woodbridge and Jamie Cooke narrowly missed out in the team event. Weale and Woodbridge, both of whom...

Meyer extends contract with ORICA-GreenEDGE Australian Cameron Meyer will continue to race with ORICA-GreenEDGE through to the conclusion of 2015 after extending his contract. Meyer has posted three top-10 overall finishes in stage races in 2013, his first full season after joining last year...

Athletics - Kenya's Rudisha withdraws from World Championships Kenya's Olympic 800m champion and world record-holder David Rudisha has withdrawn from next month's World Championships in Moscow. Rudisha's participation had been in doubt because of a slow-healing knee injury sustained while...

Froome bracing for Contador battle on the Alpe D'Huez Chris Froome is expecting Spanish rival Alberto Contador to give it all he has got to wrestle his way back into Tour de France contention on the iconic Alpe D'Huez. Thursday's 18th stage features two climbs of the famous mountain, with the...

Athletics - Gemili misses out on 100m spot, Ennis included Adam Gemili must settle for competing in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow after being ****** over for the 100m. Last year's world junior champion missed out on selection after failing to make the 'A' standard...

Peraud's Tour over after unlucky break Jean-Christophe Peraud broke his collarbone preparing for Wednesday's time trial but decided to race on - only to fall on it again, ending his Tour de France. French veteran Peraud, who rides for Ag2r-La Mondiale, fractured his collarbone earlier on...

Athletics - Police investigate Powell, Simpson, trainer over doping claims Former 100m word-record holder Asafa Powell, fellow Jamaican Sherone Simpson and trainer Christopher Xuereb have all been placed under investigation by Italian police over doping allegations. Powell and Simpson are...

Relentless Froome wins stage 17 time trial Britain’s Chris Froome extended his commanding lead in the Tour de France with a third stage victory in a weather-affected 32km mountain time trial from Embrun to Chorges in the Alps. Team Sky’s Froome defied the rain and took advantage of a late bike...

Athletics - Injured Dobriskey out of Moscow World Championships Former medallist Lisa Dobriskey has pulled out of the World Championships 1500m with a leg injury ahead of the announcement of Britain’s team for Moscow. Dobriskey was hurt in the final of the 1500m at the British Championships...

Costa goes solo for win before late Froome-Contador drama Yellow jersey Chris Froome survived a scare in stage 16 of the Tour de France, riding off the road on the final descent into Gap to avoid a sprawling Alberto Contador after Portugal’s Rui Costa had soloed to victory. Both Froome and...

Modern Pentathlon - Second gold for Britain at Euros Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray, Kate French and Mhairi Spence may have missed out on individual success at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships but combined they delivered women's team gold. Murray, who won Team GB's 65th...

Laidback Martin prefers to do it the old fashioned way His Tour de France already a success thanks to a spectacular stage win in the Pyrenees, Dan Martin is gearing up nicely for the final days of the three-week race - the old-fashioned way. "He's old school," his Garmin-Sharp team mate David...

Athletics - Randall is third Jamaican to admit positive dope test Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall became the third athlete to confirm a positive ***** test from the Jamaican trials in June following Sunday's revelations by sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson. Randall, who...

Fry all set to make British debut in Utrecht Cyclist Joe Fry is aiming to channel any nerves at representing Great Britain for the very first time into a positive performance at the European Youth Olympic Festival. The 16-year-old has been chosen as part of a 44-strong British team in Utrecht...

Snooker heading to India in October World Snooker has announced that a world ranking tournament will be held in India for the first time this year. The Indian Open will run from October 14 to 18 in Delhi as World Snooker aims to tap into a new global market, following a notable move into...

Hingis to play first WTA event in six years Former world number one Martina Hingis is to come out of retirement and play her first WTA event since 2007. The 32-year-old will play doubles in the Southern California Open with Daniela Hantuchova in Carlsbad after being granted a wild card Hingis...

Contador will fight until the end Alberto Contador has already won the Tour de France twice and the Spaniard is not ready to settle for second this time even though he enters the final week of the race trailing overall leader Chris Froome by more than four minutes. Contador, who won the Tour...

Federer, Haas progress in Hamburg Roger Federer came from a set down to beat Daniel Brands 3-6 6-3 6-2 on his first appearance since Wimbledon at the German Open in Hamburg. Having ****** up two break points of his own, Federer was punished when Brands broke at 4-3 before serving out the first...

Sky 'ready to hand WADA all data' to prove they're clean Facing yet another barrage of doping questions after Chris Froome's awe-inspiring victory up Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford said he was ready to give the World Anti-Doping Agency all their team...

Serena too strong for Karatantcheva in Bastad Serena Williams enjoyed a comfortable afternoon on her first WTA appearance since Wimbledon on the red clay of Bastad, Sweden. The world number one and top seed was too strong for Sesil Karatancheva of Kazakhstan as she raced to a 6-1 6-2 victory...

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Summer Universiade - Rumyantsev wins 100th gold for Russia Host nation Russia reached 100 gold medals at the Summer Universiade in Kazan after Pavel Rumyantsev's sambo victory. Rumyantsev brought up the landmark with gold in the men's under 90kg category of the self-defence martial art...

Mahut wins Hall of Fame championship Frenchman Nicolas Mahut won two matches in a day to capture the Hall of Fame Championship at Newport on Sunday, denying former world number one Lleyton Hewitt his first title in more than three years. Mahut, who won his first career ATP title in the...

Frustrated Froome: I'm not cheating, end of story Chris Froome betrayed a hint of frustration after he was once again asked about doping following a dominant win on Mont Ventoux in Stage 15 of the Tour de France. Froome extended his lead at the top of the general classification to over four...

Athletics - Adidas suspends contract with Tyson Gay Sportswear company Adidas has suspended its contract with Tyson Gay after the former double world sprint champion failed an out-of-competition dope test. "We are shocked by these recent allegations, and even if we presume his innocence until...

Snooker - Fu beats Robertson in Melbourne finale Marco Fu beat Neil Robertson 9-6 to win the Australian Goldfields Open after a dazzling final in Melbourne. It is just the second ranking tournament victory of Fu's 15-year professional career, with his other coming at the Grand Prix back in...

Snooker - Robertson turns on style to make Melbourne final Neil Robertson will face Marco Fu in the final of the Australian Goldfields Open in Melbourne after both turned on the style late in their semis. World number one Robertson looked set for a classic battle with world number two Selby...

Snooker - Robertson stays on course in Australia Neil Robertson beat Joe Perry 5-2 in the quarter-final of the Australian Goldfields Open to remain on course to win his home tournament for the first time. At the two previous events in Bendigo, Robertson has crashed out in the second round but...

Snooker - Fu recovers to knock out Murphy in Australia Marco Fu moved into the quarter-finals of the Australian Goldfields Open with a 5-2 victory over Shaun Murphy in Bendigo. Fu actually lost the first two frames of the match and was 56-0 down in the third before a break of 80 saw him nick...

Snooker - Robertson swats aside Cope in Australia Neil Robertson moved into the third round of his home tournament at the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo. The Melbourne cueman won 5-3 against Jamie Cope to seal a spot against either Joe Perry or Stuart Bingham in the last eight. Cope...

Athletics - Shakes-Drayton breaks British Championships record Perri Shakes-Drayton claimed a new British Championship record in the 400m hurdles as she successfully defended her national title in Birmingham. The European indoor champion finished clear of rival Eilidh ***** in a time of...

Athletics - Asafa Powell among five Jamaicans to test positive Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell is among five Jamaican athletes to have tested positive for taking ****** substances. Powell tested positive for a stimulant at last month's national championships, his agent told...

Froome strengthens lead with victory on Mont Ventoux Britain’s Chris Froome soloed to a remarkable stage 15 win on Bastille Day atop Mont Ventoux to extend his overall lead in the Tour de France. Team Sky’s Froome left his main rivals trembling in his **** to win the longest stage of the 2013...

Athletics - Rimmer looks to Moscow after sixth national title Michael Rimmer is not getting carried away after winning a sixth 800m national title at the British Championships in Birmingham. Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha will be absent from the World Championships in...

Froome and rivals braced for war on Ventoux On the lunar landscape of the Mont Ventoux, Chris Froome faces the toughest threat yet to his Tour de France lead with his rivals, sensing vulnerability in the Briton's Team Sky, set to go for the jugular on the imposing ascent on Sunday. Froome has...

Athletics - Grabarz hitting form after retaining national title Robbie Grabarz retained his national high jump title at the British Championships in Birmingham, edging out local favourite Tom Parsons to claim gold with a 2.28 metre clearance. Grabarz now insists he is coming back into form...

Trentin ends Italy's wait with stage 14 win Matteo Trentin won stage 14 of the Tour de France in Lyon from a breakaway to end Italy’s three-year drought on the world’s biggest bike race. Omega Pharma-Quick Step youngster Trentin proved the strongest of an 18-man breakaway, coming from behind...

Athletics - Tyson Gay admits testing positive, pulls out of world championships Tearful former double sprint world champion Tyson Gay has said he had tested positive for a substance he could not identify and was pulling out of next month's world championships in Moscow. Gay, who had the year's...

Sky look forward to better days as Saxo ****** Chris Froome's Team Sky were full of fighting talk despite the Tour de France leader taking a blow to the jaw, losing more than a minute of his advantage in Friday's 13th stage. Froome lost one minute nine seconds to Spain's double champion...

Athletics - Olympic champion Kemboi beaten at Kenyan trials Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi was beaten by teenager Conseslus Kipruto at the Kenyan trials for the world athletics championships on Saturday but still made the team for Moscow next month. Teenager Kipruto, who...

Cavendish wins as Froome lead is slashed Mark Cavendish won an extraordinary stage 13 of the Tour de France as a successful breakaway saw Chris Froome's race lead cut by over a minute. Exceptional work by Alberto Contador's Saxo-Tinkoff team allowed a breakaway containing several GC contenders...

Athletics - World champion Greene defends British title Dai Greene moved a step closer to finding form in time to mount a defence his world title in Moscow with victory at the British Championships. Greene, who claimed the 400m hurdles world crown in 2011, beat fellow Welshman Rhys Williams...

Boasson Hagen out with broken shoulder Edvald Boasson Hagen has been ****** to pull out of the Tour de France after fracturing his scapula during stage 12. The TeamSky rider was involved in a high-speed crash moments before the peleton broke for the bunch sprint. The Norwegian was able to...

Athletics - Dasaolu becomes second fastest Brit of all time James Dasaolu produced a stunning run of 9.91 seconds in the semi-finals of the 100m at the British Championships in Birmingham. Dasaolu got off to a blazing start and charged to the line, becoming only the fourth British sprinter to...

Cavendish loses out to Kittel again in stage 12 Britain's Mark Cavendish was pipped again in a bunch sprint as Germany's Marcel Kittel won his third stage of the 2013 Tour de France in Tours. The Manxman, normally such a deadly finisher, hit the front several hundred metres from home after a...

Athletics - Chambers shines on day one of British Championships Dwain Chambers laid down a marker to his rivals at the British Championships on the exact same day that Adam Gemili added the European U23 100m title to his growing trophy cabinet. Chambers clocked 10.06 seconds, his fastest time...