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Athletics - Jamaican sprinter Campbell-Brown suspended after positive test Jamaica's twice Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has been suspended from competition following a positive test for a ****** diuretic at an athletics meeting last month. "The Jamaican Athletics...

Order of play: Monday June 24 Defending champion Roger Federer opens up on Centre Court on Monday, with Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova in action too. As tradition dictates, defending champion Federer starts proceedings on the opening day of the tournament as he takes on Victor...

Snooker - Robertson beats Higgins in Wuxi Classic final Neil Robertson won the eighth ranking event of his career with a 10-7 victory over John Higgins in a high quality Wuxi Classic final. The world number one was trailing 5-2 at one stage but went into the evening session full of confidence...

Cookson to outsource UCI anti-doping if elected Britain's Brian Cookson on Monday pledged to establish an independent body to manage anti-doping if he is elected president of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Cookson, who has been president of British Cycling since 1996, also promised a...

Suarez becomes Uruguay's all-time leading scorer in Tahiti romp Confederations Cup Group B, Recife - Uruguay 8 (Hernández 2’, 24’, 45’, 67’ (pen.), Pérez 27, Lodeiro 61’, Suarez 82’, 90), Tahiti 0 Luis Suarez broke the Uruguayan scoring record and Abel Hernandez scored four as the South...

Federer happy to defend title the hard way There are few players who would welcome the prospect of facing Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in succession but Roger Federer is made of sterner stuff than most. The Wimbledon champion will stride confidently onto Centre Court to face...

Federer and Murray headline 'Mega Monday' Dubbed as Mega Monday, the first day of Wimbledon bursts into life later with defending champion Roger Federer, home crowd favourite Andy Murray and women's contender Maria Sharapova all in action on Centre Court. Seven-time Wimbledon winner Federer...

Torres on target as Spain end Nigeria hopes Confederations Cup Group B, Fortaleza - Spain 3 (Alba 3, 88, Torres 62) Nigeria 0 Spain booked their place in the Confederations Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over a wasteful Nigeria in Fortaleza. Vicente del Bosque's world champions will face...

National Titles: Greipel wins in Germany, Herrada surprises in Spain Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) won his first German national title after a sprint finish in Wangen. Greipel defeated Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung) and John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) in *******ial rain to final win a...

Serena apologises to Sharapova over boyfriend barb Serena Williams launched a charm offensive on Sunday as she sought to broker a truce with Maria Sharapova and calm the storm surrounding comments she made about a **** victim. On the eve of Wimbledon, where she is defending champion, the...

Cavendish wins British title for first time Mark Cavendish produced his trademark sprint to claim the first Men's National Road Race Championship title of his career with the top four all set to ride the Tour de France later this month. Cavendish, riding for Omega Pharma-Quickstep, hit the...

Murray third on Centre on star-studded Monday Andy Murray is third on Centre Court on Monday as he opens his Wimbledon campaign with a first-round tie against Germany’s Benjamin Becker. As tradition dictates, defending champion Roger Federer starts proceedings on the opening day of the...

Armitstead retains National Road Race title ahead of Trott and King Lizzie Armitstead beat off the challenge of Olympic team pursuit champions Laura Trott and Dani King to retain the Women's National Road Race Championship title she first won in 2011 in Glasgow. Armitstead, Trott and King were...

Troicki beats Haase on final day at Boodles Victor Troicki overcame Robin Haase on an eventful final day at The Boodles tournament in which Great Britain’s Jamie Delgado also won. The Serbian collected The Boodles trophy following the traditional one-off exhibition match after beating Dutchman...

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U-20 World Cup - Turkey comfortably beat El Salvador in opener Hosts Turkey began their Under-20 World Cup campaign in emphatic style with a 3-0 win over El Salvador in Trabzon. Salih Ucan and Cenk Sahin (twice) got the goals at the Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium to put Feyyaz Ucar’s side top of...

Hernandez misses hat-trick chance as Mexico beat Japan Confederations Cup, Group A, Estadio Mineirao – Japan 1 (Okazaki 86) Mexico 2 (Hernandez 54, 66) Mexico finished their Confederations Cup campaign with an entertaining 2-1 victory over Japan thanks to two headers from Javier Hernandez...

Neymar stars again as Brazil put four past Italy Confederations Cup, Group A, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador – Italy 2 (Giaccherini 51, Chiellini 71) Brazil 4 (Dante 45+1, Neymar 55, Fred 67, 89) Fred struck a brace and Neymar notched another world-class goal as Brazil beat Italy 4-2 to top Group...

Santaromita wins Italian road title Ivan Santaromita edged out Michele Scarponi and Davide Rebellin to win the Italian road race championship on Saturday. All three had been part of a five-man break on the hilly 229km course from Male along with Alessandro De Marchi and Simon Stortoni. But BMC...

Mahut beats Wawrinka for first singles title Nicolas Mahut claimed his maiden ATP title in style, beating favourite Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-4 in the final at Den Bosch. The Frenchman, 31, has missed action due to a knee injury and slipped to 240th in the world rankings as a result. But...

Lopez sees off Simon to capture Eastbourne title Spain's Feliciano Lopez won the men's title at Eastbourne, beating second seed Gilles Simon 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-0 in a dress rehearsal for their first-round meeting at Wimbledon next week. Left-hander Lopez also received a warning for taking too...

Sharapova takes swipe at Serena over boyfriend The dust has barely settled since their French Open final scrap but Maria Sharapova fired the first volley at Wimbledon title rival Serena Williams on Saturday, taking aim at the American's personal life. Sharapova, who lost for the 13th time in a...

Athletics - Bolt wins 100m at Jamaican trials World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt put in a workmanlike display to win the 100 metres at the Jamaican trials for the world championships. Bolt recovered from a slow start to catch Nickel Ashmeade at the 50-metre mark and clocked a...

No complaints from Murray at being in tough half With British hopes of elusive home success once again resting on his shoulders, Andy Murray could have been forgiven an envious glance Novak Djokovic's way after the Wimbledon draw was made on Friday. Top seed Djokovic got lucky with the two...

Athletics - Gay sprints to year's fastest 100m to defeat Gatlin Tyson Gay overcame Olympic bronze medallist Justin Gatlin's quicker start and sped to the year's fastest 100 metres, clocking 9.75 seconds at the US trials for the world championships. Fully fit for the first time in years, Gay...

Rafa happy to arrive on two knees Rafa Nadal will begin a hazardous path towards a third Wimbledon title on Monday just happy to have arrived at the grasscourt slam with a full complement of knees. Almost a year after suffering one of the worst defeats of his career to Czech hitman Lukas...

Athletics - Campbell: Dasaoulu to excel at European Team Championships Olympic sprint champion Darren Campbell insists the European Athletics Team Championships in Gateshead this weekend represents the perfect opportunity for James Dasaolu to stake his claim for further honours. Dasaolu, a...

Vesnina triumphs in Eastbourne Strong winds played havoc with her skirt and brought her a warning for time-wasting but Elena Vesnina rose above the problems to win her second WTA Tour title on the grass of Eastbourne on Saturday, beating American qualifier Jamie Hampton 6-2 6-1. Hampton, who...

Athletics - Czech decathlon champion Sebrle ends career Olympic decathlon gold medallist Roman Sebrle ended his career on Friday after a series of injuries. "I didn't expect this to be so difficult; it is tough," the 38-year-old former world-record holder told idnes.cz, saying a heel injury...

Halep wins second title in as many weeks Simona Halep made it two titles in as many weeks as she defeated Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in the final at 's-Hertogenbosch. The unseeded Romanian won her first ever WTA title on clay in Nuremburg just last week but showed she is the tour's in-form...

Athletics - Gay and Gatlin cruise in US qualifying Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin cruised through the opening round of the 100 metres at the US trials as America's top sprinters launched their bids for August's world championships. Former world champion Gay, the year's fastest man, won his heat...

Vekic primed for Wimbledon at 16 When a 16-year-old like Croatia's Donna Vekic bursts on to the big stage by reaching tournament finals the words "next big thing" are never far behind. The pitfalls of surviving the assault course of professional women's tennis have swallowed up many an...

Athletics - Bolt, Powell cruise to semi-finals at Jamaican trials World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt made easy progress into the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres at the Jamaican trials for the world championships. Bolt got off to a decent start and took control of heat one...

Del Potro warms up for Wimbledon with Gasquet win Juan Martin del Potro tuned up for Wimbledon with a victory over Richard Gasquet at the Boodles exhibition tournament at Stoke Park. The Argentine beat the Frenchman 6-3 4-6 10-5 – with the deciding set being a champions tie-break. Del Potro is...

Athletics - Injured Jeter withdraws from US championships Carmelita Jeter has pulled out of the US championships due to injury but will still be eligible for the World Championships. Jeter, the second fastest female sprinter of all-time, injured her right quadriceps at the Shanghai Diamond...

Simon and Lopez set up SW19 rehearsal at Eastbourne Gilles Simon and Feliciano Lopez booked their places in the ATP Eastbourne final on the same day they were drawn to face each other at Wimbledon. Second seed Simon booked his spot with a 6-4 6-3 win over seventh-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi...

Athletics - Hurdler Pearson to return in Birmingham World and Olympic champion Sally Pearson will compete in her first 100 metres hurdles event since winning gold at last year's London Games when she races in the Czech Republic next week. The 26-year-old will compete in Ostrava next Thursday...

Wozniacki suffers shock defeat in Eastbourne semis Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki was dumped out of the Eastbourne semi-finals following a 7-6(8) 5-7 3-6 defeat to Jamie Hampton. Wozniacki, the world number nine, took the opening set on a tie break on the south coast and looked on course for a...

Snooker - Robertson to face Higgins in Wuxi final Neil Robertson avenged his defeat to Robert Milkins at the World Championships to move into the Wuxi Classic final. Robertson suffered a surprise 10-8 first round defeat to the Englishman in Sheffield in April but always looked in control in...

Serena handed Minella test in opener Serena Williams will face Mandy Minella in the opening round of Wimbledon. The American top seed will begin her quest for a sixth title against the world number 92 from Luxembourg. Zheng Jie, who nearly knocked her out in the third round last year, is a...

Snooker - Robertson, Higgins reach Wuxi Classic semis Neil Robertson came through a final frame decider with Cao Yupeng to reach the semi-finals of the Wuxi Classic. The Australian was full of confidence after a 5-0 demolition of Mark King on Thursday but the world number 66, in his first...

Murray to meet Becker while Nadal could face Federer in quarters Home favourite Andy Murray will play Benjamin Becker in the opening round of Wimbledon and is in the same half of the draw as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who could meet in the quarter-finals. The Scot will meet the German...

Snooker - Robertson and Higgins roar into last eight at Wuxi Classic Neil Robertson romped into the quarter-finals of the Wuxi Classic with a 5-0 demolition of Mark King. The Australian opened with a break of 96 and followed it up with runs of 41 and 75 before coming back from 48-0 down to...

Simon beats Tomic to reach Eastbourne semis Gilles Simon is on course to reach his first ever grass court final after beating Bernard Tomic at Eastbourne. The Frenchman moved into the semi-finals with a 7-6 (8) 6-3 victory over the Australian. Simon, seeded second at the event, had looked in...

Hawkins, Ding beaten at Wuxi Classic Barry Hawkins and Ding Junhui were among the latest high profile casualty at the Wuxi Classic in China. Hawkins suffered a surprise 5-4 defeat to Chinease player Cao Yupeng. ‘The Hawk’ recovered from losing the first frame to take a 3-1 advantage with...

Murray and Djokovic win exhibition matches Andy Murray continued his fine form on grass with a straight-sets victory over Kei Nishikori whilst Novak Djokovic won through against Grigor Dimitrov. Olympic and US Open champion Murray, who claimed his third Aegon Championships trophy at the...

Snooker - Lee match-fixing hearing set for September Stephen Lee’s future will be decided by an independent tribunal hearing on September 9 following charges of match-fixing. The 38-year-old has been suspended since October due to eight charges of breaching the sport’s betting rules. And by...

Wozniacki survives at Eastbourne but Li Na out Caroline Wozniacki came from a set down to beat Ekaterina Makarova in the quarter-finals at Eastbourne but Li Na is out. The fifth seed Wozniacki dropped the first set against the Russian 6-4 but won the next 6-0 despite having a long rules debate...

Snooker - Trump, Davis dumped out at Wuxi Classic World number three Judd Trump was beaten 5-2 by Li Hang at the Wuxi Open ranking event in China. Hang took the first three frames with breaks of 62, 54 and 62 but the World Championship semi-finalist dug in and responded to claim the next two -...

Hewitt summoned to appear in court on sexual ***** charges Former Wimbledon doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been served a summons to appear in a South African court following allegations he sexually ****** young girls. The 73-year-old Australian, who won five men’s doubles titles at SW19 with...