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Froome confirmed as Sky's team leader for Tour Dave Brailsford has confirmed that Chris Froome - and not defending champion Bradley Wiggins - will lead Team Sky in this year's Tour de France. The Team Sky general manager ended months of speculation by giving his formal backing to Kenyan-born...

Top players pay tribute to ATP chief Drewett Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal joined a minute's silence at the Madrid Open on Sunday in memory of men's ATP Tour executive chairman and president Brad Drewett, who died on Friday. The four tennis heavyweights were joined...

Puccio in pink after Sky win Giro team time trial Youngster Salvatore Puccio rode into the pink jersey after the Sky team of Bradley Wiggins won stage two of the Giro d'Italia - a team time trial on the island of Ischia. Team Sky completed the highly technical 17.4km course in a time of 22...

Nadal praises red court return as Madrid banishes blues The Madrid Masters appears to have put last year's controversy over the blue clay courts firmly behind it with some of the world's top-ranked men including fierce critic Rafa Nadal all praising the newly-built red dust replacements on...

Demare victorious in 4 Jours de Dunkerque Yannick Martinez of France was victorious on stage five as Arnaud Demare took the 4 Jours de Dunkerque title on Sunday. Martinez came through to take the 164.1km stage to Estaires in a time of 3:41.28 from Matthias Friedemann of Germany and compatriot...

Federer: No need to seed Nadal higher for French Rafa Nadal's seeding at the French Open is irrelevant as the Spaniard's prowess on clay means he will always be dangerous, his great rival Roger Federer said on Sunday. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget had suggested Nadal, who has...

Barta triumphs in Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich Jan Barta of the Czech Republic secured the overall victory in the Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich on Sunday after Davide Rebellin won the fourth stage of the race. Barta came through in a time of 11:53.47 to take the general classification ahead of...

Wawrinka crushes Ferrer for Estoril title Stanislas Wawrinka beat clay-court specialist David Ferrer in straight sets to claim the Oeiras Open title in Estoril, Portugal. Second seed Wawrinka avenged February’s Buenos Aires final defeat to the top seeded Spaniard in some style, running out 6-1...

Snooker - O'Sullivan breaks Crucible century record, takes day one lead in final Ronnie O'Sullivan edged towards a fifth world title, and made history in the process, with a 10-7 lead over surprise package Barry Hawkins after a captivating first two sessions of the 2013 World Championship...

Kreder sprints to win as Demare stays ahead in Dunkerque Michel Kreder won a sprint finish to take stage four of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, with Arnaud Demare still leading going into the final day. Garmin-Sharp rider Kreder took the spoils of an eight-man breakaway sprint, while Demare...

Veteran Haas wins Munich title Tommy Haas became the first 35-year-old in five years to win an ATP title with a 6-3 7-6(3) win over fellow German Phillip Kohlschreiber. Third seed Haas, who has been in good form over the past year, held off a late fight-back from his fourth-seeded compatriot...

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Liga - Real Madrid beat Real Valladolid in seven-goal thriller La Liga, Bernabeu - Real Madrid 4 (Valiente 26og, Cristiano Ronaldo 32 & 70, Kaka 49) Real Valladolid 3 (Oscar 8, Guerra 35, Sastre 87) Ronaldo scored a brace as Real Madrid beat Real Valladolid 4-3 at the Bernabeu. League leaders...

Spanish Liga - Atletico Madrid denied by resilient Deportivo La Liga, Estadio Riazor - Deportivo La Coruna 0 Atletico Madrid 0 Atletico Madrid came away with a hard-fought point from the Estadio Riazor following a 0-0 draw against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga. A rather lacklustre first-half...

Ligue 1 - Gignac brace as Marseille delay PSG's title celebrations Marseille made a giant step towards a Champions League spot as Andre-Pierre Gignac's double earned them a 2-1 home win against Bastia and delayed arch rivals Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 title celebrations. Second-placed OM have...

Moreno wins Vuelta a Madrid Javi Moreno bagged the 11th victory of the season for his Movistar team after triumphing in the Vuelta a Madrid. The Spaniard overcome Landa (Euskaltel), Fernandez (OFM) and team-mate Ruben Plaza as the race culminated at the top of the 1,800m-high La Morcuera peak...

Serie A - Osvaldo snatches last gasp win for Roma at Fiorentina An injury time goal from Pablo Osvaldo saw Roma snatch a 1-0 win at Champions League-chasing Fiorentina in Serie A. Osvaldo deftly headed home from a corner in the dying seconds to give Roma a barely deserved victory and move them...

Hingis effect helps Pavlyuchenkova to first title on clay Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova warmed up for the French Open by winning her first claycourt title with a 7-5 6-2 win over Spanish fourth seed Carla Suarez Navarro in the Portugal Open final on Saturday. Pavlyuchenkova's decision to...

Barta bags overall lead after time trial win in Poland Czech Jan Barta won the time trial in Polkowice and took an overall lead after stage two of the Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich. Barta proved up to the test in rainy conditions, holding off Stefan Schumacher and Sven Forberger. Overnight...

Premier League - Quickfire Walcott gives lukewarm Arsenal win at QPR Premier League, Loftus Road – Queens Park Rangers 0 Arsenal 1 (Walcott 1). Theo Walcott’s 20th goal of the season gave Arsenal a 1-0 win at QPR that puts them third in the Premier League – for now. With less than half a...

Ferrer books Wawrinka showdown in Estoril final The top two seeds will meet in Sunday's Oeiras Open final after David Ferrer and Stanislas Wawrinka won through. Ferrer sealed a routine victory over Andrea Seppi, romping through the match 6-1 6-4. Wawrinka met a sterner adversary in Paolo...

Snooker - Hawkins to face O'Sullivan in first World Championship final Barry Hawkins completed a strong comeback against Ricky Walden to reach the World Championship final 17-14 in Sheffield. A run of eight frames in a row for the Londoner helped set up a clash with four-time world champion...

Bundesliga - Ten-man Bayern escape Dortmund with a point Bundesliga, Signal Iduna Park - Borussia Dortmund 1 (Grosskreutz 11) Bayern Munich (Gomez 23) Mario Gomez’s 23rd-minute header rescued a point for 10-man Bayern Munich against rivals Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park in a dress...

Premier League - Wigan give survival hopes boost with win against West Brom Premier League, The Hawthorns - West Bromwich Albion 2 (Long 29, McAuley 50) Wigan Athletic 3 (Kone 39, McArthur 58, McManaman 80) Wigan Athletic boosted their hopes of Premier League survival with a crucial 3-2 win...

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Premier League - Carroll frustrated as Newcastle win point at West Ham Premier League, Upton Park - West Ham United 0 Newcastle United 0 Andy Carroll endured a frustrating afternoon against former club Newcastle as the visitors won a valuable point in the fight for Premier League survival...

Athletics - Olympic champ Cakir faces life ban Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin, who came back from a doping ban to win the women's 1,500 metres under a cloud of suspicion at the 2012 Olympics, faces a lifetime ban after being charged with another anti-doping offence. Cakir, who was given a...

Premier League - Agbonlahor brace fires Aston Villa clear of danger Premier League, Carrow Road - Norwich 1 (Holt 73) Aston Villa 2 (Agbonlahor 55, 89) A second-half brace from Gabriel Agbonlahor fired Aston Villa to the much-coveted 40 point mark as Paul Lambert left his former side reeling...

Athletics - Paralympic hero runs 40 marathons in 40 days Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead is training for what he believes will be his greatest challenge yet as he prepares to run 40 marathons in 40 days. The London 2012 200m gold medallist and world record holder will run a marathon a...

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Premier League - Manchester City held by Swansea in bore draw Premier League, Liberty Stadium – Swansea 0 Manchester City 0 Swansea held Manchester City to a goalless draw in an uninspiring Premier League affair at the Liberty Stadium. An even and mildly entertaining first half was followed...

Athletics - Injured Bolt to skip Jamaica meeting Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has been ruled out of Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational meeting because of a slight hamstring strain. The 100 and 200 metres world record holder felt tightness in training over the weekend...

Premier League - Reading hammer Fulham to get off the bottom Premier League, Craven Cottage - Fulham 2 - 4 Reading Hal Robson-Kanu’s two goals against Fulham inspired Reading to record their first win in 11 and lifted them off the bottom of the Premier League. Robson-Kanu was tripped by John...

Athletics - Sharp upgraded to European 800m gold after Arzhakova ban British 800m runner Lynsey Sharp is to be handed European Championship gold after Russian champion Yelena Arzhakova received a ban for doping. Sharp finished second to Arzhakova at last summer's European Championships in...

Premier League - Bale stunner rescues win for poor Tottenham Premier League, White Hart Lane - Tottenham 1 (Bale 86) Southampton 0 Tottenham relied heavily on the outrageous talent of Gareth Bale once again as a brilliant strike from the Welsh star masked a horrid team effort in a 1-0 win...

Athletics - Russia's Pishchalnikova given 10-year doping ban Olympic discus silver medallist Darya Pishchalnikova has been given a 10-year doping ban after failing a ***** test for the second time. A sample taken from Pishchalnikova in May last year was re-tested and proved positive for the...

Evert hurt by Connors' revelations of 'private matter' Tennis great Chris Evert has hit out at her former fiance Jimmy Connors for hinting that their relationship ended in the 1970s after she had an abortion against his wishes. "In his book, Jimmy Connors has written about a time in our...

Bundesliga - Leverkusen clinch Champions League place, drama for Bremen Bayer Leverkusen made sure of a top-three Bundesliga finish and a place in next season's Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win at Nuremberg on Saturday. Werder Bremen's troubles continued as they squandered a...

Snooker - O'Sullivan beats Trump to reach fifth World Championship final Ronnie O'Sullivan is one step closer to completing a remarkable comeback from a year out of the game as he defeated Judd Trump 17-11 to reach the final. The Rocket took the three frames he needed from an overnight score...

Championship - High drama as Hull win promotion on astonishing final day Hull City secured promotion to the Premier League in almost the most dramatic circumstances imaginable on an afternoon that saw Peterborough United and Wolverhampton Wanderers relegated to League One. Champions: Cardiff...

Snooker - Hawkins roars back to restore parity with Walden Barry Hawkins claimed the last four frames of the morning session to level his World Championship semi-final with Ricky Walden at 12-12. Both players struggled to find their best form in a tense contest but it was the Londoner who...

Cavendish in pink after victory in stage one Britain's Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia in sunny Naples to take the first maglia rosa of the 96th edition of the race. Omega Pharma-Quick Step's Cavendish came from far back to pip Italian Elia Viviani (Cannondale) and...

Pavlyuchenkova wins second title of season in Portugal Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova clinched her second trophy of the season as she beat Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5 6-2 in the final of WTA Oeiras in Portugal. The 19th-ranked Russian, who triumphed at WTA Monterrey earlier in the campaign...

Snooker - O’Sullivan leads Trump despite 'obscene gesture' warning Ronnie O’Sullivan stretched his World Championship semi-final lead over Judd Trump to 14-10 despite a referee's ticking off. A gripping evening session had almost everything including a century break, superb safety, alleged...

INTERVIEW-Wiggins won't have it all his own way - Millar David Millar, the last British rider to lead the Giro d'Italia, has no doubt about which of his compatriots is most likely to become the first Briton to win the race starting on Saturday. "Bradley (Wiggins) is the favourite, he's the...

Nadal 'will not get higher seeding' at Roland Garros Rafael Nadal will not be protected with a higher seeding at the French Open, tournament director Gilbert Ysern said. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget suggested last month that the Spaniard, who has slipped to fifth in the world...

Snooker - Gritty Hawkins pegs back Walden Barry Hawkins won five of the eight frames in the second session of their World Championship semi-final to trail Ricky Walden 9-7 going into Saturday’s match conclusion. It was a dour and scrappy affair with neither player anywhere near their best as...

Rebellin claims Polish opener Davide Rebellin led a CCC Polsat Polkowice one-two in the first stage of the Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich in Poland. Italian rider Rebellin claimed the stage victory ahead of Polsat team-mate Marek Rutkiewicz, with Bartosz Huzarskiemu of Team NetApp-Endura third...

ATP chief Drewett dies aged 54 Brad Drewett, executive chairman and president of the men's ATP Tour since 2012, died aged 54 on Friday from Motor Neurone Disease. Drewett's WTA counterpart Stacey Allaster added: "Brad was an incredibly warm human being and a dedicated ****** man. He also was...

Rugby - Tigers secure home semi-final Leicester stayed on course for a record ninth successive Aviva Premiership final after they booked a home play-off semi-final with a comfortable 32-20 victory over London Irish in their final game of the regular season. Leicester scored five tries through...