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Snooker - Mark Allen: Players will quit expensive tour Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen says that the demands of the revamped snooker world tour could lead to professional players quitting the game. The world number six says that the focus on Asian-based events, particularly in China, have made...

Bundesliga - Bayern Munich seal fastest ever title after win over Frankfurt Bayern Munich won their 22nd Bundesliga title in record time by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 to open up an unassailable 20-point lead with six games left in the season. The Bavarians ended the two-year reign of...

World Cup - World Cup dates moved after Nigeria complain FIFA have moved dates of forthcoming African World Cup qualifiers to accommodate Nigeria's participation at the Confederation Cup and ensure no advantage accrues to their opponents. The next two rounds of African zone Group F matches...

Liga - Negredo double keeps Sevilla dreaming of Europe Alvaro Negredo scored twice to lead Sevilla to a 2-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and keep alive their hopes of qualifying for Europe next season. The Spain striker netted in the fourth and 87th minutes to take his tally for...

Serie A - Tale of two penalties sees spoils shared in Rome derby Serie A, Stadio Olimpico - Roma 1 (Totti pen 56) Lazio 1 (Hernanes 16) Anderson Hernanes gave Lazio the lead with a wonderful strike just after the quarter hour mark in a closely-contested first half but the same player...

Premier League - Aguero stunner seals derby win for City Premier League, Old Trafford - Manchester United 1 (Kompany og 59) Manchester City (Milner 51, Aguero 78) Manchester City may be powerless to prevent the title returning to Manchester United but a stunning strike from Sergio Aguero...

Robson bows out early in Katowice Laura Robson crashed out in the first round of the Katowice Open with a loss to Lourdes Dominguez-Lino in Poland. The new British number one, seeded eighth for the event, lost 7-5 6-7(9) 1-6 after running out of steam in the decider and dropping her serve...

Wounded Djokovic leads Serbia past US Novak Djokovic overcame an early injury to his ankle and lifted Serbia to the Davis Cup semi-finals with a gritty 7-5 6-7 6-1 6-0 victory over American Sam Querrey on Sunday. "It's very strong emotion when you play for your country. I guess that's the...

'Mission accomplished' after Cancellara captures third title Swiss star Fabian Cancellara is looking forward to rest and a holiday after winning his third Paris-Roubaix title. Cancellara, who won the Queen of the Classics in 2006 and 2010, entered the Roubaix outdoor velodrome for 1 1/2 laps...

Canada clinches Davis Cup semi-final berth Canada clinched their place in the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time when they grabbed an unassailable lead over Italy in Vancouver on Sunday. Canada led 2-1 overnight and their top-ranked player Milos Raonic secured the victory for his team...

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Sky fail to have it their way in demanding classics Team Sky prepared in unconventional fashion for the Flanders classic races this season, hoping to crush the competition as they have been doing on stage events, but results let them down. The British team have only Mathew Hayman's third place...

Men's Curling World Championships Sweden beat hosts Canada to become world champions Sweden triumphed 8-6 over hosts Canada in the final of the World Curling Championship in Victoria. Swedish skip Niklas Edin added the world crown to the European one he won on home ice in Karlstad in...

Serena Williams claims third Charleston crown World number one Serena Williams recovered from a set down to beat Jelena Jankovic 3-6 6-0 6-2 and retain her title at WTA Charleston. The triumph was American Williams' 49th in WTA play. Only nine players have won 50 or more WTA titles. After...

Erstwhile Armstrong team-mate Kjaergaard avoids doping sanctions Steffen Kjaersgaard, a team-mate of Lance Armstrong for four years, will not face sanctions despite admitting to using performance-enhancing *****. The Norwegian admitted doping between 1998 and 2003 at a news conference last...

Men's Curling World Championships Scotland settle for world curling bronze Scotland settled for bronze at the World Curling Championships in Victoria and, while disappointed it wasn't at least silver, skip David Murdoch is encouraged by the performance less than a year out from Sochi 2014...

Pavlyuchenkova clinches third Monterrey title Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has outdone top seed Angelique Kerber to take a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 triumph and along with it her third Monterrey Open in four years in Mexico on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Pavlyuchenkova overcame 13 double faults and...

European Football - Red Star further trim Partizan's lead in Serbia Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade's lead was cut to four points after they lost 2-1 at home to Vojvodina Novi Sad on Sunday and 1991 European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade won 1-0 at bottom club Smederevo. Partizan, chasing...

Serena Williams claims third Charleston crown World number one Serena Williams recovered from a set down to beat Jelena Jankovic and retain her title at WTA Charleston. Williams lost the opening set 6-3 to the Serb in 45 minutes, who was seeded ninth for the clay-court tournament in South...

European Football - Solskjaer's Molde bottom after third straight defeat Defending Norwegian champions Molde are rooted to the bottom of the table after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lost their third straight game to be the only side yet to register a point. Despite the surprisingly bad start...

Britain stun Russia to reach World Group play-off Great Britain's Dan Evans beat Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-4 6-1 to seal a thrilling and historic 3-2 Davis Cup win over Russia. The result means Britain came from two rubbers down for the first time in 83 years to set up an unlikely World Group...

African Football - Holders Al Ahli reach third round Collated results of African Champions League second round, second legs at the weekend. RESULTS Entente Setif (Algeria) 4 ASFA Yennega (Burkina Faso) 2 First leg: 1-2; Entente Setif won 5-4 on aggregate Coton Sport (Cameroon) 2 Academie...

Berlocq upsets Simon to give Argentina victory Carlos Berlocq upset world number 13 Gilles Simon 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 to hand Argentina a surprise 3-2 victory over France in their Davis Cup quarter-final on Sunday. Argentina captain Martin Jaite's team went through to a semi-final away to holders...

European Football - Vonortas denied victory on Panathinaikos debut New coach Giannis Vonortas drew a blank in his first game in charge as Panathinaikos were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Panionios in the Super League on Sunday. The 52-year-old, who became the club's fourth coach of a difficult...

Rosol propels champions Czech Republic into semis Lukas Rosol beat Evgeny Korolev 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 to give Czech Republic an unassailable 3-1 lead over Kazakhstan and propel the defending champions into the Davis Cup semi-finals. Rosol battled Korolev, who had replaced Kazakh number one Mikhail...

Serie A - Atalanta stun Inter in San Siro goal feast German Denis hit a hat-trick to complete a stunning Atalanta comeback, beating Internazionale 4-3 at the San Siro. In a two-thirds empty stadium, Tommaso Rocchi scored his first goal in 14 months on the stroke of half-time to put the hosts...

Argentina eye France upset in Buenos Aires Argentina came from a set down to upset France in the doubles and take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup quarter-final at Parque Roca in Buenos Aires. David Nalbandian and Horacio Zeballos beat Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-3 after a...

Spanish Liga - Late Jonas goal wins it for Valencia Valencia took a step towards qualifying for next season’s Champions League by beating 10-man Real Valladolid thanks to a Jonas goal in the last minute of stoppage time. The result puts Valencia just two points behind Real Sociedad in the race...

Serbia shock Bryans in United States to take lead In a shock of the world's number one doubles team, the patchwork duo of Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac overcame the United States' Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 7-6 5-7 4-6 15-13 to give Serbia a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup quarter finals. After...

Ligue 1 - Saint-Etienne beat Evian to go third Saint-Etienne went above Lyon after beating strugglers Evian Thonon Gaillard 1-0 while Lyon lost to Stade Reims. The hosts scored the decisive goal in dramatic and slightly controversial fashion with 12 minutes remaining as Romain Hamouma’s header...

Canada win doubles to lead Italy Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil won an epic doubles match against Fabio Fognini and Daniele Bracciali in Vancouver on Saturday to give Canada a 2-1 lead over Italy in their Davis Cup quarter-final. After squandering a two-set lead, the Canadians held their...

Spanish Liga - Getafe hold nine-man Atletico in Madrid derby Atletico Madrid failed to close the gap on rivals Real Madrid after being held to a 0-0 draw by Getafe, finishing the match with nine men. Real Madrid widened the gap between them and third place Atletico with a 5-1 win over Levante...

Serena Williams cruises past ****** Venus in Charleston World number one Serena Williams breezed past ****** Venus 6-1 6-2 in their first meeting since 2009 in the semi-finals of the ****** Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. Serena, who won her fifth match in a row against...

Serie A - Ilicic dazzler helps Palermo finally win away A sensational Josip Ilicic goal helped Palermo earn their first away win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Sampdoria. In a relegation dogfight fixture, Delio Rossi went up against his former club but did so without Nenad Krsticic or...

Cancellara pips Vanmarcke to win Paris-Roubaix Fabian Cancellara beat Sep Vanmarcke in a sprint in the Velodrome to win a dramatic Paris-Roubaix. The Queen of the Classics came down to the death for the first time since 2008 and the Swiss came around the outside of the Belgian to become the...

Holders Czech Republic stunned in doubles by Kazakhstan Outsiders Kazakhstan stayed alive in their Davis Cup quarter-final against holders Czech Republic after winning the doubles rubber on Saturday. The Czechs were looking to wrap up the tie after winning both of their singles matches on...

Premier League - Maloney stunner denies 10-man QPR win Premier League, Loftus Road – Queens Park Rangers 1 (Remy 85) Wigan Athletic 1 (Maloney 90+5). Shaun Maloney netted a free-kick in the final seconds of injury time to give Wigan a 1-1 draw at fellow relegation battlers QPR that landed a...

Rui Costa wins Klasika Primavera, Contador third Movistar rider Rui Costa won the Klasika Primavera in Amorebieta with Alberto Contador third in the bunch sprint. The Portuguese rider triumphed in a 20-rider dash for the line after 171.6 kilometres. Saxo-Tinkoff rider Contador missed out on...

Pakistan complain after Davis Cup disqualification Pakistan officials have complained to tennis governing body the ITF that their players were left distraught and the team suffered financial loss after they were disqualified from a Davis Cup tie against New Zealand. Pakistan were on course to...

Serie A - Ten-man Fiorentina fight back against Milan Stadio Artemio Franchi, Serie A - Fiorentina 2 (Ljajic 66 pen, Pizarro 73 pen) AC Milan 2 (Montolivo 14, Flamini 62) Two second half penalties saw ten man Fiorentina fight back from 2-0 down to hold Milan 2-2 in a thrilling game in Serie...

Russian rider Serebryakov suspended after positive EPO test Euskaltel-Euskadi's Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been suspended after traces of the ***** booster EPO were found in his *****. "The UCI advised Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov that he is provisionally suspended,"...

Fleming dedicates GB doubles victory to Hutchins Colin Fleming dedicated his and Jonny Marray's Davis Cup doubles rubber victory over Russian duo Igor Kunitsyn and Victor Baluda to Ross Hutchins with Britain now back in the tie in Coventry. Fleming and Wimbledon doubles champion Marray took to...

Serie A - Balotelli fined for smoking in train toilets AC Milan's maverick forward Mario Balotelli was caught smoking in the toilet on the train during the team's journey to Florence and will be fined, chief executive Adriano Galliani has said. Balotelli was ticked off by the train guard who...

Men's Curling World Championships Scotland lose to Canada in worlds semis Scottish skip David Murdoch's hopes of claiming his first World Curling Championship title for four years are over in Victoria after a 6-3 loss to Canada in the semi-finals. Scotland finished top of the standings...

Quintana fends off favourites in Vuelta al Pais Vasco Colombia's Nairo Quintana fended off overwhelming favourite Richie Porte of Australia to take a surprise overall win in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco on Saturday. The 23-year-old Movistar rider finished second in the final, hilly individual...

US level with Serbia, Holders Czechs lead Top American Sam Querrey picked a good time to pull off his first five-set Davis Cup victory when he stopped Victor Troicki 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 to level the United States' tie against Serbia 1-1. Querrey's victory boosted the hosts after world number...

Premier League - Stubborn West Ham frustrate Liverpool Premier League, Anfield – Liverpool 0 West Ham 0. A defensive masterclass from West Ham denied Liverpool victory in a well-contested Premier League clash at Anfield. Marshalled by the excellent James Collins, Sam Allardyce’s side somehow...

Men's Curling World Championships Murdoch needs second chance to make worlds final Scottish skip David Murdoch suffered a narrow defeat to Sweden in their first attempt to make the final at the men's curling World Championship. The European champions, skipped by Niklas Edin, edged a 6-5...

Oakley and Eurosport ask fans to 'Conquer the Road' Oakley has teamed up with Eurosport to launch a search for two fit and motivated cyclists who will be asked to "Conquer the Road" to celebrate the 100th edition of the Tour de France in 2013. It will represent a once in a lifetime opportunity...

Williams sisters to meet in Charleston semis Serena and Venus Williams set up a tantalising semi-final against each other after both won twice in one day in the rain-affected ****** Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. The American sisters will face off for the first time since the 2009...