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World Women's Curling Championships Scotland overcome Denmark to continue run at World Curling Eve Muirhead's Scotland made it seven wins from eight, beating Denmark 8-6 at the women's curling World Championships. The Danes are struggling near the foot of the standings, and Scotland have...

Scottish Premier League - Break helps St Johnstone St Johnstone have seen a number of fitness issues clear up during a 23-day period without a game ahead of their Clydesdale Bank Premier League against Dundee United on Monday. Tam Scobbie and Gary Miller have recovered from ankle problems...

World Women's Curling Championships Scotland brush aside hosts to stay top at World Curling Eve Muirhead's Scottish rink brushed aside the challenge of hosts Latvia to maintain their winning run at the women's curling World Championships. Latvia were winless before the encounter and skip...

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Football - Injury news boosts United Manchester United have received a triple injury boost ahead of their Premier League trip to Sunderland. Nani (hamstring), Phil Jones (ankle) and Paul Scholes (knee) have all recovered from their knocks. All three could be involved at the Stadium of Light as...

World Women's Curling Championships Muirhead joint top as Sigfridsson finally loses at worlds Eve Muirhead's Scottish rink are tied for first place at the World Women's Curling Championships after recording a fifth win as Swedish skip Margaretha Sigfridsson suffered her first defeat in Riga...

World Women's Curling Championships Muirhead's Scotland move second at World Championship Eve Muirhead's Scottish rink moved to second in the overall standings after a double win at the women's curling World Championship in Riga. After a confident victory over winless China, the former world...

Liga - Betis to fine Nosa Real Betis have reportedly determined this week to fine Nosa Igiebor €20,000 as punishment for returning late from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigerian international only returned to Spain on March 8, almost a month after winning the African competition with his...

World Women's Curling Championships Muirhead's confidence rising after third win at worlds Scottish skip Eve Muirhead believes her rink's charge at the World Women's Curling Championships is gathering pace at just the right time after they recorded a third win with defeat of China in Riga...

Cricket - Shakib signs Foxes deal Leicestershire have signed Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as their second overseas player for this season's Friends Life t20 competition. Shakib is currently ranked as the top all-rounder by the ICC in one-day internationals and will join Australian...

World Women's Curling Championships Scotland fall to heavy first defeat to Sweden at worlds Scottish skip Eve Muirhead was given a rude awakening at the World Women's Curling Championships as she fell to a heavy first defeat in her second game in Riga, Latvia. Muirhead's Scottish rink...

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Super Rugby - Burger hospitalised with meningitis South Africa international Schalk Burger has contracted bacterial meningitis after undergoing an operation. Burger's ****** confirmed in a statement that the 29-year-old Springboks and Stormers flanker had surgery to reduce pressure on a nerve...

World Women's Curling Championships Muirhead makes winning start against Canada at curling Worlds Eve Muirhead got off to a flying start at the women's curling World Championships with a victory over Olympic silver medallists Canada. The Scottish skip, a silver medallist three years ago...

Murray sees off Cilic to reach semis Britain's Andy Murray moved into the semi-finals of the Sony Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic to set up a meeting with Richard Gasquet in the last four. The second-seeded Murray fought back from a break down twice in the first set and...

Super Rugby - Genia and Cooper instrumental in Reds win over Highlanders Australia scrumhalf Will Genia provided the attacking impetus for the Queensland Reds to secure a 34-33 victory over the Otago Highlanders in their Super Rugby clash in Dunedin on Friday. Genia's clever running and...

World Women's Curling Championships Schoepp defeats Sidorova on return to world stage Germany skip Andrea Schoepp inflicted defeat onto European champion Anna Sidorova as the World Women's Curling Championships got underway in Latvia and she wants more of the same. Schoepp, who won global...

Sharapova to meet Serena in Miami final Maria Sharapova will face world number one Serena Williams in the final of the Sony Open in Miami. Williams needed just 65 minutes to deal with fourth seeded defending champion Agnieska Radwanska 6-0 6-3, while Sharapova, who won at Indian Wells earlier...

Snooker - Outrageous fluke helps Murphy oust Lisowski Jack Lisowski's ***** run at the China Open ended as Shaun Murphy hit back to set-up a semi-final showdown against Mark Selby. The 21-year-old from Cheltenham lost 5-4 to the 2005 world champion who won the final three frames. On the other...

Rugby League - Halifax reward their fans Rob Worrincy's hat-trick helped Halifax to a 60-6 hammering of Dewsbury Rams in their Kingstone Press Championship clash at the Shay. The match only went ahead after a noon pitch inspection but the hosts produced a scintillating reward for the fans who...

Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup Korpi and Rodriguez win at finale as Lago claims Crystal Globe Janne Korpi and Sophie Rodriguez claimed their first snowboard halfpipe World Cup wins of the season at the final round which saw Scotty Lago claim the men's Crystal Globe without competing. Korpi and...

Rugby League - Taia brace leads Dragons to summit Zeb Taia crossed for two second-half tries as the Catalan Dragons moved top of Super League by downing London Broncos 30-24. Taia's efforts proved decisive in a contest that swung this way and that from first minute to last in front of a...

Freestyle Skiing - Drake happy with ski switch after claiming national title Ed Drake claims he has had no regrets about switching from the alpine skiing circuit to try his hand at ski cross ahead of next year's Winter Olympics. The 27-year-old competed in downhill, giant slalom, super-G and...

Rugby League - Super-sub Sidlow steals Bulls a point A dramatic last-minute try by substitute Adam Sidlow earned Bradford a thrilling 18-18 draw after Leeds' former England captain Jamie Peacock had been sin-binned for dissent. The champions looked to have taken the derby spoils courtesy of...

Snowboard - Brit Morgan 'super stoked' at first career World Cup medal Billy Morgan claimed his first career snowboard slopestyle World Cup medal in Sierra Nevada and says he is "super stoked" about it. The 23-year-old has shown glimpses of his potential over the course of the season having...

Football - Clancy could return for Hibs Hibernian manager Pat Fenlon could have Tim Clancy back for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Inverness at Easter Road on Saturday. The former Kilmarnock defender has recovered from the hamstring complaint which has kept him out for almost...

Snowboard - Kadono takes World Cup title, Brit Morgan claims medal Japan's Yuuki Kadono claimed the men's snowboard slopestyle World Cup title in perfect fashion at the season finale in Sierra Nevada as Brit Billy Morgan claimed his first ever medal on the tour. Kadono started the final round...

World Cup - Donovan targets return to US national team United States forward Landon Donovan, returning to football after a three-month break from the game, said on Thursday he hopes to be back with the national team for June's World Cup qualifiers. Donovan announced last December that he...

Snowboard - Rising star Potter shines at British Championships Welsh snowboarder Maisey Potter underlined her future potential with a storming victory as she claimed gold at the British Championships in Tignes. Potter, who was part of Team GB at last month's European Youth Olympic Winter...

Scottish Football - New deal for Motherwell boss McCall Motherwell manager Stuart McCall has signed a new two-year contract. McCall's contract is due to expire at the end of this season and the former Bradford boss has finally put pen to paper to tie himself to Fir Park until summer 2015...

Freestyle Skiing - Riddle leaves it late to claim World Cup title Canadian Mike Riddle claimed victory in the final halfpipe freestyle World Cup event of the season in Sierra Nevada, Spain, to pip his rivals to the overall title. Riddle, 26, headed to Spain sitting 80 points off leader Torin...

European Football - Former AEK president Nikolaidis questioned by police Former AEK Athens striker and president Demis Nikolaidis said legal investigations into the cash-strapped top flight club's unpaid taxes were "progressing well" after he was questioned by police on Thursday. The...

Sochi organisers store snow in case of shortage While Moscow digs itself out of a huge snow storm that hit the Russian capital in the last few days, organisers of the Winter Olympics in Sochi are worried a lack of white powder could become a problem next February. Unseasonably warm...

Premier League - Jermain Defoe ‘not the ******’ of new born baby England striker Jermain Defoe has discovered that the ***** he believed was his own is in fact not his, his representatives confirmed in a statement. The Tottenham star had believed that Anne-Marie Moore’s ***** Joshua-James, who...

Ski Cross World Cup Smith takes advantage of fog to claim Crystal Globe Fanny Smith was the main beneficiary as the final race of the Ski Cross World Cup in Sierra Nevada was cancelled, confirming her as the winner of the Crystal Globe. Leading Ophelie David by 89 points before the final...

Premier League - Arsenal's Diaby out for nine months with cruciate injury Arsenal have been dealt another cruel blow after Abou Diaby was ruled out for nine months with a serious knee injury. The injury-prone France midfielder has damaged his left anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo...

Freestyle Skiing - Briton Woods crowned World Cup champion James Woods didn't contest the final freestyle ski slopestyle World Cup round of the season in Sierra Nevada but it had no affect on his position at the top as he was still crowned overall champion. The 21-year-old has enjoyed a fine...

Sailing - MacGregor relishing test in new boat Lucy MacGregor admitted she knew almost as soon as she stepped into a boat with Tom Phipps that he was the perfect partner in which to relaunch an assault on the Olympics. The 26-year-old skippered the British women's match racing team at the...

Speed Skating World Championships Lee Sang-Hwa retains world title in Sochi South Korea's Lee Sang-Hwa proved unbeatable on the final day of the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships as she won both heats of the 500m to retain her world title in Sochi. The reigning Olympic...

Murray sees off Cilic to reach Key Biscayne semis Andy Murray recovered from a slow start to defeat Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 and advance to the last four of the Miami Masters. Having his serve broken twice in the early stages, Murray would grow into the match and recover the dropped games to take...

Snooker - Lisowski continues ***** run, Selby regains top ranking Jack Lisowski made the quarter-finals of a ranking event for the first time in his career as he came through a thrilling 5-4 match against Mark Davis at the China Open in Beijing. Lisowski, who beat Judd Trump in his opening...

Speed Skating World Championships Fatkulina claims Russia's second gold in three days Olga Fatkulina claimed Russia's second gold in three days at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships on home ice in Sochi with victory in the ladies' 1000m. Russia headed into their home World...

Athletics - Ennis not obsessed with 7,000-point barrier Jessica Ennis admits breaking the 7,000 points barrier is a target, but the London 2012 heptathlon champion is not about to let her pursuit of it become an obsession. In winning Olympic gold in the capital last summer, Ennis not only...

Snowboard - Brit Fuller sixth at Winter X Games Aimee Fuller finished sixth in women's snowboard slopestyle competition at the Winter X Games in Tignes to complete a mixed event for British athletes. Fuller was the last of the four Brits in action in France, placing sixth after landing a...

Athletics - Thompson to follow Farah's footsteps onto road All eyes might currently be on Mo Farah as he makes the transition from the track to road, but fellow London 2012 10,000m runner Chris Thompson admits he might not be far behind. Since claiming an unprecedented 5,000m and 10,000m...

Sharapova crushes Jankovic to reach Miami final Maria Sharapova's hot streak on American hard courts continued with a 6-2 6-1 semi-final win over Jelena Jankovic in the Sony Open in Miami. The third seed, who also won the title in Indian Wells last time out, was at her clinical best, wrapping...

Freestyle Skiing - Kearney and Kingsbury win overall moguls titles Hannah Kearney was awarded victory as poor weather wreaked havoc in Sierra Nevada to take the overall ladies' freestyle ski moguls World Cup title in style while Mikael Kingsbury claimed the men's crown. Olympic champion...

Athletics - Ennis named World Sportswoman of the Year Bolt and Ennis win Sports Person of Year awards British heptathlete Jessica Ennis and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year Awards following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games...

Freestyle Skiing - Summerhayes just misses medal at X Games Freestyle skier Katie Summerhayes just missed out on a medal at the Winter X Games in Tignes. Summerhayes, who carried the British flag at last year's Winter Youth Olympic Games, ranked fourth in the ski slopestyle event as Canadian...

Athletics - Rudisha to run in Doha Diamond League Kenya's David Rudisha will begin his attempt to lower the 800m world record when he runs in the Diamond League event in Doha on May 10. The Olympic and world champion and world record holder will be the biggest name at the event, with Jamaican...