Tottenham reach Champions League
Peter Crouch heads a late winner as Tottenham secure a place in next season's Champions League play-offs with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City.

S Africa crush Afghans to qualify
South Africa secure their place in the Super Eights with an emphatic 59-run victory over Afghanistan in their final World Twenty20 group match in Barbados.

Ribery out of Champions League final as ban upheld
Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final against Inter Milan after Bayern Munich have their appeal against his three-match ban rejected.

Federer into quarters at Estoril
Roger Federer records his first win of the year on clay at the Estoril Open in Portugal.

Fulham 0-1 Stoke
Matthew Etherington hits a fine late winner as Stoke leapfrog Fulham and move into the top half of the table.

Motherwell 6-6 Hibernian
Motherwell snatch a late draw against Hibs in a remarkable 12-goal thriller at Fir Park.

Delhi Games delays cause concern
Commonwealth Games organisers express serious concern over the delay in the delivery of venues in Delhi.

McLaren target front row in Spain
McLaren are confident they can qualify for a place on the front row of the grid for the first time this season in Spain.

Wozniacki beaten at Italian Open
World number two Caroline Wozniacki makes an early exit at the Italian Open with a third-round defeat by Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.

Australia advance to Super Eights
Australia overcome a shaky start to beat Bangladesh and reach the Super Eight phase of the ICC World Twenty20.

Woods prepared for rankings blow
Tiger Woods admits his status as world number one is under threat at the Players Championship in Florida.

Man City reject Redknapp claims
Manchester City strongly deny Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's claims that they forced Spurs to drop their efforts to sign Craig Bellamy.

Fulham ask Uefa for extra tickets
Fulham ask Uefa for more tickets for the Europa League final in Hamburg, after selling out their entire 12,650 allocation in five hours on Friday.

Skrtel returns to full training
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel returns to full training on Wednesday after 10 weeks out of action with a broken metatarsal in his right foot.

Hispania add Klien as test driver
Austrian Christian Klien joins Hispania as their second test driver and will take part in practice at the Spanish GP.

Robertson grateful for Perry help
Neil Robertson praises the support he has received from his friends in Cambridge and practice partner Joe Perry.

Worcester confirm Goode arrival
Former England fly-half Andy Goode confirms he is still joining Worcester despite the club's relegation.

Double act: Kournikova and Hingis to pair up again at Wimbledon
Former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis will return to the All England Club this year to play in the veterans doubles with Anna Kournikova.

Thursday's gossip column
Rafael Benitez set to reject Juventus to stay at Liverpool, plus other rumours

Hearts 0-0 Dundee United
Hearts' hopes of clinching fifth place in the Scottish Premier League and a possible place in Europe end with their goalless draw with Dundee United.

Tait reveals new Falcons set-up
Alan Tait reveals there will be no new director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons, following his appointment as head coach at Kingston Park.

Del Potro faces prolonged lay-off
US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro faces a lengthy lay-off after undergoing wrist surgery in the United States on Tuesday.

McIlroy boosted by Portrush round
Rory McIlroy says a round on the familiar fairways of Royal Portrush was the springboard to his dramatic win at the Quail Hollow Championship.

Sprinter Gay eyes Gateshead win
US sprinter Tyson Gay targets a successful return to the North East in July's Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead.

Cycling rocked by new dope probe
The 2009 Giro d'Italia runner-up Franco Pellizotti is one of three cyclists facing a doping investigation opened by the International Cycling Union.

Mamlook wins Chester Cup for Pipe
Mamlook, trained by David Pipe, wins the Chester Cup in a photo finish from Tastahil.

Florence to lead GB's slalom team
Olympic silver medallist David Florence will lead Great Britain's medal assault at this year's European and World Championships.

Aussie women beat England in thriller
Defending champions England lose their Women's World Twenty20 Group A opener against Australia on boundary countback after the match finished in a tie.

Kubica wary of rivals' upgrades
Renault's Robert Kubica warns his team it will be difficult to continue their impressive start to the season.

Playmakers 'need more protection'
Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown says the game's playmakers need greater protection, calling for heavier punishments for those committing illegal play.

Lorenzo takes thrilling Jerez win
Jorge Lorenzo beats fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa on the final lap to win the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.

Coach rules out Calzaghe comeback
Enzo Calzaghe rules out his undefeated son Joe coming back for a rematch with American Bernard Hopkins.

Majority support plan, says Hearn
Barry Hearn's plans to shake up snooker look set to get the go-ahead after a players' meeting in Sheffield.

GB women upbeat despite defeats
Britain's women's water polo team refuse to be downbeat despite missing out on qualification for the European Water Polo Championships.

Fatal track faster than planned
Luge chiefs admit the track on which Nodar Kumaritashvili died at the 2010 Winter Olympics was faster than it was designed to be.

Weir suffers flat as Cassidy wins
Two flat tyres cost Britain's David Weir a potential fifth London Marathon as Canada's Josh Cassidy overhauls him to win the wheelchair race.