Villegas retains lead in St Louis
Sat, Sep 6
Colombia's Camilo Villegas leads by one shot after round two of the BMW Championship in St Louis.
Bayliss on pole as Corser tumbles
Sat, Sep 6
Championship leader Troy Bayliss takes pole at Donington Park as Troy Corser falls off as the final corner.
Dazzling show opens Paralympics
Sat, Sep 6
Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opens the Paralympic Games in Beijing at a stunning ceremony in the Bird's Nest stadium.
Rain forces women's final delay
Sat, Sep 6
Former champion Serena Williams will take on second seed Jelena Jankovic in the US Open final on Monday after rain washes out Saturday's schedule.
Khan knocked out in first round
Sat, Sep 6
Amir Khan is knocked out inside the first minute of his WBO intercontinental lightweight title defence by Breidis Prescott.
South Africa crash out
Sat, Sep 6
South Africa lose virtually all hope of playing in the Cup of Nations after their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nigeria.
Zola 'in frame' for West Ham job
Sat, Sep 6
Former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola and ex-Italy coach Roberto Donadoni are front-runners to be the new West Ham manager.
Magpies hit back at Keegan claims
Sat, Sep 6
Newcastle issue a powerful response to the claim by Kevin Keegan that club interference provoked his resignation.
Slovakia 2-1 N Ireland
Sat, Sep 6
Northern Ireland lose 2-1 to Slovakia in their opening World Cup qualifying match in Bratislava.
Wales 1-0 Azerbaijan
Sat, Sep 6
Wales stutter to an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan in their 2010 World Cup opener in Cardiff.
Macedonia 1-0 Scotland
Sat, Sep 6
Ilcho Naumoski gives Macedonia victory in their World Cup qualifier against a poor Scotland side.
Hamilton takes Belgian pole
Sat, Sep 6
Lewis Hamilton grabs his fifth pole of the season as McLaren at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Federer too strong for Djokovic
Sat, Sep 6
Defending champion Roger Federer beats third seed Novak Djokovic in four sets to reach his fifth successive US Open final.
Murray leading when rain arrives
Sat, Sep 6
Britain's Andy Murray leads world number one Rafael Nadal by two sets to love when rain suspends their US Open semi-final.
Cole double rescues nervy England
Sat, Sep 6
England labour to a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra thanks to Joe Cole's second-half brace.
Edinburgh 15-20 Munster
Fri, Sep 5
Munster open their Magners League campaign with a deserved win at Murrayfield.
McIlroy and Rumford lead Masters
Fri, Sep 5
Rory McIlroy and Brett Rumford share the lead after the second round of the Omega European Masters.
LPGA scraps English 'exam' plans
Fri, Sep 5
The LPGA Tour decides not to pursue plans to threaten its players with suspension if they cannot speak English by 2009.
Villegas races to St Louis lead
Fri, Sep 5
Colombia's Camilo Villegas leads by one shot after the rain-hit first round of the BMW Championship in St Louis.
Sprinter Jones leaves jail
Fri, Sep 5
US sprinter Marion Jones leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for lying about steroid use and involvement in a drugs fraud case.
Martina appeals over 200m silver
Fri, Sep 5
Churandy Martina appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being disqualified from the Olympic 200m final for running outside his lane and denied a silver medal.
Mutu lodges appeal over damages
Fri, Sep 5
Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu files an appeal against Fifa's ruling that he must pay the club 13.68m in damages for breach of contract.
Ferguson unfazed by Man City cash
Fri, Sep 5
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he is not worried about the threat posed by newly wealthy neighbours Manchester City.
Hammers bring in Uruguayan Lopez
Fri, Sep 5
Managerless West Ham confirm the signing of Uruguayan international left-back Walter Lopez.
NI fans beaten by 'security men'
Fri, Sep 5
Two Northern Ireland soccer fans are knocked unconscious by baton-wielding security men in Slovakia.
Shearer cool on Newcastle vacancy
Fri, Sep 5
Alan Shearer appears to rule himself out of the vacant manager's job at Newcastle, calling the club's structure "strange".
Bolt defeats Powell in Brussels
Fri, Sep 5
Usain Bolt wins the 100m at the Van Damme Memorial meeting while 800m runner Pamela Jelimo clinches the Golden League's entire $1m jackpot.
Ferdinand to miss England opener
Fri, Sep 5
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will miss England's opening World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday.
Serena to face Jankovic in final
Fri, Sep 5
Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic will meet in the US Open final after coming through their semis in straight sets.
Live text - Serena v Venus
Thu, Sep 4
Fourth seed Serena Williams plays her sister Venus, seeded seven, in the quarter-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.