Woods pulls out of own tournament
Tiger Woods withdraws from this week's Chevron World Challenge, a tournament he has hosted for the past nine years, because of injuries sustained in a car crash.

BBC sports award shortlist named
The top 10 contenders for this year's Sports Personality of the Year are revealed.

Redknapp sets league as priority
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says qualification for the Champions League is more important than winning a trophy.

Serena given fine & suspended ban
Serena Williams is fined and given a suspended three-year ban from the US Open for her verbal tirade at a line judge at Flushing Meadows.

Republic ask for extra Cup place
The Republic of Ireland ask Fifa for an extra place in the 2010 World Cup finals following the handball by Thierry Henry in the play-off against France.

Agents paid £70m by Premier clubs
England's top-flight clubs spent more than £70m on agent fees between October 2008 and September 2009, according to Premier League figures.

Blackpool 1-1 Preston
Blackpool move into the play-off places after collecting a point against west Lancashire rivals Preston.

Manor set for Virgin rebranding
Manor GP are set to be rebranded as Virgin Racing for the new Formula 1 season.

Flower urges Pietersen patience
Andy Flower urges England to show patience with Kevin Pietersen as he returns to form after injury.

Crusaders face £60,000 visa fine
The Crusaders could be fined £60,000 over the visa irregularities that led to six of their players being deported by the UK Borders Agency.

Mitchell relishes Prescott battle
Kevin Mitchell is relishing the chance to take on Amir Khan's former conqueror Breidis Prescott so he can step out of the Bolton fighter's shadow.

Kerrs head GB skating squad
Medal hopes Sinead and John Kerr head the largest British Winter Olympic figure skating team since 1994.

Davis books UK clash with Hendry
Steve Davis will play Stephen Hendry in the UK Championship first round after coming through qualifying, while Matthew Stevens will face Ronnie O'Sullivan.

England confident for Ashes clash
England are upbeat for their Champions Trophy meeting with Australia, despite having not beaten them for 24 years.

Voting opens for BBC African Footballer of Year award
The shortlist for the 2009 BBC African Footballer of the Year is announced - vote now for your choice.

Tuesday's gossip column
Yaya Toure wants Chelsea or Man Utd move, plus other rumours

Portsmouth v Aston Villa
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Portsmouth and Aston Villa in the Carling Cup.

Jenkins challenge for Wales flops
Gethin Jenkins tells his Wales team-mates to take out their Australia frustrations on the Six Nations next year.

Davydenko thrilled to join greats
Nikolay Davdenko was delighted to see his name alongside the greats who have won the season-ending tournament.

Woods hits out at 'false rumours'
Tiger Woods hits out at "unfounded rumours" circulating since he was involved in a car accident early on Friday.

Radcliffe plans child before 2012
Paula Radcliffe says she hopes to have a second child before the 2012 Olympics, but insists she will still be targeting a gold medal.

Big Zeb poised for Sandown fight
Big Zeb will be aiming to capitalise on Master Minded's absence at Saturday's Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown.

England held to draw with Spain
England draw 3-3 with Spain in their second group match at the Champions Trophy in Melbourne.

Derbyshire sign spinner Peterson
South Africa left-arm spinner Robin Peterson turns his back on international cricket to join Derbyshire as a Kolpak player.

McLaren relishing driver rivalry
McLaren say they will be able cope with having Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in the same team and giving both competitive cars.

RFL confirm full-time coach role
England are set to revert to a full-time coach following Tony Smith's decision to step down from the role.

New date for Silverstone MotoGP
The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone is put back two weeks and will now be staged on Sunday, 20 June.

Khan set for first title defence
Amir Khan says his punishing 60-second defeat by Breidis Prescott last year has made him a better fighter.

Injured skier Kucera misses Games
Canadian skier John Kucera, rated as one of his country's top medal hopes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is out of the Games after breaking his leg.

Britons claim four medals in Rio
Britain wins four medals at the world short course championships in Rio de Janeiro.