'Proud' champion Kellogg retires
European mixed doubles champion Donna Kellogg announces her retirement from top-class badminton.

Azzurra beats Kiwis to win Trophy
Italy's Azzurra beats Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Trophy final in Nice.

Egelstaff clinches women's title
Susan Egelstaff wins the Bank of Scotland International Badminton Championships in her home city of Glasgow.

Perry defeated in Doha semi-final
Madeline Perry misses out on a place in the Qatar Classic final after losing 3-0 to Rachael Grinham in Doha on Sunday.

Imperious Taylor wins Grand Slam
Phil Taylor demolishes Scott Waites 16-2 in the final to win the Grand Slam of Darts for the third consecutive year.

Rudman collects World Cup silver
Britain's Shelley Rudman collects her first skeleton bob medal of the season with a silver at Lake Placid on Friday.

New coach wants long-term outlook
British archery's new coach Lloyd Brown outlines plans to develop the squad "well beyond" the London Olympics in 2012.

Patriots dubious on NFL expansion
New England coaches and players believe it would be difficult to increase the number of games the NFL holds outside the USA in future.

English pair miss out in Denmark
Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg are narrowly defeated in the final of the mixed doubles at the Denmark Open.

Yankees clinch World Series title
New York Yankees collect a record 27th World Series title with a 7-3 home victory over Philadelphia Phillies to take the best-of-seven series 4-2.

GB's Mensah-Bonsu rejoins Raptors
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu has rejoined the NBA's Toronto Raptors after being released by Houston.

Foster secures historic bowls win
Paul Foster becomes the first player to win six World Bowls Tour titles after beating Ian Bond to win the Scottish International Open in Perth.

Neave adds bronze to medal haul
Lizzie Neave wins an individual bronze as Great Britain keep up their impressive form at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spain.

'Genius' Daley tipped to dominate
Teenager Tom Daley could dominate the sport of diving in years to come, according to the British team's performance director.

Townend wraps up Classic series
Britain's Oliver Townend secures the HSBC FEI Classic series with one day still remaining after securing an unassailable lead in the final event.

Halsted cruises to British title
European bronze medallist Laurence Halsted wins his first men's foil title at the British Fencing Championships.

GAA affords GPA official status
The GAA affords official status to the Gaelic Players' Association.

GB trampoline on the up - Higgins
Britain's James Higgins, who finished seventh at the World Championships earlier this month, believes GB's male trampolinists can reach new heights.

GB handball team boosted by grant
Great Britain's men's handball team are to receive up to £60,000 from the International Olympic Committee.

Wales & Scotland miss World Cup
The Welsh and Scottish men's hockey teams will not compete at the 2010 World Cup after failing to make it through qualifying.

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Burton leads British gold charge
Euan Burton takes gold in an all-British final of the Under 81kg category at the Judo World Cup in Birmingham.

Britons miss out on relay medals
Britain's Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale finish fourth in the men's relay at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships

Trio sign for Northern Thunder
Northern Thunder make three new signings ahead of the start of the new Superleague season.

Facebook row duo in Oxford squad
American twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who sued the founder of Facebook, are named as part of this year's Oxford Boat Race squad.

Origin miss out on Trophy final
Team Origin lose in the decisive Louis Vuitton Trophy semi-final race against Italian outfit Azzurra in Nice.

GB shooting 'has not performed'
UK Sport's head of performance says the British shooting team has been a disappointment as he defends cutting the sport's funding.

Perry loses out in quarter-final
Madeline Perry bows out of the World Open in Amsterdam at the quarter-final stage.

Kindred powers to new world marks
Paralympic swimming champion Sascha Kindred sets three world records at the Nationwide Short Course Championships in Sheffield.

Bates aims for 2012 Olympic glory
Lincolnshire table tennis sensation Emily Bates sets her sights on a place at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Cook delight after beating champ
Teenage taekwondo star Aaron Cook labels his win over former Olympic champion Steven Lopez as the greatest of his career.

Wellington is sportswoman of year
Record-breaking triathlete Chrissie Wellington is named the Sunday Times sportswoman of the year for 2009.

GB coach agrees Greek club deal
Britain's men's coach Harry Brokking signs a two-year deal at Greek A League club Iraklis to help the British Volleyball Federation's finances.

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India athletes 'fail doping test'
India's weightlifting federation faces an international ban after at least five athletes fail doping tests, reports say.

Ski Sunday gears up for Vancouver
Ski Sunday returns on 13 December and as well as showcasing the best World Cup action the team will be gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Rattigan wins national gold medal
Bristol's Leon Rattigan continues to show his potential by winning gold at the British Senior Championships.