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.

Ainslie targets Origin victory
Ben Ainslie will continue his America's Cup preparations when he skippers British entry Team Origin in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice this week.

British sailors set for Transat
Six Britons are set to leave Le Havre on Sunday in the two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre yacht race to Costa Rica.

Alinghi propose Australia as host
America's Cup holders Alinghi propose the 2010 edition of yachting's top race should be held in Australia.

Olympics boss focused on Winters
British Olympic Association boss Andy Hunt says preparations for the London 2012 event must not overshadow the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

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

Terry clinches inaugural GB title
Grantham archer Simon Terry and Stockport's Charlotte Burgess win the first GB National Series titles

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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.

Utley keeps Phillies hopes alive
Two home runs by Chase Utley help Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-6 win over the New York Yankees, who lead the World Series 3-2 with two games remaining.

NBA player given rabies vaccine
San Antonio's Manu Ginobili is vaccinated against rabies after catching a bat during an NBA game on Halloween.

Merrien loses her World Cup semi
Guernsey's Alison Merrien is beaten in the semi-finals of the Bowls World Cup in Australia.

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.

Superb Taylor retains Euro crown
Stoke-on-Trent's Phil Taylor wins the European Championship title in Holland.

Daley and Brick struggle in final
British divers Tom Daley and Max Brick finish ninth in the men's 10m synchro final at the World Championships in Rome.

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.

Kilcoo clinch semi-final place
Kilcoo pull off a memorable 0-13 to 0-9 victory over St Eunan's in their first Ulster Club Championship appearance.

Gymnast Ryazanov killed in crash
Russia's Yury Ryazanov dies in a car crash five days after winning bronze at the World Championships in London.

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.

England stun Germans to win title
England's men come from 3-2 down to beat world and Olympic champions Germany 5-3 and claim their first ever EuroHockey Nations crown.

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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

Australia gain revenge on England
England have to settle for fourth place in the World Netball Series after losing 23-18 to Australia in Sunday's third-place play-off in Manchester.

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.

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Dutch girl's solo voyage banned
A Dutch court puts a 13-year-old girl under care, stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

Brekke inspires shooters to gold
Johanne Brekke leads the way as Britain's women's prone team win gold at the European shooting championships.

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

US stars 'wary of British threat'
United States swimmer Ryan Lochte says British rivals are now considered a threat by the US team in the wake of their past year's successes.

Chinese hat-trick at English Open
Top seed Ma Long beats Olympic champion Ma Lin to secure the men's singles title as Chinese players dominate the finals at the English Open in Sheffield.

GB Taekwondo eye new talent plan
Great Britain taekwondo team hope a new scheme will take those currently not involved in the sport and turn them into 2012 Olympic medallists.

Swallow & Dibens win world titles
Great Britain's Jodie Swallow becomes world long-distance triathlon champion, while Julie Dibens wins the off-road triathlon world title.

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.

TV star sponsors US speed skaters
US comedian Stephen Colbert announces his show is the new primary sponsor of the nation's speed skating team ahead of 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.