Rain forces Wimbledon roof closure

Wimbledon's new Centre Court roof is to be used in a match at the tournament for the first time after rain interrupted the match involving Dinara Safina and Amelie Mauresmo. Read

Flintoff raring to go

Andrew Flintoff insists he is carrying no mental scars from his last Ashes series into this summer's battles with Ricky Ponting's side and is determined to make up for lost time after his injury setbacks. Read

City likely to lose out in Eto'o bid

Samuel Eto'o is virtually certain to snub Manchester City's "stratospheric" offer. Read

Pride motivation enough - Davies

Gerald Davies insists the British and Irish Lions will not be short on motivation as they look to end their tour of South Africa on a high. Read

Federer serves up win over Soderling

Roger Federer came out on top of a "serving contest" on Centre Court to book his place in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Read

Tresco: Vaughan demise sad

Marcus Trescothick believes England will miss his fellow Ashes hero Michael Vaughan this summer. Read

Agony for Ana as Venus goes through

Defending Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was given an easy passage into the quarter-finals when Ana Ivanovic retired with a groin injury in the second set of their match on Court One. Read

Milan warn Chelsea off Pato

AC Milan have warned Chelsea they have no intention of selling Brazil striker Alexandre Pato. Read

Melo should join Gunners - Gilberto

Former Arsenal captain Gilberto Silva has urged Brazil team-mate Felipe Melo to join the Gunners. Read

Alexander extends Clarets stay

Veteran defender Graham Alexander has signed a new one-year contract at Burnley. Read

Bradley hails improving USA

USA coach Bob Bradley saw his side throw away a two-goal lead over Brazil in Sunday night's Confederations Cup final - but then warned the world that his men are becoming genuine contenders on the global stage. Read

McGeechan demands Lions backing

Ian McGeechan has called on the power-brokers of northern hemisphere rugby to throw their full support behind the British and Irish Lions. Read

Vaughan demise is Tres sad

Marcus Trescothick believes England will miss his fellow Ashes hero Michael Vaughan this summer. Read

Warrior spirit thrills Noble

Wigan coach Brian Noble hailed his side for ending a turbulent fortnight by rediscovering the winning formula. Read

Burger and Botha banned

Schalk Burger has received an eight-week ban after being found guilty of gouging British and Irish Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald. Read

Murray carries on routine

Andy Murray insists pressure will not be a factor as he prepares to take on Stanislas Wawrinka this afternoon for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Read

Noble pursuit of glory

Mark Noble is dreaming of ending his England Under-21 career by defeating Germany and lifting the European Championship trophy in Malmo. Read

Rooney: I can be central to United

Wayne Rooney believes he can compensate for the summer exodus of attacking talent from Manchester United - after admitting he has not been given the chance to shine so far at Old Trafford. Read

Burger banned for eight weeks

Schalk Burger has received an eight-week ban after being found guility of gouging British and Irish Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald. Read

Brazil comeback to take title

A late header from Lucio added to Luis Fabiano's brace helped Brazil fight back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup final 3-2 against United States in Johannesburg. Read