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Hartley and Dutchman leave Celtic (02 July 07:02) |
| Celtic confirm that Paul Hartley and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink have left the Glasgow club. |
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Asif fined after drugs incident (02 July 06:30) |
| Pakistan's cricket authories fine bowler Mohammad Asif after he was found in possession of opium at Dubai Airport. |
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Lions Test debuts for English duo (02 July 05:30) |
| Riki Flutey and Joe Worsley will start against South Africa on Saturday as the injury-hit British and Irish Lions make a host of changes for the third Test. |
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LA team-mate hits out at Beckham (02 July 04:38) |
| LA Galaxy's Landon Donovan launches a stinging attack on team-mate David Beckham, accusing the England star of a "lack of commitment". |
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Boks revamp team for final Test (02 July 04:31) |
| South Africa make 10 changes to their starting line-up for Saturday's third and final Test against the British and Irish Lions. |
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Springboks lose Botha ban appeal (02 July 03:59) |
| South Africa lock Bakkies Botha's appeal against his two-week ban for a
dangerous charge on British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones is rejected. |
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England Lions v Australia scorecard (02 July 03:21) |
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Real Madrid agree on Benzema deal (02 July 03:01) |
| Real Madrid are set to sign striker Karim Benzema from Lyon on a six-year contract. |
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Thomas completes switch to Wigan (02 July 02:05) |
| Wigan complete the signing of Honduras midfielder Hendry Thomas on a three-year deal, subject to international clearance. |
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Harmison detects Aussie weakness (02 July 01:34) |
| Steve Harmison says Australia lack the swagger of their illustrious predecessors, with the Ashes series just days away. |
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Sisters target all-Williams final (02 July 01:05) |
| Venus and Serena Williams go into Thursday's Wimbledon semi-finals as clear favourites against Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva. |
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Roddick win sets up Murray clash (02 July 12:36) |
| Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick came through a marathon encounter with Lleyton Hewitt to set up a semi-final meeting with Andy Murray. |
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Murray ignores hype ahead of semi (02 July 12:23) |
| Britain's Andy Murray insists he can ignore any media pressure going into his first ever Wimbledon semi-final on Friday. |
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Gouging penalties to be reviewed (01 July 11:29) |
| The International Rugby Board is to examine the rules about penalties for eye-gouging in the aftermath of the recent incident involving South Africa's Schalk Burger. |
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Cook shines for below-par England (01 July 11:19) |
| A century from Alastair Cook is the only real high point for England on the first day of their three-day Ashes warm-up match against Warwickshire. |
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Hussey ton helps Aussies recover (01 July 11:02) |
| Michael Hussey's 50th first-class century is the highlight in Australia's 337-8 against the England Lions. |
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Vickery backed to take on 'Beast' (01 July 10:54) |
| Phil Vickery is backed to rise to the "huge psychological challenge" of locking horns again with Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira. |
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Real Madrid close in on Benzema (01 July 10:21) |
| Real Madrid agree a deal to sign striker Karim Benzema from Lyon, according to the French club. |
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Murray through to Wimbledon semis (01 July 09:31) |
| Britain's Andy Murray breaks new ground at Wimbledon by beating Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero to reach the semi-finals for the first time. |
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Worcestershire may turn to Mishra (01 July 08:57) |
| India leg-spinner Amit Mishra has emerged as a candidate to replace Ashley Noffke as Worcestershire's overseas player. |
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Santa Cruz aims for top-four spot (01 July 08:57) |
| Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz says the club need to focus on a top-four finish next season. |
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Haas stuns Djokovic to make semis (01 July 08:24) |
| Tommy Haas beats fourth seed Novak Djokovic to set up a Wimbledon semi-final against Roger Federer. |
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Federer sees off Karlovic threat (01 July 07:28) |
| Roger Federer brilliantly dismisses the suggestion he might struggle with Ivo Karlovic's serve as he beats the Croat to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. |
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ICC ponders four-day Test switch (01 July 06:09) |
| The International Cricket Council is considering the introduction of four-day and day-night Test matches. |
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Man City still keen to land Eto'o (01 July 04:57) |
| Manchester City manager Mark Hughes says he is still keen on Samuel Eto'o, despite Barcelona offering the Cameroon striker a new contract. |
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Beckham warned over fans' anger (01 July 04:50) |
| The president of the United States Soccer Federation warns David Beckham to expect a hostile reception when he returns to LA Galaxy. |
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Ronaldo completes £80m Real move (01 July 03:33) |
| Manchester United confirm the sale of Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80m has gone through. |
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Warwickshire v England latest score (01 July 12:21) |
| England take on Warwickshire in a three-day Ashes warm-up game. |
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England's women thrash Australia (01 July 01:55) |
| Sarah Taylor's brilliant century helps England's women ease to victory over Australia as they go 2-0 up in their five-match one-day series. |
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Baggies confirm Di Matteo as boss (01 July 01:34) |
| Roberto Di Matteo leaves his job as MK Dons manager to take over as West Brom's head coach. |
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Winger Suso signs up for Hearts (30 June 11:59) |
| Hearts complete the capture of Jesus Manuel Santana Abreu after the winger leaves Tenerife. |
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Valencia joins Man Utd from Wigan (30 June 11:45) |
| Manchester United sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. |
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Aussies eye final warm-up boost (30 June 10:58) |
| Australia complete their Ashes preparations against England Lions at New Road, knowing their performance needs a step-up in quality. |
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Rampant Serena crushes Azarenka (30 June 09:43) |
| Serena Williams remains on course for a Wimbledon final with sister Venus after sweeping aside Victoria Azarenka to set up a semi-final against Elena Dementieva. |
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Nadal left out of Davis Cup match (30 June 09:20) |
| Wimbledon injury absentee Rafael Nadal has been omitted from Spain's squad for the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final against Germany on 10-12 July. |
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Tokyo to host Bledisloe Cup match (30 June 08:21) |
| Australia and New Zealand will go head to head in Tokyo on 31 October in what will be only the second time that the countries have met on neutral turf. |
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Safina sets up Venus semi-final (30 June 08:11) |
| World number one Dinara Safina beats unseeded Sabine Lisicki to set up a semi-final against defending champion Venus Williams. |
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England set for 2015 World Cup (30 June 07:29) |
| England are close to being confirmed as hosts for the 2015 Rugby World Cup after their bid is recommended to the IRB. |
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Baggies set to appoint Di Matteo (30 June 07:17) |
| MK Dons boss Roberto Di Matteo is set to be confirmed as West Brom's new manager within the next 48 hours, BBC Sport understands. |
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Wimbledon defends roof decision (30 June 07:11) |
| Wimbledon boss Ian Ritchie defends the use of the Centre Court roof during Andy Murray's late-finishing win over Stanislas Wawrinka. |
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Springboks to contest Botha ban (30 June 05:44) |
| South Africa will appeal against the two-week ban given to Bakkies Botha for dangerous charging. |
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Lions lose O'Driscoll for finale (30 June 04:54) |
| Brian O'Driscoll, who suffered concussion against South Africa on Saturday, is out of the British and Irish Lions tour and will fly home with injured Wales prop Adam Jones. |
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Ashes hero Vaughan calls it quits (30 June 03:37) |
| Former England captain Michael Vaughan has confirmed his immediate retirement from first-class cricket. |
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Eto'o offered new Barca contract (30 June 03:35) |
| Man City transfer target Samuel Eto'o is offered a new two-year contract by Barcelona. |
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Spaniard on verge of Hearts move (30 June 02:43) |
| UD Fuerteventura winger Jesus Manuel Santana Abreu undergoes a medical ahead of sealing a move to Hearts. |
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Wolves make Doyle record signing (30 June 02:07) |
| Premier League newcomers Wolves sign striker Kevin Doyle from Reading for a club record fee believed to be around £6.5m. |
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GB cycling chief backs Tour aim (30 June 10:37) |
| GB cycling chief executive Ian Drake gives his backing to the plan to deliver a British Tour de France winner with a new team by 2014. |
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Shepherd in £60m Newcastle offer (30 June 04:12) |
| Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd is heading a consortium that is set to launch a £60m takeover bid for the Magpies, BBC Sport understands. |
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Murray wins late-night thriller (30 June 03:09) |
| Andy Murray earns a dramatic floodlit five-set win over Stanislas Wawrinka in Wimbledon's latest-ever finish. |
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Boks coach backs down over Burger (30 June 02:39) |
| South Africa coach Peter de Villiers apologises for his defence of banned flanker Schalk Burger's eye-gouging. |
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