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Wilkinson leads Toulon to European glory

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:13:02 +0100

Jonny Wilkinson lifted the Heineken Cup after inspiring Toulon to a 16-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Late wickets leave England sweating

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:40 +0100

England suffered a late collapse of four wickets for 12 runs to wreck Joe Root and James Anderson's good work with bat and ball on day three of the first Investec Test against New Zealand at Lord's.

Warriors crush Broncos

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:19 +0100

Pat Richards, Sam Tomkins and Josh Charnley all claimed hat-tricks as Wigan destroyed London 64-6 at the Stoop.

Sexton intrigued by O'Gara move

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:20 +0100

Jonathan Sexton has been taken by surprise to hear that long-time rival Ronan O'Gara will be his coach at Racing Metro.

Murray will not rush French Open call

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:48:56 +0100

Andy Murray intends to wait until the middle of the coming week before making a final decision on whether to play in the French Open.

McDowell earns Colsaerts revenge

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:59 +0100

Graeme McDowell finally got the better of Nicolas Colsaerts in the Volvo World Match Play Championship, despite a remarkable escape from an unsavoury hazard by the defending champion.

England make early breakthroughs

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:21 +0100

Stuart Broad and James Anderson gave England two important breakthroughs with the key wickets of Brendon McCullum and then Kane Williamson at Lord's.

O'Gara bows out

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:46 +0100

Ireland and Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara has announced his playing retirement in order to take up a coaching role with Racing Metro.

Wolves to face Giants

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:39 +0100

Holders Warrington will play Huddersfield in the quarter-finals of the Tetley's Challenge Cup.

Wilshere: Beckham one of the greats

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:51:55 +0100

Jack Wilshere has hailed David Beckham as a true great of the game.

Leinster clinch Amlin Challenge Cup

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:04:26 +0100

Leinster emulated Chelsea by winning the Amlin Challenge Cup to ease the blow of losing their status of European champions - and they did it in style by beating Stade Francais 34-13.

Hull stun Wolves

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:54:14 +0100

Second rower Richard Whiting scored two second-half tries to add fresh impetus to Hull's mid-season revival as they condemned third-placed Warrington to a shock 26-16 home defeat.

Ferdinand close to new United deal

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:51:20 +0100

Defender Rio Ferdinand is expected to agree a new contract with Manchester United early next week.

Anderson gets milestone but England toil

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:03 +0100

James Anderson joined Test cricket's elite 300 club, on a tough day otherwise for England against New Zealand at Lord's.

Sick Wiggins abandons Giro bid

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:21 +0100

Sir Bradley Wiggins admitted his disappointment after being forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia, a race the Olympic champion had made his number one priority this season.

Williams waltzes into semi-finals

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:29 +0100

Women's world number one Serena Williams breezed into the last four of the Internazionali d'Italia in just 56 minutes with a 6-2 6-0 win over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.

Berdych stuns Djokovic

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:29 +0100

Tomas Berdych staged a stunning comeback to knock top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic out of the Internazionali d'Italia at the quarter-final stage.

Stoke launch training ground probe

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:34 +0100

Stoke have launched "a full internal investigation" into reports of an incident at their training ground on Friday, the club announced.

Anderson joins 300 club

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:54:28 +0100

James Anderson became only the fourth Englishman to reach 300 Test wickets when he had Peter Fulton caught at second slip at Lord's.

Southee sparks England collapse

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:26:05 +0100

Tim Southee took two wickets in successive balls before New Zealand swung England out for 232 on the second afternoon of the first Investec Test.