Bruce denies Carr rumour

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Wigan manager Steve Bruce insists he has no interest in signing former Newcastle defender Stephen Carr - and denies Michael Brown may be leaving the JJB Stadium.

Mixed emotions for surfing pair

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

It was a day of mixed emotions for Great Britain at the Olympic sailing competition on Wednesday as Bryony Shaw delivered the country's first ever women's windsurfing medal but Nick Dempsey narrowly missed out in the men's RS:X event.

Blonska 'fails drugs test'

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Lyudmila Blonska, the Ukrainian athlete who won silver in the women's heptathlon, is facing disciplinary action after failing a drugs test.

Cisse to join Black Cats on loan

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Sunderland are on the verge of completing the loan signing of Djibril Cisse after reaching an "agreement in principle" with Marseille over the transfer of the striker.

Degale wins in style

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

James Degale produced one of the finest performances of his career to score a comprehensive 8-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Bakthiyar Artayev and guarantee Great Britain's third boxing medal of the Beijing Games.

Milan expecting Sheva arrival

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

AC Milan director Silvano Ramaccioni believes Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is on the verge of securing a return to the San Siro.

Bronze for injury-plagued Danvers

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Britain's Natasha Danvers turned the worst season of her life into the best with an Olympic bronze medal in the 400 metres hurdles in Beijing.

Bolt clinches sprint double

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Jamaica's Usain Bolt on Wednesday night became the first man to win the Olympic sprint double for 24 years with his second world record in five days in Beijing.

British duo claim open water medals

5:59pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Britain made it five swimming medals in Beijing as Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten claimed silver and bronze in the open water event.

Paedophiles face tighter controls

Updated 6:39pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Measures to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

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