Contract boost for veteran Rauhihi

1:15pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Warrington have given prop forward Paul Rauhihi a new contract for 2009 which will see the veteran New Zealander playing beyond his 36th birthday.

Reade bounces back from early fall

1:15pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Olympic gold medal favourite Shanaze Reade survived an injury scare in her first seeding race for the semi-finals of Thursday's BMX.

Stubbs forced to retire

1:15pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Derby defender Alan Stubbs has been forced to retire following a recurrence of a troublesome knee injury.

Blonska 'fails drugs test'

1:15pm 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

1:15pm 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.

Robinho's dream Chelsea move 'broken'

1:15pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Robinho no longer has any chance of joining Chelsea due to Real Madrid's refusal to even discuss a possible deal, according to the Brazilian's advisor.

British duo claim open water medals

1:15pm 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.

Mixed emotions for surfing pair

1:15pm 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.

Ebor meeting abandoned

1:15pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

York have been forced to abandon the rest of this week's Ebor meeting due to a waterlogged track.

Capello: Terry choice down to me

1:15pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Fabio Capello has insisted the choice of John Terry as England captain was his alone.

Former Labour MP Abse dies aged 91

Updated 1:29pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Gay rights champion Leo Abse has died at the age of 91, a family friend said.

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