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Brentford hit five in pre-season win over Barnet
Brentford comfortably beat Barnet 5-1 in their pre-season friendly at The Hive.Jul 22, 21:06
Bolton Wanderers beat Rochdale in pre-season encounter
Bolton Wanderers beat Rochdale 2-0 in their pre-season clash at Spotland.Jul 22, 20:53
Tranmere Rovers hold Everton to draw in pre-season clash
Everton get their pre-season campaign up and running with a 2-2 draw with Tranmere Rovers.Jul 22, 20:37
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Simon Gerrans pulls out of Tour de France
Orica-GreenEdge rider Simon Gerrans is forced to withdraw from the Tour de France after failing to recover from the injuries he suffered in a crash on stage one.Jul 22, 20:12
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Clermont Auvergne stars 'out for a month' after machete attack
Clermont Auvergne stars Aurelien Rougerie, Julien Pierre and Benjamin Kayers will be sidelined for at least a month after suffering injuries in a machete attack.Jul 22, 19:52
Queens Park Rangers snatch win in Germany
Charlie Austin scores the winning goal as Queens Park Rangers secure a 1-0 victory over Rot-Weiss Erfurt in their pre-season friendly in Germany.Jul 22, 19:32
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Salford Red Devils' Tommy Lee given one-game ban
Salford Red Devils hooker Tommy Lee is handed a one-match suspension by the RFL after entering a guilty plea to a shoulder charge offence.Jul 22, 19:11
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David Howell backs Rory McIlroy to become best British golfer of all time
David Howell believes that Rory McIlroy can eclipse Nick Faldo's achievements and become the greatest British golfer of all time.Jul 22, 18:54
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Ronnie O'Sullivan confirmed as Deeping Rangers FC sponsor
Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan will sponsor Deeping Rangers FC's Under-10 side next season.Jul 22, 18:42
Rafal Majka takes stage 14 of Tour de France as Vincenzo Nibali extends his lead
Rafal Majka secures a first win in the 2014 Tour de France for Tinkoff-Saxo with victory on stage 14 as Vincenzo Nibali extends his overall lead.Jul 19, 16:56
Queen of the South hammer Rotherham United's Development Squad
Queen of the South put five past Rotherham United's Development Squad in pre-season clash.Jul 19, 16:36
Yeovil Town hold Reading to draw
Reading and Yeovil Town draw 1-1 in an entertaining pre-season encounter.Jul 19, 16:19
Fulham beat Crawley Town in pre-season clash
First-half goals from Kostas Stafylidis and Hugo Rodallega secure a 2-0 win for Fulham against Crawley Town in their pre-season clash.Jul 19, 16:05
Liverpool fight back to beat Preston North End
A second-half comeback gives Liverpool a 2-1 win over Preston North End in their pre-season friendly at Deepdale.Jul 19, 15:58
Former Hull FC scrum-half Tony Dean dies after battle with cancer
Former Hull FC scrum-half Tony Dean passes away at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer.Jul 19, 15:28
Half-Time Report: Preston North End lead Liverpool at half time
Josh Brownhill's goal gives Preston North End the lead over Liverpool at half time in their pre-season friendly at Deepdale. Jul 19, 14:58
Karsten Kroom considers retiring at the end of the season
Dutch rider Karsten Kroon announces that he may retire from cycling at the end of the current season.Jul 19, 14:44
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Match referee David Boon rates Trent Bridge pitch as "poor"
Trent Bridge pitch is rated as "poor" by match referee David Boon following first Investec Test between England and India which ended in a draw.Jul 19, 14:17
West Bromwich Albion defeat Shrewsbury Town in pre-season fixture
West Bromwich Albion record a 2-1 pre-season victory over Shrewsbury Town.Jul 15, 21:01
Oldham Athletic sink Newcastle United in pre-season clash
Oldham Athletic sink Premier League outfit Newcastle United 2-1 in their pre-season clash.Jul 15, 20:43
Reading edge out Exeter City in close encounter
Reading record a narrow 1-0 victory over Exeter City at St James' Park in their pre-season encounter.Jul 15, 20:27
Alberto Contador targets Vuelta a Espana return
Alberto Contador begins treatment on his fractured tibia as the Tinkoff-Saxo rider targets next month's Vuelta a Espana for his return to cycling.Jul 15, 19:50
Gareth Hock handed seven-match ban
The RFL hands out a seven-match ban to Salford Red Devils forward Gareth Hock for deliberately making physical contact with referee Matt Thomason.Jul 15, 19:19
Helen Jenkins ruled out of Commonwealth Games with injury
Former triathlon world champion Helen Jenkins is ruled out of the Commonwealth Games through injury.Jul 15, 18:50
Michelle Wie fails to make the cut at British Open
US Women's Open Champion Michelle Wie misses the cut at the Women's British Open.Jul 11, 20:10
Nicola Rizzoli picked to referee World Cup final
FIFA selects Italy's Nicola Rizzoli to referee Sunday's World Cup final between Germany and Argentina.Jul 11, 19:53
Piri Weepu joins London Welsh
London Welsh complete the signing of New Zealand international scrum-half Piri Weepu.Jul 11, 19:37
Manchester City target Davide Astori 'set to join' Lazio
Manchester City miss out on Davide Astori as the Italian international is reportedly set to complete move to Lazio.Jul 11, 19:20
Bournemouth, Copenhagen draw 2-2
Bournemouth hold FC Copenhagen to a draw in their pre-season friendly.Jul 11, 19:01
Wigan Athletic, Walsall fail to find the net in pre-season draw
Wigan Athletic and Walsall's pre-season friendly finishes 0-0.Jul 11, 18:42
World Cup winner Iain Balshaw announces retirement
England's World Cup-winning back Iain Balshaw is forced to retire after failing to recover from a knee injury.Jul 11, 18:21
Salford Red Devils secure precious victory against Huddersfield Giants
Salford Red Devils secure a precious victory with a 36-10 win over Huddersfield Giants.Jul 5, 16:18
Wigan Warriors increase the misery for London Broncos with big win
Wigan Warriors crush London Broncos 58-6 to leave the capital side rooted to the bottom of the table.Jul 5, 16:04
Team Katusha to ride Tour of Austria
Team Katusha announce that they will ride the Tour of Austria and reveal their lineup.Jul 5, 15:24
Vincenzo Nibali upsets fans with controversial national champion's jersey
Vincenzo Nibali upsets some Italian fans with his controversial national champion's jersey for the Tour de France.Jul 5, 15:06
World number one Lee Chong Wei may miss World Championships
World number one Lee Chong Wei may be forced to miss the World Championships through injury.Jul 5, 14:44
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Judd Trump faces Neil Robertson in Australian Goldfields Open final
Judd Trump will face Neil Robertson in the Australian Goldfields Open final after overcoming Xiao Guodong.Jul 5, 14:18
Hull KR release Jonny Walker
Hull KR release Jonny Walker from his contract with immediate effect.Jul 5, 14:01
Scarlets recruit Fiji wing Michael Tagicakibau from Saracens
Scarlets sign Fiji winger Michael Tagicakibau from Aviva Premiership outfit Saracens.Jul 5, 13:46
Michael Matthews ruled out of Tour de France through injury
Orica-GreenEdge replace Michael Matthews with Christian Meier after the Australian sprinter is ruled out of the Tour de France through injury.Jul 5, 13:26
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