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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
He may have only referred to himself yesterday as the "So-so" One – rather than the Special One – but Luiz Felipe Scolari made it clear that he will take a ruthless approach to culling Chelsea's squad with up to six players set to leave this summer. However, Scolari insisted that he does not want Frank Lampard – or Didier Drogba – to be among those and said that the midfielder had told him that he...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Alexander Hleb yesterday tried to play down suggestions of a rift with Arsène Wenger and his team-mate Cesc Fabregas but still made no secret of his desire to leave Arsenal.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Nothing is more timeless about Newmarket's July course than the turf on which the participants gallop. For nearly three centuries hooves have pounded the flat heathland alongside the Iron Age defensive embankment of the Devil's Dyke on ground undisturbed for much of that time. The short, springy grasses, the interwoven bents and fescues, provide the racing surface with its unique cushiony thatch....
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Five years ago, 22-year-old Graeme Smith, South Africa's opening batsman and newly-appointed captain, arrived with his team in Taunton for the last county game before the first Test at Edgbaston and put the Somerset attack to the sword. More than a hundred of his 152 runs came in boundaries.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
It may have happened when Old Tom Morris was a lad, but in modern times it has not been the norm to find the Open champion playing his warm-up tournament where spectators are allowed to accompany him down the fairways, where the only security is the lock on the gents and where the first prize is, get this, almost 100 times less than he will be competing for next week at Birkdale.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Everton could be about to cash in on their striker Andrew Johnson to increase the amount of transfer funds available to the manager David Moyes.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
If visions of yellow jerseys slipping through his fingertips took up a fair part of David Millar's dreams last night, the Scot could hardly be to blame.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
His aspirations for Manchester City are as grandiose as ever but Thaksin Shinawatra's hopes of getting his hands on £800m of frozen assets in Thailand were dealt a significant blow yesterday when, just as the former Prime Minister went on trial on fraud charges in Bangkok, a leading member of the party loyal to him was found guilty of electoral fraud.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Why are we asking this now? With less than a month to go until the Beijing Olympics, it's not just the athletes who are sweating. There are growing concerns that the host city has failed to meet its promises to resolve its appalling pollution problems, and that the city smog may damage athletes' health. Despite a report by the Chinese government showing that levels of serious pollutants such as sulphur...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Zenit St Petersburg say that no English clubs have bid for their playmaker Andrei Arshavin, the subject of a reported £12m offer from Barcelona last week and who is also thought to have attracted interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. A Zenit spokesman said that it would take £24m to prise Arshavin, who was impressive for Russia at Euro 2008, from the Uefa Cup holders. His agent, meanwhile, said, "Andrei...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
French President Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, quashing speculation about a boycott.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Olympic squad's unrivalled preparation stands them in good stead for challenge ahead, writes Tim Jeffery.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Jo Pavey is set to escape the worst of the British summer in the final weeks of her preparation for the Beijing Olympics.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The selection of Britain's athletics team for the Beijing Olympics will be thrown into chaos if a judge agrees to delay Dwain Chambers' legal challenge against his lifetime ban from competing at the Games, writes Tom Knight.
