World & UK Sport for 25 June 2012

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Twitter abuse unacceptable - FA Jun 25 2012

The Football Association have branded Twitter attacks on England internationals Ashley Young and Ashley Cole as "appalling and unacceptable".Read

Charnley stars in Wigan triumph Jun 25 2012

Josh Charnley took over as Super League's leading scorer for 2012 with a 26-point haul as Wigan re-established a three-point lead at the top of the table with a 54-12 victory over bottom club Widnes.Read

Centre stage suits Watson Jun 25 2012

Heather Watson made Centre Court her stage as she thrashed experienced Czech Iveta Benesova for her first Wimbledon win.Read

Walker secures Open place Jun 25 2012

Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal were among those to miss out in the Open Championship qualifier at Sunningdale, but England's Sam Walker will finally make his debut at Royal Lytham next month after 10 previous attempts.Read

No Olympic spot for Malhas Jun 25 2012

World equestrian chiefs have confirmed that Saudi Arabian female showjumper Dalma Rushdi Malhas will not compete at London 2012.Read

New Gloucester role for Tindall Jun 25 2012

England centre Mike Tindall has rejoined Gloucester after agreeing a one-year deal, the club have confirmed.Read

Comfortable opener for Federer Jun 25 2012

Roger Federer began his latest quest to match Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles with the easiest of victories.Read

Murray confident time is on his side Jun 25 2012

Andy Murray will not be feeling the pressure of a ticking clock when he takes to the court for his opening match at his seventh Wimbledon against Nikolay Davydenko.Read

Easy opening win for Sharapova Jun 25 2012

Tournament favourite Maria Sharapova kicked off her Wimbledon bid with a win as she overcame Anastasia Rodionova on Centre Court.Read

Newco Rangers set for SPL rejection Jun 25 2012

Charles Green's Rangers have been effectively consigned to start life outside the Scottish Premier League with Aberdeen becoming the crucial fifth club to confirm they will vote against a newco application.Read

Police to probe Whyte takeover Jun 25 2012

The Crown Office has ordered a criminal investigation into Craig Whyte's takeover of Rangers and the subsequent financial management of the club.Read

Cavendish to sacrifice personal ambition Jun 25 2012

Mark Cavendish and Team Sky are set to take a day-by-day approach towards the end of the Tour de France with the Olympics in mind, but the world champion is likely to be seen working as a domestique to aid Bradley Wiggins' bid for the yellow jersey.Read

Caley to vote against Rangers Jun 25 2012

Inverness have joined the growing ranks of clubs who will reject an application from a newco Rangers to join the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.Read

Venus falls at first hurdle Jun 25 2012

Five-time champion Venus Williams lost in the opening round at Wimbledon for the first time since the year she made her debut at the tournament.Read

Champion Djokovic safely through Jun 25 2012

Novak Djokovic began the defence of his Wimbledon crown with a straightforward 6-3 6-3 6-1 victory over former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero on Centre Court.Read

Barton: I deserve to lose captaincy Jun 25 2012

Joey Barton admitted he was "reckless and stupid" after being stripped of the QPR captaincy and fined six weeks wages for his sending off against Manchester City on the final day of the Barclays Premier League season.Read

Scrappy start for Radwanska Jun 25 2012

Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska kicked off the action on Court Two at Wimbledon with a comfortable if scrappy win over Magdalena Rybarikova.Read

Star seeds race through SW19 openers Jun 25 2012

Grand slam winners Li Na and Samantha Stosur made bright starts on the opening day at Wimbledon.Read

Gerrard: Passing game must improve Jun 25 2012

Captain Steven Gerrard admitted England had not played the best football at Euro 2012 and needed to work harder at retaining the ball following the quarter-final penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy.Read

QPR impose sanctions on Barton Jun 25 2012

Joey Barton has been stripped of the QPR captaincy and fined six weeks wages following an internal club investigation into his sending off against Manchester City on the final day of the Barclays Premier League season.Read

Saudi women to compete in Olympics Jun 25 2012

Saudi Arabia will allow women to compete under its flag in the Olympic Games for the first time this summer.Read

England name unchanged squad Jun 25 2012

England have named an unchanged squad for the five-match NatWest one-day international series against Australia.Read

No celebrations for Willett Jun 25 2012

There was no wild partying for England's Danny Willett after his first European Tour win on Sunday night - he had 36 holes to play at Sunningdale on Monday.Read

Atkins was on fire - Smith Jun 25 2012

Warrington coach Tony Smith praised the contribution of centre Ryan Atkins who grabbed a hat-trick of tries as the Wolves defeated Hull 40-18 at the Halliwell Jones stadium.Read

Lord Coe to carry Olympic Torch Jun 25 2012

Lord Coe - the man most closely associated with London 2012 - will carry the Olympic Torch on Monday as it continues its tour of the UK.Read

Players keen on more time to acclimatise Jun 25 2012

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have both thrown their weight behind tentative plans to extend the gap between the French Open and Wimbledon to three weeks.Read

Murray anticipates tough match Jun 25 2012

Nikolay Davydenko may be a fading force but Andy Murray will certainly not be underestimating the Russian when they meet in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.Read

Outpouring of emotion for Alonso Jun 25 2012

Fernando Alonso delivered a highly-emotional speech following a heart-stopping European Grand Prix victory that has put him back in control of the topsy-turvy Formula One world title race.Read

Hodgson: Shoot-out situation unique Jun 25 2012

Roy Hodgson insists no amount of practice can prepare you for the trauma of a penalty shoot-out.Read

Prandelli hails star turn Pirlo Jun 25 2012

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli labelled Andrea Pirlo "a star" after the Juventus midfielder helped end England's dreams of European Championship glory.Read

Match-winner Hales on a high Jun 25 2012

Alex Hales reflected on the best day of his young career after he blasted 99 to inspire England to a seven-wicket win in the one-off NatWest Twenty20 international against West Indies at Trent Bridge.Read

Rooney laments shoot-out exit Jun 25 2012

Wayne Rooney admitted "it was a horrible way to go out" after England suffered yet more penalty heartache in Kiev.Read

England knocked out by penalties Jun 25 2012

England's penalty shoot-out misery continued in Kiev as they crashed out of Euro 2012 4-2 on penalties after the score against Italy was tied 0-0 after extra-time.Read

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