Aussies in the ascendancy

Pakistan were dealt a potentially decisive blow when skipper Mohammad Yousuf was dismissed with the penultimate ball of a day that belonged to Nathan Hauritz as Australia stamped their authority on the first Test.Read

Mancini: Bellamy is my friend

Roberto Mancini insists Craig Bellamy is his "friend" even though he left the Welsh striker out of his first Manchester City starting line-up.Read

Haye reveals Africa appeal

WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye has revealed he could take part in a "new Rumble in the Jungle" fight in Africa.Read

Pitch problems halt Delhi one-day match

The final one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka was left in limbo after play was suspended due to unplayable conditions at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi.Read

Nervy Liverpool defeat 10-man Wolves

Second-half goals from Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun gave nervy Liverpool a 2-0 victory that was only secured once Wolves had been reduced to 10-men.Read

Foden magic inspires Saints

Northampton extended their winning sequence to eight games in all competitions thanks to two moments of inspiration from Ben Foden in the 26-6 win over Worcester.Read

Mancini gets maximum on City bow

First-half goals from Martin Petrov and Carlos Tevez earned Roberto Mancini maximum points on his bow as Manchester City manager as they defeated Stoke 2-0.Read

Rodallega denies Rovers win

Wigan and Blackburn cancelled each other out in a 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium which did nothing to improve either side's fortunes.Read

Fellaini saves Toffees

Marouane Fellaini secured a fourth successive Barclays Premier League draw for Everton as his last-gasp equaliser earned them a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.Read

Nugent earns Burnley point

Burnley had to settle for a point at home to Bolton following their 1-1 draw, earned by David Nugent's second-half header.Read

King Kauto stars again

Kauto Star created history by becoming the first horse to win the William Hill King George VI Chase for the fourth year in succession.Read

Spurs escape with Fulham point

Tottenham escaped Craven Cottage with a point after Fulham failed to capitalise on their superiority in their goalless Barclays Premier League clash.Read

Chelsea held at St Andrew's

Leaders Chelsea had to be content with a Boxing Day point at Birmingham after fortuitously seeing Christian Benitez's first-half effort ruled out for offside in their goalless draw.Read

Diamanti shines as Hammers sink Pompey

Alessandro Diamanti scored his third goal in as many games to maintain West Ham's hopes of survival and keep Portsmouth rooted to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League following the 2-0 result.Read

Late wickets assist England cause

England claimed telling late reward for their patience and stamina as they eked out five precious wickets on an inevitably shortened first day of the second Test at Kingsmead.Read

Rhinos too strong for Wakefield

New Zealand full-back Brent Webb made the most of his switch to stand-off by scoring two tries in Leeds' impressive 32-12 Boxing Day win over Wakefield in front of an 8,797 crowd at a snowy Headingley.Read

Booth prepared for tough battle

Toby Booth accepts his London Irish team must produce "an outstanding performance" to have any chance of ending Saracens' unbeaten Guinness Premiership record.Read

Proteas duo frustrate England

England were shut out by Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis as they failed to follow up two early wickets on day one of the second Test at Kingsmead.Read

Festive fixtures called off

The festive racing programme has been hit by the weather, with meetings at Market Rasen, Wetherby, Towcester and Sedgefield all called off.Read

England toil after early double strike

England went wicketless for more than two hours after two early-morning breakthroughs on day one of the second Test at Kingsmead.Read