Best to lead Ireland on tour

Rory Best will lead Ireland's 28-man squad for their tour to the United States and Canada after being overlooked by the British and Irish Lions.Read

Lawn: Parkinson the man for Bantams

Bradford's joint chairman Mark Lawn will back manager Phil Parkinson and his backroom staff with the finances to challenge for successive promotions and a place in the npower Championship.Read

Becks in emotional Paris farewell

Retiring midfielder David Beckham declared Saturday's match at the Parc des Princes "couldn't have been any more perfect" after captaining Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain and leaving the pitch in tears in what appeared to be the final match of his decorated career.Read

Broad burst puts England in command

Stuart Broad sparked an alarming New Zealand collapse on the fourth morning at Lord's as England suddenly surged towards victory in the first Investec Test.Read

Southee key as hosts bowled out

Tim Southee finished with a 10-wicket match haul as England were bowled out for 213 on the fourth morning at Lord's in the first Investec Test.Read

McDowell sets up Jaidee showdown

Graeme McDowell produced a flawless display of golf to book his place in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship for the second year running.Read

Deans offers hope to absentees

Australia coach Robbie Deans has left the door open for the likes of Quade Cooper to make the final squad to face the British and Irish Lions after the in-form Reds playmaker failed to make the 25-man group.Read

Rooney to miss West Brom game

Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's final game of the season at West Brom.Read

Purdy punished by Alexander

Colchester welterweight Lee Purdy produced a gutsy display before being pulled out by his corner after seven rounds against IBF champion Devon Alexander in Atlantic City on Saturday night.Read

Three new faces for Wallabies

Code-hopper Israel Folau was one of three uncapped players named in Australia's preliminary 25-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions, with in-form Reds playmaker Quade Cooper the most notable omission.Read

Wane blown away by Tomkins

Wigan coach Shaun Wane admits he is close to running out of superlatives for full-back Sam Tomkins after the Warriors star decimated London Broncos in a 64-6 romp at the Stoop.Read

Parkinson cautious after play-off glory

Bradford manager Phil Parkinson stopped short of targeting the npower Championship next season after seeing his team sweep aside Northampton with a 3-0 victory at Wembley in the npower League Two play-off final.Read

Wilkinson: Win better than World Cup

Jonny Wilkinson described winning the Heineken Cup with Toulon as a bigger achievement than his Rugby World Cup triumph with England 10 years ago.Read

Root: England still have edge

Joe Root believes England still have the advantage over New Zealand, despite their "very disappointing" last half-hour on day three of the first Investec Test at Lord's.Read

Clichy signs new City deal

Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.Read

Becks bids Paris farewell in Brest win

David Beckham rolled back the years with a vintage performance in what appeared to be the final match of a decorated career as Paris St Germain celebrated their Ligue 1 title triumph with a routine 3-1 victory over already-relegated Brest.Read

Becks bids Paris farewell with Brest win

David Beckham rolled back the years with a vintage performance in what appeared to be the final match of a decorated career as Paris St Germain celebrated their Ligue 1 title triumph with a routine 3-1 victory over already-relegated Brest.Read

Becks handed captain's armband

Retiring midfielder David Beckham was named as captain by Paris St Germain as the capital club celebrate their Ligue 1 title triumph against Brest tonight.Read

Wilkinson leads Toulon to European glory

Jonny Wilkinson lifted the Heineken Cup after inspiring Toulon to a 16-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.Read

Late wickets leave England sweating

England suffered a late collapse of four wickets for 12 runs to wreck Joe Root and James Anderson's good work with bat and ball on day three of the first Investec Test against New Zealand at Lord's.Read