Manchester United chief executive David Gill is adamant Cristiano Ronaldo will not receive a pay rise.

Padraig Harrington is expecting nothing less than a real tough tussle with 53-year-old Greg Norman when they go head-to-head in the final group of the Open Championship.

Ashwell Prince's second hundred in successive Tests condemned England to a major first innings deficit on day two at Headingley.

In-form Lewis Hamilton grabbed the ninth pole position of his Formula One career ahead of Sunday's German Grand Prix.

Leeds inflicted third-place Catalans' first home defeat since March 8 and kept the pressure on St Helens at the top of the engage Super League with a 37-24 win.

A first-ever hat-trick of tries by Huddersfield full-back Leroy Cudjoe was all in vain as Warrington came from 18-6 down to complete a 19-18 victory over the Giants.

Kaka has set his heart on a shock transfer to Chelsea, according to his advisor.

Aston Villa conceded a last-minute equaliser to let slip an early advantage in their Intertoto Cup third-round tie with Odense, which ended 2-2.

Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar will join Simeon Williamson in the British 100 metres team for next month's Olympic Games after Dwain Chambers failed to win his court judgement to run in Beijing.

Oscar Freire held off a stern challenge from sprint legend Erik Zabel and Leonardo Duque to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains on Saturday.

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