Andy Murray will face a unique opponent in the second round of the US Open on Friday - a Jamaican with a German mother and British grandmother who wants to play alongside Murray in Britain's Davis Cup team.Read
Reigning champion Kim Clijsters insisted her game was still a work in progress despite easing into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Australian Sally Peers.Read
Manchester United reserve team boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared Rio Ferdinand ready to make a first-team return after the defender came through Wednesday night's second string clash with Oldham.Read
England duo Owen Hargreaves and Jonathan Woodgate were handed contrasting news as clubs provided the Premier League with their 25-man squad lists for the first half of the season.Read
Kevin Pietersen's Surrey debut attracted a crowd of almost 8,000 to The Oval but his comeback to domestic cricket ended in a heavy 90-run Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat at the hands of Worcestershire.Read
Stoke's transfer deadline day coup of landing Eidur Gudjohnsen from Monaco became even bigger on Wednesday after they converted his loan move into a permanent one-year deal.Read
Tottenham have confirmed the £8million signing of Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid after the Premier League gave them the green light to add the Holland midfielder to their squad.Read
Surrey's decision to take Kevin Pietersen on loan for the rest of the season was taken to benefit England rather than the Oval county, according to chief executive Paul Sheldon.Read
The forthcoming round of European Championship qualifiers will not be subjected to the controversial drone of the vuvuzela after UEFA banned the instrument from all matches falling under its jurisdiction.Read
Fernando Alonso fears another failure for Ferrari in front of their own fans in Monza next weekend will severely damage team morale for the remainder of the season.Read