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Pietersen: We'll have the Ashes by Christmas

Tom Collomosse in Adelaide: England in confident mood after emphatic win over Australia.

Newcastle face loss of Carroll after 'shock' Hughton sacking

Sam Wallace: Pardew and O'Neill in frame to take over / Players will be hit hard, says Campbell

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Warner breaks silence to blame English media new

Jack Warner has broken his silence on the 2018 World Cup vote and pinned the blame for England's defeat squarely at the door of the media investigations into FIFA.

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Anderson secured some vital breakthroughs

England thump Australia to take Ashes lead

Tom Collomosse in Adelaide: Two snapshots at the Adelaide Oval today demonstrated the unity within this England team, and their commitment to winning the Ashes, more clearly than anything they achieved on the field.

The South African forward Luke Watson will leave Bath at the end of the
season for the Port Elizabeth-based side Eastern Province

Watson announces return to South Africa and adds to Bath's gloom

Bath started the season with high hopes of strong performances across the tournament board, having channelled some of their new-found wealth in the direction of one of the world's great coaches, not to mention the current England captain.

Webber was injured in a mountain bike accident

Webber kept shoulder injury from Red Bull boss Christian Horner

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has expressed his disappointment with Mark Webber for not informing him of a shoulder injury sustained towards the end of the recent Formula One season.

Motorsport legend and son accept damages new

McDowell beat Tiger Woods in a play-off in America on Sunday

McDowell and Kaymer joint winners of European Tour Golfer of the Year

Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer have been voted joint winners of the 2010 European Tour Golfer of the Year award - the first time the prize has been shared in its 26-year history.

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Commander ruled out of King George Chase

On the afternoon that he was named jumps trainer of the year by his sport's scribes, pundits and commentators, Nigel Twiston-Davies had to admit that even his skills were not up to getting recently-injured Imperial Commander back to full fitness in time for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.

Snooker: O'Sullivan beaten by qualifier in surprise first-round defeat

Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered a shock 9-6 defeat to qualifier Stuart Bingham last night in the first round of the UK Championship.

Polo makes a comeback, 1,800 years after China's first chukka

Jessica Ennis was named British athletics writers' female athlete of the year

Ennis and Farah scoop accolades

Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah won European Championship titles just 40 minutes apart on a memorable July night in Barcelona, now the golden pair have landed the prestigious British Athletics Writers' Association athlete of the year awards for 2010.

Steve McNamara has made 11 changes for the game against Australia

McNamara: Australia win shows England's future is bright

The England coach, Steve McNamara, has praised the next generation of international players after the victory over their Australian contemporaries.

Monaghan signing spells end for Hicks at Wolves

Serbia's Viktor Troicki (centre) weeps with joy after his deciding win over Michael Llodra

Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia

Serbia has a population one-ninth the size of France's and its national tennis federation operates on one-hundredth of the resources of its Parisian counterpart but it was the Balkan nation that triumphed in an extraordinary Davis Cup final in Belgrade yesterday.

Video: Boris Johnson on withdrawing Fifa hotel offer

London Mayor is trying to stop Fifa members from staying at the Dorchester Hotel during the Olympics.

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Ben Ainslie scooped the World Match Tour championship

Ainslie ends season as champion

Triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie brought a frustrating season to a triumphant end, winning the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia to become the 2010 World Match Race Tour champion.