Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer take centre stage as Vera Zvonareva starts day four at the US Open with Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic in action later.

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is suspended for six months after it is ruled that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup.

Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement.

Britain's Andy Murray cruises into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko.

Ninth seed Andy Roddick sees his hopes of claiming a second US Open title end with a second-round defeat by Janko Tipsarevic in New York.

David Weir, Kenny Miller and Alan Hutton all look certain to start for Scotland in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier in Lithuania.

Jonathan Woodgate is left out of Tottenham's 25-man squad but Manchester United include Owen Hargreaves.

Mikel Arteta's hopes of playing for England look likely to end in failure because of a little known Fifa rule.

Rio Ferdinand is ready to play for the Manchester United first team, according to reserves boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Bolton terminate the contract of Nigeria international defender Danny Shittu.

The head of Russia's 2018 World Cup bid defends the country's track record in dealing with racism in football.

Kevin Pietersen apologises for the outburst which followed his omission from England's limited-overs squads for the series against Pakistan.

Teenage pace bowler Josh Hazlewood gets a surprise call-up to the Australia squad for next month's Test series in India.

England Women will face New Zealand in the World Cup final on Sunday after defeating Australia 15-0 at Twickenham Stoop in Wednesday's semi-final.

The European Tour moves to Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland for the European Masters. (external site)

Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.

Former West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is in pole position to become the next Aston Villa manager, plus other rumours

Lewis Hamilton targets Monza win, Sakon Yamamoto to finish season; plus other news

Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne are expected to be fit for the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia.

The doctor at the centre of the rugby "Bloodgate" scandal can practise medicine again, the General Medical Council rules.

Tenth seed Victoria Azarenka collapses during her second-round match against Gisela Dulko, while former world number one Ana Ivanovic thrashes Jie Zheng.

Luke Donald calls for an overhaul of Europe's Ryder Cup qualification system despite being chosen as a wildcard for the event in October.

David Rudisha breaks the 800m world record for the second time in eight days at setting at a meeting in Rieti, Italy.

Mark Cavendish is beaten in a sprint finish for the second time in three days in the Tour of Spain.

The British Horseracing Authority is to investigate the surprise success of heavily backed 5-1 shot Am I Blue at Hereford on Wednesday.

Hannah Macleod's effort from a penalty corner helps England to their second win at the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup at the expense of China.

Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson believes a top three finish for Great Britain at the 2012 Games would be a major achievement.

The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption will miss the rest of their tour of England but maintain their innocence.

Tell us which is your favourite of five great races at Monza

Harlequins prop Louis McCarthy-Scarsbrook will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of this season, BBC London understands.

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa makes up for falling last year with victory in the Indianapolis MotoGP.

The clash between British and European middleweight champion Darren Barker and challenger Matthew Macklin is off after Barker suffers a hip injury.

A special documentary looks back at the life of Alex Higgins.

Gymnast Imogen Cairns overcomes injury to win selection for England's Commonwealth Games team.

Alex Danson marks her 100th appearance for England with a goal in her side's 3-2 win over Spain in the opening game of the Women's Hockey World Cup in Argentina.

Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng says Great Britain will be better than ever when the European Championship finals start in Lithuania next year.