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Harrington secures second Open

Ireland's Padraig Harrington won his second Open Championship in succession in superb style on a windswept final day at Royal Birkdale. Read

Harrington retains title

Padraig Harrington made a successful defence of his Open title with a four-shot victory over Ian Poulter. Read

Calderon still chasing Ronaldo

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon is adamant Cristiano Ronaldo remains his club's number one transfer target despite Manchester United's insistence that the Portugal star will not be sold. Read

Harrington back on top

Defending champion Padraig Harrington nailed a 17 feet birdie putt on the 13th to secure a one-shot lead over nearest challenger Ian Poulter. Read

Strauss ousted as England struggle

England's unlikely bid to save the second Test at Headingley got off to a discouraging start when Andrew Strauss fell for a duck to the bowling of Makhaya Ntini. Read

Hull too strong for city rivals

Hull warmed up for their Challenge Cup semi-final in seven days' time by ending their derby-day blues against bitter rivals Hull KR with a 44-18 success at the KC Stadium. Read

Poulter shares Open lead

Ian Poulter drained a 20 feet birdie putt for a three-way share of the lead on seven over with defending champion Padraig Harrington at Royal Birkdale. Read

Norman under early pressure

Greg Norman's two-shot overnight lead was quickly cut in half in the final round of the Open Championship at a windswept Royal Birkdale today. Read

Prince prised out

Ashwell Prince was finally prised out by England at Headingley - after rewriting South Africa's history books. Read

Hamilton wins again

Lewis Hamilton made it back-to-back victories for the first time in 13 months by taking the chequered at the end of a remarkable German Grand Prix. Read

Proteas on top

Centurion Ashwell Prince was finally prised out by England at Headingley - but not before he had re-written South Africa's record books. Read

Ronaldo: Future still undecided

Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to confirm Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's claim that the winger will remain at Old Trafford. Read

Drogba stays at home

Chelsea have left for their pre-season tour of Asia without striker Didier Drogba. Read

Rose and Westwood limp over the line

Justin Rose and Lee Westwood, two players who were the focus of attention in the build-up to The Open, found their championship over on Sunday - three hours before the leaders ventured out at Birkdale. Read

Cavendish pulls out of Tour de France

Britain's record-breaking cyclist Mark Cavendish has pulled out the Tour de France ahead of the forthcoming mountain stages. Read

Stoner on pole

Australian Casey Stoner was imperious at Laguna Seca on Saturday, taking a fifth successive pole position by almost half a second. Read

McClennan: It was a very important win

Leeds coach Brian McClennan hailed his side's "dogged determination" after they inflicted a 37-24 defeat on Catalans Dragons at Stade Gilbert Brutus in stiflingly hot conditions. Read

Lowes hails Wolves' spirit

Warrington coach James Lowes paid tribute to the character of his side after they clawed their way back from 18-6 down at half-time to secure a 19-18 win at Huddersfield. Read

Gill remains steadfast on Ronaldo

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

Leeds keep pressure on Saints

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. Read