England overlook Bell and Vaughan

Ian Bell, Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison are all left out of England's squad for the first Test against West Indies.

Ferguson fires warning to Arsenal

Sir Alex Ferguson warns Arsenal they will struggle to stop Manchester United scoring in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final after his side win the first encounter 1-0

Ryder captains set for Wales Open

Unites States captain Corey Pavin and European counterpart Colin Montgomerie will play in June's Wales Open at the Celtic Manor ahead of the 2010 Ryder Cup

Schleck impresses with Liege win

Luxembourg's Andy Schleck produces a powerful solo breakaway to win the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic

Murray to take on Monaco in Rome

Britain's Andy Murray Nadal will face Juan Monaco of Argentina at the Rome Masters after going out of the doubles on day one

Martin Brundle column

Brawn made the right tyre choices - but there was another key element to Jenson Button's win..."

Cook hopeful of overcoming injury

England's Alastair Cook declares himself fit for the first Test against West Indies following an unbeaten 74 for Essex against the tourists

Euro debate follows Bairns' win

A look at what makes Player of the Year Ryan Giggs so special

Radcliffe 'should cut workload'

Beijing champion Constantina Dita tells BBC Sport Paula Radcliffe can still win an Olympic marathon - but only if she cuts her training

Hendry equals top break

Stephen Hendry equals the highest break of the tournament with a magnificent 140 against Ding Junhui in his 1000th frame at The Crucible

Face-to-face with Australia's new sensation

BBC Sport gets up close with batting star Phillip Hughes

Snooker & Me - celebrities on the green baize

Celebrities including Dame Kelly Holmes, Gary Lineker and Richard Hammond gear up for the Worlds and tell BBC Sport why they love snooker.

Angry Kotelnik vows to beat Khan

Andreas Kotelnik has vowed to take his annoyance out on Amir Khan after being refused entry into the United Kingdom

Chelsea 0-0 Everton

Chelsea produce a far from convincing display as they are held to a goalless draw by Everton that all but ends their title bid.

Man Utd 2-0 Portsmouth

Goals from Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick help Manchester United open-up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Portsmouth

Hello Bud powers to Scots win

Hello Bud, ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, wins the Scottish Grand National at Ayr after a bold front-running display

Monte Carlo photos

Pictures as Rafael Nadal retains his title with victory over Novak Djokovic

GB badminton eyes China downfall

Badminton England chief Adrian Christy aims to overturn China's dominance.

"For every prime slice of South African biltong, there's a Lion-sized chunk of British & Irish beef," says Bryn Palmer

Ivanov seals Amstel one-day win

Sergei Ivanov wins the Amstel Gold Race one-day classic, while 2006 winner Frank Schleck is injured in a heavy crash.

Nadal seals fifth Monte Carlo win

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win his fifth straight Monte Carlo Masters title

Flintoff wins Pietersen IPL duel

Andrew Flintoff comes out on top in his Indian Premier League battle with Kevin Pietersen as Chennai beat Bangalore.

IOC to check on London's progress

The International Olympic Committee is beginning a two-day visit to London for a progress update on the venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Mark Webber column

The next three or four months will be absolutely crucial to how we do in the championship

Brazilian football star Ronaldo in prostitute sex scandal

Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons because he is at the centre of a scandal involving three transvestite prostitutes. After taking his girlfriend home in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night, it has been reported that Ronaldo picked up three prostitutes, not realising they were all actually men.
However, when they arrived at a motel he discovered their genders, and the transvestites reportedly attempted to extort money from the star. One of the prostitutes, Andreia Albertine aka Andre Luiz Ribeiro Albertino apparently is said to have claimed that Ronaldo had threatened to hit him when he discovered that he was not a woman. But Ronaldo is said by Rio police to have "reported that Andreia had taken his car documents and demanded $30,000." The prostitute Andreia also claimed that Ronaldo had taken drugs, and had threatened to hurt all of three. Ronaldo, however, denied in a statement that he had ever used drugs, and said he was the victim of extortion. Ronaldo was back in Brazil recovering from knee surgery and he apparently told the police it was causing him some psychological problems.

Radcliffe bides time on comeback

Paula Radcliffe will not set a date for her return to competitive racing until getting an accurate assessment of the condition of her right foot.

Boonen claims third Paris-Roubaix

Tom Boonen completes a hat-trick of wins at the Paris-Roubaix to join an elite group who have won the "Queen of the Classics" three times.

When Porto shocked Man Utd

We revisit a classic Champions League tie from 2004

Froch-Taylor suffers TV blackout

Carl Froch fails to secure a deal with UK broadcasters for his world title clash against Jermain Taylor on 25 April

London Games offered £225m loan

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said it has yet to decide if it will accept the public sector European Investment Bank's offer.
The government had hoped the private sector would raise the £1bn needed for the village's construction.
The ODA has said the recession has made raising private finance difficult.
In September it said it had secured only half of the money needed for the athletes' village and media centre in Stratford, east London.
We have said that the European Investment Bank could be a funding source for the affordable housing
ODA spokesman
Athletes will stay in the 3,000-home Olympic Village - the biggest component of the 500-acre Olympic Park - which is being built by Australian firm Lend Lease.
A spokesman for the ODA said: "As we have made clear in recent months, discussions on potential funding of the Olympic Village involve both affordable housing and private sector development.
"We have said that the European Investment Bank could be a funding source for the affordable housing.
"Alongside this, discussions are continuing with Lend Lease over the wider Olympic Village development.
"We expect talks to have concluded this summer."
'Harsh terms'
In September ODA chairman John Armitt said it had originally expected to already have "quite big sums of private sector funding" for the village and media centre.
"The consequence of what is happening in the markets means that the availability of funding is more difficult," he said.
"That is not to say that it is not available but, if it is available, it is available on harsh terms."
After the Games the village will become part of the overall Stratford City regeneration scheme, which will include a shopping centre and up to 3,300 new homes.
The original budget for the 2012 Olympics was £3.4bn but this was increased to £9.3bn last year.
The European Investment Bank is the long-term lending arm of the European Union

The London Marathon

BBC London has stories, features and photos on the 26 April event

Monte Carlo photos

Pictures from 2009's first major clay-court tournament

Armstrong raises fear of Tour ban

Former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong says the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) could prevent him from riding in this year's race.

Honours for Midlands stars

Pictures from the Midlands Disability Sports Awards in Birmingham

Miley targets championship gold

Scottish swimmer Hannah Miley targets a gold medal at the World Championships in July

Masters photos

Pictures from the second round at Augusta National

F1 big picture

Our series of photos continues with an electric storm at the Malaysian Grand Prix

Will Safina stay at number one?

Will Dinara Safina prove herself as the world number one

Wigan's Zaki mystery

Why has Amr Zaki still not reported back to the JJB Stadium?

Bullish Bell starts the long walk back

Angry, wounded and desperate - Ian Bell talks to Tom Fordyce

Mon Mome seals shock National win

The 100-1 chance Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, causes a massive shock with victory in the Aintree Grand National.
Mystique returns to great race

Safina to take Serena's top spot

Russia's Dinara Safina will move to the top of the women's world rankings after Serena Williams' surprise first-round exit at the WTA event in Marbella.

McLaren face FIA 'lying' inquiry

McLaren will appear before the FIA World Motorsport Council on 29 April to answer charges of misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix.

Cullen comes second in Dublin run

Ireland's Mary Cullen finished second behind Ana Dulce Felix of Portugal in the Great Ireland Run on Sunday.
Sligo runner Cullen, in her first 10k on the road, put in a good effort at Phoenix Park to see off Fernanda Ribeiro who finished third.
Rui Pedro Silva made it a Portuguese double by winning the men's race ahead of former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya.
Irish hope Martin Fagan was always in contention and finished third.
Silva's winning time was 28 minutes, 45 seconds.
Fagan, based in the Unites States and rapidly emerging as a world class athlete, decided to run despite a niggling injury.
"I felt flat and did not feel good," said the man who smashed the Irish half marathon record a few weeks ago.
"It was horrible but I would not have missed the race for the world as I wanted to run on home soil.
"This was my first international competition here and I ran despite suffering from what might be a groin injury - but which I hope is a hernia which I have had before.
"I'll have an MRI and keep my fingers crossed when I see what the results are.
"I am disappointed as I did want to win and the amount of support I received from the spectators was amazing

Daley's new diving partner named

British diving champion Tom Daley has found a new partner and will make his debut with him at the World Series later this month

One-On-One (Again)

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson look back at their careers in basketball.

Seeing Is Believing

Sweden's Linus Omark scored a shootout goal that defies description.

Week 34 - Juliet Brashier

Taking it to the Max in the Soccer AM studios this week was Mansfield Town fan Juliet Brashier

Weekend review

Federico Macheda replaced Alan Shearer as the name on everybody's lips on a dramatic weekend.

Lions Watch

Skysports.com names its latest list of stand-out performers after a busy week of domestic rugby

Premier League stats

Opta look at the league's best and worst. Who's hot and who's not following the latest matches.

The All Girl Skate Jam at Core Sports Festival NYC. YEAH!!

Dorothy Onikute from Jamaica, New York and Anne Sophie Julien from France.

Premier League - Jo double sinks Wigan

Everton scored three quick-fire second-half goals as they thrashed Wigan 4-0 at… More

Ebdon ends title drought in China

Peter Edbon has won his first ranking event title since 2006 with a 10-8 victory… More

Murray marches to Miami Masters title

Britain's Andy Murray beat Serb Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 in the South Florida… More

Button takes rain-shortened victory

Britain's Jenson Button won a Malaysian Grand Prix cut short by heavy rain… More

Winning Isn't Everything

Johan Franzen is outscored by one Blue 4-1, but what a "1" it was ...

Final Foreshadowing

Doug Gottlieb reveals the secrets to success in the Final Four.

NCAA Field Of 4,096?

Was your team left out? Don't worry, Onion Sports has a solution: expand the NCAA tournament to 4,096 teams.