Football news  

Giantkillers Northwich face Lincoln in second round

Northwich Victoria, who beat Charlton in the FA Cup first round, face Lincoln City at home, while Kettering host Leeds United

• Chaaban shoots Staines to the second round

• Injury-time winner eases pressure on Brown

Everton seize narrow win over West Ham

West Ham 1 Everton 2: Louis Saha and Dan Gosling secure win to leave West Ham languishing in bottom three

• Injury-time winner eases pressure on Brown

• Dempsey makes Wigan pay the penalty

Dempsey makes Wigan pay the penalty

Wigan Athletic 1 Fulham 1: American scores from the spot to earn an an away point as Wigan spurn a host of good chances

• Two sent off as Fulham beaten in Rome

• Roma game make or break for Fulham

Injury-time winner eases pressure on Brown

Hull City 2 Stoke City 1: Vennegoor of Hesselink hits stoppage-time goal as Phil Brown's side come from behind

• Win against Stoke not essential, says Brown

• Cull at Hull planned to reduce £40m wage bill

Rugby news  

Australia wallop England to spoil Wilkinson's return

England 9 Australia 18: England fly half produces a superb performance but the exceptional visitors deservedly take Cook Cup

Carter helps stretch All Blacks domination

Wales 12 New Zealand 19: fly half leads All Blacks to a comfortable win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium

Excuses come thick and fast

Martin Johnson insists England will learn from their defeat against Australia and improve before the match with Argentina

Lievremont hoping to find a turning point

The French coach believes his new framework will pay dividends against the world champions in run-up to 2011 World Cup

Cricket news  

England wrap up resounding win

Andrew Strauss and Joe Denly lead the England charge with half-centuries to give their side their second tour win

Pietersen has a point to prove

Back from months of injury, the England batsman faces doubts about his technique and competition from Jonathan Trott

England take ruthless stance in South Africa

Tour to concentrate on power hitting and greater athleticism in field in attempt to reverse years of underachievement

Tendulkar’s endeavours prove in vain

The India superstar made an outstanding 175 but his side came up short against Australia by three runs chasing 351

More Sport news  

Dyson: smelling the coffee

The golfer gave up alcohol, then caffeine, but the sacrifice has been worth it and a Ryder Cup debut may be his reward

Federer loses hometown tournament to Djokovic

The top seed falls 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final as the Serb takes his fourth title of the season

England into final of the Four Nations

England 20 New Zealand 12: Tony Smith's men beat the world champions to set up a rematch against Australia at Elland Road

Snow queen aims for gold in Vancouver

Zoe Gillings has the talent and drive to put Britain on the snowboarding map at the Winter Olympics in 2010

More sport news  

Haye slays Valuev to become heavyweight champion

The Briton realised his childhood dream when he beat the ‘Beast from the East’ to lift the world heavyweight crown

Haye ready to face heaviest hitters

The formidable Klitschko brothers, who hold the WBC, IBF and WBO versions of the title, stand in the way of a happy ending

Woods averts China crisis

Top players make allowances for high spirits from the packed galleries at the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai

Murray fights through pain to beat Verdasco

A thigh injury was not enough to prevent the Briton from reaching the final of the Valencia Open by beating the Spaniard

Racing and Betting News  

Zenyatta shows girl power

The Europeans enjoyed an excellent time at the Breeders' Cup but it was the American mare who stole the show

Europeans will find going tougher next year

Churchill Downs will present a different sort of test in 2010 and there may also be fewer prizes left to plunder

Mitchell hopes double will boost numbers

Dorset-based trainer savours "surreal day" but says that he will have to review career unless his stable can attract more horses