Boxer appears to feign injury to get out of fight

US Junior boxer sustains ‘phantom punch’

Venus, Clijsters and Nadal all progress

Third seed Venus will now face second seed Clijsters in semi-final

Schleck sent home from Vuelta

Luxembourg left with just one Schleck brother to cheer for.

Haye to defend WBA title against Harrison

The Hayemaker to face EBU champion in new “Battle of Britain”

USA destroy hapless Angola to secure Q/F berth

Quest for first World Championship since 1994 rumbles on.

Federer through to quarter finals with familiar faces

Swiss number two seed could meet last year’s US Open nemesis- Robin Soderling- in semis.

Fate of Higgins to be decided today

Former World Champion could have his name cleared by tomorrow and return to competitions in weeks.

Doherty squeezes past Sajjad into 1st round

1997 World Champion stages a late comeback to set up first round match against Graeme Dott.

Murray crashes out to Wawrinka at US Open

Scot despondent after shock loss.

Brawl breaks out at US Open

Action in the stands overshadowed play on the court.

Supersub O’Donoghue takes reins

Djokovic advances despite fighting in stand

A disagreement over using too many words at the root of it all, say Sky Sports.

Pakistani cricketers charged by ICC

That’s the International Cricket Council, not the International Criminal Court.

Pakistani cricketers were set up- commissioner

“Ludicrous allegations” say News of the World.

Warne wants life bans for cheats

Legendary Aussie spinner gets all worked up over Pakistan’s alleged cheating.

Illness rules Fallon out again

Second duvet day in a row for Co. Clare jockey.

Farrar wins 5th stage of Vuelta, Roche 11th overall

Cavendish’s crusade for 3rd stage win of the year falls short.

Roddick and Berdych crash out early

US star throws away tennis racket into crowd after loss. Hopefully it didn’t hit anyone.

Miami Dolphins search for $50k earring

Maybe take the earrings off before training next time, Kendall.

Kieran Fallon out of two races

Even jockeys get the man flu sometimes.

Wins all round for favourites at Flushing Meadows

Wozniacki lives up to the hype, while Nadal endures a minor hiccup against Gabashvili.

Japan gets sneak peak at Ayrton Senna movie

Documentary film due to hit the silver screen

Pietersen tweets that he's been dropped

He actually meant it to text it to his mate, is the consensus.

Federer repeats 'shot of the century'

Now, that’s just showing off…

USA edge out Brazil by 2 points in World Championship

American horrified to discover Brazillians aren’t just good at soccer.

ICC say Pakistan tour should continue

Pakistan to play out their tour, and not a mention of the West Indies in 2007 in sight.

US Open starts with promising match-ups

The best of today’s US Open… eh… openers

Carmelo Anthony's twitter 'hacked' after strange tweet

Basketball star claims he didn’t send earlier abusive tweet.

Match-fixing scandal develops as 'fixer' is bailed

Pakistani at the centre of match-fixing scandal bailed without charge

Greek and Serb players riot at World Basketball Champ'ships

Hellenic basketballers get in a chair-heavy ruckus.

Novel pairing makes for intriguing semi-final

Weekend GAA preview: Down and Kildare face off to see who gets a Final date with Cork.

So does the wife really know or not?

A commentator gets a bit flummoxed at a two-way battle between Mywifenosevrything and Thewifedoesntknow.

Mixed fortunes for English sides in European draws

Manchester City are given the same group as Juventus in the Europa League, while Spurs’ Champions League group has Inter Milan and Werder Bremen.

Masch could finally be on his way out of Liverpool

The wantaway Argentine will start talks with Barcelona after the Reds agreed a transfer fee.

Furyk dents FedEx Cup chances by sleeping in for event

Disqualified before the event even starts – because he was in bed for the pro-am.

Leinster doctor: I would have stopped Bloodgate from happening

Leinster’s matchday doctor was barred from entering the Harlequins dressing room after the mouth ‘wound’.

Irish boxer takes gold at the Youth Olympics

18 year old Ryan Burnett defeats Azerbaijan’s Salman Alizida.

US ambassador to Ireland kicked out of press box at NFL game

Dan Rooney was asked to leave the press box – because he didn’t have the credentials to watch his own team play.

Irish women defeat USA in Rugby World Cup

Selection woes mount for US Captain Pavin

Woods and Goydos throw US Ryder Cup preparation into turmoil.