Matt adds gloss for Pietersen

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Matt Prior will link up with England in London on Thursday having made the first strides towards convincing his new captain that he is the man to solve their long-term wicketkeeping problem.

Benitez praises 'amazing' Dutch ace

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Rafael Benitez hailed his European lucky charm Dirk Kuyt as Liverpool scrambled their way into the Champions League group stages on Wednesday night.

Chelsea confident of Robinho capture

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Chelsea believe their pursuit of Real Madrid forward Robinho will go "to the wire".

Keothavong stuns Italian seed

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

British number one Anne Keothavong caused a major shock at the US Open as she knocked out number 25 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy to reach the third round.

Jankovic and Kuznetsova survive scares

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova both endured some tense moments before progressing to the third round of the US Open last night but former champion Lindsay Davenport progressed without being troubled.

Groin op rules out Gerrard

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Steven Gerrard will miss both of England's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers after having an operation on Thursday on his troublesome groin.

Westwood commits to Wolves

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Warrington's England international Ben Westwood has signed a two-year extension to his contract, which will keep him at the Halliwell Jones Stadium until the end of the 2011 season.

Wenger thrilled with Gunners

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal passed a "big mental test" with a comprehensive 4-0 (6-0 aggregate) demolition of Steve McClaren's FC Twente to secure a place in the draw for the Champions League group stage.

Hodgson chases Etuhu deal

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson will try to strengthen his squad with the signing of Sunderland's Nigerian midfielder Dickson Etuhu despite a proposed swap deal with Northern Ireland striker David Healy breaking down.

A-Rod powers through US opener

9:03am Thursday 28th August 2008

World number eight Andy Roddick produced a serving masterclass to begin his quest for a second US Open title with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 6-2 straight-sets victory over Fabrice Santoro on Wednesday.

More time to quiz PM 'plot' suspect

Updated 8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

Police have been granted more time to question a white Muslim convert arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill the Prime Minister.

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