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Capello hoping England respond

Fabio Capello

6:58am Friday 3rd September 2010

Fabio Capello is crossing his fingers that intense pressure will continue to bring out the best in him.

Recovery will take time - Gerrard

Steven Gerrard

6:58am Friday 3rd September 2010

Captain Steven Gerrard admits it will take England a lengthy period of time to recover from their World Cup despair.

Sharapova sets up Capra clash

Maria Sharapova

6:32am Friday 3rd September 2010

Maria Sharapova will face the new hero of American tennis for the second year running at the US Open after booking her place in the third round at Flushing Meadows.

Scuffle no distraction for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic

6:32am Friday 3rd September 2010

Novak Djokovic ignored fans fighting in the crowd to join Roger Federer and Robin Soderling in the third round of the US Open on Thursday.

Toshack reveals Bale interest

Gareth Bale

10:47pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Tottenham star Gareth Bale was the subject of a "big-money bid" over the summer, according to Wales manager John Toshack.

Naismith named in Scotland side

Steven Naismith

10:23pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Steven Naismith will start for Scotland in their opening Euro 2012 opener against Lithuania as Craig Levein left James McFadden out of his first competitive line-up.

Federer breezes into round three

Roger Federer

9:50pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Roger Federer enjoyed another comfortable victory to secure his place in the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Thursday.

ICC suspend Pakistan trio

Salman Butt

9:26pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer have been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council.

Davydenko stunned by Gasquet

Richard Gasquet

9:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

France's Richard Gasquet produced a superb performance to send sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko crashing out of the US Open in the second round.

Fish flourishes in Flushing Meadows

Mardy Fish

7:45pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A slimline Mardy Fish continued his impressive form on Thursday to power into the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.



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