Edgbaston clash heading for stalemate

7:16pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Sussex and Warwickshire appear destined for a draw which will do little for either's hopes of clawing back ground already conceded to the top teams in this year's LV County Championship Division One table.

Takeover group's Pompey plans

7:16pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Sulaiman Al Fahim's takeover group have plans in place to make sure Portsmouth will have a strong squad heading into the new season.

Ton-derful for Australia pair

6:30pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Australia captain Ricky Ponting hit his 38th Test hundred and Simon Katich a maiden one in Ashes tussles as the tourists fought back strongly in the first npower Test.

Wotte leaves Saints

6:04pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Southampton have parted company with manager Mark Wotte.

Ponting leads Aussie revival

5:31pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Australia captain Ricky Ponting passed 11,000 Test runs as his side fought back strongly at the start of the 2009 Ashes.

Hushovd wins sprint 

4:57pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Norway's Thor Hushovd won a sprint finish to claim Stage Six of the Tour de France.

Ponting on form as Aussies hit back

4:17pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Ricky Ponting became only the fourth man in Test history to reach 11,000 runs today as Australia continued their fightback against England on the second day of the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.

Tickle to defy pain

4:02pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Hull second rower Danny Tickle is set to play against Castleford this weekend, despite fears he may have broken his hand.

Freddie makes breakthrough

3:15pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Andrew Flintoff provided a first breakthrough as England sought to develop a first-innings advantage in the 2009 Ashes opener.

FIA respond to FOTA walk-out

3:01pm Thursday 9th July 2009

The FIA has suggested the latest threat to the future of Formula One could be over "in the coming days".