Ferdinand to miss England opener
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will miss England's opening World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday.

Banned Barton to miss six matches
Newcastle's Joey Barton is banned for six games - with another six suspended - by the Football Association for assaulting former team-mate Ousmane Dabo.

Shearer cool on Newcastle vacancy
Alan Shearer appears to rule himself out of the vacant manager's job at Newcastle, calling the club's structure "strange".

Serena to face Jankovic in final
Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic will meet in the US Open final after coming through their semis in straight sets.

NI fans beaten by 'security men'
Two Northern Ireland soccer fans are knocked unconscious by baton-wielding security men in Slovakia.

England U21 2-0 Portugal U21
England reach play-offs for European U21 Championship as goals from James Milner and Gabriel Agbonlahor defeat Portugal.

Hammers bring in Uruguayan Lopez
Managerless West Ham confirm the signing of Uruguayan international left-back Walter Lopez.

Ashley set for Newcastle backlash
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley faces a testing week following the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan.

Ferguson unfazed by Man City cash
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he is not worried about the threat posed by newly wealthy neighbours Manchester City.

Bolt defeats Powell in Brussels
Usain Bolt wins the 100m at the Van Damme Memorial meeting while 800m runner Pamela Jelimo clinches the Golden League's entire $1m jackpot.