Football: World Cup qualifiers - Macedonia 1-0 Scotland
A goal after five minutes from Ilco Naumoski left Scotland already struggling in their quest to achieve a top two place in Group 9

Paralympics get off to colourful start
The 2008 Paralympics got underway with a magnificent opening ceremony at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium

F1: Hamilton will start Belgian grand prix from pole position
McLaren star boosts hopes of Belgian victory by setting fastest qualifying time

Tennis: Murray semi-final threatened by rain
Andy Murray's US Open semi-final with Rafael Nadal could be rescheduled due to potential downpours

Racing: Heavy rain has forced the abandonment of four race meetings at the postponement of the Irish Champion Stakes
Severe weather conditions in Britain and Ireland have forced the postponement of most Saturday's racing schedule

Georgia v Republic of Ireland - live 2010 World Cup qualifier
Kick off: 5pm. Howard will be here earlier. We hope

Andorra v England - live World Cup 2010 qualifier
Kick off: 7pm. Suppertime Scotty will be here from 6pm

Macedonia v Scotland - live World Cup 2010 qualifier
George Burley lost his first competitive match as Scotland boss, though his side were denied a clear penalty in the second half.

Tennis: Williams cruises through to meet Jankovic in final
Serena Williams beat Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2 to move into her first US Open final for six years

Formula one: Lack of overtaking makes for boring races - Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has warned that circuits do allow enough overtaking and so are in danger of becoming boring