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Serena out of Rome with back injury

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:28:00 GMT

American fifth seed Serena Williams withdraws from her Italian Open quarter-final with French qualifier Alize Cornet because of a back injury.

French MotoGP: 250cc qualifying 1

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:20:00 GMT

1-Alvaro Bautista 1:38.479, 2-Alex Debon 1:38.585, 3-Marco Simoncelli 1:38.679, 4-Mattia Pasini 1:38.788, 5-Thomas Luthi 1:38.942, 6-Julian Simon 1:39.051, 7-Manuel Poggiali 1:39.064, 8-Aleix Espargaro 1:39.184.

Force storm back to beat Brumbies

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:50:00 GMT

The Western Force make a stunning comeback to beat the ACT Brumbies 29-22 in a Super 14 match in Perth. Down 22-0 after 20 minutes, the Force then score 29 unanswered points.

Chakvetadze moves on in Rome

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:48:00 GMT

Russian sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze beats Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 3-6 6-1 to go through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open.

Saracens to sign van Heerden

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:32:00 GMT

South African Super 14 side the Bulls announce flanker Wikus van Heerden's departure to Saracens. The 29-year-old forward is set to fill the vacancy at Vicarage Road created by England World Cup winner Richard Hill's retirement.

Quins name Kingston as new coach

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:27:00 GMT

Harlequins announce the appointment of John Kingston as head coach. Kingston, who joined Quins' coaching staff from Irish club Galwegians in 2001, takes over from Andy Friend, while the club's current academy manager Colin Osbourne becomes assistant first-team coach.

French MotoGP: Free practice 2

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:13:00 GMT

1-Dani Pedrosa 1:34.227, 2-Casey Stoner 1:34.276, 3-Colin Edwards 1:34.287, 4-Jorge Lorenzo 1:34.487, 5-Chris Vermeulen 1:34.630, 6-Valentino Rossi 1:34.959, 7-Shinya Nakano 1:35.047, 8-Randy de Puniet 1:35.073, 15-James Toseland 1:35.848.

'Blade Runner' wins Olympic appeal

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:11:00 GMT

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is handed an Olympic Games lifeline as his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his Olympic ban is successful. .

Laudrup to leave Getafe

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:00 GMT

Getafe coach Michael Laudrup announces he will leave the Liga club at the end of the season.

City claim UEFA Cup spot

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:14:00 GMT

Manchester City are awarded a place in next season's UEFA Cup thanks to their position in the Fair Play league.

French MotoGP: 125cc qualifying 1

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:04:00 GMT

1-Sergio Gadea 1:43.515, 2-Bradley Smith 1:43.614, 3-Stefan Bradl 1:43.710, 4-Simone Corsi, 5-Mike Di Meglio 1:43.956, 6-Esteve Rabat 1:44.344, 7-Pol Espargaro 1:44.485, 8-Joan Olive 1:44.532, 12-Scott Redding 1:44.974, 19-Danny Webb 1:45.442.

Mandri still in hospital after crash

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:21:00 GMT

Estonian rider Rene Mandri suffers a perforated chest, and broken rib, vertebra and radius in a crash in Thursday's sixth stage of the Giro D'Italia. The AG2R La Mondiale rider is in hospital and will not be transported back to France before next week.

French MotoGP: 250cc FP1

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:55:00 GMT

1-Hector Barbera 1:39.284, 2-Mattia Pasini 1:39.376, 3-Alvaro Bautista 1:39.491, 4-Alex Debon 1:39.677, 5-Marco Simoncelli 1:39.809, 6-Julian Simon 1:39.835, 7-Hiroshi Aoyama 1:39.898, 8-Thomas Luthi 1:39.999.

Blues 19-17 Hurricanes

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT

The Auckland Blues keep their faint Super 14 semi-final hopes alive with a pulsating 19-17 win over the Wellington Hurricanes in Auckland.

Scotland to play Canada at Pittodrie

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:24:00 GMT

Scotland's national rugby team will go on the road in November as Pittodrie is announced as the venue for the Test against Canada.

Leicester set attendance record

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:16:00 GMT

Leicester Tigers set a Guinness Premiership record with an average attendance of 17,206 for league games at Welford Road this season.

French MotoGP: Free practice 1

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:10:00 GMT

1-Dani Pedrosa 1:34.646, 2-Jorge Lorenzo 1:34.779, 3-Valentino Rossi 1:34.886, 4-Casey Stoner 1:34.967, 5-Colin Edwards 1:35.319, 6-Chris Vermeulen 1:35.502, 7-Andrea Dovizioso 1:35.574, 8-Shinya Nakano 1:35.672, 9-John Hopkins 1:35.743, 10-James Toseland 1:35.874

French MotoGP: 125cc FP1

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:45:00 GMT

1-Sergio Gadea 1:44.618, 2-Bradley Smith 1:44.729, 3-Nicolas Terol 1:44.984, 4-Esteve Rabat 1:45.315, 5-Mike Di Meglio 1:45.396, 6-Andrea Iannone 1:45.442, 7-Stefan Bradl 1:45.492, 8-Simone Corsi 1:45.593, 13-Danny Webb 1:46.296, 18-Scott Redding 1:46.564.

Clarke to miss first test

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:32:00 GMT

Michael Clarke will miss the first test against the West Indies in Jamaica after staying in Sydney to attend the funeral of his fiancee's father. Cricket Australia said Clarke would not arrive in Jamaica until May 24, two days after the start of the first test.

AFC to give aid to China and Myanmar

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:30:00 GMT

The Asian Football Confederation will donate $250,000 (�125,000) to both China and Myanmar to rebuild football facilities after both countries were hit by devastating natural disasters.

Copa Libertadores results

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:58:00 GMT

Copa Libertadores quarter-final first-leg results: San Lorenzo (Argentina) 1-1 LDU (Ecuador); America (Mexico) 2-0 Santos (Brazil)

Five share lead at Sugarloaf

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:38:00 GMT

Five players are tied on six under par after a rain-affected, first round at the Atlanta Classic. Americans Jonathan Kaye, Ryan Palmer, Jonathan Byrd, Kenny Perry and Parker McLachlin all fire rounds of 66 at the TPC Sugarloaf.

Philadelphia 4-2 Pittsburgh (series 1-3)

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:33:00 GMT

The Philadelphia Flyers score three first-period goals in a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the win keeping the home team alive in their Eastern Conference finals.

San Antonio 99-80 Hornets (series tied 3-3)

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:22:00 GMT

The San Antonio Spurs crush the New Orleans Hornets 99-80 to force a deciding Game Seven in their Western Conference semi-final.

WTA Rome (3)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:48:00 GMT

Third round: 7-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat 10-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 7-5 6-2; Alize Cornet (France) beat 3-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-2 6-4; 6-Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) beat 12-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 6-4 1-6 6-1

Serie A finale marred by fan bans

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:30:00 GMT

The cities of Parma and Catania announce that no visiting fans will be allowed to attend this Sunday's crucial Serie A games after police in Rome informed their colleagues that they had information of Roma fans travelling to the city.

Adriano recalled by Brazil

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:54:00 GMT

Adriano is recalled by Brazil for next month's World Cup qualifiers, only the second time he has been picked by his country since the 2006 World Cup.

Departing Deco looks to England

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:20:00 GMT

Deco hopes to play in England or Italy next season after revealing he has been told by Barcelona he can leave the Nou Camp.

Kuerten handed French Open wildcard

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:17:00 GMT

Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten is given a wildcard for the French Open

Sharapova to take over number one ranking

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:51:00 GMT

Maria Sharapova will take over as world number one next week after Justine Henin asked to be removed from the rankings following her retirement.