Football news 

Villa force Barry to play for reserves

England midfielder was booed by supporters after being made to turn out for Aston Villa's second string against Walsall

• Liverpool weigh options as Barry deal stalls

• Villa ready to do Barry business after sweetener

Keane learns from tackling All Blacks

Sunderland manager says he was inspired by and provided inspiration to the New Zealand rugby team

• Keane talks his way into the stands

• Players are 'treated like meat', says Keane

Wigan planning to re-sign Bullard

Window Watch: Steve Bruce hopes to land Fulham midfielder, while Hull City are discussing terms with Marlon King

• Keane talks his way into the stands

• Tottenham fail in bid for Diego Capel

Terry still haunted by penalty miss

Chelsea captain hopes success under Luiz Felipe Scolari will help erase memories of Champions League failure

• Essien signs new five-year Chelsea deal

• Chelsea confident Lampard will stay

Cricket News 

Vaughan retort hints at England closed shop

Widespread criticism over team selection and his form with the bat has stung the England captain

Pattinson eager for more after debut

Nottinghamshire seam bowler does not want to be remembered as just another one-cap wonder after the South Africa Test

Smith ensures Durham's late entry to party

Durham v Glamorgan: a dashing half-century by the Durham No 5 proved the difference in deciding the last semi-finalist

Tahir leaves game nicely balanced

Lancashire v Hampshire: spinner takes four wickets to suggest Hampshire could yet replace Shane Warne

Olympics News 

Yamauchi happy in heat of Beijing

British marathon runner feels she is in with chance of a medal despite stifling humidity in the Olympics' host city

Powell shades lightning Bolt in sprint duel

Underdog proves world record-holder is vulnerable with victory by one hundredth of second in Sweden

Farah confident he can challenge Africans

Briton steps down to run 3,000 metres at the Crystal Palace Grand Prix as part of thorough Team GB build-up for Beijing

London Olympic price consultants cost £87m

Wage bill at the government agency building the 2012 Games leapt 36 per cent with inflation posing further worry

More Sport news 

Anger over elevation of Crusaders

Leigh Centurions up in arms as Welsh club and Salford City Reds earn licences to join elite Super League next season

• Crusaders in line to join the elite

• Salford taught tough lesson by Wildcats

White House urged to keep up hard line on Jones

Leading figure in US athletics warns President against granting a pardon or reducing jail term for disgraced athlete

• Do cheats prosper? Look at the records

• Drug cheats show no remorse

Dessel claims 16th stage in sprint finish

French rider finishes ahead of compatriot Sandy Casar and Spain's David Arroyo while Frank Schleck retains yellow jersey

• Cavendish turns focus to Beijing

• Schleck snatches the yellow jersey

Hamilton at ease with life on top

Briton's modest celebration of a second successive grand prix victory suggests that his focus is firmly on the long haul

racing and betting 

Noseda hoping to bounce back

Newmarket trainer begins to see light at the end of the tunnel after reluctantly shutting up shop halfway through Royal Ascot

Tip that would help courses beat louts to punch

Alan Lee says crowd trouble at tracks is rare but says measures could be taken to make the experience of going racing even better

Moore struggles to win over the fans

Former champion jockey finds out that being the best of his generation is not always enough to garner support