Essex (285-8) bt Yorkshire (198) by 87 runsEngland opener Alastair Cook and Graham Napier - plus a deadly spell from Ryan ten Doeschate - inspired Essex to reach their first Friends Provident Trophy final for 11 years via a 87-run
Turkish Süper Lig title-holders Galatasaray AS have brought the experienced Australian international winger Harry Kewell to Istanbul on a two-year deal.
Maren Meinert accepts it is inevitable that Germany will be marked as favourites in France but she insists her inexperienced side could have their work cut out.
AFC Ajax have signed teenaged Serbian international striker Miralem Sulejmani from Dutch Eredivisie rivals SC Heerenveen in a deal worth up to €16.25m.
The talent was arguably always there for Spain to lift a major trophy but certain key differences meant Luis Aragonés's shimmering squad took the EURO by storm.
Andrew Strauss is relishing the chance to renew his acquaintance with Morne Morkel in his 50th Test next week - despite Saturday's failure against South Africa's emerging pace spearhead.
England captain Michael Vaughan is unequivocal in his belief he will not only get through next week's first Test against South Africa but the entire series.
New Zealand fly-half Daniel Carter scored 14 points and set up a try for Jerome Kaino to lead the All Blacks to a hard-fought 19-8 victory over world champions South Africa in the Tri-Nations opener.
Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a home victory at the British Grand Prix suffered a setback as team-mate Heikki Kovalainen stormed to his first career pole position at Silverstone.
Liverpool are preparing a £3 million bid for Diego Cavalieri, the 26-year-old Palmeiras keeper, in a move that my signal Scott Carson's departure from the club.
Roger Federer has accused his Wimbledon final opponent Rafael Nadal of taking too long in between points and says umpires ought to be more willing to hit the Spaniard with a time violation penalty.
ACF Fiorentina have added steel to their back line with the signings of the Peruvian international left-back Juan Manuel Vargas and Torino FC's Gianluca Comotto.
Five days after bringing the Henri Delaunay trophy to Madrid, Spain's UEFA EURO 2008™-winning coach Luis Aragonés began a new challenge with Fenerbahçe SK.
