Sir Alex Ferguson and Michael Owen convinced deal will be success despite doubts expressed by fans.

Stuart Broad's meteoric rise has led to the fast bowler being compared with England allrounder and Ashes 2005 hero Andrew Flintoff.

Telegraph columnist on the five grounds staging the '09 Ashes.

How will England's bowlers look to combat Philip Hughes Mike Hussey Simon Katich and Marcus North the four 'lefties' in Australia's top oder?

There is little doubt that Mitchell Johnson has assumed Glenn McGrath's mantle as leader of Australia's pace attack.

No contest was so suffocatingly tense for so long as England finally made sure of winning a nervejangling series at the Oval.

Strong start is imperative for Strauss' team to repeat 2005 success.

Read the Australia captain on how the urn is still the ultimate.

Follow gamebygame as Serena and Venus Williams face each other once more in the Wimbledon women's final.

All the best images from CocaCola Park Johannesburg where the Lions play South Africa.

South Africa players make protest in support of banned lock Bakkies Botha during third Test against Lions.

With only pride left to play for the British and Irish Lions will be looking to leave South Africa on a high.

WITH THE whole point of your existence as a British and Irish Lion in South Africa seemingly rendered obsolete by two Test defeats, the squad will this afternoon have to '

IT MAY be too late to save the 2009 Test series, but Phil Vickery is determined to regain some pride for himself and the British and Irish Lions this afternoon by burying the

THE decision of Christophe Berdos to merely sin-bin Schalk Burger for eye gouging during last weekend's Second Test between South Africa and the British Lions led to a ch

A TREMENDOUS Test match, if marred by too many off-the-ball incidents, after-match Lions' complaining, and Peter de Villiers' contemptible defence of Schalk Burger'

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Coach James Mugeni reckons Agnes Aneno can qualify for the finals and go on to win a medal at the World Youth Championships due next week in Sudtirol, Italy.

Berlin Half Marathon champion Bernard Kipyego is the lucky beneficiary of the coach's wild card, having been named to join Sammy Kitwara and Gedion Ngatunyi in Kenya's 10,000m squad for the World Athletics championship in Berlin, Germany, in August.

COMMONWEALTH 3000m steeplechase champion Dorcus Inzikuru has switched her camp to Europe as she steps up her bid to qualify for the World Championships in August.