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Snooker - O'Sullivan: I was offered £20k to fix a match World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed that he was once offered £20,000 to fix a match. Match-fixing is a hot issue in snooker at the moment after Stephen Lee received an unprecedented 12-year ban for fixing last month. Lee...

Snooker - Lee allegations dropped Match-fixing allegations made against Stephen Lee in 2010 have been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service, but he may still face disciplinary action from the sport's authorities. Snooker's governing World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...

Snooker - Robertson: Lee should never play snooker again World number one Neil Robertson has called for Stephen Lee to be handed a life ban for match-fixing. Lee faces a heavy punishment after being found guilty of match-fixing charges involving seven games between 2008 and 2009. He faces...

Snooker - Lee found guilty of match-fixing Stephen Lee has been found guilty of match-fixing in regards to seven matches played in 2008 and 2009. The 38-year-old could face a lifetime ban and will find out the his punishment on September 24. The former world number five denied the allegations...

Snooker - Lee lodges appeal against 12-year ban from game Stephen Lee has appealed against his unprecedented 12-year ban for match-fixing. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said in a statement that Lee, 38, was "is appealing against the finding of the tribunal...

Snooker - New format for Welsh Open Snooker's Welsh Open world ranking event returns to the Newport Centre early next year, with a brand new format. The best snooker players on the planet will head to the city in South Wales for the £300,000 tournament which runs from February 19 to March 2...

Stepanek: Serbia left Ferrari in the garage Serbia's decision to leave Novak Djokovic out of the doubles rubber of their Davis Cup final against Czech Republic was "like leaving a Ferrari in the garage", victorious opponent Radek Stepanek said on Sunday. The Czechs wrapped up a 3-2 win to...

Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title The Czech Republic retained their Davis Cup title after Radek Stepanek ruthlessly exploited the inexperience of Dusan Lajovic in the decisive rubber to seal a 3-2 final victory over Novak Djokovic's Serbia on Sunday. The Czechs, who became the first...

Djokovic beats Berdych to ***** final decider Serbian world number two Novak Djokovic ****** the Davis Cup final against holders Czech Republic into a decisive fifth rubber on Sunday with a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Tomas Berdych in the opening reverse singles. The home team's Dusan Lajovic will...

Czech Republic lead after doubles rubber Holders Czech Republic took a 2-1 lead over hosts Serbia in the Davis Cup final after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek romped to a 6-2 6-4 7-6 (4) win over Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in Saturday's doubles. The result put the Czechs firmly in the...

Djokovic out of final doubles Serbia's world number two Novak Djokovic has been left out of Saturday's doubles in the Davis Cup final against holders Czech Republic, with Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac named to play against Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek. The teams were locked at 1-1...

Del Potro turns down Argentina over 'two-faced' approach Juan Martin del Potro has declined to play in Argentina's Davis Cup tie against Italy next year and said efforts by the country's tennis association to get him back on the team were "two-faced". The world number five said on Friday he...

Djokovic and Berdych ensure Serbia and Czechs level Roared on by 17,000 partisan fans Novak Djokovic fired Serbia ahead in the Davis Cup final on Friday but Tomas Berdych hit back for the Czech Republic to leave the tie delicately poised going into the weekend. The opening day went exactly...

Player criticism of anti-doping policy unfair, says ITF The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is confident its anti-doping programmes are working effectively and labelled recent criticisms of the system by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic unfair. "I think that tennis is doing a good job in...

Serbia's Tipsarevic out of final Serbia's world number two Novak Djokovic will face his toughest Davis Cup weekend after team mate Janko Tipsarevic was ****** to pull out of the 2013 final against holders Czech Republic with a heel injury. With Viktor Troicki suspended after missing a *****...

Resurgent Djokovic seeks second Davis Cup triumph Winning a second Davis Cup title with Serbia would cap a fantastic end to the season for Novak Djokovic and provide a springboard for restoring his supremacy on the ATP Tour, the world number two said on Wednesday. Fresh from winning 22...

Djokovic has 'perfect launchpad for 2014 assault' Novak Djokovic said he will use his 22-match winning streak as a launchpad for an all-out assault on more Grand Slam titles next year. The Serb claimed the ATP World Tour Finals title for a third time on Monday with an authoritative win over...

Djokovic dominates Nadal with Tour Finals masterclass The message from Novak Djokovic could not have been more emphatic after the Serb retained his title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a crushing victory over Rafa Nadal on Monday. Nadal deservedly ends the year on top of the rankings after...

Nadal not downhearted despite Djokovic mauling Rafa Nadal refused to let a good old-fashioned beating at the hands of fierce rival Novak Djokovic take the gloss off a sensational year. The Spaniard's hopes of winning the year-ending showpiece for the first were crushed by a clinical Djokovic...

Djokovic beats Nadal to defend title Novak Djokovic defended his ATP World Tour Finals title with a ****** 6-3 6-4 victory over world number one Rafael Nadal at the O2 in London. With a brief exception mid-way through the first set when Nadal reeled off three straight games to get back in...

Spanish duo upset Bryan brothers in London finale American duo Bob and Mike Bryan's incredible year ended in disappointment when they were beaten by Spain's Fernando Verdasco and David Marrero in the ATP Tour Finals doubles final on Monday. Verdasco and Marrero, the sixth seeds, upset the...

Spanish tennis player Llagostera Vives ****** for 2 years Spanish tennis player Nuria Llagostera Vives, doubles winner at the 2009 WTA tour championships, has been ****** for two years after testing positive for d-methamphetamine, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday...

WTCC - Huff takes victory in Macau Rob Huff claimed an impressive win in Macau during a chaotic race which saw only 15 of the 33 cars finish the race. The wild race was punctuated with two stoppages after a number of cars crashed on separate occasions. Chaos erupted on the first corner as...

Imperious Djokovic sets up Nadal final Defending champion Novak Djokovic set up a title showdown against Rafa Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3 6-3 defeat of Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday. The Serb, who lost his number one ranking to Nadal in October, was too solid for...

WTCC - Huff fastest in Macau test Rob Huff once again proved the man to beat on the Guia circuit in Macau as he led FIA WTCC testing with the top two fastest laps. Huff, who has the best WTCC winning record in Macau, enjoyed the best of a late flurry of activity to clock the fastest time of...

Federer walks off into shadows with clock ticking Roger Federer slid his racket into his bag and walked off into the shadows of London's o2 Arena on Sunday as his leanest season since 2001 came to a rather predictable end at the hands of Rafa Nadal. The 32-year-old's 7-5 6-3 defeat in the...

WTCC - Calko replaces Karamyshev in Macau Konstantins Calko will replace Nikolay Karamyshev for the WTCC race in Macau, driving for Campos Racing. The young Latvian will take the wheel of one of the three Seats entered into the race. The 19-year-old is the first Baltic drive to appear in WTCC...

Nadal ousts Federer to reach final Rafa Nadal's growing domination of great rival Roger Federer continued with a comprehensive 7-5 6-3 victory in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday. The mid-afternoon clash was not one of the best in their 32-match series as Federer faded...

WTCC - Huff secures Lada Sport deal for 2014 Rob Huff has agreed a two-year deal to race for Lada in the World Touring Car Championship from 2014. The 33-year-old clinched the 2012 WTCC crown with the RML-run factory Chevrolet squad, before making a surprise switch to SEAT machinery. The man...

Djokovic remains perfect with Gasquet win Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak against Richard Gasquet with a 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 win over the Frenchman at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Djokovic had already booked his place in the semi-finals by winning Group B while Gasquet could not...

WTCC - Nash closes in on Yokohama Trophy glory James Nash’s double Yokohama Trophy victory at Shanghai last week, meant that the bamboo-engineering driver is now just two points away from pocketing the title. The two races in Macau will award double points – twenty for a win – plus one for the...

Federer reaches semis with dramatic win Roger Federer needed all of his experience to record a comeback 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5 win over Juan Martin Del Potro and book his place in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals. The stakes were simple heading into the match; whoever won the clash...

WTCC - Monteiro and Chilton triumph in wet Shanghai Tiago Monteiro secured his first win for the Honda Castrol Team in race two of the WTCC event in Shanghai. Monteiro led from lights to flag and finished first in a Honda trio, ahead of team-mates Gabriele Tarquini and Norbert Michelisz, who...

No worries Wawrinka, it's Rafa to the rescue If Stanislas Wawrinka's life depended on the outcome of one tennis match he would surely want Rafa Nadal fighting his corner, and while the stakes were not as high as life or death on Friday the Swiss player's fate was in safe hands. Having beaten...

WTCC - Muller grabs pole as Chevrolet dominate Shanghai qualifying The qualifying session for the WTCC race in Shanghai turned into a triumphal march for Chevrolet as Yvan Muller took pole. All six drivers at the wheel of the Cruze cars dominated the top 10 positions of the time sheet with...

Nadal survives Berdych fightback to keep perfect record Rafael Nadal dashed Tomas Berdych's hopes at the ATP World Tour Finals with a win over the Czech on Friday that put Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka into the semi-finals. The Spaniard had already-qualified for the last four but in beating Berdych...

WTCC - Muller back on top in second Shanghai practice Yvan Muller re-established the WTCC hierarchy in the second free practice, setting the fastest lap of 1:55.508 with eight minutes left of the session in Shanghai. However, before the Frenchman’s Chevrolet Cruze posted the best lap time, it...

Murray labels ***** ban duo 'unprofessional' Wimbledon champion Andy Murray called Victor Troicki and Marin Cilic "unprofessional" on Friday, adding his voice to the growing debate about the sport's anti-doping rules. Serbian Troicki had an 18-month ban imposed by the International Tennis...

Superbikes - World Superbike qualifying to mirror MotoGP in 2014 World Superbike bosses have today announced another set of regulation changes for the 2014 season, the biggest of which is the series will alter its practice and qualifying schedule to mirror that of MotoGP. Although no firm...

Rugby - Le Roux-inspired South Africa hold Scotland scoreless A stunning first-half display from fullback Willie le Roux helped South Africa to a comfortable 28-0 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday. The Scots looked to have fought back from Willem Alberts's early try and were...

Wawrinka plays his part, now he's sweating on Nadal Stanislas Wawrinka did what he had to do with victory over a weary David Ferrer at the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday and now needs a favour from Rafael Nadal to reach the semi-finals. The Swiss won 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 to claim a second victory...

Rugby League - Fiji see off Samoa to reach World Cup semis Fiji secured a return meeting with Australia after overcoming Samoa to complete the line-up for Saturday's World Cup semi-final double-header at Wembley. The Fijiians' 22-4 victory at Warrington is also expected to earn them a place in...

Wawrinka through thanks to win over Ferrer Stanislas Wawrinka made the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 win over David Ferrer. At the time of the victory Wawrinka did not know if his win would be enough to put him into the last four, but Tomas Berdych's defeat at...

Rally Wales GB - Ogier ends dominant year with GB win Sebastien Ogier claimed his first win on Rally GB to cap a phenomenal comeback season for Volkswagen in the World Rally Championship. The Frenchman beat team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala - winner of this event in each of the past two years - to...

World Cup - Cameroon qualify for finals in Brazil Cameroon produced an emphatic display to beat Tunisia 4-1 in their play-off second leg and qualify for next summer's World Cup. Pierre Webo, whose extraordinary point-blank miss was chiefly responsible for the first leg ending goalless, scored...

Djokovic battles past Del Potro Novak Djokovic joined Rafa Nadal as a guaranteed semi-finalist at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 victory over Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. Djokovic's elastic limbs propelled the Serb to the Group B victory that leaves Del Potro to fight it out...

Roger Federer calls for more ***** testing in tennis Roger Federer said he trusts the anti-doping procedures in tennis despite rival Novak Djokovic's claim that fellow Serb's Victor Troicki's one-year ban was the result of negligence by the authorities. The 17-times grand slam champion still...

Classy Federer dismisses Gasquet A razor-sharp Roger Federer got back to winning ways at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4 6-3 defeat of Frenchman Richard Gasquet to keep his last-four chances alive. Under pressure after losing to favourite Novak Djokovic in his opening Group B match, the...

Australian Stosur hires former Murray coach Maclagan Former US Open champion Sam Stosur has turned to Andy Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan to help reverse her slide down the world rankings, Tennis Australia have announced. The 29-year-old Australian, who has dropped to 18th in the world...

Beaten Wawrinka takes it to Nadal, on and off court He won 83 points to Rafael Nadal's 80, hit 30 winners to the Spaniard's 14, struck more aces and generally played the more inspiring tennis, yet it all ended in familiar fashion for Stanislas Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals on...