England undone at the seams

Australia ended a dramatic opening day at the fourth Ashes Test on 196-4 after bowling out England for just 102 at Headingley.

Aquilani signs Reds deal

Alberto Aquilani has successfully passed his Liverpool medical and has agreed a five-year contract.

Ahmed Ajtebi to lead team to Shergar Cup glory

Ahmed Ajtebi will donate all of his Shergar Cup prize money percentages to the Injured Jockeys' Fund.

Europa League Draw

Thursday, 20 August 2009
Ajax v Slovan Bratislava, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Athletic Bilbao v Tromso, Gp D, L1, 20:00
BATE v Litex Lovech, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Benfica v Vorskla Poltava, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Brondby v Hertha Berlin, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Dinamo Moscow v CSKA Sofia, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Dinamo Zagreb v Hearts, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Everton v Sigma Olomouc, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FC Dinamo Bucuresti v Liberec, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FC Sion v Fenerbahce, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FC Twente v FK Qarabag, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FC Vaslui v AEK Athens, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FK Baku v Basle, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FK Sarajevo v CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FK Teplice v Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Fulham v Amkar Perm, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Galatasaray v FC Levadia Tallinn, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Genk v Lille, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Genoa v Odense BK, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Guingamp v Hamburg, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Lazio v Elfsborg, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Lech Poznan v Club Brugge, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Metallurg Donetsk v FK Austria Vienna, Gp D, L1, 20:00
NAC v Villarreal, Gp D, L1, 20:00
PAOK Salonika v Heerenveen, Gp D, L1, 20:00
PSV v Bnei Yehuda, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Partizan Belgrade v MSK Zilina, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Roma v MFK Kosice, Gp D, L1, 20:00
SK Sturm Graz v FC Metalist Kharkiv , Gp D, L1, 20:00
Shakhtar Donetsk v Sivasspor, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Slavia Prague v Crvena Zvezda, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Sparta Prague v NK Maribor, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Stabaek v Valencia, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Steaua Bucuresti v St Patricks, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Trabzonspor v Toulouse, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Werder Bremen v FC Aktobe, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Zenit St Petersburg v Nacional, Gp D, L1, 20:00

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Thursday, 27 August 2009
AEK Athens v FC Vaslui, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Amkar Perm v Fulham, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Basle v FK Baku, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Bnei Yehuda v PSV, Gp D, L2, 20:00
CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca v FK Sarajevo, Gp D, L2, 20:00
CSKA Sofia v Dinamo Moscow, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Club Brugge v Lech Poznan, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Crvena Zvezda v Slavia Prague, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Elfsborg v Lazio, Gp D, L2, 20:00
FC Aktobe v Werder Bremen, Gp D, L2, 20:00
FC Levadia Tallinn v Galatasaray, Gp D, L2, 20:00
FC Metalist Kharkiv v SK Sturm Graz, Gp D, L2, 20:00
FK Austria Vienna v Metallurg Donetsk, Gp D, L2, 20:00
FK Qarabag v FC Twente, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Fenerbahce v FC Sion, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Hamburg v Guingamp, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Hapoel Tel-Aviv v FK Teplice, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Hearts v Dinamo Zagreb, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Heerenveen v PAOK Salonika, Gp D, L2
Hertha Berlin v Brondby, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Liberec v FC Dinamo Bucuresti, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Lille v Genk, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Litex Lovech v BATE, Gp D, L2, 20:00
MFK Kosice v Roma, Gp D, L2, 20:00
MSK Zilina v Partizan Belgrade, Gp D, L2, 20:00
NK Maribor v Sparta Prague, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Nacional v Zenit St Petersburg, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Odense BK v Genoa, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Sigma Olomouc v Everton, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Sivasspor v Shakhtar Donetsk, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Slovan Bratislava v Ajax, Gp D, L2, 20:00
St Patricks v Steaua Bucuresti, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Toulouse v Trabzonspor, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Tromso v Athletic Bilbao, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Valencia v Stabaek, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Villarreal v NAC, Gp D, L2, 20:00
Vorskla Poltava v Benfica, Gp D, L2, 20:00


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Champions League Draw

Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Celtic v Arsenal, Play, L1, 20:00
FC Copenhagen v Apoel Nicosia, Play, L1, 20:00
FC Sheriff Tiraspol v Olympiacos, Play, L1, 20:00
FK Ventspils v FC Zurich, Play, L1, 20:00
Levski Sofia v Debrecen, Play, L1, 20:00
Lyon v Anderlecht, Play, L1, 20:00
Panathinaikos v Atletico Madrid, Play, L1, 20:00
Politehnica Timisoara v VfB Stuttgart, Play, L1, 20:00
SV Red Bull Salzburg v Maccabi Haifa, Play, L1, 20:00
Sporting v Fiorentina, Play, L1, 20:00

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Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Anderlecht v Lyon, Play, L2, 20:00
Apoel Nicosia v FC Copenhagen, Play, L2, 20:00
Arsenal v Celtic, Play, L2, 20:00
Atletico Madrid v Panathinaikos, Play, L2, 20:00
Debrecen v Levski Sofia, Play, L2, 20:00
FC Zurich v FK Ventspils, Play, L2, 20:00
Fiorentina v Sporting, Play, L2, 20:00
Maccabi Haifa v SV Red Bull Salzburg, Play, L2, 20:00
Olympiacos v FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Play, L2, 20:00
VfB Stuttgart v Politehnica Timisoara, Play, L2, 20:00



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Walter Swinburn to ride Stotsfold in the Arlington Million in Chicago

Walter Swinburn will turn the clock back 26 years when he flies to Chicago to saddle Stotsfold in the Arlington Million.

Ahmed Ajtebi Malesh Narredu and Hiroyuki Uchida out to set world on fire

Dubaian Indian and Japanese jockeys excited at prospect of riding at Ascot.

Transfer clockwatch

Arsenal's interest in Brede Hangeland is 'a source of worr' for Roy Hodgson, while Aston Villa hint they could bid for Wesley Sneijder.

Flintoff out, Prior doubtful

Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the Headingley Test, while Matt Prior is a major doubt after suffering a back spasm in the warm-up.

Transfer clockwatch

Darren Bent has joined Sunderland, while Didier Drogba has signed a new Chelsea deal.