British pair light up Gateshead

Phillips Idowu and Lisa Dobriskey are the pick of Britain's World Championship medallists at a rain-hit British Grand Prix in Gateshead.

Federer v Britton

Roger Federer starts his bid for a sixth successive US Open title with a first-round match against world number 1,370 Devin Britton.

Spurs suffer Modric injury blow

Tottenham confirm that midfielder Luka Modric broke his leg during their 2-1 victory over Birmingham on Saturday.

Belgian Grand Prix

Giancarlo Fisichella starts on pole for Force India as championship leader Jenson Button faces a damage limitation exercise at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Europa League Group Stages Draw

The draw has been made for the group stages of the Europa Cup:

Group A:
Ajax (NED)
Anderlecht (BEL)
Dynamo Zagreb (CRO)
Timisoara (ROM)

Group B:
Valencia (ESP)
Lille (FRA)
Slavia Prague (CZE)
Genoa (ITA)

Group C:
Hamburg SV (GER)
Celtic (SCO)
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Rapid Vienna (AUT)

Group D:
Sporting Lisbon (POR)
Heerenveen (NED)
Hertha Berlin (GER)
Ventspils (LAT)

Group E:
AS Roma (ITA)
FC Basel (SUI)
Fulham (ENG)
CSKA Sofia (BUL)

Group F:
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Dynamo Bucharest (ROM)
Sturm Graz (AUT)

Group G:
Villarreal (ESP)
Lazio (ITA)
Levski Sofia (BUL)
Salzburg (AUT)

Group H:
Steaua Bucharest (ROM)
Fenerbahce (TUR)
Twente (NED)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL)

Group I:
Benfica (POR)
Everton (ENG)
AEK Athens (GRE)
BATE Borisov (BLR)

Group J:
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
FC Bruges (BEL)
Partizan Belgrade (SRB)
Toulouse (FRA)

Group K:
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
FC Copenhagen (DEN)
Sparta Prague (CZE)
CFR Cluj (ROM)

Group L:
Werder Bremen (GER)
Austria Vienna (AUT)
Athletic Bilbao (ESP)
Nacional Madeira (POR)



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British clubs avoid Euro giants

The five British clubs in the Champions League are handed favourable draws for the group stage of the competition.

Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa.
Group B: Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Wolfsburg.
Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich.
Group D: Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid, APOEL Nicosia.
Group E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, Debreceni.
Group F: Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dynamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan.
Group G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni.
Group H: Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Standard Liege.

Live - Uefa Europa League

Aston Villa and Hearts crash out of Europe, Fulham and Everton are into the Uefa Europa League group stage and Man City beat Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup second round.

Clubs await Champions League fate

Five British clubs will discover their Champions League opponents when the draw for the group stages is made at 1645 BST on Thursday.

Eduardo defended over dive claims

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refuses to condemn Eduardo after the striker is accused of diving in the Champions League win over Celtic.

Wenger ready for 'big test'

Arsene Wenger is eagerly anticipating Arsenal's 'first big test' of the season when they head to Man Utd on Saturday.