rafael nadal beats british number one andy murray in the wimbledon semi finals for the second year running and will play novak djokovic in sunday s final

  new chelsea manager andre villas-boas has promised to bring a more attack-minded philosophy to the team as he begins his tenure at stamford bridge. the 33-year-old has signed a three-year deal after rep

  wladimir klitschko's trainer emanuel steward has conceded his charge has not met anyone with david haye's confidence and belief for almost six years. briton haye, the wba champion, and the ukrai

  andy murray eased past spain's feliciano lopez to reach his third successive wimbledon semi-final and set up another meeting with rafael nadal. the british number one dominated from the outset on ce

  birmingham city fc's president carson yeung has appeared in court in hong kong on money-laundering charges. mr yeung was bailed by the eastern court in his home city after being charged with five co

  jo-wilfried tsonga made a superb comeback to beat roger federer and end the third seed's hopes of a seventh wimbledon title for another year. the swiss had never lost from two sets ahead at a grand

  thirty-three time argentina champions river plate began rebuilding after relegation by appointing former international midfielder matias almeyda as coach. jj lopez resigned following sunday's relega

  the los angeles dodgers responded to a growing off-field crisis as they routed the minnesota twins 15-0 – tumbling a series of records as they went. the dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection ear

  the next cricket world cup will retain its current format of 14 teams after minor international sides protested against plans to cut them out. ten test-playing nations plus four associate teams will tak

  the arrival of indian premier league cricket has allowed twenty20 cricket specialists to make fortunes on the field, but the chance of more glamour on the other side of the world is proving almost as tempti

  in a dusty nigerian park, dozens of youths dodge goats and rusting cars to be first on to crumbling courts – built to replicate the side of the chapel at one of england's most elite public schools

buenos aires: colombia first choice goalkeeperdavid ospina was injured after colliding with team mate hugo rodallega during a copa americapractice game on tuesday.  the pair wer