stuart broad took a sensational hat-trick to fire england back into contention in the second test against india at trent bridge. the tourists were in total control of the match, leading by 46 on 267-4,

  england will face montenegro, ukraine, poland, moldova, and san marino in group h when they bid to qualify for the 2014 world cup finals in brazil. scotland and wales were drawn together in group a, and

  serena williams was in dominant form as she beat maria sharapova 6-1 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of bank of the west classic in stanford, california. in losing her sixth match in a row against the amer

  david gill says he is "comfortable" with manchester united's finances in the wake of a parliamentary report into the ways football is governed. concern over clubs borrowing money to m

  rebecca adlington produced a sprint finish to win the 800m freestyle at the world championships in shanghai. the 22-year-old - who won silver in the 400m last week - was behind with 100m to go

  zac guildford and cory jane scored two tries apiece as new zealand powered past south africa in the tri-nations. wyatt crockett and colin slade also got on the scoresheet for the all blacks. the res

  arsenal manager arsene wenger says the speculation over cesc fabregas must end soon if the club captain is to focus properly ahead of the new season. fabregas, 24, has been linked with a move to spanish

  lewis hamilton is confident he can follow up his victory at the german grand prix by challenging for another triumph in hungary on sunday. the mclaren driver went fastest in both of friday's pr

charles n zogbia moves from wigan to aston villa after finalising a five year deal

  a swashbuckling fifty from stuart broad helped england recover from a calamitous batting performance to finish the first day of the second test with their hopes intact. some fine india bowling in swing-

  blackburn rovers' el-hadji diouf has been banned from all football-related activities in senegal for five years. the senegalese football federation (fsf) slapped the ban on the forward after remarks

manchester united striker javier hernandez spends tuesday night in hospital after suffering mild concussion on the club s pre season tour of the united states