india bowler zaheer khan has been ruled out of friday's second test against england because of a hamstring injury. the 32-year-old left-arm pace bowler picked up the injury during thefirst test at l

  pace bowler james anderson says england can achieve "great things" as they move nearer to topping the world test rankings for the first time. england, 1-0 up in the four-test series with india

  manchester united striker javier hernandez spent tuesday night in hospital after suffering "mild concussion" on the club's pre-season tour of the united states. the mexico forward, 23, was

  international olympic committee chief jacques rogge has put london 2012's readiness for the games on a par with sydney 2000 and beijing 2008. the belgian visited london's olympic sites on a 

  new zealand legend jonah lomu has criticised england's decision to use an all-black away kit at the world cup. england's new change strip - the same colour as new zealand's 127-year-old all

  british sprinter jeanette kwakye does not believe athletics bosses should go easy on competitors caught using recreational drugs. the 28-year-old dismissed reports that a senior anti-doping official wan

  mclaren team principal martin whitmarsh does not believe sebastian vettel is starting to crack under pressure. reigning champion vettel holds a 77-point cushion over red bull team-mate mark webber in th

  olympic champion michael phelps won a thrilling 200m butterfly race to secure his first gold medal of the world swimming championships in shanghai. phelps, the defending champion, clocked one minute 53.

  fifa has given caribbean football officials 48 hours to explain their part in a meeting with ex-presidential candidate mohamed bin hammam. football's governing body stated that "any person who

  south africa pace legend allan donald says england deserve to overtake india as the number one test-playing nation. india currently top the rankings but will be replaced by england if andrew strauss'

  rangers face an uphill battle to qualify for the next round of the champions league after losing the first leg of their qualifier against malmo. the swedes took the lead on 18 minutes when a flick from

  britain's leading heptathlete jessica ennis expects the pressure of competing at a home olympics to improve her performance next summer. after missing the 2008 games through injury, the world and eu