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Saints may leave Franklin's Gardens

Northampton are considering leaving their Franklin's Gardens home if they are not given permission to expand the ground's capacity.Read

Surrey skipper keen for KP to stay

Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown has urged loan signing Kevin Pietersen to make his move to the Oval permanent.Read

Barry: We must put things right

Gareth Barry accepts no matter how well England perform in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign they will still have to win over a sceptical public once they get to Poland and Ukraine.Read

McFadden targets early morale boost

James McFadden claims Scotland owe their fans some early success in their Euro 2012 campaign after a disappointing World Cup bid.Read

Afridi turns focus to cricket

Shahid Afridi was set to lead the charm offensive in Taunton this morning, as Pakistan tried to keep the pressures of the 'spot-fixing' crisis off the field.Read

Rafa enraptured by Spurs switch

Rafael van der Vaart described Tottenham as "a beautiful club" after completing his £8million move from Real Madrid on Wednesday.Read

Solskjaer: Rio is ready to return

Manchester United reserve-team boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Rio Ferdinand can be thrown straight into first-team action after the defender came through Wednesday night's second-string clash with Oldham.Read

Murray opponent hopes for LTA call

Andy Murray will face a unique opponent in the second round of the US Open on Friday - a Jamaican with a German mother and British grandmother who wants to play alongside Murray in Britain's Davis Cup team.Read

Ranting Roddick crashes out

Former champion Andy Roddick has crashed out of the US Open after ranting at a line judge who called a foot fault against him.Read

Champion Clijsters gaining momentum

Reigning champion Kim Clijsters insisted her game was still a work in progress despite easing into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Australian Sally Peers.Read

Ferdinand declared fit

Manchester United reserve team boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared Rio Ferdinand ready to make a first-team return after the defender came through Wednesday night's second string clash with Oldham.Read

Mixed news for England pair

England duo Owen Hargreaves and Jonathan Woodgate were handed contrasting news as clubs provided the Premier League with their 25-man squad lists for the first half of the season.Read

Worcs put Pietersen in the shade

Kevin Pietersen's Surrey debut attracted a crowd of almost 8,000 to The Oval but his comeback to domestic cricket ended in a heavy 90-run Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat at the hands of Worcestershire.Read

Murray beats heat and Lacko

Britain's Andy Murray defied "brutal conditions" to cruise into the second round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.Read

FIFA rule dashes Arteta hopes

Mikel Arteta's dreams of playing for England are destined to end in disappointment.Read

Azarenka collapses at US Open

Number 10 seed Victoria Azarenka collapsed on court during her second-round match against Gisela Dulko at the US Open on Wednesday.Read

Hammers complete great Dane signing

West Ham have completed the signing of Denmark right-back Lars Jacobsen from Blackburn after the Premier League approved the deal.Read

Gud news gets better for Potters

Stoke's transfer deadline day coup of landing Eidur Gudjohnsen from Monaco became even bigger on Wednesday after they converted his loan move into a permanent one-year deal.Read

Yobo seals Fenerbahce switch

Everton defender Joseph Yobo has completed his move to Turkish side Fenerbahce on a season-long loan.Read

Spurs confirm Van der Vaart deal

Tottenham have confirmed the £8million signing of Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid after the Premier League gave them the green light to add the Holland midfielder to their squad.Read

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