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England in dominant position

Paul Collingwood became England's second centurion of the match and Stuart Broad began the job of bowling Bangladesh out as the tourists moved moved into a dominant position at tea on day two of the first Test.Read

Strong start for Ennis

Jessica Ennis made a strong start in her challenge for the World Indoor pentathlon title in Doha on Saturday morning when scoring an impressive 60 metres hurdle victory.Read

England in cruise control

England captain Alastair Cook fell short of a maiden double century in the first Test against Bangladesh but the tourists continued to coast towards an inevitable declaration.Read

Warriors back to winning ways at top

Wigan bounced back in style from their first defeat of the season with an eight-try 48-24 rout of Hull to consolidate their lead in the Engage Super League.Read

Dallaglio: England are slight favourites

Lawrence Dallaglio insisted it would be the players on the day, and not Martin Johnson or Andy Robinson, who would determine the destiny of Saturday's Calcutta Cup.Read

Storrie leaves Pompey

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has decided to leave his post at the crisis-hit club.Read

Brown apologises after player bust-up

Hull manager Phil Brown has apologised for the "unsavoury" public bust-up between Jimmy Bullard and Nick Barmby this week.Read

Schumacher in running for winning return

Michael Schumacher's claim he is not in the running for victory on his comeback in Bahrain on Sunday appears to hold little water.Read

Moyes hopes to extend Donovan's stay

David Moyes has not given up hope of keeping United States skipper Landon Donovan in a squad he maintains is the best he has ever had at the club.Read

Robinho hopes to stay at Santos

Manchester City forward Robinho has reiterated his desire to extend his loan stay at Santos and hopes talks have already been initiated with the Barclays Premier League club.Read

Rhinos suffer Eastwood blow

Super League champions Leeds Rhinos have suffered a major injury blow with the loss of New Zealand international Greg Eastwood for at least 10 weeks with a wrist fracture.Read

Hicks loses billionaire status

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has lost his billionaire status, according to Forbes magazine's latest rich list.Read

Hargreaves return in sight

Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to let Owen Hargreaves take the next step on his road to recovery.Read

Cook century puts England in driving seat

Alastair Cook celebrated his first day as England's Test captain with a masterful unbeaten 158 and Kevin Pietersen contributed 99 as the tourists took complete command on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh.Read

Force India set early pace

There may be a fly in the ointment if the first practice session of the new Formula One season is anything to go by.Read

Gill: Glazers' model benefits United

Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists the Old Trafford outfit are benefiting from the Glazer family's business expertise.Read

Wenger guards against complacency

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called on his side to keep themselves grounded when they head to relegation-battlers Hull on Saturday looking to maintain their title challenge.Read

Plain sailing for captain Cook

Alastair Cook scored a dominant hundred in his first innings as England's Test captain but Kevin Pietersen was bowled for 99 as the tourists took full control of the first Test against Bangladesh.Read

No Pompey sales before semi

Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou has promised fans that no players will be moved on ahead of their FA Cup semi-final.Read

Terry confident of ending Mourinho dream

Captain John Terry is convinced Chelsea can end Jose Mourinho's bid for Champions League glory when the former Blues boss returns to Stamford Bridge next week.Read

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