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David Beckham is flying to Finland for surgery on his Achilles tendon, which looks set to rule him out of the World Cup.

Hull City manager Phil Brown has been relieved of his duties at the struggling Premier League club and put on gardening leave.

England require five wickets to win the first Test against Bangladesh after the hosts close day four on 191-5, still 321 runs behind.

England and Wales' Euro 2012 qualifying fixtures will be decided by a random draw after the nations in Group G fail to agree on acceptable dates.

National Hunt's showpiece meeting starting on Tuesday is among the most eagerly awaited in history.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is predicting the closest finish in Premier League history in the battle for the title.

Lewis Hamilton says his McLaren can match the Ferraris for pace, but admits they are the team to beat in 2010.

Celtic will play Hibernian or Ross County and holders Rangers or Dundee United face Raith Rovers in the Active Nation Scottish Cup semi-final draw.

Yorkshire chief Martyn Moxon says Ryan Harris's form for Australia means that he may miss some of this season.

US PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem calls a news conference for Monday evening, a day after hinting he knows when Tiger Woods will return to golf.

France name an unchanged squad for the final match of the Six Nations as they look to wrap up the Grand Slam against England in Paris on Saturday.

Britain's wheelchair curlers beat Switzerland 10-2 and slalom skiers Kelly Gallagher (above) and Anna Turney both finish sixth on the second day of action at the Paralympics.

Michael Schumacher says it is 'basically impossible' to overtake under this year's rules, plus other gossip and rumours

Sacking Rafa Benitez would cost Liverpool £16m, plus other rumours

Middlesbrough midfielder Willo Flood is likely to miss out on the rest of the season after tearing a posterior cruciate ligament.