British duo claim open water medals Britain made it five swimming medals in Beijing as Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten claimed silver and bronze in the open water event.Payne and Patten set the pace throughout the 10000m race, and were only overhauled in the final 750m by Russian world champion Larisa Ilchenko, who beat Payne by just one and a half seconds to claim gold. (20/08/2008) 
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Mixed emotions for surfing pair It was a day of mixed emotions for Great Britain at the Olympic sailing competition on Wednesday as Bryony Shaw delivered the country's first ever women's windsurfing medal but Nick Dempsey narrowly missed out in the men's RS:X event.Shaw made history by coming home second in the women's RS:X medal race to claim a bronze and increase Team GB's medal haul in Qingdao to five. (20/08/2008)
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Reade bounces back from early fall Olympic gold medal favourite Shanaze Reade survived an injury scare in her first seeding race for the semi-finals of Thursday's BMX.The 19-year-old, a two-time world champion, crashed on the first bend of the first run through the track at Laoshan in south west Beijing where she scraped her elbow and thigh and looked to be holding her wrist as she came off the course. (20/08/2008)
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Blonska 'fails drugs test' Lyudmila Blonska, the Ukrainian athlete who won silver in the women's heptathlon, is facing disciplinary action after failing a drugs test.It is understood Blonska, who has already previously served a two-year ban for drugs, tested positive for an anabolic steroid. (20/08/2008)
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Cisse to join Black Cats on loan Sunderland are on the verge of completing the loan signing of Djibril Cisse after reaching an "agreement in principle" with Marseille over the transfer of the striker.Cisse's future has been the subject of much speculation all summer, with the France international being linked with a number of Barclays Premier League sides. (20/08/2008)
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Stubbs forced to retire Derby defender Alan Stubbs has been forced to retire following a recurrence of a troublesome knee injury.The 36-year-old made the decision after scans revealed a return of the problem that prematurely ended his campaign in April last season and saw him undergo surgery. (20/08/2008)
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Robinho's dream Chelsea move 'broken' Robinho no longer has any chance of joining Chelsea due to Real Madrid's refusal to even discuss a possible deal, according to the Brazilian's advisor.The Blues have been chasing the 24-year-old for most of the summer following their appointment of his countryman Luiz Felipe Scolari and Talks between the two club are believed to have taken place, but Robinho's representative Wagner Ribeiro insists the door has now been closed on the deal by the Bernabeu hierarchy. (20/08/2008)
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Capello: Terry choice down to me Fabio Capello has insisted the choice of John Terry as England captain was his alone.Capello made his announcement to the England squad after training on Tuesday, just an hour before the rest of the world found out, and not even his coaches were aware of his decision. (20/08/2008)
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Ebor meeting abandoned York have been forced to abandon the rest of this week's Ebor meeting due to a waterlogged track.Having already lost the first two days of the four-day fixture, clerk of the course William Derby called a noon inspection on Wednesday to assess the prospects for the cards on Thursday and Friday. (20/08/2008)
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Contract boost for veteran Rauhihi Warrington have given prop forward Paul Rauhihi a new contract for 2009 which will see the veteran New Zealander playing beyond his 36th birthday.The former North Queensland Cowboy, who at 35 is only three years younger than head coach James Lowes, has enjoyed a vintage third season with the Wolves, who are pushing for a fourth-place finish in the engage Super League. (20/08/2008)
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