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CRICKET : Andrew Strauss believes Stuart Broad has taken significant strides on the road to becoming a “complete cricketer”.
TENNIS : Roger Federer has expressed his sympathy for Andy Murray after the British number one was knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals following one of the strangest evenings in tennis.
FOOTBALL : Everton chief executive Robert Elstone will set about re-structuring plans to finance the club’s Champions League ambitions after proposals for a new stadium were rejected by the government.
GOLF : Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell maintained Ireland’s lead at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup at three shots after carding a battling four-under-par 68 in Friday’s foursomes.
CRICKET : India secured a crushing innings and 144-run victory over Sri Lanka with four sessions to spare in the second Test at Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
FOOTBALL : The possibility of hosting a World Cup in England without a match in Liverpool came into sharp focus as 15 cities put forward their cases to stage games if the 2018 bid succeeds.
TENNIS : Andy Murray claimed his second round-robin victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with an epic 6-4 6-7 (4/7) 7-6 (7/3) win over Fernando Verdasco but must wait to find out whether he goes through to the semi-finals at London’s O2 Arena.
RUGBY : Brian O’Driscoll has scoffed at suggestions South Africa are a team in decline as Ireland target the prized scalp of the world champions at Croke Park on Saturday.
FOOTBALL : Alan Shearer has defended the health of England’s 2018 World Cup Bid on the day 15 cities submitted their applications to become host venues of the event.
CRICKET : England will be reinforced by Stuart Broad’s pace for Friday’s third one-day international at Newlands – but must wait to see whether off-spinner Graeme Swann is fit to face South Africa.
FOOTBALL : Roy Hodgson is on the verge of signing a contract extension with Fulham after agreeing terms.
FOOTBALL : Everton chief executive Robert Elstone has admitted the club would consider a ground-sharing arrangement with Liverpool after plans for a move to Kirkby were rejected by the Government.
FOOTBALL : Avram Grant is to be appointed as the new manager of Portsmouth, the club have confirmed.
FOOTBALL : Bolton midfielder Sean Davis could be struggling to play again this season, manager Gary Megson has admitted.
TENNIS : Rafael Nadal is determined to rediscover the form that made him the world’s most feared player after crashing out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena.
