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Pendleton strikes gold

Victoria Pendleton won Britain's seventh cycling gold of the Beijing Olympics with victory in the women's sprint. Read

Terry handed England captaincy

John Terry has retained the England captaincy with manager Fabio Capello preferring to keep faith with the Chelsea defender in preference to Rio Ferdinand. Read

Hoy closes in on gold hat-trick

Chris Hoy moved a step closer to a hat-trick of gold medals after coming through his semi-final against Mickael Bourgain of France. Read

Davies completes Potters switch

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has made his sixth signing of the summer with the recruitment of Southampton defender Andrew Davies for an undisclosed fee. Read

Mbia eager for Everton switch

Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia is desperate to complete a move to Everton now he has returned from the Olympic Games in Beijing. Read

Moore signs new Pears deal

Worcestershire director of cricket Steven Rhodes has revealed that batsman Stephen Moore has signed a new three-year deal which will keep him at New Road until 2011. Read

Pietersen: Shah will bat at three

Kevin Pietersen has made the first decisive step towards instilling a greater intent in England's one-day performances by giving Owais Shah a licence to play at the top of the order. Read

Ameobi close to Ipswich move

Ipswich manager Jim Magilton has confirmed the club are poised to sign Shola Ameobi from Newcastle after a transfer fee was agreed for the player. Read

Wenger wants Adebayor backing

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for the club's fans to get behind striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract. Read

Capello ready to name new captain

Fabio Capello will make his first major mark on the England team on Tuesday - with Joe Cole confirming the Italian's vast CV commands instant respect in the dressing room. Read

Johnson furious despite qualifying

Britain's Jade Johnson was furious with herself despite qualifying for the Olympic long jump final by just two centimetres with her last attempt. Read

Gold for Goodison

Paul Goodison made up for the disappointment of just missing out on an Olympic medal four years ago as he claimed gold in the Laser class at the Olympic sailing regatta on Tuesday. Read

Cole rules out Chelsea exit

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole wants to spend the rest of his career at Stamford Bridge and is prepared to fight for a regular place under Luiz Felipe Scolari. Read

Flintoff cleans up amid showers

Andrew Flintoff began England's new era in one-day cricket with a three-wicket haul between the showers against Scotland to provide hope of an encouraging end to a traumatic summer, before the match was abandoned. Read

Berbatov wants dream move

Dimitar Berbatov's position at Tottenham looks increasingly untenable after he asked to be given the chance to "follow my dream". Read

Redknapp focuses on Lens man

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed he wants to sign left-back Nadir Belhadj on loan from French club Lens. Read

England keep Scotland in check

England's seam attack successfully exploited favourable conditions to restrict Scotland to a modest total in Monday's rain-hit one-day international at the Grange. Read

England to decide over Champions Trophy

England will make a final decision about their participation in next month's Champions Trophy following Tuesday's board meeting of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Read

Price guarantees boxing medal

David Price guaranteed Britain's first boxing medal of the Beijing Olympics when opponent Jaroslav Jaksto retired at the end of the first round with a leg injury. Read

Silver for 470 duo

Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield overcame a poor start to win the silver medal in the men's 470 class after finishing third in the medal race at the Olympic sailing regatta on Monday. Read

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