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Adlington eases to freestyle record

Rebecca Adlington's quest for a golden Olympic double in Beijing's Water Cube remained on track on Thursday, but Mark Foster produced a disappointing swim in the 50metres freestyle. Read

Federer crashes out

Top seed Roger Federer saw his Olympic challenge come to an end on Thursday with a straight-sets defeat at the hands of James Blake. Read

Salford swoop for Swain

Gold Coast Titans back-row forward Luke Swain has become Salford City Reds' third capture in as many weeks from Australia's National Rugby League as coach Shaun McRae bolsters his squad for their return to Super League. Read

Hoyte set for Boro switch

Middlesbrough have confirmed their offer for defender Justin Hoyte has been accepted by Arsenal. Read

Van der Sar tight-lipped over future

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will decide in December if he wants to continue playing for another season. Read

Emms and Robertson bow out

Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson saw their Olympic dream wrecked when they lost their mixed doubles quarter-final to Korea's Yongdae Lee and Hyojung Lee 21-19 21-12. Read

King of the Tigers

Hull have confirmed the signing of Wigan striker Marlon King on a season-long loan. Read

Rovers reject City bid for Santa Cruz

Blackburn have confirmed they have turned down a bid from Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City for striker Roque Santa Cruz. Read

Bulls target Moimoi

Bradford Bulls are hoping to sign New Zealand international forward Fuifui Moimoi from Parramatta. Read

Jeffries has medal in his sights

Sunderland light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries moved to within one more win of an Olympic medal after squeezing past Colombia's Eleider Alvarez on countback at the Workers' Gymnasium. Read

Halsall books final spot

Fran Halsall put the misery of Britain's surprise failure to qualify for the final of the 4 x 200metres freestyle relay behind her to progress to Friday's final of the 100m freestyle. Read

Mourinho - Arsenal may miss out

Jose Mourinho has backed Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool to challenge for the Barclays Premier League title this season but has discounted Arsenal as title contenders. Read

Blues duo face wait after Lamps deal

Didier Drogba and Joe Cole could face a similar wait to Frank Lampard before their own contract talks resume with Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon. Read

Saunders well beaten by Cuban

Billy Joe Saunders failed in his bid to get past world-class Cuban Carlos Banteaux in the welterweight second round at the Workers' Gymnasium on Thursday and crashed out of Olympic competition. Read

Wenger wary of complacency

Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal will be on their toes for the second leg of their Champions League qualifier against Steve McClaren's FC Twente, despite already having one foot in the lucrative group stages. Read

Creditable show from teenage Keatings

British gymnast Dan Keatings finished a creditable 20th in the men's individual all-around final at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Read

Rafa disappointed by 'lucky' Reds

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez admitted that his side were fortunate to have escaped from their Champions League ordeal against Standard Liege with their interest in the competition still intact. Read

Gunners ease to victory

Arsenal moved a significant step closer to the lucrative group stages of the Champions League with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Steve McClaren's FC Twente in Arnhem. Read

Superb Reina denies Standard

Jose Reina saved Liverpool's blushes as they held on to a 0-0 draw with Standard Liege in their Champions League qualifier. Read

Easy for Blues

Birmingham secured their place in the second round of the Carling Cup with a routine 4-0 victory at Wycombe as all four Coca-Cola Championship teams avoided upsets on Wednesday night. Read

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