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Wiggins eyes GB Tour team

Bradley Wiggins

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Triple Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins is confident he and his Team GB colleagues will soon be competing together in the Tour de France.

Milan visit 'a dream' for Pompey

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie insists that Younes Kaboul will be the club's last summer signing

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie admits drawing Italian giants AC Milan in Europe is a "dream come true" for the club.

Ankle blow for Spurs striker

Roman Pavlyuchenko

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is expected to be out for three weeks after scans showed he has a partially torn ankle ligament.

Strettle sidelined again

David Strettle

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

England wing David Strettle faces up to seven weeks sidelined after sustaining another foot injury.

Ireland cup call for Cassidy

Mick Cassidy

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Former Wigan forward Mick Cassidy, who played for England in the 1995 World Cup, will bridge a 13-year gap when he represents Ireland in this year's tournament in Australia.

No surgery for Osman

Leon Osman

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Everton have confirmed Leon Osman will not require surgery to fix his long-standing knee injury.

Kinnear happy to keep exiled Owen

Joe Kinnear (centre)

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has insisted England's loss will be Newcastle's gain after Michael Owen missed out on an international call-up.

Canadian GP dropped from F1 calendar

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the Formula One calendar for the 2009 season.

Fielden axed from World Cup party

Stuart Fielden

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Wigan prop Stuart Fielden is the big omission from England coach Tony Smith's 24-man squad for the World Cup in Australia.

WICB expect defeat in Digicel case

9:32pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

The West Indies Cricket Board expect to be forced to withdraw their sanction for the Stanford Super Series following their case with telecommunications company Digicel in London's High Court.


UK News

Concern over Iran nuclear ambitions

David Miliband

Updated 8:18pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

The UK is "very concerned" about Iran's nuclear ambitions and human rights record, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.


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