Wales flanker Sam Warburton says interim coach Rob Howley consulted him before naming Gethin Jenkins captain against England.

A record 30-3 win over England sees Wales retain Six Nations title

The Football Association fine Southampton £20,000 after the club admit a charge of failing to control their players.

Durham have confirmed former England all-rounder Ian Blackwell has retired from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. The 34-year-old has been unable to recover from a third shoulder operation.

Oscar Delta unseats rider Jane Mangan when leading on the run-in to hand victory to Salsify in the Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham.

Paolo Di Canio insists there is "no story" in the rumours linking him with the manager's job at either Reading or West Ham.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres is left out of the Spain squad for World Cup qualifiers against Finland and France.

Former players, coaches and pundits give their view on the Six Nations title decider

All 22 Conference South clubs are contacted by FA.

Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho has similar qualities to Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi, says Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Boss Paul Lambert says he is not "unduly worried" by Aston Villa's flirtation with relegation.

The Six Nations decider between Wales and England is to be played under a closed Millennium Stadium roof.

The admirable efforts of Junaid Siddiqui and Henry Osinde ultimately proved crucial as Canada battled to a five-wicket win over Kenya in the first Twenty20 international of two in Dubai.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini expects Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero to return in two weeks.

A dominant Ireland settled for a draw in their Intercontinental Cup clash with the United Arab Emirates.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wears a red nose in support of Comic Relief at his news conference ahead of City's trip to Everton on Saturday.

McLaren's Jenson Button says there are "quite a few weaknesses" with his car, after he finished 2.386 seconds off the pace in second practice at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa looks set for hamstring surgery that will keep him out for the rest of the season.

The Football Association extends the ban of Brighton's Ashley Barnes to seven games following his red card at Bolton.

Such is the consistency of Matt Prior’s strong run-scoring and the standard of his glovework, he is increasingly being likened to England’s greatest wicketkeeper-batsmen even if he prefers to ignore such comparisons.