Ramprakash banned

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Mark Ramprakash has been suspended for the first two LV County Championship matches of next season for repeatedly swearing at an umpire.

Race to Dubai unveiled

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

The 2009 European Tour and the inaugural Race to Dubai will feature a record 53 tournaments in 26 destinations.

Best suspension upheld

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Northampton and Ireland flanker Neil Best's appeal against an 18-week suspension for eye-gouging has been dismissed by a Rugby Football Union panel.

Hampshire set to offer Fletcher role

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Hampshire have appointed Giles White as team manager for the 2009 season and confirmed they are hoping to recruit former England head coach Duncan Fletcher as a consultant.

Hatton relishing fresh start at 30

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Ricky Hatton celebrated his 30th birthday on Monday with a gruelling training session and a defiant declaration that he was right to axe Billy Graham and join forces with Floyd Mayweather Snr.

DeGale considering his options

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale is considering an offer of "nearly two million pounds" to turn professional rather than defend his title at the London 2012 Games.

Beye boost for Magpies

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Newcastle defender Habib Beye is ready to hand manager Joe Kinnear another boost as he prepares for his comeback.

Kinnear set to escape punishment

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Newcastle interim manager Joe Kinnear is unlikely to face any further disciplinary action over his attempts to contact the bench during Sunday's match at Everton.

Seven years for former Plymouth keeper

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Former Plymouth goalkeeper Luke McCormick has been jailed for seven years for killing two young boys as he drove "like an idiot".

Cruciate damage confirmed for Skrtel

10:19pm Monday 6th October 2008

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel will discover in the next 24 hours how long he is expected to be out injured after a scan revealed posterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee.

Major review amid police race row

Updated 10:13pm Monday 6th October 2008

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a nationwide assessment of how ethnic minorities are treated by the police as the race row surrounding the Metropolitan force continues.

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