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Beaten Murray upbeat going into US Open (Tennis)
Andy Murray says he has had the 'perfect' preparation for the US Open despite defeat by Mardy Fish in the quarter-final of the Cincinnati Masters.

Injury hampers defeated Clijsters (Tennis)
US Open champion Kim Clijsters is injured as she loses in the last eight of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Lineen warns Glasgow's absentees (Rugby)
Sean Lineen is pleased with the showing of Glasgow's young players as they lose 23-22 in a pre-season friendly to Sale Sharks.

Gers sign Rapid's Jelavic for £4m (Football)
Rangers complete the signing of striker Nikica Jelavic from Rapid Vienna, saying the £4m capture is likely to be their last of the transfer window.

Injured Serena will miss US Open (Tennis)
World number one Serena Williams will miss this year's US Open after failing to recover from a foot injury.

Rangers' ambition impresses Weiss (Football)
On-loan Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss says Rangers' persistence and ambition led to him joining them instead of Celtic.

Liebherrs to remain Saints owners (Football)
Southampton Football Club's chief executive confirms the club will continue to be owned by the family of Markus Liebherr, who died last week.

England Women cruise past Ireland (Rugby)
England Women open their World Cup campaign with a 27-0 bonus-point win over Ireland.

Fish beats Murray in Cincinnati (Tennis)
Andy Murray battles hard but is beaten in three sets by American Mardy Fish in the quarter-final of the Cincinnati Masters.

Uefa may act over Guzan barrage (Football)
Uefa will await the referee's report before deciding if action will be taken over Rapid Vienna fans' bombardment of Aston Villa keeper Brad Guzan - while the Austrian club issues an apology.

Huang ends interest in Liverpool (Football)
Hong Kong businessman Kenny Huang rules himself out of the running to buy Liverpool.

Cook delighted by 'positive' ton (Cricket)
Alastair Cook is delighted after a more positive attitude pays off with a century against Pakistan.

Cook saves his bacon (Cricket)
Ben Dirs sees England's opener end his barren spell in time for the Ashes tour

Pakistan fightback stuns England (Cricket)
Alastair Cook scores a century but Pakistan fight back as England close only 146 ahead at 221-9 after three days of the third Test at The Oval.

Hanson sustains Czech Open charge (Golf)
Sweden's Peter Hanson maintains his charge for a Ryder Cup spot with a second-round 70 to take a joint lead at the Czech Open.

Rain frustrates Sri Lanka and NZ (Cricket)
Sri Lanka and New Zealand are frustrated by heavy rain as their tri-series match is abandoned on Friday.

Vidic signs new Man Utd contract (Football)
Nemanja Vidic signs a new four-year contract at Manchester United, ending speculation the Serbian could be poised to leave Old Trafford.

Celtic to continue striker search (Football)
Celtic manager Neil Lennon praises the form of Georgios Samaras but says he is still looking for another striker.

Live text - Murray v Fish (Tennis)
British number one Andy Murray is taken to a third set by American Mardy Fish in the quarter-final of the Cincinnati Masters.

Fulham warn Arsenal on Schwarzer (Football)
Fulham manager Mark Hughes says Arsenal's pursuit of Mark Schwarzer is unsettling the goalkeeper.

Palace complete signing of Davids (Football)
Crystal Palace sign former Netherlands international midfielder Edgar Davids on a pay-as-you-play deal.

Voges returns to Nottinghamshire (Cricket)
Australian batsman Adam Voges returns to Nottinghamshire on a short-term deal.

South Africa v New Zealand (Sat) (Rugby)
South Africa make several changes for their Tri-Nations match against New Zealand in Soweto on Saturday.

Wales Women 12-26 Australia Women (Rugby)
Wales face Australia in their opening match of the Women's Rugby World Cup in Guildford on Friday.

Tardelli announces Republic squad (Football)
Giovanni Trapattoni's recovery after surgery leads to assistant Marco Tardelli naming the Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers.

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