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Murray Cruises Into US Open Third Round: Andy Murray swept into the third round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Dustin Brown.; Read the full story

Hat-trick For Defoe As England Thump Bulgaria: Jermain Defoe scored a hat trick as England thumped Bulgaria 4-0 in their first European Championship qualifying game.; Read the full story

Mo Farah Out Of Commonwealth Games: Double European champion Mo Farah has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games with tiredness.; Read the full story

Federer Cruises Past Beck Into Third Round Of US Open: Roger Federer's bid for a seventh consecutive US Open final remains on course after he swept aside Germany's Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round in New York.; Read the full story

Onions Ruled Out Of Ashes Series: England fast bowler Graham Onions will undergo back surgery next week that will rule him out of competing in the Ashes series in Australia this winter.; Read the full story

Capello Learns Lessons Of World Cup Failure: England manager Fabio Capello insists he has learned enough lessons from England's World Cup campaign to get his team back on track for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.; Read the full story

Accused Pakistan Players Out Of Remainder Of Tour: The three Pakistan players accused of fixing have protested their innocence, but will play no further part in the current tour of England.; Read the full story

Carson Out Of England Squad: Goalkeeper Scott Carson became the latest departure from the England squad as he was released following a family bereavement.; Read the full story

Angry Roddick Knocked Out In New York: Former champion Andy Roddick lost his temper with a line-judge at the US Open before losing his second round match to Serbia's unseeded Janko Tipsarevic 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6.; Read the full story

England's Women Reach Rugby World Cup Final: England are through to the women's rugby World Cup Final for the fifth time after beating Australia 15-0.; Read the full story

Woodgate Omitted From Spurs Squad: Defender Jonathan Woodgate has been left out of Tottenham's 25 man-squad list submitted to the Premier League today.; Read the full story

Kevin Pietersen Sorry For Twitter Gaffe: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has apologised for swearing on his Twitter account when he revealed he had been dropped from England's one-day and Twenty20 squads against Pakistan.; Read the full story

Murray Through At The US Open: Andy Murray's through to the second round of the US Open with a straight sets victory against Slovakia's Lucas Lacko.; Read the full story

Crouch Out Of England Euro 2012 Qualifiers: Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has will miss England's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland due to injury.; Read the full story

Kevin Pieterson Dropped From England Squads: Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from England's Twenty20and One-Day International squads and will instead play for Surrey onloan for the remainder of the season.; Read the full story

Theo Walcott Refuses To Blame Capello: Theo Walcott has refused to blame anyone for his exclusion from Fabio Capello's World Cup squad as he looks to reignite his international career in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.; Read the full story

Bloodgate Rugby Scandal Doctor Not Struck Off: The doctor at the centre of the Bloodgate fake rugby injury scandal has been told she can practise medicine again.; Read the full story

Transfer Window Shuts in England: Football's transfer window in England has shut with most Premier League clubs keeping their cheque books closed on a fairly quiet final day of trading.; Read the full story

Winning Start For Baltacha In New York: Britain's Elena Baltacha reached the second round of the US Open with a straight sets victory over Croatia's Petra Martic, the woman who knocked her out of Wimbledon in her opening match.; Read the full story

Van Persie Out For "At Least A Few Weeks": Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will miss the Netherlands' Euro 2012 qualifiers against San Marino and Finland after injuring his ankle in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League win over Blackburn.; Read the full story