Jo Jackson set a new world record in the 400metres freestyle at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
Jackson clocked four minutes 00.66 seconds at Ponds Forge to lower the mark set by Federica Pellegrini by almost a second.
The Loughborough swimmer beat Rebecca Adlington into second place, the Olympic champion also ducking under the old [...]

London Irish regained top spot in the Guinness Premiership with an impressive 48-8 win over Newcastle.

The Exiles climbed above Bath, who visit Leicester on Sunday, by destroying a Falcons outfit devoid of creativity, composure or confidence.
Irish had a try-scoring bonus point in the bag after just 30 minutes as wing Topsy Ojo, flankers Steffon Armitage [...]

Evander Holyfield will ponder whether to return to the ring after failing to become the oldest heavyweight champion.
After 12 tight rounds, ‘Russian Giant’ Nikolai Valuev clinched a close majority decision, ahead 115-114 and 116-112 on two scorecards, while the third judge ruled it a 114-114 draw in Zurich.It was a spirited performance by the 46-year-old [...]

Jitender Kumar (51kg) pummelled Welshman Jo Gage 18-6 while AL Lakra (57kg) got a walkover to the semi-finals, assuring India of an unprecedented four medals at the AIBA boxing World Cup here today.
After Akhil Kumar (54kg) and Dinesh Kumar’s (81kg) resounding quarter-final victories yesterday, Jitender and Lakra’s entry to the last four stage also retained [...]

Dinesh Kumar became the second Indian to assure himself of a medal at the AIBA Boxing World Cup after he entered the semis.
Dinesh defeated Algeria’s Abdelhafid Benchabla 17-11 to enter the semifinals of the light heavy weight division in Moscow.
The Haryana boxer will face Vladimir Cheles in the semifinals on December 13 after the Russian [...]

Leicester cemented their position on top of Heineken Cup Pool Three with a 38-27 bonus-point victory over Perpignan.
England’s Toby Flood touched down the first of four Leicester tries before centre Aaron Mauger, number eight Jordan Crane and winger Matt Smith built on a ferocious scrummaging display to secure maximum spoils at Welford Road.
Perpignan, who lie [...]

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw will end an exhausting and emotional year by making his debut for the Barbarians.
He is itching to start Wednesday night’s Olympic centenary clash with Australia at Wembley.
McCaw features in a Barbarians side drawn from the cream of the southern hemisphere and captained by South Africa’s John Smit, who is joined [...]

Kevin Garnett scored 17 points in only 29 minutes to help the Boston Celtics beat former side Minnesota Timberwolves 95-78.
All-Star forward Garnett, who was injured when the Celtics visited the Timberwolves last season, was greeted with a warm reception by the Timberwolves faithful but showed little mercy on his former side as the Celtics erased [...]

For the second time in three years, New Zealand turned the formbook upside down, pulling off a 34-20 victory over Australia.
The Kiwis, rated 7-1 outsiders by bookmakers before kick-off, came from 10-0 down to play the Kangaroos off the park and lift the World Cup for the first time in the 54-year history of the [...]

Luis Scola had 23 points and nine rebounds as the Houston Rockets posted a 100-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Luis Scola had 23 points and nine rebounds as the Houston Rockets posted a 100-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder despite an injury to superstar Tracy McGrady.
Yao Ming collected 19 points and 12 rebounds [...]