Danish Kaneria’s appeal to have his lifetime cricket ban overturned has been dismissed, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed.
Full Story Kaneria fails to overturn ban
Rafael Nadal made light work of having to play twice in Barcelona on Friday, sweeping past Benoit Paire and Albert Ramos to reach the semi-finals.
Full Story Nadal enjoys double shift
The Football Association has lost £1.1m in payments from UEFA as punishment for playing domestic matches on the same nights as European competitions.
Full Story FA counting cost of clashes
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio says Luis Suarez’s bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic was “strange.”
Full Story Di Canio: Suarez bite strange
A court tells Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, she must serve her two years in jail after her band staged a protest in a cathedral.
Full Story Pussy Riot: Russia Denies Parole To Nadezhda
The firm is now in profit thanks to the touchscreen Z10, but is going back to its roots with the Q10 and its signature keyboard.
Full Story BlackBerry Brings Back Keyboard With Q10
Sky’s Naomi Kerbel offers a round-up of the news you might have missed, and a look ahead to what is coming up.
Full Story The Sky News Business Round-Up And Look Ahead
The 81-year-old made headlines for his towering presence on stage and in the studio, as well as his stormy private life.
Full Story George Jones: Country Music Legend Dies
Right-hander Josh Johnson will miss Friday’s scheduled start against the Yankees because of tightness in his right triceps muscle. The Blue Jays described the move as precautionary, and at least for now Johnson has not been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Left-hander Aaron Laffey will come in from the bullpen to make the spot start.
Full Story JJ to miss start with triceps tightness; Laffey to sub
Clay Buchholz’s work in April — when it comes to victories and earned runs allowed — has put him in the same class as five Cy Young Award winners. He will be the eighth pitcher since 1916 to enter May with at least five victories and an ERA at or below 1.20.
Full Story MLB Notebook: Buchholz’s historic April continues
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has praised the contribution of winger Aaron Lennon this season.
Full Story Spurs manager praises Lennon
Urby Emanuelson is looking forward to impressing in Fulham’s last four games of the season and admits he is enjoying life in London.
Full Story Urby enjoying life at Fulham
German number one Angelique Kerber overcame Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart.
Full Story Kerber into Stuttgart semis
Spain’s government revises down its growth forecasts, as it unveils the latest reforms aimed at boosting its struggling economy.
Full Story Spain Slashes Economic Growth Forecasts
Force India’s Deputy Team Principal Bob Fernley says Paul Di Resta would be a World Champion by now had he been driving a Red Bull.
Full Story ‘Paul could be a Champion’
The US economy in the first three months of 2013 grows at a rate less than that predicted by industry analysts.
Full Story US Economy Misses Forecasts In Last Quarter
Australian Wade Ormsby is in contention for a second win in succession after taking a share of the halfway lead at the Ballantine’s Championship.
Full Story Ormsby in hunt for second win
Chris Gayle could turn out for Somerset in Twenty20 cricket this summer according to the county’s chairman Andy Nash.
Full Story Somerset hopeful over Gayle
A man appearing in a Bangkok court denies a terror plot against Israeli diplomats, claiming he found four bombs in a cupboard.
Full Story Thailand ‘Bomb Plot’: Iranian Denies Charges
The South Korean firm sees its profit jump by 41% – just days after Apple announced its first earnings slide in nearly a decade.
Full Story Samsung’s Profit Boosted By Smartphone Sales
