Hans-Jürgen Tritschoks was a happy man after his 1. FFC Frankfurt side recovered from "the worst possible start" to hold Umeå IK in the first leg of the final.
Nwankwo Kanu's first-half goal proved enough for Portsmouth FC to defeat Cardiff City FC at Wembley Stadium and help them to a first FA Cup for 69 years.
A confident Luis Aragonés has named his final squad with the uncapped Santiago Cazorla and Sergio García as the surprise inclusions and Raúl González left out.
Midfielder Michael Carrick has signed a new four-year deal with Manchester United FC which keeps him at the UEFA Champions League finalists until June 2012.
Olympique Lyonnais sealed their seventh successive French top-flight title after overcoming AJ Auxerre 3-1 to hold off the challenge of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
New Zealand's weather frustrations were lifted by visits from their country's biggest sporting stars and various other sporting entertainment at Lord's.
Steve Harmison has forced his way back into the reckoning for an England recall next week - after knocking out one of his leading rivals for a place in the second Test squad.
The away draw 2-2 with Metalist meant Dynamo finished only second in the table, with Shakhtar assuring the league title through their 4-1 victory over Metalurh Donetsk and Metalist clinching bronze medals prematurely
Matthew Hoggard has been ruled out of the second npower Test at Old Trafford after an x-ray revealed he sustained a fracture to his right thumb while playing for Yorkshire against Durham.
Stephen Moore became the first batsman to complete 500 runs this season when leading Worcestershire to safety in their rain-interrupted LV County Championship clash with Gloucestershire at New Road.
Rajasthan Royals maintained their perfect home record and moved to the brink of a semi-final place with an emphatic 65-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League.
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Paula Radcliffe is "upbeat and positive" about being ready for Beijing despite being diagnosed as having developed a hip injury, her agent has revealed.
There's been a lot of moaning about fans having to go all the way to Russia for a football match between two English teams, but if it was being played in Poland it's doubtful whether any of them would have
Michael Yardy hit his second half-century of the match as Sussex reached 129 for two in their second innings at the lunch interval against Somerset in their LV County Championship Division One clash.
