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Brooking joins football knights
Trevor Brooking, the former England and West Ham midfielder, has received a knighthood for services to sport in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Sven won't risk Terry
Sven-Goran Eriksson on Friday afternoon virtually ruled John Terry out of England's Euro 2004 opener against France.

Heskey knows value of Gerrard
Emile Heskey believes midfielder Steven Gerrard can be England's lethal weapon in Sunday's Euro 2004 showdown with France in the Estadio da Luz.

England duo dig in
England twice dug in with important partnerships to retain a chance of pushing for a 3-0 npower series whitewash of New Zealand after day two of the final Test at Trent Bridge.

Respect on hold for French - Becks
England captain David Beckham insisted respect for France's galaxy of stars would "go out the window" when the sides step on to the pitch for their Euro 2004 opener on Sunday.

McGuire on song for Rhinos
Danny McGuire scored a record-equalling five tries to guide Tetley's Super League leaders Leeds to a crushing 48-24 win over Widnes.

Schumacher's off the pace
Michael Schumacher proved he is fallible as Formula One finally saw a chink in the armour of the six-times world champion.

Heinze proud to be at United
Gabriel Heinze has revealed his "pride" at signing for Manchester United after clinching a £6.9million switch from Paris St Germain.

Montoya backing Sato to shine
Juan Pablo Montoya has delivered a damning indictment of Jenson Button's credentials by claiming BAR team-mate Takuma Sato will win a grand prix before the Briton.

Roddick: Semi will be form guide
Andy Roddick believes his Queen's Club semi-final with Lleyton Hewitt will be the perfect litmus test of his Wimbledon prospects.