Renouf burnt, Houlihan cut in accidents

Two AFL players will have delayed returns to their pre-seasons after injuring themselves during the Christmas break, their respective clubs revealed on Wednesday.

South Africa leave ball issue to referee

South Africa will not lay an official complaint against England after allegations of interfering with the ball surfaced on the third day of the third Test at Newlands.

Hawks hit back against Breakers

Wollongong Hawks have continued their fairytale NBL season with a stunning 83-78 win over the more-fancied New Zealand Breakers on Wednesday night.

Stoke City defeat Fulham

Stoke City have withstood a rousing second-half comeback from Fulham to end a run of six Barclays Premier League matches without victory with a 3-2 win at Britannia Stadium.

Australia v Pakistan

Australia resume on day four with a threadbare 80-run lead and only two wickets in hand following Danish Kanerias mesmerising spell on day three of the second Test.

Broad in ball interference spotlight

England's Stuart Broad was in the spotlight after television pictures captured him appearing to put the spikes of his boot into the ball during the third Test against South Africa.

Mark Hughes Sacked As Man City Manager

Manchester City have sacked Mark Hughes after less than 18 months in charge and have named former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini as his successor.

News of Hughes' departure came via a statement, issued just two hours after the 4-3 home win over Sunderland.

The Welshman had been appointed in June 2008, replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson.

But despite spending heavily on the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Joleon Lescott and Carlos Tevez, results have not satisfied City's ambitious owners.

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