Vokes spares Wales' blushes

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Teenage substitute Sam Vokes scored his first international goal to give Wales a 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan and allow manager John Toshack to breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Wasps stung on opening day

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Wasps endured a torrid start to their Guinness Premiership title defence with London Irish emerging easy 26-14 winners from the season's curtain-raiser at Twickenham.

Sloppy Wolves beaten again

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Warrington missed out on a home tie in the engage Super League play-offs after crashing to a surprise 38-20 home defeat to a Huddersfield side who belied their lowly league position.

Cole double gives England winning start

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Joe Cole came to Fabio Capello's rescue again after England had been booed off at half-time in their World Cup qualifying opener against Andorra.

Weather holds up Murray

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Andy Murray's electrifying start to his first grand slam semi-final was halted by rain in New York on Saturday with the British number one leading US Open top seed Rafael Nadal two sets to love.

Northern Ireland crash in Slovakia

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Nigel Worthington saw his Northern Ireland side give a lung-bursting display in the Slovakian sun but they had nothing to show for their efforts at the end of it.

Whelan on target in Republic win

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Glenn Whelan's rise to prominence gathered pace in Germany as his first senior international goal helped get the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start.

Scots start with defeat

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Scotland suffered a disappointing start to their World Cup qualifying campaign when they slumped to 1-0 defeat against Macedonia in their opening match.

Hamilton secures pole

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Lewis Hamilton cruised to the 11th pole position of his 30-race Formula One career ahead of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Federer through to final

9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Roger Federer remains on course for a fifth successive US Open crown after battling past Novak Djokovic in four sets in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Flood death toll reaches four

Updated 9:09pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Britain has been battered by more storms as the death toll from two days of relentless rain rose to four.

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