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Wed June 19 2013

England through to Final

Jack Clifford gives his reaction after England beat New Zealand 33-21 to clinch a place in the final of the Junior World Championship.

Tue June 18 2013

Williams - I don't think about my win streak

Reigning Wimbledon champion Serena Williams says she pays no attention to her 31 match win streak.

Tue June 18 2013

Wright's message for fans

The new manager of St Johnstone, Tommy Wright, has urged supporters to have patience after the success of last season.

Tue June 18 2013

The Transfer Centre

All the latest transfer news brought to you by Sky Sports News.

Tue June 18 2013

Hill looks for clear outcome to ‘Testgate’

Damon Hill is looking for a clear cut outcome from the FIA International Tribunal and believes Mercedes will face either a fine or loss of Constructor's points.

Tue June 18 2013

Cook wary of Amla danger

Alastair Cook pinpoints Hashim Amla as the wicket the England team will be targeting early on, but has concerns over spinner Graeme Swann's fitness.

Tue June 18 2013

Brumbies spoil Lions game plan

Shane Williams and Christian Wade felt the Brumbies prevented them from playing the game they wanted to.

Tue June 18 2013

Rod Kafer's Australia XV

Former Brumbies player Rod Kafer picks who his starting XV for Australia would be against the Lions in the first test.

Tue June 18 2013

Football League celebrates anniversary

The Football League is to mark the 125th anniversary of its first season with a programme of special anniversary league fixtures to be played on the opening weekend of the new season.

Tue June 18 2013

White proud of Brumbies fight

Brumbies head coach Jake White, says it was a fantastic opportunity for some of his players to face test level players and believes they can be proud of their performance.

Tue June 18 2013

Kearney bemoans lack of effort

Rob Kearney felt the Lions were guilty of lacking effort in the first half and failing to play simple rugby.

Tue June 18 2013

Everything goes to plan for Brumbies

Brumbies captain Peter Kimlin says his side executed their game plan and produced an 'unreal' performance.

Tue June 18 2013

Best: Brumbies wanted it more

British & Irish Lions captain Rory Best was disappointed in his sides 14-12 to the Brumbies and thought the opposition were hungrier.

Tue June 18 2013

Gatland: First half cost us

British & Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland blame his side's poor first half performance in their 14-12 defeat to the Brumbies.

Tue June 18 2013

Lions suffer shock defeat to Brumbies

The British & Irish Lions have lost 14-12 to the Brumbies, it's their final warm-up match before Saturday's First Test against Australia in Brisbane.

Tue June 18 2013

De Villiers: Steyn close

South Africa are hopeful Dale Steyn will be fit for South Africa's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against England tomorrow and Captian AB De Villiers claims Steryn is close to a return.

Tue June 18 2013

Moosajee uncertain over Steyn's fitness

South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee says he is hopeful that Dale Steyn will be fit to face England but says there are young players who can step in if Steyn cannot play.

Tue June 18 2013

Kinnear defends appointment

Joe Kinnear has given a bizarre radio interview to talkSPORT in which he mispronounced players names and made incorrect claims about his signings.

Tue June 18 2013

Henman: Home support will help Murray

Tim Henman has picked Rafael Nadal as his favourite for the Wimbledon title - although he believes the home support will be a big help for Andy Murray

Mon June 17 2013

Australia v Sri Lanka - Highlights

Sri Lanka are through to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy after defeating Australia by 20 runs in the final Group A fixture at the Oval.

Mon June 17 2013

Sri Lanka send Aussies out

Reaction from the Oval as Sri Lanka progressed to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy after beating Australia in the final Group A fixture.

Mon June 17 2013

Lions 2009 - Bobby Cup

In 2009 The British & Irish Lions physical conditioner Paul 'Bobby' Stridgeon gave out his own special player awards.

Mon June 17 2013

Lions 2009 - Willie John's Speech

In 2009 Willie John McBride gives an inspiring speech ahead of the first Test match against South Africa in Durban.

Mon June 17 2013

Coyle excited to get started

Owen Coyle says he is excited to get started at his new club Wigan.

Mon June 17 2013

Pearce: I want to stay at Reading

Reading defender Alex Pearce admits he'd relish a return to the Premier League. But Pearce insists he wants to stay at Reading.

Mon June 17 2013

Supporting The Lions

It takes all different characters to make a successful Lions tour and Sky Sports News has been granted rare access to one of the life and souls of the dressing room, Bag Man Rala O'Reilly.

Mon June 17 2013

Lomas - Millwall chance too good to refuse

Steve Lomas says the opportunity to manage Millwall was one he could not turn down.

Mon June 17 2013

Murray ready for Wimbledon

Andy Murray is ready for Wimbledon after winning at Queens for a third time. He beat Marin Cilic in three sets.

Mon June 17 2013

Latest Sky Sports News Report

The very latest news brought to you by the UK's leading sports channel; Sky Sports News.

Mon June 17 2013

A young Rose blossoms

Justin Rose was making a name for himself before his performance at the Open as an amateur - so much so that Sky Sports paid him a visit in 1997.

Mon June 17 2013

US Open Blog - Day 4

David Livingstone and Butch Harmon look back at Justin Rose's US Open victory.

Mon June 17 2013

Youngs: An honour to play with Williams

Ben Youngs says he can't wait to share the same pitch as Shane Williams.

Mon June 17 2013

North in contention

George North could be back for the first test against Australia, according to the Lions' doctor James Robson

Mon June 17 2013

A dream for Rose

Justin Rose spoke to Tim Barter following his first major win at the US Open.

Mon June 17 2013

Heartbreak for Mickelson

Phil Mickelson was yet again runner up at this years US Open.

Mon June 17 2013

First major for Rose

Justin Rose charmed the crowd after winning his first major championship.

Mon June 17 2013

Deadlock in Goodwillie talks

Jackie McNamara confirms Dundee United are not ruling out another loan bid for David Goodwillie after Blackburn rejected their first offer.

Sun June 16 2013

McPherson calls for Hearts administration

Former Hearts defender David McPherson thinks administration could be a good thing in the long term.

Mon June 17 2013

Beefy Blog - England v New Zealand

Sir Ian Botham gives his reaction to England's hard fought victory over New Zealand.

Mon June 17 2013

England clinch narrow victory

England captain Alastair Cook was in fine form as he guided his side to a 10-run win over New Zealand.

Tue June 18 2013

Kinnear Returns

Newcastle United have offered their former manager Joe Kinnear a three-year deal to become the club's director of football.

Sun June 16 2013

No rift in camp - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke admits his side haven't been affected by David Warner's actions.

Sun June 16 2013

Williams in shock call-up

Sir Ian McGeechan gives his thoughts on the decision to name 36 year-old winger Shane Williams in the Lions side to face the Brumbies on Tuesday.

Sun June 16 2013

Beefy Backing The Lions

Sky Sports pundit Sir Ian Botham thinks The British and Irish Lions will be victorious against Australia.

Sun June 16 2013

DRS – the penny has dropped

The Cricket Writers on TV panel discuss how international teams now use DRS to their advantage.

Sun June 16 2013

Out of shape

The Cricket Writers on TV panel discuss the debate about balls becoming 'out of shape'.

Sun June 16 2013

Adversity could galvanise Aussies

The cricket panel discuss whether David Warner’s recent exploits could help the Australian team ahead of the Ashes.

Sun June 16 2013

Experience takes pressure off

Charl Schwartzel looks ahead to the final round of the US Open and believes his experience could prove crucial.

Sun June 16 2013

US Open Blog - Day 3

Butch Harmon and Colin Montgomerie look back on the third day of the US Open.

Sun June 16 2013

Not such Olympic progress

It may be 3 years away, but the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil have some issues to address, most notably the building of the Olympic golf course and budgets.

Tue June 18 2013

The Papers Today

A round up of all the big stories making the back page.

Tue June 18 2013

Alex Hammond's tip of the day

Sky Sports News takes you through all of the day's racing news, plus Alex Hammond's tip of the day.

Sun June 16 2013

Mickelson leads the pack

Phil Mickelson will go into the final round at Merion hoping to secure his first US Open title.

Sun June 16 2013

Donald in good shape

Despite dropping shots toward the end of his round Luke Donald goes into the final round of the US Open in a strong position.

Sun June 16 2013

Solid Day

Jason Day made up some ground on the leaders on day three of the US Open.

Sun June 16 2013

Padded cell for Poulter

Ian Poulter felt disappointed despite a solid round of golf which was ruined by his play on the 15th at Merion.

Sun June 16 2013

Rose resolute

After a third round 71 Justin Rose felt confident despite a bogey/bogey finish.

Sat June 15 2013

Borini puts Italy through to final

Fabio Borini fired Italy into the final of the European Under-21 Championship with the only goal of the game in their semi-final victory over Holland in Petah Tikva.

Sat June 15 2013

Confederations Cup marred by protests

The build up to the Confederations cup has been marred by protests in Brazil. The hosts take on Japan but there have been demonstrations outside the stadium over costs.

Sat June 15 2013

Arthur: Warner not first choice

Australia coach Micky Arthur has told Sky Sports it will be difficult for David Warner to open the batting in the first Ashes test at Trent Bridge next month.

Sun June 16 2013

US Open day 3 - Shots of the day

A selection of some of the best shots from day three of the US Open.

Sat June 15 2013

So close for Scotland

Three second-half tries saw South Africa come from behind to beat Scotland 30-17 in their Quadrangular Tournament clash in Nelspruit.

Sat June 15 2013

India cruise past Pakistan

India captain MS Dhoni was delighted his team maintained their perfect record in the Champions Trophy with an eight-wicket win over Pakistan at Edgbaston.