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Gerrans leads Tour de France, Evans sees teammates tumble
Team Orica-GreenEdge defended Simon Gerrans’s yellow jersey while former champion Cadel Evans saw key teammates crash during the Tour de France.
Miami Heat take NBA win to the streets
Music boomed and confetti rained down as Miami’s NBA team celebrated its second-consecutive championship with a parade through the downtown.
City signs Brazil’s Fernandinho for a reported £34m
Manchester City has signed Brazil midfielder Fernandinho from Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.
Williams dumps SA out of Hopman Cup
Venus Williams gave her comeback hopes a boost with a win at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Sunday.
Goals for City, Arsenal as United win again
Goals rained down on Saturday, with Arsenal beating Newcastle 7-3 and Manchester City edging Norwich City 4-3 to keep pace with Manchester United.
Toyota agrees to $1.1bn settlement with US owners over recalls
Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1-billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls.
SA Blade Runner beats horse Maserati
Oscar Pistorius, the first disabled runner to compete in the Olympics, has beaten Arab horse Maserati in the "run like the wind" race.
SANDF: Mandela’s medics were not on board when plane crashed
The South African National Defence Force has denied claims that a military plane that crashed in the Drakensberg was carrying Madiba’s medical team.
Vettel: The humble history-maker
Sebastian Vettel has joined the league of legends in Formula One’s hall of fame after becoming the sport’s youngest triple world champion.
Benitez booed at Chelsea
Rafael Benitez’s tenure as Chelsea’s interim coach has begun beneath a hail of boos as the club’s fans voiced their displeasure at his arrival.
Proteas on the ropes after early wickets
Australia struck two blows with the wickets of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla to have SA in deep trouble in their chase to win the second Test.
Clarke, Warner put Aussies ahead in second Proteas Test
David Warner has hit a quickfire century and Michael Clarke also reached three figures as Australia smashed the Proteas’ bowlers in their second Test.
Man arrested for racist behaviour at Chelsea-Man Utd match
Police investigating an alleged racist gesture by a Chelsea supporter towards a black Manchester United player have arrested someone for the incident.
Terry holds on to Chelsea’s captain armband despite suspension
Despite being suspended and fined for racial abuse, John Terry will stay on as Chelsea captain and not face a further ban from the club as speculated.
Vettel takes flag in Korea to usurp Alonso
Sebastian Vettel has leapfrogged Fernando Alonso at the top of the world championship as he led from the first corner to win the Korean Grand Prix.