Andy Murray reached his fifth Masters Series semi-final with victory over Carlos Moya. Photograph: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Brad Gilbert was having a surprisingly good day, commentating on his former charge. “He knows how to play poker,” he enthused as Andy Murray made an outrageous escape from the verge of apparently certain defeat. “He knows how to [...]

Andy Cole: ‘The constant press attention made our lives untenable’. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
A front-page clarification in the Daily Star was not enough to prevent the paper paying substantial damages and costs to ex-England footballer Andy Cole after falsely branding him a “wife-beater”.
On February 26 the Star ran a front-page headline “Footie Cole is a [...]

The new Liverpool capture David N’Gog, who signed from Paris Saint Germain. Photograph Barry Coombs/PA
Liverpool have made their sixth signing of the summer with the capture of the French striker David N’Gog from Paris St Germain. The 19-year-old has signed a four-year deal at Anfield and follows Philipp Degen, Andrea Dossena, Diego Cavalieri, Vincent Weijl [...]

Nasri will join up with Arsenal on their pre-season tour of Austria. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Arsenal have finally completed the signing of midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille after securing the French international on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old will join up with the Arsenal squad on their pre-season tour of Austria [...]

Zimbabwe players celebrate last year’s Twenty20 victory over Australia. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA
Zimbabwe will be banned from playing cricket in England next year, it emerged today, as the England and Wales Cricket Board officially severed its ties with the country.
Following the lead of South Africa earlier this week, the ECB confirmed that all bilateral arrangements with [...]

Douglas Jardine leads England out during the Bodyline Series. Photograph: Allsport
The latest instalment of our series of classic Guardian reports is from June 20 1958. Two days earlier Douglas Jardine had died, aged 57. Jardine was the author of and a chief protagonist in the hugely controversial Bodyline Ashes series of 1932/33. He was one [...]

Gretna FC face liquidation after their administrators were unable to find a buyer for the club. Photograph: Chris Clark/PA
The Scottish Football League has received Gretna’s resignation, confirming their disappearance from professional football.
Gretna, who entered administration in March and subsequently made all their40 employees redundant, had been demoted to the Third Division last weekafter being unable [...]

Michael Owen is set to miss England’s games against the USA and Trinidad & Tobago with a virus. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
Michael Owen has been forced to withdraw from Fabio Capello’s England squad for the friendlies against the USA and Trinidad & Tobago. The striker has been struck down by a virus and has returned [...]