Marius Tincu evades a tackle during the Heineken Cup game against Ospreys. Photograph: John Gichigi/Getty Images
Perpignan are threatening to pull out of the Heineken Cup if their appeal against hooker Marius Tincu’s 18-week suspension for gouging is not upheld.
The Romania international was given the heavy sanction yesterday after the ERC’s disciplinary commission found him guilty [...]

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has laughed off the latest barb from Ramon Calderon. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
Sir Alex Ferguson has weighed in once more in the war of words between Manchester United and Real Madrid over Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón yesterday branded Ferguson as “a bit senile” after the United manager [...]

Wayne Rooney kisses the badge of his Manchester United shirt, to the irritation of Everton fans at Goodison Park. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
The Football Association will take no action against Wayne Rooney for his badge-kissing antics at Goodison Park on Saturday. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he substituted Rooney for his own good at the weekend after [...]

Henrik Larsson could be set for a return to the Premier League. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images
Helsingborg’s Sweden striker Henrik Larsson is reported to be weighing up offers from three unnamed Premier League clubs.
Larsson, who scored 242 goals in 315 appearances for Celtic, has not played in Britain since March 2007 at the end of a [...]

Kevin Pietersen is unveiled as England’s new captain, ahead of his first game as skipper later this week. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters
The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that Kevin Pietersen has become the new Test and one-day captain of England. Pietersen takes the role, replacing Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood, who stepped down from [...]

Collingwood could miss the final ODI against New Zealand. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images
Paul Collingwood faces a ban from international cricket as a result of England’s slow over rate in yesterday’s contentious one-wicket defeat by New Zealand at The Oval. England’s one-day captain, already under fire over a run-out incident in yesterday’s NatWest series match, will [...]

The Boston Celtics celebrate winning the NBA championship. Photograph: Brian Babineau/Getty Images
It has taken a long, long time for the Boston Celtics to claim another NBA Championship banner to hang from the roof from the city’s indoor Garden. Beantown babies have become adults in the 22 years since the last parade down Causeway Street led [...]