England bowler James Anderson has been left out against the Stanford Superstars. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images
The Stanford Cricket Ground was an area of calm yesterday morning before tonight’s storm. Tropical palms swayed, flags fluttered in anticipation of Antigua’s November 1 Independence Day. In the middle, the yellow roadroller was trying to compact some substance into [...]

Kevin Sinfield and his Leeds team-mates celebrate with the Super League trophy. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images
Leeds confounded the odds to retain their Super League crown thanks to a brilliantly executed game plan which was perfectly suited to the wet and windy conditions this final was played in. Two weeks ago, on a mild, dry evening [...]

Gareth Hock celebrates after his second-half try for Wigan. Photograph: Lee Mills/Action Images
Wigan’s rugby league team may have lost the clout to play big matches on their home ground, but they do at least remain on the road to Old Trafford.
Trent Barrett, their high-pedigree Australian stand-off who is on the way home himself at the [...]

Hargreaves told Sir Alex Ferguson this morning that he was unfit for tonight’s match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
Owen Hargreaves has been forced to pull out of the Uefa Super Cup in Monaco tonight after reluctantly having to admit that he is not fit to play. Hargreaves, who has been troubled by persistent knee problems, informed Sir [...]