Oliver Wilson plays from the edge of the bunker on the par five second hole at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
Oliver Wilson takes a one shot lead over former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy into the final round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai as he attempts to [...]

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 [...]

George Burley says referee Pavel Kralovec will be under pressure on Saturday. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
Pavel Kralovec will referee Scotland’s World Cup qualifying opener against Macedonia - just eight months after being banned for a poor performance by the Czech Football Association.
The 31-year-old was given a six-match ban for making serious errors in a league [...]

Fallon reacts to his defeat to Paischer. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
Predictions that Team GB might challenge the odds-on favourites Australia in the “battle for fourth” in Beijing seem that little bit less likely to be fulfilled after former world champion Craig Fallon was defeated by the Austrian Ludwig Paischer in the second round of the men’s [...]

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 [...]

Heikki Kovalainen: in pole position for tomorrow’s race at Silverstone. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen claimed his first formula one pole position in a blustery qualifying for the British grand prix, setting a time half a second quicker than his closest rival.
The Finnish driver put in a sensational lap of 1min 21.049secs at the end [...]