Idowu 'hurt' by missed gold chanceBritain's Phillips Idowu admitted he was "upset and hurt" after seeing Olympic gold snatched from his grasp by an agonising five centimetres in the triple jump final in Beijing.Idowu produced his best jump of the year to lead with 17.62 metres after the third round, only to see Portugal's Nelson Evora then leap 17.67m in round four. (21/08/2008) 
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Duo round off superb regatta Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson rounded off another impressive Olympic campaign for Great Britain's sailors when they claimed victory in the Star class to collect the fourth gold and sixth medal overall in China.The British pair finished fifth in the medal race but managed to surge past Sweden's Fredrik Loof and Anders Ekstrom, who dropped from first to third in the standings after finishing the race in last place. (21/08/2008)
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Silver medal for Davies Britain's David Davies took silver in the 10-kilometre open water marathon behind Dutchman Maarten van der Weijden after the 23-year-old dominated for most of the race on Thursday morning.Davies put in a blistering burst of pace in the final 500 metres of the race in an attempt to burn off the rest of the field, but he just lost out in the final 100 metres to van der Weijden, who timed his move to perfection to finish in one hour 51 minutes 51.6 seconds. (21/08/2008)
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Brits disqualified from relay Great Britain will not be able to defend their Olympic 4x100metres relay title after being disqualified from Thursday night's semi-finals in Beijing.The British quartet of Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish and Craig Pickering finished second behind Jamaica in 38.71 seconds, but botched the final changeover. (21/08/2008)
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Harmison makes England one-day return Steve Harmison has dramatically reversed his decision to retire from one-day international cricket and joined up with England's squad for the NatWest Series against South Africa.The 29-year-old Durham fast bowler played the last of his 46 one-day internationals during the Champions Trophy in India two years ago and retired from ODI cricket following the 2006/7 Ashes series to spend more time from his family. (21/08/2008)
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Black Cats snap up duo Sunderland have confirmed the double signing of Djibril Cisse and David Healy.Cisse has joined the north-east club from Sunderland on loan while Healy has signed a three-year deal after joining for an undisclosed fee from Fulham. (21/08/2008)
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Sunderland medical for Healy - Hodgson Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has confirmed striker David Healy was due to undergo a medical at Sunderland on Thursday.Healy has been offered an escape route by the Blacks Cats - who are managed by former Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane - after failing to establish himself at Fulham. (21/08/2008)
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Traore joins Pompey on loan Portsmouth have signed Arsenal's French left-back Armand Traore on a one-year loan deal.Traore, who joined the Gunners from Monaco in 2005, has made 18 first-team appearances, including the 2006 Carling Cup final. (21/08/2008)
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Davis completes Rangers move Rangers have completed the signing of Fulham midfielder Steven Davis on a four-year deal.The Northern Ireland midfielder remained in Glasgow to finalise the formalities of the switch following his country's goalless draw with Scotland at Hampden on Wednesday night. (21/08/2008)
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Hamburg accept city bid for Kompany Hamburg have accepted a bid from Manchester City for Belgium defender Vincent Kompany.Details of the agreement regarding a possible move for the 22-year-old Belgium international were not disclosed in a statement posted on Hamburg's official website, www.hsv.de, on Thursday. (21/08/2008)
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