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Silverstone has signed a deal that will see them host the Grand Prix for the next 17 years

Silverstone deal secures future of British GP

The British Grand Prix has been saved following a new deal agreed between Silverstone chiefs and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

Howard claims early World Cup edge

Everton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2: American keeper saves stoppage-time penalty from England striker Jermain Defoe as Everton fight back to deny Spurs victory at Goodison Park

Furyk's fortunes improve at last in Tiger's absence

American breaks drought in style to win Woods' tournament in California

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England seek the benefit of Gooch's experience

The game's all-time leading run-scorer is in South Africa to give his batting wisdom to his younger compatriots ahead of their tough Test series

Barbarians win just the ticket for Roberts' father

Barbarians 25 New Zealand 18: Jamie Roberts hopes his role in the Barbarians' second-ever victory over New Zealand will help his dad come to terms with missing a match billed as the greatest of all time.

Jim Furyk holds aloft the trophy for winning the Chevron World Challenge last night

The strangest trophies in sport

Jim Furyk won the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament yesterday, and was duly handed a trophy that looked like it had been selected in a local junk shop.

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Henin enjoyed a positive return to the courts

Henin plays down Grand Slam chances

Justine Henin has played down her chances of emulating Kim Clijsters' spectacular return to grand slam tennis.

Comment: Common sense prevails at Silverstone new

British motor sport is celebrating the deal that has saved the country's Formula One grand prix for the next 17 years.

Silverstone poised to agree £300m British Grand Prix deal

Boxing: Khan takes quick step towards greatness

Rapid-fire victory over Dmitriy Salita can only enhance the credentials of Britain's WBA world light-welterweight champion in the US

Khan halfway to greatness says Roach

Kyle Eastmond in action for England last month

Eastmond stays at Saints

Kyle Eastmond, one of the emerging stars of England's Four Nations campaign, has signed a new two-year contract at St Helens.

Lack of investment forces Crusaders to move camp

90 arrested in illegal Olympic worker crackdown

More than 90 people have been arrested after a crackdown on unlawful working at the 2012 Olympic Games site, the UK Border Agency said today.

Joncol heads new cast for the Lexus

Paul Nolan's charge shows plenty of guts to win Durkan Chase at Punchestown

Origin, skippered by Ben Ainslie, just mistimed its run to the start line and was unable to recover

Mistakes cost Ainslie in final

Having stormed his way through all the elimination rounds, Britain ’s Ben Ainslie went down three-nil to Adam Minoprio of New Zealand in the final of the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia .

Three-nil loss for Ainslie in Monsoon Cup final

Marion Jones (right) on the court for North Carolina in 1994

Shamed Jones to shoot hoops

The disgraced former American sprinter Marion Jones is attempting to relaunch her sporting career as a professional basketball player. Jones was an outstanding basketball talent before choosing athletics in 1996.