Hospitality provider has spaces at many key Olympic events, does deal with Ticketmaster

Shaun Derry today lost his appeal against his controversial sending-off in QPR's Barclays Premier League defeat at Manchester United and will miss tomorrow's clash with Swansea.

British athletes have to make the most of being the stars of a home Olympics this summer, according to heptathlete Jessica Ennis.

Ireland have qualified for the World Twenty20 after winning the qualifying event in Dubai. First they beat Namibia by nine wickets, restricting them to 94 for 6 and needing only 61 balls to reach their target, Paul Stirling 59 off 32 balls.

Diving

Fuss over young diver shows that our national lust for Olympic gold is out of control – and the Games haven't even started

It is an afternoon session at Sheffield's council-run Ponds Forge pool, and the usual flotilla of keep-fit swimmers is determinedly groping its way up and down the lanes.

Four years after her dream of Olympic gold crashed down at the penultimate barrier in the 100m hurdles final in Beijing, LoLo Jones is back on the winning track. The 29-year-old American had surgery last August to fix a tethered spinal cord. Last Saturday, she won the 50m hurdles at the US Open Meeting in New York. "It's all been worth it," Jones said.

It's squeaky bum time for...

Ian Holloway

The neighbourhood dispute 60 miles down the road in Manchester may be grabbing all the headlines on FA Cup third-round weekend but there is one tie that will be even more fiercely contested taking place on the north-west coast.

Watch video highlights from Jonny Wilkinson's first match since announcing his retirement from international rugby courtesy of ESPN, which broadcasts Top 14 French Rugby. Martin Gillingham, ESPN's Top 14 commentator, also gives his view on Wilkinson's performance for Toulon last night.

The Government has spent nearly £750,000 on 8,815 tickets for the London 2012 Olympics.

Jemimah Norman is overwhelmed after reading her A-level results. She has every reason to be. With two A*s and an A, she would be welcome at any university in the country and easily meets the requirements for entry to Oxford or Cambridge.