UK Sport Headlines

	Bayern's final heartache revisited May 17, 2012 \| Source: sport This week's round-up also features a photographer innocently minding his own business and AB de Villiers going to town [read more]
	London 2012 torch relay: one flame, 8,000 torchbearers, 70 security guards May 17, 2012 \| Author: Peter Walker \| Source: sport Olympic flame begins journey across UK at Land's End on Saturday and finishes at Olympic stadium on 27 July [read more]
	The Quay Brothers re-imagine Leeds for 2012 Cultural Olympiad May 17, 2012 \| Author: Marishka Van Steenbergen \| Source: sport Yorkshire's swishest shopping streets, and the mysterious Dark Arches, will turn into strange and different places for the next three days. Marishka Van Steenbergen has been peeking [read more]
	Warning for England fans over mobile bills for Euro 2012 May 17, 2012 \| Source: sport England fans heading to Euro 2012 have been warned about the potential for high mobile phone bills because Ukraine is outside an EU-wide cap on call charges. [read more]
	Oklahoma City Thunder win thriller to take 2-0 lead over LA Lakers May 17, 2012 \| Author: Steve Busfield \| Source: sport Los Angeles Lakers in a 0-2 hole against Thunder after late, late defeat at Oklahoma City; Boston Celtics take 2-1 lead over Philadelphia 76ers [read more]
	New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers to tie NHL Conference finals May 17, 2012 \| Author: Steve Busfield \| Source: sport New Jersey Devils win 3-2 at Madison Square Garden to level series with New York Rangers [read more]
	Beckham flame role fuels GB talk May 17, 2012 \| Author: Richard Williams \| Source: sport Beckham's arrival for ceremony will increase speculation he will be part of the Great Britain football team at the Olympics [read more]
	Roger Federer eases through against Carlos Berlocq at Italian Open May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport • Rafael Nadal beats Florian Mayer 6-1, 7-5 in opening match • Serena and Venus Williams through, Caroline Wozniacki retires [read more]
	Sammy knows his place but West Indies seek their full honours May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport To Darren Sammy has been entrusted the small matter of leading West Indies from the wilderness. He has been their captain for two years, leading them in 16 Tests of which they have won two, and today at Lord's he faces the sternest chal ... [read more]
	Fugue tunes up for Oaks challenge May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport The theme stated so boldly over its opening bars may yet recur inexorably through the Classic season, but some ears are beginning to pick up a developing counterpoint. Having already won the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas, horses trained by Ai ... [read more]
	Cycling: Ferrari roars to victory after pile-up ends Cavendish's hopes May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Roberto Ferrari yesterday won the longest stage of this year's Giro d'Italia, from Assisi to Montecatini, as Great Britain's Mark Cavendish finished fourth. [read more]
	Hodgson explains his choice but the Ferdinand-Terry saga won't go away May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Roy Hodgson responded to one question yesterday about his decision to select John Terry for his Euro 2012 squad and leave out Rio Ferdinand with mild exasperation that the subject was attracting such a lot of attention. "There are 23 me ... [read more]
	Barton admits one FA charge May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Joey Barton, Queen's Park Rangers' captain, has accepted a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero and denied a second charge of alleged violent conduct against Vincent Kompany, the Football Association said ye ... [read more]
	Luiz ready to step up from PlayStation to face the real thing May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Sidelined for four weeks with a hamstring problem, David Luiz finally returned to full training yesterday as Chelsea's build-up to Saturday's Champions League final reached a critical stage. Hardly the ideal preparation for a central de ... [read more]
	I'll take it one series at a time, says besieged Strauss May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport England return to the comfort of home today. A forgettable winter can be pushed further back in the memory if they also retrieve the assertive form that took them to No 1 in the world. [read more]
	Tevez: I will not apologise to 'president' Ferguson May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Manchester City's Carlos Tevez has risked further infuriating his own club over the "Fergie RIP" poster which has earned him public censure from them, by ridiculing the Manchester United manager and refusing to apologise. [read more]
	Ian Bell: Cruel summer climes mean cuts are more crucial than drives May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport It is strange to think that in 12 days' time we will have completed a third of our Test matches for the summer. We've got three Tests against West Indies, the first of which was due to begin at Lord's today, and then three against South ... [read more]
	Chopra century has Lancashire struggling again May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Having beaten Lancashire at Liverpool rather impressively last month, Warwickshire have maintained their form emphatically enough to suggest anything less than another victory this time, assuming fair weather, will be a disappointment, ... [read more]
	James Lawton: Dalglish didn't fail to recreate the past, he failed to face the future May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport It was a good idea at the time and for a little while it might just have been a brilliant one. [read more]
	James Lawton: Hodgson gets credit in bank for being brave and decisive May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport For a man who must have felt these last few days like someone turning out his pockets in the hope of finding a little loose change, England manager Roy Hodgson put on a brave face yesterday. Better still, he gave the distinct impression ... [read more]
	Roy clears up all the questions May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Q. Can England win the 2012 European Championship? [read more]
	Murray claims players who swear in English fall foul of authorities May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Andy Murray admits that he should not swear so much on court but believes that as an English speaker he is punished more than many other players. The world No 4 was given an official warning for a verbal obscenity during his opening vic ... [read more]
	County Championship round-up: Sarwan enjoys state of Grace away from Tests May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport It will be the opinion of more than one judge on the first day of a West Indies Test series in England that Ramnaresh Sarwan is wasted playing in the Second Division for Leicestershire. [read more]
	Olympic teams banned from using Heathrow May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Some of the biggest Olympic teams will not use Heathrow Airport – and its specially constructed £20m Games Terminal – when they return home on chartered jets. [read more]
	Coyle forced to halve wage bill May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport The Bolton chairman, Phil Gartside, said yesterday that the relegated club would halve their wage bill for next season. [read more]
	IRB rejects claim that it banned Samoan centre May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Samoa may be a small rugby nation, but it makes an awful lot of noise – especially when the brilliant centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu is in the thick of things. [read more]
	Clarke aims for a new kind of drive May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport The Australia cricket captain, Michael Clarke, will drive in the International Rally of Queensland later this month. The 31-year-old will join the BP Ultimate team and drive in two stages of the rally on the Sunshine Coast, from 25-27 M ... [read more]
	Liverpool sack Dalglish and approach Villas-Boas May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport Liverpool's American owners have made contact with Andre Villas-Boas in the past two weeks, in an attempt to establish his interest in taking over at Anfield, where Kenny Dalglish was yesterday dismissed. [read more]
	Putting the boot in to Beckham May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport The world's most powerful man had a good laugh at the expense of the world's most famous one this week, as Barack Obama congratulated David Beckham's LA Galaxy team on their recent MLS title win. Obama – or should that be "o'Banter"? – ... [read more]
	Oxlade-Chamberlain earns chance to sink or swim May 16, 2012 \| Source: sport The comparison with Theo Walcott is a natural one for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to face given the position he plays in and the club he plays for, but Roy Hodgson was clear yesterday that there was no prospect of the Arsenal teenager havin ... [read more]