Cricket's governing body has pledged to stamp out corruption in the sport - as the three Pakistan cricketers caught in an alleged betting scam were quizzed by police.
Roger Federer's bid for a seventh consecutive US Open final remains on course after he swept aside Germany's Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round in New York.
England fast bowler Graham Onions will undergo back surgery next week that will rule him out of competing in the Ashes series in Australia this winter.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has apologised for swearing on his Twitter account when he revealed he had been dropped from England's one-day and Twenty20 squads against Pakistan.
Theo Walcott has refused to blame anyone for his exclusion from Fabio Capello's World Cup squad as he looks to reignite his international career in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.
Three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of an alleged betting scandal must wait at least an extra 24 hours to discover their fate after a meeting with officials was postponed.
The Aviva Premiership's newest team, Exeter Chiefs, won their first match against Gloucester, as the new domestic rugby season's opening weekend continued.
England manager Fabio Capello insists he has learned enough lessons from England's World Cup campaign to get his team back on track for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
Former champion Andy Roddick lost his temper with a line-judge at the US Open before losing his second round match to Serbia's unseeded Janko Tipsarevic 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6.
Football's transfer window in England has shut with most Premier League clubs keeping their cheque books closed on a fairly quiet final day of trading.
Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from England's Twenty20
and One-Day International squads and will instead play for Surrey on
loan for the remainder of the season.