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Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus
Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country.

Bendtner response delights Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.

France make two changes for Italy
France make two changes to their starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy.

Beckham excited by Man Utd return
AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited to face Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time but maintains he wants them to lose.

West Indies v Zimbabwe live score
West Indies take on Zimbabwe in the third one-day international at Guyana.

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad
Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in the Australian Test squad despite recently returning home from New Zealand for personal reasons.

Onions ruled out of opening Test
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.

Benitez hits back at Wigan chief
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman's claim that the Reds are in a "mess".

Robinson demands Scotland deliver
Head coach Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England.

Cardiff given tax bill deadline
Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.

Lorenzo poised to miss final test
Jorge Lorenzo admits he is likely to miss the final MotoGP pre-season test because of his hand injury.

Williams wants Welsh 'patience'
Martyn Williams says Wales will try to spoil Brian O'Driscoll's 100th Ireland appearance party with a game of patience in the Six Nations on Saturday.

McIlroy buoyed by Nicklaus advice
Rory McIlroy has spoken of a 90-minute one-to-one talk with Jack Nicklaus which he hopes will help him achieve his golfing dreams.

Team USA chooses east London base for 2012
Team USA is to use University of East London campuses as its base for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Wednesday's gossip column
Bayern could sell Franck Ribery, plus other rumours