Sturridge signs for Chelsea
Chelsea have signed teenage striker Daniel Sturridge from Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City on a four-year deal after the player's contract at Eastlands expired.

Slater wins in WCT Brazil
Joel Parkinson maintained the lead in the men's world surfing championship despite losing in the semi-finals of the fourth round at Imbituba in Brazil.

United sign Michael Owen
Michael Owen has joined Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.

Federer, Roddick to face-off
Roger Federer reached a record 20th Grand Slam final, and a seventh straight Wimbledon title match Friday, while Andy Roddick ended Andy Murray's bid to become the first British champion here since 1936.

Stosur, Stubbs to battle Williams in final
Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs will face three-time defending champions Venus and Serena Williams in the women's doubles final here at Wimbledon.

Marcus North finds bearings
Marcus North has all but booked his place in Australia's side for the first Ashes Test in Cardiff, making a century in his final innings before the series opener with England.

Bopara upbeat after warm-up
England's cricket selectors saw several of their likely team for the first Ashes Test given a decent workout in the drawn warm-up match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Hodgson named Force's best
Flanker Matt Hodgson has capped off a dream Super 14 season by taking out the Western Force's Player of the Year Award on Friday night.

Tomic bows out of Wimbledon juniors
Australia's Bernard Tomic has bowed out of Wimbledon after losing his junior semi-final against unseeded Russian Andrey Kuznetsov on Friday.

Magpies make it six straight
Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke found his best form of the season as the Magpies stretched their winning streak to six with a 35-point victory over Essendon at the MCG on Friday night.