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Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns in the Colts� 38-14 victory

American Football: Peyton wins 'Manning Bowl' bragging rights

The New York Giants lost the Manning Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts but their Big Apple rivals the Jets backed up their bold pre-match talk with a decisive victory over the New England Patriots.

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Snooker: O'Sullivan considered spurning 147 break in protest at bonus pay-out of 'only £4,000'

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Ronnie O'Sullivan had to be persuaded to pot the black to secure a 147 break at the World Open in Glasgow yesterday after learning there was no bonus prize for a maximum.

Snooker: Hearn pledges 'zero tolerance' on cheats

Monday, 20 September 2010

Snooker players will be banned for life for any infringement of “Draconian” new betting rules intended to make the sport “cleaner than clean, whiter then white”, according Barry Hearn, the chairman of World Snooker.

Something From The Weekend: Mark Cavendish; Nathan Cleverly; Sam Allardyce; Somerset; Ijaz Butt

Monday, 20 September 2010

A season that started with the Manx sprinter off the road and in agony following a mouth infection is shaping up to end all in smiles.

Cycling: Cavendish green jersey ends Britain's long wait

Monday, 20 September 2010

Mark Cavendish claimed the Tour of Spain's points jersey yesterday, becoming the first Briton in 21 years to win the sprinters' title at a Grand Tour. The HTC-Columbia Manxman held on to the green jersey despite his American rival Tyler Farrar taking the final stage in Madrid.

Boxing: Hatton denies drug and drink problem

Monday, 20 September 2010

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton spoke at the weekend of his "disgust" at his alleged binge drinking and drug taking but insisted he did not have a problem.

Cycling: Albasini triumphs in Tour of Britain

Monday, 20 September 2010

Switzerland's Michael Albasini won the Tour of Britain in London on Saturday, with his German HTC-Columbia team-mate, Andre Greipel, securing the stage victory.

Will Hawkes: An all too American tale of Cody's little league heroics

Monday, 20 September 2010

anti-americanism, so they say, is rife. But what about the flip side? Is there anti-restoftheworldism in the United States? There certainly is. You only have to have a quick look at a few time-honoured American stereotypes. The English? Homosexual. The Scots? Drunk. The Irish? Also drunk, but in a natty, green felt outfit. The Welsh? Isn't that part of England?

Book of the Week: The Lost Cyclist by David Herlihy

Sunday, 19 September 2010

Frank Lenz was a rising star on the burgeoning cycle-racing scene in late-1880s America, but yearned for grander challenges. On 15 May 1892, having secured magazine sponsorship and exchanged his penny-farthing for a new-fangled "safety" bicycle with pneumatic tyres, the 25-year-old set off to circumnavigate the globe.

Cleverly shows his brutal side to give Murat a thick ear

Sunday, 19 September 2010

Nathan Cleverly, the 23-year-old Welshman who holds a maths degree, graduated to world level last night to underscore the emergence of a generation of talented young British fighters. He beat fellow unbeaten light-heavyweight Karo Murat, the fight ending on the advice of the ringside doctor at the start of the 10th round of a pulsating scrap.

Davis: We expected a longer ban for Higgins

Sunday, 19 September 2010

Steve Davis yesterday admitted that, behind the scenes, many snooker players were half-expecting a longer ban for John Higgins, writes Hector Nunns in Glasgow. Earlier this month, world No 1 Higgins picked up a six-month ban and was fined �75,000 for rules breaches relating to a Kiev meeting which was filmed in a newspaper sting. The Scot saw two more serious charges of corruption and fraud withdrawn following allegations that he and former manager Pat Mooney had agreed to throw frames for money. But six-times world champion Davis' comments are a window into attitudes that Higgins will have to combat from rivals when he returns to competitive action in November. Davis said: "Mud does stick, and it is going to take a lot of un-sticking. The majority of players possibly thought John was going to get longer as a punishment. They didn't have the full facts [but] it will be very tough for him going back. When you are playing badly, you wonder what commentators are saying about you. John is going to have to deal with a lot more than that." Higgins has kept a low profile in the last 10 days, with his father suffering from ill health. Speaking to the BBC, he said: "It's the worst thing, people questioning your credibility. Your credibility is what you've been brought up to be. I have not picked up a cue since I lost to Steve Davis at the Crucible in April. There were points in my darkest hours when I wondered if I would again, but I'll be able to do that on 2 November."

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