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Whirlwind claims Players' crown
Jimmy White captured his first world ranking title in 12 years, beating Paul Hunter 9-7 in the final of the Daily Record Players Championship.

Sangster dies
Leading racehorse owner Robert Sangster has died aged 67 after a long battle with cancer, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Five-timer for dazzling Dettori
Frankie Dettori was in tremendous form at Folkestone on Wednesday, riding a fabulous five-timer to the tune of 947-1.

Lucky Story to miss 2000 Guineas
Mark Johnston's leading 2000 Guineas contender Lucky Story is set to miss the first half of the season with a leg problem.

Hatton to share card with Calzaghe
Ricky Hatton will defend his WBU light-welterweight title on June 5, with Joe Calzaghe fighting Glencoffe Johnson on the same bill.

Racing legend Winter dies
Fred Winter, one of the greats of National Hunt racing, has died aged 77.

Serena wins title on return
Serena Williams rounded off a fantastic comeback to tennis with a crushing 6-1 6-1 victory over Elena Dementieva in the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open.

Trio passed fit for National
Carl Llewellyn, Mick Fitzgerald and Leighton Aspell have all been passed fit to ride in this afternoon's Martell Cognac Grand National at Aintree.

Big guns could clash in cup final
St Helens and Wigan were kept apart in the draw for the semi-finals of the Powergen Challenge Cup - throwing up the possibility of one of the biggest final-game derbies in rugby league.

Gough called up by England
Darren Gough and Steve Harmison have been added to England's one-day squad for the forthcoming series in the West Indies.