Snooker: O'Sullivan brush strokes create a vivid third title

Ronnie O'Sullivan has been a man reborn since he took up running, so it was apt that he spent yesterday afternoon jogging towards the third world title which he eventually clinched at a trot here in Sheffield last night, beating Ali Carter 18-8.

Newcastle United 0 Chelsea 2: Ballack drives Chelsea onward to set up tightest of title finales

If Chelsea told us one thing yesterday, it is that United will have to beat Wigan Athletic on Sunday to be sure of the title because these boys in blue are in no mood to capitulate until the very last moment of the season.

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The Nick Townsend column: Every underdog has its day... as Chelsea will prove

Blues cruise stealthily into contention on the rails so it is perverse that their manager's job is on the line

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Brain Viner on Avram Grant
Should he lead his team to European Cup success in Moscow later this month, or should Chelsea win the Premier League, or even both, it will be interesting to see what becomes of the grumpy and enigmatic manager

James Lawton: Sports Writer of the Year
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Battle for the soul of the oval ball game
Rugby union in the northern hemisphere is thriving, but if proposed rule changes are approved today they could destroy the sport as we know it

Talkin' bout a revolution
Nearly a week in and with the dust beginning to settle over the IPL, Stephen Brenkley takes stock of events in India and weighs up whether it has lived up to the billing of the great cricket revolution

Ruck and roll music

Leicester may have suffered a season to forget but a night to remember is in the offing as four Tigers take up guitars and curly wigs in aid of a colleague injured in a tragic accident

2,000 Guineas: Navigator finds glory route

O'Brien's colt takes round one but the first two home will do battle again at the Curragh

Angry Murray has the last word after Del Potro 'insults'

Andy Murray's matches are rarely straightforward and his contest against Juan Martin del Potro in the first round of the Rome Masters here last night was no exception. Murray went through after the Argentine retired with a back injury when trailing 5-7, 6-4, 1-0, but the scoreline told only part of the story.