Trick shots. Who doesn’t like them? Trick shots wow us and make us watch video clips of them over and over again until we are sure what we saw was in fact real and not the work of a crafty computer nerd.

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England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation.

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Britain’s Andy Murray cruises into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko.

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A newly released documentary reopens the case of Pat Tillman, the football star who left behind a lucrative NFL career after the 9/11 attacks to join the Army. The one-time Cardinal safety was killed in Afghanistan in an April 2004 incident that was initially represented by the Pentagon as an enemy ambush, but later revealed to be a friendly fire.

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England’s preparations for Friday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria have been hit by a series of injuries.

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A Bahrain-based company run by the man behind a £300m takeover bid of Blackburn Rovers has been instructed to cease trading by Bahrain authorities.

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Daryl Murphy scores his first goal for Celtic from the penalty spot as they defeat stuffy Motherwell to go top of the Scottish Premier League.

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Premier League leaders Chelsea keep up their 100% start to the season with an efficient display against dogged Stoke.

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Fulham complete the signing of Mexico international left-back Carlos Salcido from PSV Eindhoven.

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British teenager Laura Robson stuns former world number four Jelena Dokic with a 6-1 6-4 victory in the opening round of qualifying for the US Open.

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