Cook century puts England in driving seat

Alastair Cook celebrated his first day as England's Test captain with a masterful unbeaten 158 and Kevin Pietersen contributed 99 as the tourists took complete command on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Cook's 11th Test hundred was an epic knock of style and composure and saw him convincingly outstrip Andrew Strauss' mark of 128, the previous best by an England captain in their maiden outing.

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Sehwag signs for Steelbacks

Indian superstar batsman Virender Sehwag is set to play for Northamptonshire in this summer's Friends Provident t20.

The Steelbacks have announced the signing subject to approval from the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

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City can press on with development

Manchester City have signed a £1billion agreement with Manchester City Council to develop land around their Eastlands stadium.

The massive scheme will transform one of the poorest areas of the City, creating thousands of jobs as the site is turned into a "world class sports and leisure complex". Almost since the moment Sheikh Mansour completed his takeover of City in 2008 there have been suggestions that he wanted to develop spare land around the Blues' stadium.

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Gill: Glazers' model benefits United

Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists the Old Trafford outfit are benefiting from the Glazer family's business expertise.

Whilst the highly visible green and gold campaign, which David Beckham offered support to by wearing one of their scarves as he made his way off the pitch on Wednesday night, will again be in evidence as United entertain Fulham on Sunday, Gill believes the Glazers' positive contribution to the club is being ignored.

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Storrie leaves Pompey

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has decided to leave his post at the crisis-hit club.

A statement from the club's administrator Andrew Andronikou revealed Storrie had left "in the best interests of the club" after speaking with family and friends, although he will continue to advise them in a consultancy role.

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Brown apologises after player bust-up

Hull manager Phil Brown has apologised for the "unsavoury" public bust-up between Jimmy Bullard and Nick Barmby this week.

Reports emerged claiming the Tigers duo were involved in an altercation on a 'warm-down' outing near the Humber Bridge following the 5-1 defeat by Everton on Sunday. The set-to was apparently witnessed by a large party from the Women's Institute and Brown - who insists the matter has been dealt with "in house" - is keen to put the incident behind them.

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Robinho hopes to stay at Santos

Manchester City forward Robinho has reiterated his desire to extend his loan stay at Santos and hopes talks have already been initiated with the Barclays Premier League club.

Robinho returned to Santos in January, penning a six-month loan deal which is set to expire on August 4 and the 26-year-old has been in impressive form since his return and, having notched up five goals in eight matches.

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Moyes hopes to extend Donovan's stay

David Moyes has not given up hope of keeping United States skipper Landon Donovan in a squad he maintains is the best he has ever had at the club.

Everton travel to Birmingham on Saturday for a match that is a fight for a potential place in next season's Europa League. It will be Donovan's last game for the club before he is due to return to the US for the start of the Major League Soccer season after a highly successful two-month loan spell on Merseyside.

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Schumacher in running for winning return

Michael Schumacher's claim he is not in the running for victory on his comeback in Bahrain on Sunday appears to hold little water.

The seven-times Formula One champion and Mercedes GP team-mate Nico Rosberg finished first and third at the end of Friday's two practice sessions ahead of Sunday's opening grand prix.

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Rhinos suffer Eastwood blow

Super League champions Leeds Rhinos have suffered a major injury blow with the loss of New Zealand international Greg Eastwood for at least 10 weeks with a wrist fracture.

The former Brisbane Broncos forward, who was a member of the the Kiwis' World Cup-winning team in 2008, sustained the injury in the Rhinos' win over Harlequins last week.

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