Leigh Journal | Sports News and Headlines in the Leigh area

10:55pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Heather Watson smashed her racquet on the clay in frustration at the end of her French Open defeat by 25th seed Julia Goerges because it was a match she expected to win.

10:21pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Robbie Grabarz has provided the top performance from a British perspective at the Diamond League meeting in Rome, winning the high jump with a new personal best of 2.33m which takes him top of the world rankings in 2012.

10:06pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Performance director Gary Hall maintains GB Taekwondo followed Olympic selection protocol "to the letter" in making the "extremely difficult decision" to exclude European champion Aaron Cook, which was not ratified by the British Olympic Association.

9:51pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Chelsea's John Terry has been banned for three matches for his dismissal in the Champions League semi-final.

8:38pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Heather Watson's French Open run has come to an end in the second round with a 6-3 6-4 defeat at the hands of powerful 25th seed Julia Goerges.

8:01pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Brendan Rodgers will be officially presented as Liverpool manager on Friday morning after a compensation deal with Swansea for him and a number of backroom staff was finalised.

7:29pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Swansea and Liverpool have agreed a compensation package that will see manager Brendan Rodgers and three of his backroom staff move to Anfield.

7:06pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Mark Williams has been punished for his comments condemning the Crucible and saying the Betfred.com World Championship should be moved from Sheffield to China.

6:28pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Wigan number two Graeme Jones has emerged as the favourite to replace Brendan Rodgers at Swansea after leading bookmakers suspended betting on the identity of the Welsh club's next manager.

6:28pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Brendan Rodgers' wait to become the new Liverpool manager is almost over with just the final details of the paperwork on his move from Swansea to be signed off.