Cavendish happy tests are working

British cyclist Mark Cavendish says the positive drugs tests on this year's Tour de France are welcomed by 'everybody who is trying to ride the sport fairly', after winning his third stage of the race.

5 Live: Sanchez takes stage seven

Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage seven of the Tour de France, but Team Columbia's Kim Kirchen retains the yellow jersey. BBC Radio 5 Live's Peter Slater reports.

We couldn't catch the break - Cavendish

Britain's Mark Cavendish says his Team Columbia are team are happy to still be defending the green jersey after the third stage of the Tour de France.

Hughes hails 'fantastic' Wright-Phillips

Mark Hughes is full of praise for Shaun Wright-Phillips after the midfielder scored two goals on his return to the Manchester City side during their 3-0 win at Sunderland.

Wenger happy with positive performance

Arsene Wenger is pleased his young side bounced back from their shock defeat against Fulham by beating Newcastle 3-0 at the Emirates.

Sanders sidelined by broken leg

Seb Sanders Will miss the rest of the season after breaking his leg in a fall at Chester on Saturday.

We sneaked through - Southgate

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate says their performance against Stoke was the poorest of their season and is relieved to have won 2-1.

Scoreline flatters Portsmouth - Moyes

David Moyes feels Everton did not deserve to lose 3-0 against Portsmouth at Goodison Park but concedes his side did not deserve anything from the game either.

Score doesn't reflect performance - Roberts

Blackburn's Jason Roberts is disappointed his side conceded four goals and missed a penalty in their 4-1 loss to West Ham at Upton Park.

Interview: Rio Ferdinand

Football Focus catches up with England defender Rio Ferdinand ahead of Sunday's international friendly in Trinidad and Tobago.

Cornelius Lysaght column

"Trainers are painting racing as a cliquey members-only club"

Mosse leads Europe to Shergar win

French jockey Gerald Mosse guides Europe to victory in the Shergar Cup team competition at Ascot.

Britain may aim for third in 2012

Britain could revise its medals target for London 2012 following the team's success at the Beijing Olympics.

Brown pays tribute to GB success

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to the achievements of the British team at the Beijing Olympics.

Injury forces Fitzgerald to quit

Grand National-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald is forced to retire from racing on medical advice.

British Racing School

Cycle centre 'first 2012 legacy'

A cycling centre opens in east London, becoming the first "physical sporting legacy" of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Monty's career

Colin Montgomerie remains a Ryder Cup great despite missing out in 2008

Cup hopefuls jostle at Gleneagles

Gregory Havret leads as Europe's Ryder Cup hopefuls battle for a spot in the last qualifying event at Gleneagles.

Murray survives huge scare

British number one Andy Murray teeters on the brink of defeat before coming back to beat Jurgen Melzer 6-7 (5-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 6-3 at the US Open.

Stead signs for Ipswich on loan

Ipswich sign Jon Stead on loan from Sheffield United until January.

Montgomery quits internationals

South African full-back Percy Montgomery retires from international rugby.

England v South Africa photos

Pictures from the fourth one-day international

Lennon knocked out during attack

Celtic coach Neil Lennon is knocked unconscious during an apparent sectarian attack in Glasgow.

RFU ends pursuit of league stars

The RFU admits it has abandoned its policy of helping to fund cross-code transfers from rugby league.

Coaches welcome Magners play-offs

Magners League coaches back plans to adopt end-of-season play-offs in the Celtic league.

Blaupunkt TravelPilot 700 and 500 overlay nav info on realtime video

Filed under: GPS

Blaupunkt's TravelPilot nav units have never really stood out from the pack, but it looks like that's about to change -- the new TravelPilot 700 and 500 feature an integrated camera that displays realtime video with nav overlays on their 16:9 screens. That's definitely a novel and intriguing feature, but there's not a lot of information on how it works or what kind of hardware is under the hood to keep it running smoothly -- with the 700's estimated list price of $740, we're guessing it's pretty beefy. Both units also feature voice control, DVB-T traffic, live traffic, Bluetooth, and the usual PMP features, and the 700 also has a browser, email app, and VoIP client that work over Bluetooth tethering with your phone. Yeah, definitely intriguing -- hopefully we'll see this thing make it Stateside soon. Video after the break.

[Via Navigadget; thanks, Khattab]

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Qualcomm slapped with fine for violating Broadcom injunction

Filed under: Cellphones

Ooh, Qualcomm you been naughty. You might remember that last year Qualcomm was banned from selling various 3G chips that infringed on Broadcom's patents, but the big Q apparently believes that being in trouble is a fake idea, because it kept right on doing it -- to the point where a judge yesterday found the company in contempt for violating the injunction and ordered it to pay up gross profits from sales of its QChat push-to-talk tech to Broadcom. The court gave Qualcom 30 days to figure out how much it owes -- Sprint's paid over $93M to use the tech since last December, so it's not going to be peanuts. Qualcomm says it'll immediately comply, but is planning on appealing the order, so we'll how this all goes down.

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Palm Treo Pro reviewed on Engadget Mobile

Filed under: Cellphones

The Treo Pro is the first of what is clearly a new design direction for Palm -- a shiny, black mutation of the popular Centro, but with Windows Mobile on-board and a unique marketing scheme allowing you to buy the device unlocked right at launch. Want to get the low-down, dirty news on whether or not it's for you? Then truck on over to Engadget Mobile where we've got the full on review.

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Delta calls "first" on LED-based DLP projector with a little help from Luminus

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Even though the product doesn't have any availability, pricing, or even a name yet, Delta Electronics is claiming to have the first full HD LED-based DLP projector, and is showing a demo unit at IFA and CEDIA. Using tech developed by TI and Luminus Devices, Delta says it's ready to go with a full-size 1080p projector with "PhlatLight" LEDs pumping out the lumens, which of course means an end to futzing around with burnt-out projector bulbs right in the middle of your feature presentation. No doubt, we're seeing LEDs show up in all manner of display devices, and if LED-lamped projector prices follow a trajectory like LED-backlit LCDs, we'd be happy campers indeed.

[Via About Projectors]

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Navigon's 7200, 2200 and 2150 Max in the flesh

Filed under: GPS

We just went on a whirlwind tour of Navigon's booth here at IFA 2008, and while a sea of barely distinguishable GPS devices has a tendency to send us into sudden and violent fits of napping, we thought we'd give you a look-see just in case you feel otherwise. The only real standout was the new 7200 (pictured), which has a flat, glossy front, and is a joy to touch -- we're not positive it's capacitive, but it feels a ton better than the regular dull resistive touch of most GPS units out on the market. We also took a look at the 2200 and 2150 Max, as you can see in the gallery below. Knock yourself out.

Gallery: Navigon's 7200, 2200 and 2150 Max in the flesh

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MSI's Wind U90 to boast 8.9-inch display

Filed under: Laptops

Well, that took long enough, now didn't it? We've been hearing about an 8.9-inch MSI Wind for months now, but it has just now popped up on the outfit's website. The Wind U90 will pack an Atom N270 processor, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, stereo speakers, microphone, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, 512MB or 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 1,024 x 600 resolution panel, 80GB hard drive and a 4-in-1 card reader. Additionally, you'll find an Ethernet port, three USB 2.0 sockets, VGA out, a 3-cell battery (optional 6-cell available upon request) and a weight of 2.2-pounds. Your guess is as good as ours when it pricing / availability, but hey, we're just thrilled to know this thing is destined to be more than a trade show crasher.

[Thanks, Peter]

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Keepin' it real fake, part CXXXVIII: HiVision knows that even netbooks need fake friends

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HiVision (also known as Shenzhen), a Chinese OEM exhibiting at IFA, is completely unabashed about its collection of netbook look-alikes, which range from 400MHz ARM-based computers that could retail for as little $150, to full featured VIA-powered affairs. Everything was as plastic as could be, of course, but the HP Mini-Note rips were almost passable as sexy. Almost.

Gallery: HiVision knows that even netbooks need fake friends

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Demand for HP's Mini-Note growing fast?

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HP has always been confident that the 2133 Mini-Note would sell quickly, to the point where the company planned to build some two million units this year, and it sounds like that bet's paying off -- China's Apply Daily is citing sources at HP Taiwan quoting worldwide sales growing 50 percent monthly. That's pretty good for one of the more expensive small laptops on the market -- we'll see if that rumored cheaper edition moves even more.

[Via Brighthand]

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