National Sport for 14 December 2008

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Haye announces Klitschko fight Dec 14 2008

British heavyweight David Haye claims he has agreed a deal to fight Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko in London next June.Read

Hoy 'stunned' as public hail great Scot Dec 14 2008

Cycling superstar Chris Hoy won a surprise but overwhelming victory in the vote for the BBC's sports personality of the year for 2008.Read

Award joy for Simmonds Dec 14 2008

Paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds was named the BBC young sports personality of the year.Read

Lifetime achievement award for Charlton Dec 14 2008

Sir Bobby Charlton collected a lifetime achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards and claimed: "I am very lucky."Read

Hoy caps amazing year with award Dec 14 2008

Cycling superstar Chris Hoy was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2008.Read

Britain finish with five medals Dec 14 2008

James Goddard and Lizzie Simmonds both claimed bronze medals in the final session of the European Short-Course Championships to bring Great Britain's medal tally to five at the end of the four-day meet in Croatia.Read

Brown fearful over FIFA pledge Dec 14 2008

Former Scotland manager Craig Brown fears FIFA would use a unified British Olympic team as a precedent to streamline world football by combining the home nations.Read

Van der Sar happy with United deal Dec 14 2008

Edwin van der Sar has revealed it took him no time at all to agree a one-year contract extension with Manchester United.Read

Hammers hold misfiring Blues Dec 14 2008

Gianfranco Zola returned to Stamford Bridge and watched his West Ham side keep Chelsea off the top of the Barclays Premier League by holding them to a 1-1 draw.Read

Carter helps Perpignan past Tigers Dec 14 2008

Dan Carter kicked 16 points to steer Perpignan to a 26-20 Heineken Cup victory over Leicester at Stade Aime Giral.Read

Walder carries Wasps to victory Dec 14 2008

Fly-half Dave Walder produced another man-of-the-match performance as Wasps strengthened their chances of reaching the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with a 19-11 victory over Edinburgh.Read

Magpies cruise to Pompey win Dec 14 2008

Michael Owen celebrated his 29th birthday by putting Newcastle on their way to a vital 3-0 victory at Portsmouth that lifted the Magpies out of the relegation zone.Read

Richards hails impact of Evans Dec 14 2008

Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards hailed the impact Nick Evans has had on the club after the New Zealand fly-half landed a dramatic late drop-goal to seal a Heineken Cup double over Stade Francais.Read

Sterne claims Dunhill title Dec 14 2008

Richard Sterne won the Alfred Dunhill Championship clinching the tournament by one shot after Thomas Aiken and Len Mattiace threw away their overnight advantages.Read

Allardyce dismisses Rovers link Dec 14 2008

Sam Allardyce has ruled himself out of the running to succeed Paul Ince as Blackburn manager should the former Liverpool and Manchester United midfielder be replaced.Read

O'Connell: Too tight for comfort Dec 14 2008

Paul O'Connell claims Saturday afternoon's clash with Clermont Auvergne was the closest he has felt to exiting the Heineken Cup in the pool stages since he first broke into the Munster side.Read

British quartet advance Dec 14 2008

Hannah Miley, Lizzie Simmonds, Georgia Davies and Kris Gilchrist all progressed to Sunday evening's finals at the European Short-Course Championships where Amaury Leveaux set his fourth world record of the competition.Read

Swann revives England hopes Dec 14 2008

Graeme Swann claimed a crucial late wicket to renew England's hopes of winning the opening Test after India made a rapid start to their historic victory chase.Read

England set India huge target Dec 14 2008

England's bid to build a match-winning lead was frustrated by a slow afternoon session in the opening Test today which prevented them claiming a 400-run lead over India.Read

O'Neill hails in-form Agbonlahor Dec 14 2008

Martin O'Neill hailed a "sensational performance" from Gabriel Agbonlahor as Aston Villa moved back into the top four of the Barclays Premier League.Read

Wenger: We're not out of title race Dec 14 2008

Arsene Wenger vowed his side will fight to keep their fading Barclays Premier League title dream alive despite seeing another two precious points dropped at the Riverside Stadium.Read

Benitez rues dropped points Dec 14 2008

Rafael Benitez admitted his bitter disappointment at Liverpool squandering more home points following the 2-2 draw with Hull.Read

Mixed feelings for Ferguson Dec 14 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson declared himself satisfied with the performance, if not the result, as Manchester United were held to a goalless draw by a battling Tottenham outfit at White Hart Lane.Read

Ince vows to battle on Dec 14 2008

Under-fire Blackburn manager Paul Ince vowed to fight on to turn around the struggling club's fortunes after an abject performance in the 3-0 defeat at Wigan.Read

Collingwood hits ton as India toil Dec 14 2008

England began collecting cricket records as they continued their relentless attempt to claim a match-winning lead in the first Test against India on Sunday.Read

Strauss' ton has England in control Dec 14 2008

Andrew Strauss claimed a piece of cricket history today as England continued their relentless pursuit of a match-winning lead in the opening Test against India.Read

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