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The world of tennis has been left reeling after Justine Henin, ranked the women's number one player, announced her retirement with immediate effect.

Henin, 25, had recently experienced bad form and pulled out of this week’s Rome Masters, citing fatigue as the factor.

Ben Araujo

Cardiff City and Portsmouth will be the two teams that contest this year’s British Football Association Cup final in May. For the first time since 1995 when Everton overcame Manchester United, a soccer team not recognised as one of the so called “big four” will have their name engraved on that famous trophy.

Aspiring young footballers coming through the ranks don't realise how easy they have it nowadays - or ar least compared to Nolberto Solano's rise to the top, writes James Randall.

James Randall

Motor-racing ace Lewis Hamilton has been compared to golfing giant Tiger Woods. But the Brit does not deserve the comparison made by over-enthusiastic UK journalists.

With five out of every six footballers not making the cut at professional level, Professional Footballers Association Chief Executive Gordon Taylor talks to Phil Simms about how the FA is failing the countries young footballers.

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Phil Simms

Former England manager Howard Wilkinson has slammed the FA for not doing enough to safeguard the national side, claiming England is facing a ‘football global warming,’ with the pool of native players dwindling because of foreign stars.

Among his damning predictions are that:

• The national side is doomed if foreign player numbers increase

• The FA and Premiership must take responsibility

• English Football is now the new Hollywood

• Managers are scared of playing English players

• England will fail to qualify for 2018 World Cup

Armstrong Vaz

Caribbean cricket fever has been sparked by the start of the prestigious World Cup tournament. West Indian islands have decked themselves out to play host to this mega sporting show which will has seen steel pan and drum playing fans whipped into a frenzy of excitement.