eliminate

Jermain Taylor dominates Jeff Lacy to win a 12-round unanimous decision in a WBC super middleweight eliminator.

Dundee United manager Craig Levein says that new rules being passed by Fifa are eliminating tackling from the game.

Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria - one of the last blackspots of the disease - thanks to improved vaccine, research suggests.

Diao recounts Senegal ordeal

Salif Diao describes his four-hour terror which followed Senegal's elimination from World Cup qualifying.

'End in sight' for elephantiasis

A painful and disfiguring disease affecting more than 100 million people worldwide could be wiped out by 2020, say experts.

Celtic first encounter Villarreal

After elimination from the Champions League, Celtic draw 0-0 in Barcelona and knock the Catalans out, but Villarreal prove too strong in the quarter-final.

Leeds v Wigan photos

Pics from the Super League final eliminator at Headingley Carnegie

Noble looks forward with optimism

Wigan coach Brian Noble believes the future is bright for the Warriors despite Friday's 18-14 defeat by Leeds in the Super League final eliminator.

Leeds 18-14 Wigan

Leeds set up a Grand Final encounter against St Helens after a tense victory over Wigan in the Super League final eliminator.

Rhinos cut Headingley's capacity

Leeds Rhinos cut the capacity of Headingley for Friday's Super League Grand Final eliminator against Wigan due to safety reasons.

Bogdanovic beaten as GB lose tie

Alex Bogdanovic loses to Austria's Alex Peya in the decisive singles tie as Great Britain are eliminated from the Davis Cup's World Group.

Play-offs explained

BBC Sport maps the route to Old Trafford for the six play-off contenders

Catalans 26-50 Wigan

Wigan put themselves within 80 minutes of a place in the Grand Final after coming through a pulsating play-off eliminator against Catalans Dragons.

Stokes proud as Marras progress

Whitehaven coach Ged Stokes says he is delighted after his side stun favourites Halifax 24-22 in Sunday's elimination semi-final game.

Breast cancer vaccine hope raised

Researchers have developed a vaccine they say has completely eliminated a type of breast cancer tumour in tests on mice.

Wigan 30-14 Bradford

Wigan knock Bradford out of the Super League play-offs for the second season running with a well-deserved victory in the first elimination game in Widnes.

Wigan to hold play-off in Widnes

Wigan will play Friday's Super League elimination play-off against Bradford at the Stobart Stadium in Widnes because the JJB Stadium is unavailable.

Schedule - Thursday 11 September

Event schedule for Thursday 11 September

The Scots in Beijing

Your guide to the 31 Scottish Olympians going for gold

Yorkshire Twenty20 hopes finished

Yorkshire's expulsion from the Twenty20 Cup is reduced on appeal to a two-point penalty, but that still means they are eliminated.