Mar 6, 2013: Lawmakers seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion imprisoned a century ago for his romantic relationships with white women, renewed their efforts on Tuesday

Mar 6, 2013: Howard Webb has been selected as the referee for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford

Mar 6, 2013: Wojciech Szczesny has urged his Arsenal team-mates to use their ten-day gap between matches as a time to refocus ahead of their bid to bounce back from a morale-denting north London derby defeat

Mar 6, 2013: The last two Grand Slam champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are on course to meet in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells

Mar 6, 2013: Newcastle have named Hatem Ben Arfa in their squad for Thursday's Europa League game away to Anzhi Makhachkala

Mar 5, 2013: Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have been paired together for the WGC Cadillac Championship beginning on Thursday

Mar 5, 2013: Juventus boss Antonio Conte has said he is not surprised to be linked with the Chelsea and Real Madrid jobs

Mar 5, 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the goal that effectively sent Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League against Real Madrid, although referee Cuneyt Cakir was the true Old Trafford villain

Mar 5, 2013: Goals from Ryan Stevenson and John Sutton gave Hearts fans some much-needed cheer as they ended their five-match losing streak with a 2-0 home win over St Johnstone

Mar 5, 2013: Brian Rose will take on former WBA light-middleweight champion Joachim Alcine on April 20 as he prepares to take the next step in his career

Mar 5, 2013: David Beckham has been included in Paris Saint-Germain's 20-man squad for the Champions League last-16 second leg tie with Valencia on Wednesday night

Mar 5, 2013: Perri Shakes-Drayton is full of confidence after winning the gold medal in the women's 400m at the European Indoor Championships last Sunday

Mar 4, 2013: West Ham are on the verge of agreeing a move to the Olympic Stadium, according to co-chairman David Gold

Mar 4, 2013: Nicklas Bendtner has been suspended from the Denmark national team for six months after being cautioned by police for driving on the wrong side of the road while allegedly under the influence of alcohol

Mar 4, 2013: Diego Maradona has again called for Sergio Aguero to join Real Madrid as he would be a much better foil for Cristiano Ronaldo than current strike partners Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema

Mar 4, 2013: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew hopes to see captain Fabricio Coloccini return for the club's home game against Stoke on Sunday, conceding that Thursday's Europa League trip to Anzhi Makhachkala will come too soon for the defender

Mar 4, 2013: Colin Graves has been nominated by the chairmen of the first-class counties and the MCC for the position of deputy chairman of the ECB

Mar 4, 2013: Northamptonshire have signed 29-year-old Pakistani seamer Muhammad Azhar Ullah on a one-year deal

Mar 4, 2013: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is still trying to improve his game despite winning the 36th title of his career in Dubai last weekend