Twice at home
Egypt barely got by Kenya despite playing the two legs on home territory. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab sees what almost went wrong

Half-time:
The hope for things different
This time it's going to be different. It's the new year and no one is ready to listen to any more excuses...

In the clear
Croatia's Janica Kostelic confirmed her dominance with her fourth World Cup slalom victory of the season and 17th overall in Semmering, Austria. The 20-year-old clocked one minute 38.67 seconds over the two runs to beat second-placed Christel Pascal of France by an enormous 1.11 seconds...

Useful replacements
The FA Cup got under way, taking advantage of a lull in league games. Inas Mazhar reports on a substitute tournament

From the Sidelines: It's a man's game and that's that
One of the biggest sports stories of the just- concluded year had nothing to do with athleticism but with sexism: the debate over the refusal of the Augusta National Golf Club to admit women members...