USA: Three sets of twins were born on the same day at a Montana hospital — adding up to more than half of the hospital’s births that day.

As Premier League transfer activity intensifies, armies of sports lawyers are poised for an orgy of t-crossing and i-dotting on complicated contracts.

Alexander Hleb is almost certain to miss the World Cup qualifier against England tomorrow but Fabio Capello’s men are waiting for confirmation the Belarus captain has been ruled out.

The football landscape, like its political counterpart, is changing rapidly in Iraq since the fall of Saddam earlier this year. Erik Kirschbaum reports from Baghdad.