Croydon Guardian Sport: Football, Rugby and other sports news from Croydon and south west London

1:02pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

Novak Djokovic fought off a determined challenge from Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic to reach the third round at the French Open.

12:07pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

Kevin Foley felt "betrayed" by Giovanni Trapattoni's decision to leave him out of the Ireland squad for Euro 2012.

10:35am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier will represent Great Britain in the badminton mixed doubles at London 2012, the British Olympic Association have announced.

9:56am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Only one British wrestler will compete at the London 2012 Games after the British Olympic Association ruled that the sport had not reached the necessary performance standards.

9:06am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Serena Williams attempted to put a brave face on a stunning first-round defeat by Virginie Razzano at the French Open that is already being talked about as one of the biggest shocks in tennis history.

8:14am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Aston Villa are aiming to appoint their new manager by the start of next week with Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez at the forefront of their thoughts, Press Association Sport understands.

8:07am Wednesday 30th May 2012

England coach Stuart Lancaster will head for South Africa with fresh cause for optimism after Manu Tuilagi's citing charge was dismissed and fly-half Toby Flood proved his fitness.

8:05am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Hull have confirmed that veteran centre Tony Martin will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon.

7:47am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Mario Balotelli intends to walk off the pitch if he is racially abused at Euro 2012 - and has claimed he would kill anyone who threw a banana at him in the street.

7:47am Wednesday 30th May 2012

Rangers face another day awaiting news that could have a major bearing on their future as Scottish Premier League clubs meet again to discuss financial fair play proposals.