• Stephenson was encouraged by the way the pink ball - which is really a dyed white ball - stood up to the punishment.

    BBC: Pink ball makes debut at Lord's

  • Leeds' Mark Viduka - one of eight British-based players in Frank Farina's starting line-up - held the ball up brilliantly before delivering an overhead pass into the path of the breaking Bresciano who volleyed home.

    BBC: Australia 1-0 South Africa

  • It stemmed from us not keeping the ball up front, them counter-attacking, a loose ball going up in the air and falling kindly, and a good finish.

    BBC: Mark McGhee pessimistic over Aberdeen's top six chances

  • Like Ponting, Pietersen is at his most vulnerable when he is not dictating proceedings and has looked particularly ill-at-ease with the short ball in the warm-up games.

    BBC: Ashes: Can England win down under?

  • Sport is kicking a ball of wrapped-up rags around a stony field.

    ECONOMIST: No school, no future

  • Hateley came reasonably close with two free-kicks and his interception and through-ball set up Sutton, but the striker took too long to shoot.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Stranraer 0-2 Motherwell

  • "They were really on me so I really had to get the ball up - it was ugly but it flew straight and that's all that matters, " he said.

    BBC: O'Driscoll revels in Slam triumph

  • The Republic lost on aggregate to an extra-time goal when France's Thierry Henry handled the ball in the build-up.

    BBC: Republic of Ireland ask for extra 2010 World Cup place

  • When the "Princie" came up for bid a couple of days later, a model in a pink designer-ball gown held up the stone for one final glimpse in the saleroom.

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  • As half-time approached, Steven MacLean held the ball up well and set up Mackie, whose 25-yard shot fizzed narrowly wide of Combe's post.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Aberdeen 1-2 Kilmarnock

  • Berbatov's touch and movement - the Bulgarian was always happy to drop deep and pick up the ball - had always drawn the attention in a distinctly ordinary opening 45 minutes.

    BBC: PSV 0-1 Tottenham (1-1)

  • You do not have to be standing still over the ball when playing a shot, so striking the ball with a run-up is okay.

    CNN: Harrington learns from Happy Gilmore

  • The Republic of Ireland lost out on a place in South Africa when former Arsenal striker Henry handled the ball in the build-up to the decisive extra-time goal which earned France a 1-1 draw on the night and an aggregate 2-1 win in last year's play-offs.

    BBC: France World Cup exit made Richard Dunne 'laugh'

  • It was not to be as Razzaq and Moin supervised the run chase over the closing overs, with Razzaq ending the match in style by on-driving for four to bring up a 52-ball fifty.

    BBC: Hameed sets up Pakistan win

  • The left-hander, who began his Test career with 49 against Australia in Johannesburg four years ago, went one better when he clipped MacGill away through the leg-side for three to bring up a 106-ball half century.

    BBC: SA coach Mickey Arthur

  • New York's identity, which underwent a significant change this season when the team moved to small-ball, might call for younger, more up-tempo personnel that excels at creating ample space on the court.

    WSJ: The Knicks' Burning Questions

  • He is an all-round striker - he can hold the ball up well, he is strong and he has a good touch - but the thing that stands out is his finishing.

    BBC: Micah Richards column

  • It will eliminate the walk-it-up style and the boring high-ball screen and the same old offense with the current 35-second clock.

    CNN: College basketball: 'An old jalopy in need of repair'

  • Despite Staunton's triumph over her Sweeney Todd co-star, Ball picked up the prize on her behalf, revealing he "had the best time playing Ernie to her Eric".

    BBC: Imelda Staunton wins theatre award for Sweeney Todd

  • Kallis also scored his 49 at a run-a-ball before being cleaned up by Abdur Razzak, while de Villiers and Morkel produced some late fireworks, hitting seven sixes and five fours between them.

    BBC: Amla ton sets up South Africa win

  • Conventional wisdom dictates that a starting pitcher needs at least a fastball, a breaking ball, and a change-up to stymie major-league hitters, but the 22-year-old Miller has thrived by leaning almost exclusively on his heater and curve.

    WSJ: Shelby Miller: It Only Takes Two Pitches to Become an Ace

  • Lewis then chipped in with a 52-ball 50 before Robert Croft wrapped up the innings by grabbing the last two wickets to take his tally of first-class scalps for Glamorgan to 991.

    BBC: Glamorgan batsmen fight back against Gloucestershire

  • He also hit Jones for a 56-yard touchdown pass, where the wide-open receiver fell down catching the ball at the 8-yard line, got up and evaded one defender before sprinting into the end zone.

    CNN: Ravens fly high, win Super Bowl

  • India were soon celebrating again as the next delivery resulted in a mix-up which saw Ashraful's 69-ball innings brought to an end by Yuvraj Singh's throw as he was run out for 35.

    BBC: I thought this was a perfect platform for me to go and perform

  • Another Jamie Robinson break just before half-time should have given Czekaj his second try of the night, only for Shane Williams - restored to the Ospreys starting line-up - to prevent his opponent grounding the ball.

    BBC: Blues lock Deiniol Jones scored the game's opening try

  • But the home side dominated possession putting together spells of neat and patient build-up play which just lacked an incisive final ball - perhaps an indication why Rovers season will finish in mid-table obscurity rather than the play-offs places.

    BBC: Doncaster 2-3 West Brom

  • The visitors could have been more than 2-0 up by the interval - Carson patting the ball down after a shot from Luka Modric only for the ball to luckily skid away, forcing Kranjcar too wide to shoot.

    BBC: England 2-3 Croatia

  • Pitching for the Brooklyn Dodgers in a National League playoff against the rival New York Giants, Branca, who had just come in to relieve starter Don Newcombe with two men on base and the Dodgers holding a 4-2 lead, served up a ninth-inning home run ball to Bobby Thomson.

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  • One, for incontinence, was a ball-like device used to prop up tissue around the urethra.

    FORBES: Balloon Therapy

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