The Observer: Observer Sport

Player ratings for the FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City

Harry Redknapp reflected on the glory of Portsmouth's first FA Cup win since 1939

Anna Kessel remembers the cup journeys, some short, some prolonged, in The Observer's Road to Wembley series

Ed Vulliamy reports on what happened next for the real heroes of this season's FA Cup, Havant & Waterlooville

Anna Kessel abandoned her car to travel nearly 3,000 miles to cover this season's FA Cup

It damages football when teams have so many players on the bench, writes Paul Wilson

Jon Henderson reports on a peculiar obsession which is drawing many top tennis players onto the golf course

Lewis Hamilton should arrive in Monaco quietly confident following his excellent performance in Turkey, writes Maurice Hamilton

An old friend comes out of the woodwork to delight Will Buckley with an unusually accomplished novel based around cricket

Andrew Flintoff can add the venom Peter Moores needs to complete his bowling unit, writes Vic Marks

Brendon McCullum's exceptional innings lit up Lord's while the skies moved in to dampen lesser spirits, writes Mike Brearley

County round-up: Matthew Hoggard fractured his thumb when facing fellow England hopeful Steve Harmison

Will Buckley meets the former England captain and an Australian businessman who are moving with fast times at the MCC

The Champions League has culminated with two contrasting teams and managers vying for the title, writes Paul Wilson

Reluctant superstar Paul Scholes has one more chance to show the world why so many pros rate him as United's number one

This Chelsea team have a last chance at European glory before many depart Stamford Bridge, writes Duncan Castles

Cristiano Ronaldo attracts as much praise as criticism, but as he tells Paul Wilson, he doesn't care about the naysayers

After winning his historic court battle, Oscar Pistorius has returned home to train in a bid to achieve the Olympic qualifying time

Saints battled to a deserved 28-10 victory to steal second place in the league from their opponents Catalans Dragons

Luke Narraway has emerged from the fringes to add steel to his game and become a Gloucester mainstay, writes Eddie Butler

Fraser Waters has been central to Wasps' rejuvenation, culminating in a once-unlikely run at the title

Munster forwards coach Jim Williams reveals his intense emotions before his final game with the club

Aidan Coleman has two strong chances at Market Rasen with the Oliver Sherwood-trained Puerto Azul and Golden Feather

The Godolphin mount held off a pack of rivals to win the Group One mile event at Newbury

A hip injury has forced Paula Radcliffe to stop training but she remains upbeat about her bid for Olympic gold

Ahead of Trevor Graham's landmark drugs trial, Sebastian Coe tells Donald McRae that athletics must be spared 'death by a thousand cuts'

Rochdale beat Darlington 5-4 on penalties to progress to the League Two play-off final

Jimmy Quinn was bullish about Cambridge United's chances ahead of the Blue Square Premier play-off final

Once a lynchpin of Arsenal's midfield during the George Graham era, David Hillier is now a fireman in Bristol

Poor scheduling and meaningless polls are just two examples of duff thinking on television, writes Will Buckley

Motherwell's Chris Porter equalised in the second half against Rangers to put Celtic in pole position for the SPL title

Following the announcement of her decision to retire, Bill Elliott looks back at the remarkable career of Annika Sorenstam

Sven-Goran Eriksson stonewalled questions about his future after an embarassing defeat to Thailand Premier All-Stars

David James recounts an exciting FA Cup final, playing in goal for Portsmouth and winning for the first time

Kilmarnock had a dramatic victory over Falkirk through Paul Di Giacomo's late winner

Walter Smith must lift his shell-shocked troops for a highly demanding week, writes Patrick Glenn