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Walcott comes in from the cold as Wenger feels the heat

Arsenal star gets a chance to prove his worth to a manager who is desperate to halt club’s alarming loss of domestic and European form.

Spurs chase striker aiming to shoot down Gunners

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is a January target for Tottenham as the Schalke forward could be available for a reduced fee of about £7million during the next transfer window.

Chris Powell: We’ve got too much fight to go down

Chris Powell is confident his Charlton team have enough character to turn their form around and pull clear of the Championship relegation zone.

Juan Mata’s recovery is bonus for Chelsea

Chelsea have been handed a major boost ahead of their Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk tomorrow night, with Juan Mata and David Luiz both returning to training.

Tom Youngs owes debut to rival Test coach’s advice

Tom Youngs today revealed that England have South African coach Heyneke Meyer to thank for solving one of their selection headaches going into Saturday’s clash with Fiji.

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes will buy only ‘one or two’ in January

Queens Park Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes insists the club will not spend big in the January transfer window to get themselves out of relegation trouble, writes Simon Johnson.

Tottenham's Joe Jordan proud to be linked with Scotland job

Joe Jordan today admitted he is flattered to be linked with the vacant Scotland manager’s job.

Sam Allardyce is sure a goal will cure Andy Carroll woes

Andy Carroll returns to his former club Newcastle on Sunday with manager Sam Allardyce hoping the striker will soon hit the goal trail.

Wales scrum under threat, says Quins lock Vallejos

Former Harlequins lock Tomas Vallejos has warned Wales that Argentina are going to produce a forward onslaught at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Graham Stack believes Edgar Davids fear factor will lift Barnet out of trouble

Graham Stack says Edgar Davids has installed a fear factor at Barnet and the players are benefiting.

Diver Djokovic wants to make Murray the fall guy in tomorrow's London showdown

Novak Djokovic prepared for tomorrow’s showdown with Andy Murray by throwing himself all over the O2 court to defeat Jo‑Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 6-3 at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Cliches help Nick Compton close in on Test debut

Nick Compton is in prime position for a Test debut in Ahmedabad after refusing to be distracted by his supposed shoot-out with Joe Root.

Holloway: I will take Palace up to the Premier League

Ian Holloway takes charge of Crystal Palace for the first time against Ipswich at Selhurst Park tonight hoping to recreate the magic that swept his former club Blackpool into the Barclays Premier League.

SFA criticised as Craig Levein is sacked as Scotland boss

The Scottish Football Association will embark on the search for a new national team manager amid the backdrop of serious criticism of their handling of the end of Craig Levein's tenure.

Arsenal's Bacary Sagna aiming for Champions League top spot

Defender Bacary Sagna has targeted maximum points from Arsenal's three remaining Champions League matches as the north Londoners look to make amends for their recent poor form.

Sponsor claims UCI was complicit in Lance Armstrong doping cover-up

A major sponsor of cycling has claimed the International Cycling Union has been "complicit" in sweeping the Lance Armstrong doping scandal under the carpet.

An NFL team in London may not be such a flight of fancy

As the yellow goalposts were being taken down in the endzones after Sunday’s latest NFL regular season game at Wembley, talk was turning to next year, when two games will be staged at the home of English, rather than American, football, and beyond — possibly an NFL team permanently based here.

The Big Interview: Owen Farrell - our South Africans won’t be texting their mates in the Boks dressing room

Fly-half dismisses idea England’s rugby squad could make same mistake as Kevin Pietersen and says his main concern is becoming an even better player.

PATRICK BARCLAY: It’ll be a crisis if Wenger loses touch with ‘fab four’

A month ago Santi Cazorla was the darling of the Premier League and Arsenal’s troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Can we still believe in yesterday?

Joe Palmer: The Englishman who joined a Brazilian revolution in Ukraine

The Brazilian players at Shakhtar Donetsk are admired by many of the Premier League’s top clubs but they might be surprised to learn an Englishman fulfils a similarly important role for Chelsea’s Champions League rivals.

Roberto Mancini is braced for final shot at survival

Roberto Mancini concedes that Manchester City only have one more chance to rescue their Champions League campaign.

Lancaster's statement of intent: it's time for England to produce

Stuart Lancaster delivered a strong statement of intent as he backed England to meet their biggest challenge since he took over as head coach last December.

Lotus boss Boullier eyes financial boost from Kimi Raikkonen win

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier feels Sunday's long-overdue first win should help their financial future.

Murray boosted by home crowd as he recovers to claim opening win

Andy Murray feels the London crowd can spur him on to victory at this year's ATP World Tour Finals after coming from a set down to beat Tomas Berdych at the O2 Arena.

Kevin Sinfield defends Rugby League's tri-nations series

England captain Kevin Sinfield has sprung to the defence of the Rugby Football League over their decision to organise an alternate tri-nations series.

Mark Clattenburg misses more matches as he prepares to answer Chelsea allegations

Flashpoint: John Obi Mikel talks with referee Mark Clattenburg

Mark Clattenburg will not referee a match for a second weekend running as he prepares to answer accusations from Chelsea.

Best seat in the house as Ian Holloway show comes to town with a bang

EXCLUSIVE: Julian Bennetts goes behind the scenes to hear new manager’s dreams and board’s hopes on momentous day for Crystal Palace.

PATRICK BARCLAY: Brilliance of Cisse should offer hope for QPR

By now Mark Hughes, near-disconsolate after Queens Park Rangers’ home draw with Reading yesterday, may have had another look at his team’s performance, in which case he should be feeling more hopeful.

STEVE CORDING: Restless fans must give Arsenal chiefs at least two more seasons

Trust is pretty thin on the ground at Arsenal Football Club. “We want our Arsenal back,�? sang the 3,000 visitors to Old Trafford on Saturday and it was hard not to feel a degree of sympathy for them.

Roger Federer hails Djokovic but will make sacrifices to regain No1 spot

Novak Djokovic today regained the world No1 ranking and Roger Federer, arguably the greatest player of all time, has accepted his demotion with good grace.