Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will play in today's derby against United at Old Trafford despite seeing his one-year-old daughter Katie sever the ends of two of her fingers after trapping them a door in an horrific accident on Thursday.
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Kevin Pietersen leaves for his World Cup swansong with England on Saturday after which he will retire from one-day international cricket. England's best batsman has decided to prioritise Test and 20-over cricket to extend his international career, and intends to step down from what he sees as the least important form of the game. ...read
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will go on trial over tax evasion this summer. He has been charged with two counts of tax evasion during his time as manager of Portsmouth.
Dimitar Berbatov and Edin Dzeko are the big-money strikers of the two top Manchester clubs - United and City. And they will go in search of their first derby goals today.
Gerard Houllier heads for Bloomfield Road, happy in his own mind that he has nothing to apologise for over Aston Villa's conduct during their pursuit of Charlie Adam.
Former Fulham and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has been appointed the next head coach of West Bromwich Albion without an escape clause in his 18-month contract.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti has written off Chelsea's hopes of retaining the title. The champions are 10 points behind Manchester United with just 13 games left.
| Teams | P | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man Utd | 25 | 31 | 54 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 25 | 27 | 50 |
| 3 | Man City | 26 | 20 | 49 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 25 | 24 | 44 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 25 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 26 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Bolton | 26 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 25 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 25 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Blackburn | 26 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Fulham | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Everton | 25 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 26 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 25 | -11 | 28 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 24 | -9 | 27 |
| 17 | West Brom | 25 | -17 | 26 |
| 18 | Wigan | 26 | -18 | 26 |
| 19 | Wolves | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 20 | West Ham | 26 | -18 | 24 |
Manchester City are two-and-a-half years, two managers and many millions of pounds into life as a very rich football club but some things do not change. They begin Saturday's Manchester derby in the shadow of their neighbours. ...read
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp fears Tottenham will be unable to compete with the Barclays Premier League elite if the club fail to secure a bigger stadium.
Christian Purslow, Liverpool’s former managing director, claimed selling the club to New England Sports Ventures was a 'bottom of the barrel' deal.
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is under investigation by FIFA after failing to turn up for Bosnia’s friendly with Mexico in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Andy Carroll gave the thumbs-up to Liverpool fans after training for the first time since his £35million switch. The giant striker stepped out at Melwood to be put through his paces.
Johan Cruyff is returning to Ajax in a bid to restore the four-time champions of Europe to former glories. Ajax have not won the Dutch League since 2004.
Arsene Wenger dismissed the idea that Arsenal’s capitulation on Tyneside had been down to the pressure and suggested Manchester United were the team feeling the heat.
Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen is a potential target for Real Madrid. Arnesen has been earmarked as a contender to help Real find better younger players.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is determined to continue playing international football for the Ivory Coast up to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Manchester United face losing Park Ji-sung for up to four weeks after he tweaked a hamstring in training yesterday. The South Korean has only just returned from the Asia Cup.
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli could be in line for a surprise return from injury in the derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Newcastle are to ban a fan who admitted using abusive language at St James' Park. Steven Hogg was fined £200 and ordered to pay a further £100 in costs.
Losing Andrew Sheridan for a Test against one of the world's great scrummaging sides is a grave setback for England, but they have developed an encouraging knack of using such adversity to their advantage - and Martin Johnson believes they can do so again. ...read
If I get the opportunity to score a try on Saturday afternoon, I won't be taking any risks, not after what's happened to Chris Ashton this week. He has been hammered for diving.
It remains a unique feature of the Six Nations that the primary aim is not so much to win the title as to beat everyone else. A sort of invincibles with bells on.
Warren Gatland's future as Wales coach rests on the reinvention of a fly-half making his first start in that position for almost 18 months. James Hook will have to succeed.
England's iconic fly-half runs the rule over the new No 10 in town from his early days at Newcastle to his move to Leicester.
Who is your sporting hero? Michael Johnson. I remember him for wearing those gold running shoes. He always seemed to finish a mile in front of everyone else. What a runner!
Allow me to put my cards on the table straight away. I don’t like Joey Barton. Actually, I can’t stand the bloke. This is not a view that will keep the Newcastle United footballer awake at night. Why would he care what I think? The problem for Barton is that, if the events of this week are anything to go by, I suspect Fabio Capello feels the same way. ...read
Steven Gerrard reveals why his home city of Liverpool means the world to him - and his heartache at Torres move and the belief that he will win trophies at Anfield.
How did it come to this? From Andy Carroll to a 34-year-old released by a Championship club who last played in November and is best known for his celebration, rather than his goals.
Brian Kidd will take part in his 50th Manchester derby at Old Trafford. To use his terminology, he has been involved 38 times with the 'reds' and on 11 occasions with the 'blues'.
Burgers and sausages have been banned from being sold to fans at Forest Green Rovers. The move was introduced for players but now the policy has been extended to fans.
Barcelona pass master talks about Arsenal, his admiration for United maestro Paul Scholes, the 5-0 drubbing of Real Madrid and the shame of losing the ball.
The world of cricket is mourning the former Essex and England all-rounder who became a hugely popular pundit on Test Match Special.
There was one moment in particular against Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday night when Jack Wilshere looked so much more than a holding midfielder.
Pep Guardiola's contract extension could not have come at a more apt time for Barcelona. It came just days ahead of a fixture that will be forever associated with the Barcelona coach.
Take your pick from any number of compelling storylines at the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday. Only the churlish, for example, would begrudge Tiger Woods his due for the manner in which he pieced together sufficient elements of his fragmented game to craft a marvellous 66. How about the heartening manner in which Sergio Garcia is recovering from an even greater loss of form to be one shot off the halfway lead? ...read
Kevin Pietersen leaves for his World Cup swansong with England on Saturday after which he will retire from one-day international cricket to extend his international career.
Michael Schumacher fired a statement of intent on the second day of the pre-season Formula One test in Jerez, posting the fastest time at the wheel of the new Mercedes.
Robert Kubica plans to return to racing before the end of the year. The Pole is responding well to treatment after suffering multiple injuries in the Ronde di Andora rally.
Super League is back - and this time it's bringing some Hollywood sparkle to the show. Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke will be part of the crowd on the opening weekend.
Ex-England coach Brian Ashton watched his old club Bath shade a closely fought Premiership match at Edgeley Park. He is being courted to join a revamped Sale coaching team.
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