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I'll win the Cup for my wife, says emotional Redknapp
Sport: Emotional Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has vowed to win the FA Cup and dedicate it to his wife, Sandra. The family have endured a traumatic few months since November when their home was raided, while Redknapp was on a scouting trip, by police investigating alleged transfer irregularities....read

 

Pietersen set for £2m payday with three-year contract to play in IPL
Sport: Kevin Pietersen is poised to be given the green light to earn in excess of £2million from the most lucrative deal yet offered by the Indian Premier League. The England and Wales Cricket Board are resigned to allowing Pietersen to accept the three-year contract which has been offered to him by one of India’s wealthiest families....read

 

WELCOME to the awards that matter - Hatchet's Heroes and Horrors ...
BIG up to Harry, Torres, Bruce and Keegan among others...
...but golden raspberries to the likes of Berbatov, Gallas, Spurs and Rooney
Sport: Hatchet Man is taking a well-earned break but, fear not, he's been sharpening his studs and will wade in with FA Cup and Champions League special columns next week. In the meantime, it's the awards season. We all know Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player but what about the awards that really matter – Hatchet’s Heroes and Horrors.......read

 

Sir Alex Ferguson deserves to win Champions League trophy, says Evra
Sport: Patrice Evra wants Manchester United to lift the Champions League trophy - as a mark of respect to Sir Alex Ferguson....read

 

Trapattoni puts Republic of Ireland players through their paces
Sport: Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni and his players got to work in Portugal this morning as a new era was launched in earnest....read

 

Birmingham to hold talks with out-of-contract striker Mikael Forssell
Sport: Birmingham are to hold talks with striker Mikael Forssell over his future at St Andrews. The Finland international is out of contract at the end of next month, although Blues could invoke a two-year option on his current deal....read

 

Avram Grant hits out at Chelsea critics and insists: 'I do know what I'm doing'
Sport: Avram Grant believes he has proved to the Chelsea fans that he is the master of the tactical substitution....read

 

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill hopeful that defender Wilfred Bouma will sign two-year contract
Sport: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is optimistic defender Wilfred Bouma will sign a new two-year contract....read

 

Reaching Wembley will be mental for Darlington, says boss Dave Penney
Sport: Darlington boss Dave Penney has challenged his side to show all their mental fortitude in today's second leg of the Coca-Cola League Two play-off clash at Rochdale....read

 

My grandfather was Cardiff's tragic Cup Final hero
Sport: Hugh Ferguson will be at Wembley today on the most poignant pilgrimage of all, evoking memories of a Scottish family tragedy behind Cardiff City’s only FA Cup Final triumph....read

 

Pompey's James the jolly green giant lends hand to cutting the carbon footprint
Sport: Being a goalkeeper, David James likes to save things. He wants to save anything that Cardiff test him with at Wembley later today. He wants to save the planet. He even wants to save the 1957 Green Goddess that is parked in the drive of his Devon home....read

 

I lost my faith and innocence but Dad would be proud today, reveals Cardiff boss Jones
Sport: As manager of Cardiff City, David Jones sounds both to the manner and the manor born. A case of Jones the Gaffer. Jones is a Scouser by birth and breeding, however, and he reached Ninian Park via Stockport, Southampton, Wolverhampton and Hell....read

 

Motty's FA Cup memories - favourite goals, finals, commentary and best moment
Sport: John Motson, Mr FA Cup, will take to the microphone for his 29th Final — and it could also be his last. The Beeb are likely to replace him as their senior football commentator, but we should not write off the old master just yet. Here, Motty reveals his favourite FA Cup memories.......read

 

Arsenal ready to move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego if Hleb departs
Sport: Arsenal are ready to move for Werder Bremen’s 23-year-old midfielder Diego if Alexander Hleb leaves this summer....read

 

Middlesbrough fight to keep unsettled winger Gary O'Neil
Sport: Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will fight to keep Gary O’Neil this summer. The winger’s wife and young children have struggled to settle in Teesside since O’Neil’s £4million move from Portsmouth in August....read

 

Sunderland manager Roy Keane keeps Dwight Yorke on tenterhooks
Sport: Dwight Yorke is waiting to hear if Roy Keane will give him one more year at Sunderland....read

 

United's Saha admits his time is up at Old Trafford
Sport: Louis Saha last night admitted that he fears his Manchester United career is over. As United prepare for a Champions League Final date with Chelsea next Wednesday, Saha knows that a place among the substitutes is the best he can hope for....read

 

Liverpool legend Lee returns to Anfield as Benitez's assistant manager
Sport: Anfield legend Sammy Lee returned to the Liverpool training ground this morning to begin his new job as assistant manager to Rafael Benitez. The 49-year-old was sacked as Bolton manager earlier this season ....read

 

Portsmouth high-roller Distin is out to leave his marque on Wembley
Sport: Even for a legendary wheeler dealer like Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, getting his hands on a free Rolls-Royce must represent one of his best pieces of business....read

 

Former Aussie star Haradasun out to win Lockinge for Ireland
Sport: British punters get a first glimpse of Aidan O’Brien’s Australian secret weapon when he unleashes Haradasun in this afternoon’s Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury....read

 

Moody aims Magnus at King's Stand but will forgo Golden Jubilee
Sport: Australian trainer Peter Moody has vowed not to get greedy if Magnus earns another tilt at Royal Ascot next month....read

 

Pistorius and Chambers back in the running for Beijing
Sport: Blade runner Oscar Pistorius and disgraced British sprinter Dwain Chambers may both end up competing in Beijing after a day of legal implications for the Olympic authorities....read

 

Dark day for Test fans as on-off day casts cloud over longer format
Sport: The mass appeal of Test cricket in England remains the envy of the world at a time when the longer game is under threat from the Twenty20 phenomenon. Yesterday, however, the patience of spectators who had paid up to £65 for a day at Lord’s was tested to the limit by the regular sight of two umpires holding up light meters....read

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