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Irish face tough finals showdown against France

19.10.09

The Republic of Ireland must overcome a tough play-off against France if they are to qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa... more

Finals guide

15.10.09

Who's on the way to South Africa next summer and who will miss out on the 2010 World Cup finals... more

Livewire Aaron Lennon seizes an opportunity to shine

10.09.09

Aaron Lennon's ability to thrive typified the positive atmosphere that encompassed all at Wembley associated with England... more

Fabio Capello's right, Emile Heskey can bully Slaven Bilic's boys into submission

09.09.09

By going for the battering-ram approach of the Villa striker, England’s boss is planning to create space which can then be exploited by his creative midfield... more

George Burley calls for Scots to show Dutch courage

09.09.09

Scotland manager George Burley has challenged his players to upset the formbook and end Holland's unbeaten run to boost their chances of reaching the World Cup finals... more

Finishing off Croatia can help to heal my wounds, insists John Terry

09.09.09

England captain admits that he is still haunted by the infamous Euro 2008 failure but knows victory tonight will finally erase the pain... more

Britain on the brink of EuroBasket exit

08.09.09

Britain face world basketball champions Spain tonight with only a slim chance of making it out of the EuroBasket group stages... more

Bubbly Slaven Bilic gave me spark to succeed, says Frank Lampard

08.09.09

England star says Croatia manager was his guiding light at West Ham... more

Frank Lampard hits back over Slaven Bilic mind games

07.09.09

Frank Lampard has warned Slaven Bilic his mind games will have no effect on England as they prepare for Wednesday’s crucial World Cup qualifier with Croatia... more

Emile Heskey: Jermain Defoe is the man on form

07.09.09

England striker Emile Heskey would have no complaints if Jermain Defoe started against Croatia... more

John Terry admits he's got one eye on Croatia test

04.09.09

John Terry has said the England players are struggling to focus on their friendly against Slovenia at Wembley as the World Cup qualifier against Croatia casts a shadow over the team's preparations... more

Lightning Aaron Lennon out to follow in Theo Walcott's footsteps

03.09.09

Jet-heeled Tottenham star can terrorise the Croats — just like another young winger did a year ago... more

I'm an honest player and never dive, insists Wayne Rooney

03.09.09

Wayne Rooney has insisted he is an "honest player" as the row over diving refused to die down... more

England call on Gary Cahill as Jermain Defoe backs Ledley King

02.09.09

Jermain Defoe has backed his England team-mate Ledley King to play in the World Cup next year despite Fabio Capello sending out an SOS to another defender, Gary Cahill... more

City Spy: UKFI job sounds like a nightmare

02.09.09

WHO wants to have the tricky task of managing the taxpayers’ holdings in Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds-HBOS, Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock?... more

James Milner warns over Luka Modric

01.09.09

James Milner has claimed Croatia will struggle to recover from the blow of losing Luka Modric for the World Cup qualifier against England... more

No injury worries for Fabio Capello

01.09.09

Fabio Capello expects to have his entire squad training as England begin the build-up to a World Cup qualifier against Croatia that could confirm their place at South Africa 2010... more

Peter Crouch is up for the fight to prove his worth to Fabio Capello

28.08.09

Though he expects to be snubbed by the England coach again, the striker insists he’ll earn a recall by finally securing his place at Tottenham... more

England hopes hurt by Rio Ferdinand injury news

21.08.09

Rio Ferdinand will be out for up to a month - double the period initially feared - according to the latest reports on his thigh injury... more

Rio Ferdinand to miss Arsenal clash as Manchester United injuries mount

17.08.09

Rio Ferdinand is out for at least another two weeks after hospital scans on his thigh injury ... more

'Mad' Maradona plots revenge after Bolivia hammer six past Argentina

02.04.09

Football: Diego Maradona has vowed revenge after his Argentina side were thrashed 6-1 by Bolivia... more

Jobless total heads for two million

21.01.09

A record number of people are being made redundant and job vacancies are falling as unemployment hurtles towards two million... more

Credit crunch Queen

28.11.08

As she issues a thrift diktat to her family, it’s made one writer realise how much he has in common with his sovereign ... more

Jonny Evans virus leaves Irish in a sweat

09.10.08

Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington is waiting for news of Jonny Evans' fitness.... more

Capello looks east to find his friendlies

16.09.08

England will play Slovakia and Slovenia in friendlies at Wembley next year... more

Plenty more work to do, says Pearce

20.08.08

England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce warned his players they need to improve after scraping a 2-1 friendly win over Slovenia... more

Pearce: We must prove our strength

19.08.08

England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce believes his squad for the friendly against Slovenia is one of the strongest he has ever had... more

Impressive start in regatta sees Clark taking aim at laser target

12.08.08

The 33-year-old Royal Navy officer came back strongly to finish runner-up, 33 seconds behind leader... more

Olympic hopefuls

07.07.08

Sports Correspondent Matthew Beard runs the rule over the British athletes hoping to play a part in London 2012... more

10,000 to see Narnia premiere

20.05.08

Disney's fantasy movie Prince Caspian - the sequel to The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - will be screened before an audience of 10,000 at the O2 arena. Watch an exclusive clip here... more