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Jermain Defoe's goal to keep his name in the frame with Fabio Capello

2009-11-12T13:47:10Z

Jermain Defoe has admitted that he needs to use the friendly with Brazil in Doha to remind England coach Fabio Capello of his international credentials

Quotes of the week

2009-10-15T15:31:35Z

This week's top five quotes from around the sporting world

Stars in the stands suffer as England fans enjoy a night free of tension

2009-10-15T07:43:06Z

This was a game where the men in white could play themselves in or out of contention for a spot in Capello's 23-man squad

Steve Bruce blind to Peter Crouch's powers

2009-10-15T07:15:30Z

Crouch gives Capello a reminder of his talents but, bizarrely, it�s not enough to stop Becks winning man of the match

Striker hopes he has done enough

2009-10-15T07:39:01Z

Peter Crouch is fed up of constantly having to prove himself for England - despite his impressive scoring record

Steven Gerrard ruled out of Belarus clash

2009-10-13T12:06:19Z

Steven Gerrard will miss England's World Cup qualifier against Belarus tomorrow because of a groin injury

Stuart Pearce puts Theo Walcott up for promotion

2009-10-08T15:19:39Z

Stuart Pearce insists Theo Walcott could force his way into England's senior squad for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Belarus should the opportunity arise

I�ll show I�m England class, says Darren Bent

2009-10-05T09:02:55Z

Darren Bent has vowed to keep trying to impress Fabio Capello after again being overlooked for England duty

Lord Triesman praises Capello

2009-08-12T11:42:32Z

FA chairman Lord Triesman feels the credit for England's remarkable World Cup qualifying campaign should be laid squarely at the door of Fabio Capello

Organisers deny players' looks are Centre Court attraction

2009-06-29T11:20:03Z

Wimbledon bosses today denied choosing which women play on Centre Court based solely on their looks

Anne Keothavong�s first hurdle is a tall order

2009-05-22T07:50:35Z

Tennis: Anne Keothavong believes she is ready to compete at the business end of the WTA tour on a regular basis after becoming the first British woman for 26 years to reach a clay-court semi-final

Gritty Svetlana Kuznetsova denies Jelena Jankovic Italy hat-trick

2009-05-08T09:47:03Z

Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 7-6 to stop the Serbian claiming a hat-trick of titles at the Italian Open

Sounds Like Teen Spirit is a pleasure to watch

2009-05-06T23:00:00Z

Jamie Jay Johnson's debut documentary feature about Junior Eurovision, Sounds Like Teen Spirit, is often highly enjoyable.

Fabio Capello urged not to tinker with England

2009-03-27T09:35:44Z

Football: Fabio Capello should resist the temptation to experiment against Slovakia tomorrow and use the friendly to get his first team back firing on all cylinders

Bond of brothers in Defiance

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

No one could doubt the sincerity of its telling. What Defiance lacks is simply an ability to make it come fully alive.

HSBC is hit by turmoil in emerging markets

2008-10-24T08:13:27Z

Credit crunch: Fears over the future of developing economies smash shares of emerging market banking giants HSBC and Standard Chartered

Crash, bang, wallop! Every sector takes a hit

2008-10-24T13:12:49Z

Capello the alchemist is turning us into pure gold

2008-10-17T09:33:01Z

Matthew Norman wonders if Fabio Capello could be the new Brian Clough, whether Sachin Tendulkar's record will ever be beaten, and what effect the credit crunch will have on London 2012

Rio revels in the feel-good factor

2008-10-16T07:54:45Z

Football: England have sent out another message that they are thriving under Fabio Capello.

Fallen star Kutuzov has point to prove

2008-10-15T09:05:56Z

Belarus striker Vitaly Kutuzov can use tonight's game to reignite a career, which once promised so much

Rio's England are ready to swagger

2008-10-15T08:13:01Z

The WAGs are out as England skipper Rio Ferdinand says his side will now turn on the style on the pitch as they bid to make history

Gerrard fears a Belarus wind-up

2008-10-14T08:17:27Z

Football: Steven Gerrard fears Belarus will try every trick in the book to put a dent in England's World Cup qualifying campaign in Minsk

Rooney �back for England�

2008-10-02T13:11:16Z

Football: Wayne Rooney will be fit for England's World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus

Wrecks threat to gas pipeline

2008-08-14T11:41:49Z

Scuttled warships from a conflict nearly 300 years ago threaten the construction of a vital multi-billion pound natural gas pipeline on the floor of the Baltic Sea

Hleb set to seal �15m Barca move

2008-07-10T08:50:51Z

Alexander Hleb is poised to finally join Barcelona from Arsenal in a �15million deal this weekend.

Arsenal's Alexander Hleb banned for rest of season

2008-04-23T14:20:04Z

Alexander Hleb will miss the rest of Arsenal's season after admitting a charge of violent conduct

Stoppard and Pinter set for Gala

2008-02-20T12:06:06Z

Undettered by their ban in their own country, the Belarus Free Theatre is hosting a star-studded double bill tonight.

Stars back theatre group banned in their homeland

2008-02-20T08:20:31Z

Sir Tom Stoppard will host a gala tonight in support of a theatre company banned in its home country

Actors who take real risks on stage

2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

Banned in its repressively policed homeland, the Belarus Free Theatre is appearing in London despite considerable risk to the company.

Mesmerising but I left feeling Low

2007-05-08T23:00:00Z

Mesmerised but depressed: Ludmilla Ivan-Zadeh is chilled to the bone by the hypnotic Mormon trio from America, 'Low'.