During the next 24 hours, two of our national sporting sides will play crucial matches. The performances and the results will set the whole weekend's mood for English sport lovers... more
England did enough to book their place at Euro 2012 but the draw in Montenegro was achieved with the unwelcome return of Wayne Rooney's indiscipline and the employment of 4-4-2... more
Liverpool captain suggests Fabio Capello might be better looking elsewhere when he picks his squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro
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Fabio Capello reveals Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has warned England they will face a hostile atmosphere when they travel to Montenegro for their final Euro 2012 qualifier... more
England manager saw his side scrape a crucial 1-0 win but he believes the pressure of playing in front of a home crowd drains his players of confidence... more
Many of the capital's young musical talents fail to reach their potential in the cash-strapped state school system. Now the Mayor is launching a scheme
aimed at raising £2million towards teaching the stars of tomorrow... more
A guitar player who won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music after sending an audition tape from the war-torn Balkans as a teenager has topped the classical charts with his debut album... more
After whupping Bulgaria and fairly steaming through Switzerland, most of the home fans came to north London with thoughts of experiencing more heavenly reward, not pitchfork-bummed torment... more
Giovanni Trapattoni is determined to head into his eagerly-anticipated clash with native country Italy sitting proudly at the top of World Cup qualifying Group 8... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows