Tottenham player Andros Townsend has been charged with allegedly breaching betting regulations by the Football Association and today withdrew himself from England’s squad for the European Under-21 Championship.
Ian Holloway is backing shot-shy striker Aaron Wilbraham to fill the void left by injured top scorer Glenn Murray in the Championship play-off final.
Chelsea youngster Thorgan Hazard is dreaming of, one day, playing alongside brother Eden at the Blues.
Former Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has told Gareth Bale to leave Tottenham and take up a new challenge abroad, like David Beckham did following his departure from Manchester United.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis insists there is “nothing official yet” regarding their hunt for a coach amid widespread speculation Rafael Benitez will be the new man in the hotseat.
Jose Mourinho’s return to Chelsea looks even likelier after striker Demba Ba revealed that the Blues players are talking about his arrival and getting excited.
Gianfranco Zola feels guiding Watford to victory in Monday’s Championship final over Crystal Palace at Wembley and back into the Premier League would pretty much eclipse everything he has achieved in his career so far.
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp believes his side will be lucky if they manage to get to Wembley in time for kick off in tomorrow’s Champions League final.
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County Championship (day three): Durham 259 & 89-1, Middlesex 196
Sergio Garcia has reiterated his desire to apologise in person to Tiger Woods after European Tour chief executive George O’Grady unwittingly reopened the racism row which has overshadowed the BMW PGA Championship at Surrey’s Wentworth Club.
Dagenham & Redbridge manager Wayne Burnett is closing in on the completion of a new scouting network.
Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Almunia says there are no signs of nerves in the Watford squad as they prepare for Monday’s £120million showdown with Crystal Palace in the npower Championship play-off final at Wembley.
The third day of Essex’s County Championship game against Kent was washed out.
Play has been abandoned for the day at Headingley without a ball being bowled in England’s second Test against New Zealand.
Arsenal youngster Elton Monteiro will leave the club in the summer after signing a long-term contract with Belgian First Division side Club Brugge.
Mo Farah will target his fifth consecutive victory at the 2013 Bupa London 10,000 road race on Bank Holiday Monday when he headlines an elite field containing some of Britain’s finest distance runners.
London 2012 gold medalists David Weir and Richard Whitehead are just two of the thousands of athletes who will take part in a new Mile event held in central London on Sunday 26 May.
Quadruple London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist David Weir may be relishing his time out from the high pressure world of competition but insists he has every intention of returning stronger than ever.
Tottenham have missed their chance to sign Joao Moutinho after last summer’s primary transfer target agreed a five-year deal with Monaco.
Carl Froch will go toe-to-toe with conqueror Mikkel Kessler tomorrow night determined to overturn his 2010 defeat by the Dane and secure his legacy as one of Britain’s all-time greats.
London Wasps wing and players’ player of the year Christian Wade will make his first senior appearance in an England shirt in Sunday’s non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
Nick Evans would love to be playing for Harlequins at Twickenham this weekend but representing the Barbarians comes as a close second best for the New Zealand fly-half.
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The Duke of Cambridge joked his money is on Bayern Munich to win tomorrow’s all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.