National Sport for 26 December 2008

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Laursen blow for Villa Dec 26 2008

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has revealed captain Martin Laursen will be out for up to four weeks with a knee injury.Read

Knight rescues late Villa point Dec 26 2008

Aston Villa's fight for Champions League qualification was given a significant boost as Zat Knight rescued a well-earned point from the 2-2 draw against Arsenal.Read

Forest sack Calderwood Dec 26 2008

Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Colin Calderwood following a 4-2 Boxing Day drubbing at home to fellow strugglers Doncaster.Read

Lobbe inspires Sharks victory Dec 26 2008

Captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe scored two tries as Sale secured a 31-3 victory over London Wasps at Edgeley Park.Read

Cahill fires Everton to victory Dec 26 2008

Tim Cahill pounced at the third time of asking to give Everton a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough and their seventh Barclays Premier League away win of the season.Read

Hughes relief after Hull hammering Dec 26 2008

Manchester City produced a sensational performance to beat Hull 5-1 and lift the pressure on under-fire manager Mark Hughes.Read

Keane double puts Liverpool on top Dec 26 2008

A Robbie Keane double helped Liverpool regain the lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League after a 3-0 win over Bolton at Anfield.Read

Spurs held at home Dec 26 2008

Fulham enhanced their reputation as goalless-draw specialists with a stalemate at White Hart Lane that highlighted Tottenham's need for a striker.Read

Blues ease past Baggies Dec 26 2008

First-half goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard gave Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 victory over West Brom in the Barclays Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.Read

Bellamy at the double Dec 26 2008

Jermain Defoe's missed penalty against his old club proved costly as West Ham romped to a vital 4-1 win at Portsmouth to ease the pressure on manager Gianfranco Zola.Read

Tevez nets winner for United Dec 26 2008

Carlos Tevez secured three Barclays Premier League points for Manchester United against 10-man Stoke at the Britannia Stadium with the only goal of the game seven minutes from time.Read

Redknapp expects more Bellamy bids Dec 26 2008

Harry Redknapp expects other teams to join the race for West Ham striker Craig Bellamy, with Manchester City thought to be among the interested parties.Read

Al Hasan inspires Tigers fightback Dec 26 2008

Shakib Al Hasan claimed three wickets as Bangladesh staged a fightback on day one of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.Read

No early return for Ashton Dec 26 2008

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has revealed that Dean Ashton is unlikely to return to action until March at the earliest.Read

West Indies secure historic win Dec 26 2008

The West Indies won the opening Twenty20 international against New Zealand by 10 runs in Auckland - after cricket history was made with the sport's first ever super-over eliminator.Read

Australia boosted by Ponting ton Dec 26 2008

Australia captain Ricky Ponting hit a century but his team remain in a battle to square the series against South Africa after the opening day of the second Test at the MCG.Read

Broad settling into Test scene Dec 26 2008

Stuart Broad can prepare for a call confirming his place in England's West Indies tour squad early next week having exceeded even his own expectations during his first year in Test cricket.Read

Windies keep Black Caps in check Dec 26 2008

Ross Taylor hit 63 off 50 balls as New Zealand set the West Indies a target of 156 to win the first Twenty20 International in Auckland.Read

Ponting leads Australia with ton Dec 26 2008

A masterful century from Ricky Ponting helped Australia accelerate to 184 for four at tea on day one of the second Test with South Africa in Melbourne.Read

Fabregas feeling fortunate Dec 26 2008

Cesc Fabregas is looking on the bright side over his injury lay-off - because he knows it could have been much worse.Read

Hayden fails again Dec 26 2008

Matthew Hayden again failed with the bat before Australia recovered to 89 for one at lunch on day one of the second Test with South Africa in Melbourne.Read

Senna 'interested' in City Dec 26 2008

European Championship winner Marcos Senna has revealed he would be "interested" in a January move to Manchester City.Read

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