Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has closed the door on Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe returning to White Hart Lane but he is waiting to see if Middlesbrough will sell Stewart Downing.Read
Bath climbed back to the top of the Guinness Premiership table with a 25-14 victory over Northampton which was less convincing than the scoreline suggests.Read
Guinness Premiership pacesetters London Irish slipped to a first defeat in 11 league and cup matches as Saracens reignited their season with a 16-13 victory in front of a huge holiday crowd of over 16,000 at Vicarage Road.Read
Scott McDonald's second-half strike gave Celtic a 1-0 victory at Ibrox and extended their lead over Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to seven points.Read
Kauto Star will not be over-raced by Paul Nicholls as he sets his sights on another of Desert Orchid's records after matching his hat-trick of victories in the Stan James King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.Read
Daniel Vettori has criticised the super-over eliminator format after New Zealand lost the Boxing Day Twenty20 encounter with the West Indies at Eden Park by 10 runs.Read
West Brom boss Tony Mowbray was left "confused" by referee Rob Styles after the official chose to book Chelsea's Michael Ballack instead of sending him off during their 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.Read
Phil Brown revealed he kept his Hull side on the pitch at half-time as a message to the fans after their first-half horror show against Manchester City.Read
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is weighing up another bid for Craig Bellamy but admits Manchester City are in the driving seat for the West Ham striker.Read
Gary Neville believes Manchester United's victory over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium should be seen as "significant" as they bid to retain the Barclays Premier League title.Read
Peter Siddle and Nathan Hauritz, Australia's two least experienced bowlers, justified the selectors' faith in them on Saturday when they wrecked South Africa's middle order to turn the second Test at the MCG on its head.Read
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill highlighted his side's injury-time comeback against top-four rivals Arsenal as proof of the "significant progress" they have made in the last two seasons.Read
Sammy Lee hailed Robbie Keane's "immense" contribution for Liverpool after the striker's double against Bolton, which ensured the Reds will be Barclays Premier League leaders when they face Newcastle on Sunday.Read
South Africa lost the crucial wicket of Jacques Kallis with the final ball before tea as they reached 102 for three in reply to Australia's first innings total of 394 on day two of the second Test at the MCG.Read
Michael Clarke was denied a century and the Australian tail contributed vital runs on an eventful start to day two of the second Test against South Africa at the MCG.Read