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Europe tweak final practice groups

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell were split up for the final day of Ryder Cup practice at Celtic Manor on Thursday.Read

Hodgson: Priorities unchanged

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insists he places no more significance on the Europa League now than he did before last week's embarrassing Carling Cup exit.Read

Vieira aims to make an impression

Veteran midfielder Patrick Vieira intends to push himself to the limit in a bid to win a regular place in the Manchester City side.Read

Smith plays down expectations

Walter Smith refused to countenance any talk of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League after Steven Naismith's first-half strike against Bursaspor at Ibrox took the Light Blues top of Group C along with Manchester United.Read

Ferguson impressed by Hernandez

Sir Alex Ferguson claimed scoring goals is like "shelling peas" to the man nicknamed Little Pea.Read

Attack pays off for Redknapp

Harry Redknapp believes Tottenham's 4-1 victory over FC Twente vindicated his team selection for the Champions League clash at White Hart Lane.Read

Fisher out to enjoy special week

Ross Fisher is determined to enjoy every minute of his Ryder Cup debut at Celtic Manor this week.Read

Seve stirs up European pride

Colin Montgomerie's Ryder Cup stars will go into action spurred on by a stirring rallying call from former captain Seve Ballesteros.Read

Contador reveals positive test

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has revealed he tested positive for a banned steroid during this year's race.Read

Eto'o bags hat-trick in Inter rout

Samuel Eto'o struck a hat-trick as Champions League holders Inter Milan thrashed Werder Bremen 4-0 at the San Siro.Read

Naismith strike enough for Gers

Steven Naismith's first-half strike gave Rangers a valuable 1-0 victory in their Champions League Group C clash with Bursaspor at Ibrox.Read

United top as Hernandez scores late

Javier Hernandez struck an 85th-minute winner to give Manchester United only their second victory in 19 attempts against Spanish opposition in Spain with a 1-0 triumph over Valencia.Read

Pav nets two from spot in Spurs win

Roman Pavlyuchenko struck two second-half penalties as Tottenham claimed an incident-packed 4-1 Champions League victory over FC Twente.Read

Hodgson: Torres not certain starter

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson will not guarantee striker Fernando Torres a starting place in the Europa League against Utrecht but admits his presence in the squad is something of an insurance policy.Read

Butt withdraws claims

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has withdrawn his allegations that England players deliberately lost the third one-day international against Pakistan earlier this month in return for money.Read

Harrington - Team comes first

Padraig Harrington's terrible recent Ryder Cup record was the centre of attention after he was controversially selected as a wild card by European captain Colin Montgomerie.Read

Fabianski relishing Blues test

Lukasz Fabianski claims he is "ready for Chelsea" after answering his critics with a fine display for Arsenal in the heat of Champions League battle against Partizan Belgrade.Read

Balotelli to return end of October

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini expects Mario Balotelli to return to the squad at the end of next month.Read

Bellamy out of qualifiers

Captain Craig Bellamy has been ruled out of Wales' Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland next month.Read

Torres set for Europa bow

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is set to make his first Europa League appearance of the season on Thursday but captain Steven Gerrard has not made the trip to Utrecht.Read

Home nations welcome improvements

Home Nations athletes appeared to be putting concerns over their accommodation in the Games Village firmly behind them on Wednesday to focus on preparations for the Commonwealth Games which open in Delhi on Sunday.Read