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Bendtner inspires five-star Gunners

Nicklas Bendtner's hat-trick helped Arsenal make history in emphatic style at the Emirates Stadium by overturning Porto's first leg lead to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 5-0 (6-2 on aggregate victory) win.Read

Bent hat-trick gives Black Cats win

Sunderland's Darren Bent served up a priceless hat-trick for watching owner Ellis Short as their 4-0 win over Bolton finally ended their wait for a Barclays Premier League victory at the 15th attempt.Read

Pienaar shrugs off rumours

Steven Pienaar has dismissed reports suggesting he may be on his way out of Everton as "speculation".Read

Grand Slam stands out for O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll collects his 100th cap for Ireland admitting his career has been invigorated by last season's Grand Slam triumph.Read

Delve facing Super 15 dilemma

Recalled Wales forward Gareth Delve is weighing up the possibility of joining England castaway Danny Cipriani in Australia next season.Read

Fergie expects supporting role for Becks

Sir Alex Ferguson expects David Beckham to be consigned to the AC Milan bench for his emotional Old Trafford return.Read

Robinson demands performance in grudge match

Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.Read

Difficult dilemmas for Johnson

England manager Martin Johnson described his selection decision for Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland as the toughest of his 18-month tenure.Read

Klitschko brothers keen to face Haye

Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against London-based Pole Albert Sosnowski on May 29 - and then flip a coin with brother Wladimir to decide who fights Britain's David Haye.Read

Flower still expects KP to blossom

Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A but is still anticipating a major contribution from the man who conspicuously did not.Read

England must improve security

England team venues will have to be swept for listening devices on a regular basis to maintain confidentiality, security experts said on Tuesday.Read

Brown out for four to six weeks

Manchester United have confirmed defender Wes Brown will miss the next four to six weeks through injury.Read

O'Driscoll set for Ireland milestone

Brian O'Driscoll will win his 100th cap for Ireland in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales at Croke Park.Read

Skipper Jones ruled out for Wales

Wales captain Ryan Jones has been ruled out of the RBS 6 Nations clash against Triple Crown-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.Read

Argyle plan ground sale

Plymouth plan to sell Home Park to their holding company in order to reduce debts after revealing a loss of £2.8million.Read

Scotland recall for De Luca

Nick De Luca has been recalled to the Scotland team for Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash with England at Murrayfield.Read

Moody axed by England

Lewis Moody has been dropped for England's Calcutta Cup game against Scotland on Saturday.Read

United boosted by Rooney

Wayne Rooney has provided Manchester United with a timely Champions League boost by taking part in training ahead of Wednesday's encounter with AC Milan.Read

FA move to block security breach

The Football Association have moved to ensure that bugged conversations between England players and coaches remain confidential.Read

Haddin stars as Australia win with ease

A superb century from Brad Haddin and fine bowling efforts from Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris lifted Australia to a comfortable six-wicket win against New Zealand in the third Chappell-Hadlee one-day international in Hamilton.Read

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