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Spirited Villa overcome Toffees

Luke Young scored his first goal for nearly two years to earn Aston Villa a 1-0 victory over Everton and boost caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald's chances of becoming Martin O'Neill's successor.Read

No evidence against captain Butt

Pakistan captain Salman Butt has seen no evidence that he is implicated in any of the 'spot-fixing' allegations against members of his team.Read

Casey and Rose miss out

Paul Casey and Justin Rose will not be part of Europe's bid to win back the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in just over a month.Read

Striker Fernando Torres may still be some way short of his lethal best but he underlined his quality - and importance to Liverpool - with a brilliant strike to defeat 10-man West Brom 1-0 at Anfield.Read

Jimenez and Hanson book Ryder spots

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Swede Peter Hanson clinched the last automatic spots in Europe's Ryder Cup side when they did what they had to do at Gleneagles - and England's Simon Dyson came up short.Read

Bent spot-kick sinks City

Darren Bent's injury-time penalty condemned Manchester City to their first defeat of the season - 1-0 at the Stadium of Light as a glaring miss left Carlos Tevez red-faced.Read

Hanson secures Ryder spot

Swede Peter Hanson became the eighth member and fifth new cap in Europe's Ryder Cup team when he did what he had to do in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.Read

Hamilton regains title lead

Lewis Hamilton won an expectedly chaotic Belgian Grand Prix after staying out of trouble whilst behind him three of his title rivals failed to score a point.Read

Blake earns Bolton unlikely point

Kevin Davies and Robbie Blake struck from set-pieces as 10-man Bolton came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw in a fiery Barclays Premier League contest with Birmingham.Read

Francesco regains lead

Francesco Molinari matched his brother Edoardo's birdie on the long second hole to regain a one-shot lead on the final day of the Johnnie Walker Championship at windy Gleneagles.Read

Police confiscated players' mobiles

Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has revealed three players including team captain Salman Butt had their mobile telephones confiscated by police on Saturday night.Read

Murphy penalty hands Hoops victory

Daryl Murphy's second-half penalty allowed Celtic to bounce back from their Europa League humbling in Utrecht as they beat Motherwell 1-0 at Fir Park.Read

Briers shares the glory

Warrington hero Lee Briers deflected personal praise to hail a magnificent team display after helping the Wolves retain the Carnegie Challenge Cup.Read

Stoke sore over Wenger claims

Stoke manager Tony Pulis accused Arsene Wenger of being "out of order" over the Arsenal manager's criticism of defender Ryan Shawcross.Read

Torrance: Monty's made his mind up

Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance believes Colin Montgomerie should pick Padraig Harrington, Paul Casey and Luke Donald as his wild-card selections this evening for the match against the United States at Celtic Manor.Read

Fergie pleased with Rooney display

Sir Alex Ferguson is preferring to focus on Wayne Rooney's all-round contribution to the Manchester United cause rather than merely the end of his number one striker's 13-match goal drought.Read

Capello will not be drawn on Arteta

Fabio Capello insists he cannot consider picking Mikel Arteta for England at the moment.Read

Stoke dismiss Chelsea's Begovic bid

Stoke chairman Peter Coates has revealed the club have rejected an offer from Chelsea for goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.Read

Wenger: Walcott growing in belief

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed Theo Walcott's influence in his side's battling 2-1 win at Blackburn and believes the confidence is flooding back into the 21-year-old after his World Cup snub.Read

Reds seal Meireles deal

Raul Meireles has insisted he is not a Javier Mascherano clone after completing his move to Liverpool.Read

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