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National Sport: Brown 'disappointed' by Hull exit

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:45:14 GMT

Phil Brown claimed he was "very disappointed" at Hull's decision to relieve him of his duties.

National Sport: D'Arcy hopes to make Scotland game

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:17 GMT

Ireland have not ruled centre Gordon D'Arcy out of contention for the RBS 6 Nations clash against Scotland on Saturday.

National Sport: Greenshields out for three months

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:17 GMT

Catalans Dragons full-back Clint Greenshields is facing a three-month lay-off after breaking a leg in his side's 20-16 home defeat by Castleford at the weekend.

National Sport: Stubborn Tigers hold up England

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:16 GMT

England's hopes of a four-day finish in the first Test against Bangladesh were dashed by a gutsy sixth-wicket stand - but the result remained in little doubt.

National Sport: Tigers relieve Brown of duties

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:14 GMT

Hull have relieved manager Phil Brown of his duties and placed him on gardening leave with immediate effect, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed.

National Sport: England victory charge delayed

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:45:15 GMT

England's hopes of wrapping up the first Test inside four days looked unlikely to be realised thanks to Junaid Siddique's rearguard action - but the result remained in little doubt.

National Sport: Lewis: McLaren not far off the pace

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:45:15 GMT

Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren are just a step away from competing for grands prix wins this season.

National Sport: Cahill heading back to training

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:22 GMT

Bolton defender Gary Cahill is scheduled to return to training on Monday just 37 days after being diagnosed as having a blood clot in his left arm.

National Sport: England close in on four-day win

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:21 GMT

England were five wickets from victory at tea on day four of the first Test against Bangladesh.

National Sport: Grant: James should start for England

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:45:15 GMT

Portsmouth manager Avram Grant has backed goalkeeper David James to start as England's first choice in this summer's World Cup.

National Sport: Capello reveals Beckham blow

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:45:14 GMT

England manager Fabio Capello has spoken to David Beckham and has said "it looks like he is out of the World Cup", in a statement released to Press Association Sport.

National Sport: City have rivals in sights

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:45:14 GMT

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will target victories over Tottenham and Aston Villa in a bid to claim Champions League football.

National Sport: Berbatov: We will win title

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:14 GMT

Dimitar Berbatov expects Manchester United to complete an unprecedented championship four-timer this term.

National Sport: Tigers slow England progress

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:12 GMT

Bangladesh put the brakes on England's hopes of securing victory with a day to spare in the first Test, with Junaid Siddique and Aftab Ahmed halting their progress on day four.

National Sport: England pile on the pressure

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:45:13 GMT

England made early inroads into the Bangladesh second innings as they pushed to wrap up victory on day four of the first Test.

National Sport: Beckham out of World Cup

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:45:13 GMT

David Beckham has been ruled out of the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon during AC Milan's Serie A game with Chievo on Sunday night.

National Sport: Lloyd: Investor interested in Pompey

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:45:14 GMT

Property tycoon Rob Lloyd, the man fronting a consortium intending to buy Portsmouth, insists the potential investor in the crisis club is serious and substantial.

National Sport: Northampton seal final place

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:45:15 GMT

Northampton ran in four tries to sink beleaguered Saracens 31-20 and clinch a date with Gloucester in next Sunday's LV= Cup final.

National Sport: Johnson leaves it late to deny Black Cats

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:45:14 GMT

Local boy Adam Johnson returned to haunt Sunderland as Manchester City snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw on Wearside to maintain their Champions League hopes.

National Sport: City leave it late to snatch point

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:45:13 GMT

Sunderland-born Adam Johnson curled home a superb injury time equaliser to deny his hometown club victory as Manchester City escaped with a 1-1 draw.

National Sport: France stay on track

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:45:17 GMT

France remain firmly on course for the Grand Slam after cruising to a 46-20 victory in their RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy in Paris.

National Sport: Rooney steals show yet again to fire United top

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:45:14 GMT

Another Wayne Rooney double helped sweep Manchester United back to the Premier League summit with a 3-0 victory over Fulham at Old Trafford.

National Sport: Reds in talks with investment group

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:45:15 GMT

Liverpool are in talks with private equity firm the Rhone Group over a proposed £118.5million deal to buy a significant share of the club.

National Sport: Simpson-Daniel treble sends Gloucester through

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:45:15 GMT

A hat-trick of tries from wing James Simpson-Daniel saw Gloucester advance to a second-straight LV=Cup final with a 29-18 victory over Cardiff Blues.

National Sport: United brush past Cottagers

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:45:13 GMT

Another Wayne Rooney double helped sweep Manchester United back to the Premier League summit with a 3-0 victory over Fulham at Old Trafford.

National Sport: Kovacevic earns Rangers replay

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:45:14 GMT

A late equaliser from Mihael Kovacevic earned Dundee United a dramatic 3-3 draw against Rangers and forced their Active Nation Scottish Cup quarter-final to a replay.

National Sport: Alonso wins season opener

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:45:13 GMT

Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two on his debut for the team as the Maranello marque made a stunning start to the new Formula One season.

National Sport: Madrid 'obsessed' about Rooney - Calderon

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:45:16 GMT

Real Madrid have an "obsession" about signing Wayne Rooney, but would need to fork out £80million or more to do so, according to former president Ramon Calderon.

National Sport: Keane will return to Spurs - Jordan

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:45:15 GMT

Tottenham first team coach Joe Jordan insists there is no chance of Robbie Keane remaining at Celtic beyond the end of his loan period.

National Sport: England build commanding lead

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:45:14 GMT

England wracked up a commanding lead after declining to enforce the follow-on on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh, but the hosts had plenty to cheer with five wickets in the evening session.