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Blues close on Jiranek

Birmingham are understood to be closing in on a deal to sign Spartak Moscow defender Martin JiranekRead

Scotland trio to miss qualifier

Scotland manager Craig Levein has confirmed Chris Iwelumo, Lee Wallace and Kevin McNaughton will miss Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania.Read

Pakistan leave London for Somerset

Pakistan's one-day squad have left their London hotel as allegations of spot-fixing continue to engulf the tourists.Read

Ainscough joins Bulls

Bradford Bulls have signed young Wigan winger Shaun Ainscough on a one-year contract.Read

Bruce desperate for new addition

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is hoping chairman Niall Quinn can make a breakthrough in the transfer market after striker Fraizer Campbell was sidelined by a potentially serious injury.Read

Hodgson hopes to sign striker

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has not given up hope of signing a new forward before the transfer window closes, after star forward Fernando Torres scored the winning goal and showed glimpses of a return to form in Sunday's 1-0 win over West Brom.Read

Pardew sacked by Saints

Southampton have sacked manager Alan Pardew - just two days after the team's 4-0 win at Bristol Rovers.Read

No Spurs bid for Young - MacDonald

Caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald insists Aston Villa have received no bid or approach from Tottenham for Ashley Young.Read

Man bailed over Test fixing claims

The man at the centre of match-fixing allegations involving the Pakistan cricket team was bailed without charge on Sunday night.Read

Hamilton expects no favours

Lewis Hamilton is convinced he will not receive any preferential treatment from McLaren despite opening up a significant lead over team-mate Jenson Button following Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.Read

Casey comes to terms with omission

Silence was anything but golden for Phil Casey on Sunday night after it told him he was out of the Ryder Cup.Read

Double joy for Molinari

Edoardo Molinari won a dramatic Johnnie Walker Championship with three closing birdies at Gleneagles on Sunday evening - and was jumping with joy again an hour later when he learnt that it had earned him a Ryder Cup wild card.Read

Strauss to follow authorities' lead

Andrew Strauss trusts cricket's top-brass administrators to make the right call on whether England's limited-overs matches against Pakistan should go ahead.Read

Cricket 'fix' probe man bailed

The man at the centre of match-fixing allegations involving the Pakistan cricket team was bailed without charge on Sunday night.Read

Upson given chance by Capello

Matthew Upson has been handed an opportunity to put his World Cup pain behind him by Fabio Capello after being named in a 24-man squad for the opening European Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland next month.Read

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

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

Torres nets Reds' winner

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

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