Michael Essien scored two and could have had FIVE. Wayne Hennessy had a bad day at the office till he denied Essien his hat-trick. The damage was done. 3-0 inside up 25 minutes and the baying Wolves silenced. Save of

When you look at the fixture list, Glaws away is always going to be a toughie!. In the middle of an international 'break’ as well, and then when some kind fixture planner switches kick off to a Friday night expectations

It says a fair bit about how far Burnley have come that we were so disappointed at the end. This time last year, as a mid-table Championship side, the idea of a Premier League home draw against Aston Villa would

Investec Challenge Autumn International 21 November 2009 England 6 v 19 New Zealand First of all once again congratulations to New Zealand on winning The Hillary Shield and showing England how to score tries. Well done! As they say beware

Two weeks ago the IRL stated that they were still open to the possibility of multiple chassis options for the next generation IndyCar, due out in time for the 2012 season. We now know who the apparent main contenders are.

Quite possibly the most unexpected inclusion in the Top 20 is Luke Foster. Foster only played 17 games for the Imps in the 2005/6 season, but did enough to be voted by the fans into the Top 20 of the

Mark Stallard joined the Imps in 2006 and spent 2 years at the club, having two very different years at the club. The master of the brace, Stallard scored a lot of memorable goals during the 2006/7 season as he

Several months ago we asked you to think of your favourite players of the 2000-2010 period and after 133 people sending in votes, we can reveal that the 20th favourite player, featuring in 11 people's team as the goalkeeper, Chris

As Ipswich drew again yesterday against Sheffield Wed. Reports are not looking good on Keane and The Ipswich side.

Match photos from the Birmingham & Solihull Bees vs Coventry championship match on the 14th November 2009. Birmingham & Solihull Bees 6 vs Moseley 21.

It was a rainy day in Northampton as Quins went down 17-26 to a dogged Saints who were always in control. This was a game that on another day Quins might have sneaked but for the soft try in the

Tigers made the premiership trip to Kingsholm on Friday 20 November. As we had arrived early, Ali and I got a spot in The Shed on the 10m line, and oddly, there was a large exclusion zone around us until

SPIRITED Coventry came up just short of Magners League champions Munster in a lively start to their British & Irish Cup campaign at the Butts Park Arena last night. The Cov forwards steadily pulled their side back into the game

FEW would have imagined that England's most capped one-day cricketer would be a gritty, workmanlike legside shoveller from Durham whose position has perennially been under

SOUTH African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the one-day series against England because of a rib injury, Cricket South Africa said last night.

Glenn McGrath was the star, but Michael Clarke's Australia eleven proved too strong after a 17-run win over the ACA All Stars in their Twenty20 exhibition match at the Gabba.

In a major boost for the underdog West Indies, skipper Chris Gayle will return to Australia ahead of Thursday's first Test after his ill mother reportedly left hospital.

Former Test stars have questioned Michael Clarke's capacity to be a Test captain, insisting Ricky Ponting must lead Australia to England for Ashes revenge in 2013.

Rather than lap up the spotlight again, Shane Warne just hopes he won't be an embarrassment on Sunday night.

West Indies are poised to call in a replacement for captain Chris Gayle after enjoying their first positive day on their problematic Australian tour.