Feb
2013
Articles from 25th Feb 2013
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Bale bags brace as Spurs move into third
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Gareth Bale scored yet another brilliant last-gasp winner to move Tottenham up to third after a cracking London derby in which they edged West Ham 3-2 at Upton Park. Read
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Contract extension for Schneiderlin
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has signed a four-year contract extension at Southampton. Read
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Sutton predicts bright future
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Great Britain's next generation of track cyclists are "heading towards greatness", according to head coach Shane Sutton. Read
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Kearney sticks up for under-fire Kidney
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Ireland full-back Rob Kearney insists only the players can be held accountable for a troubled RBS 6 Nations campaign that appears to be doing terminal harm to the reign of head coach Declan Kidney. Read
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Cahill admits Blues are fatigued
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Defender Gary Cahill believes a "ridiculous" fixture list is endangering Chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Read
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Toure: We'll keep pushing United
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Manchester City talisman Yaya Toure has vowed not to give up in the title race. Read
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Ford expected to face Wales
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Scotland hooker Ross Ford should be fit to face Wales in a fortnight despite having to have his face patched up following the side's RBS 6 Nations win over Ireland. Read
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Rangel backs Laudrup for manager prize
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Angel Rangel believes Michael Laudrup should be named manager of the year after leading Swansea to the first major silverware of their 101-year history. Read
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BT acquire ESPN channels
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
BT's emergence as a serious challenger to BSkyB for sports rights continued after it was announced that the telecommunications giant has acquired ESPN's UK and Ireland TV channels business. Read
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Parkinson focuses on play-off push
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Phil Parkinson is ready to open talks over a new Bradford contract - but he also has a promotion campaign to plan for. Read
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Parkinson reveals fear factor
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Bradford manager Phil Parkinson admitted he feared a second-half massacre in the Capital One Cup final against Swansea at Wembley on Sunday. Read
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Salford make ambitious bid for Tomkins
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
New Salford owner Dr Marwan Koukash has made an audacious and unlikely bid to sign Wigan and England star Sam Tomkins. Read
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Michu makes Laudrup plea
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Michu helped fire Swansea to Wembley glory and then told manager Michael Laudrup to ignore any potential suitors and lead the Welsh club back into European competition. Read
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Balotelli reportedly racially abused
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Mario Balotelli's return to the Milan derby was marred on Sunday night by reports of racial abuse from supporters of his former club Inter. Read
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Poulter rising but Kuchar takes glory
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Matt Kuchar and Ian Poulter are both back in the world's top 10, but it is the American who is really celebrating. Read
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James returns with star status
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Becky James returned home from Minsk a double world champion and the new star of the Great Britain track cycling team. Read
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Anderson: Wakefield deserved to win
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson watched his side maintain the only 100% record in Super League with a nailbiting 18-16 victory at Wakefield before admitting the best team lost. Read
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Young - Irish were worthy winners
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young conceded his high-flying side were second-best as they crumbled to a 30-19 defeat to London Irish at the Madejski Stadium. Read
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Mancini not concerned by standings
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini told his players to ignore the table after beating Chelsea to keep their faint Barclays Premier League title hopes alive. Read
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Ireland 'ashamed' after defeat
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Donnacha O'Callaghan admitted Ireland felt "a bit ashamed" by Sunday's 12-8 RBS 6 Nations defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield. Read
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Pardew demands top-four form
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has demanded top-four form from his team after seeing them edge themselves six points clear of the battle for Barclays Premier League survival. Read
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Johnson reminded of Rumble in the Jungle
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Scotland interim head coach Scott Johnson watched his team do the rugby equivalent of the rope-a-dope then admitted it will not do if the team are to mount a serious RBS 6 Nations title challenge. Read
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Laudrup shoulders blame for penalty row
Feb 25 2013 | National Sport
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup has held his hands up over the spot-kick spat in Sunday's Capital One Cup final at Wembley. Read
