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Two in custody over Davenport stabbing

Two men in custody after footballer and mother attacked at their home in BedfordA Premier League footballer was in a "serious condition" last night after being stabbed in both legs during an attack upon him and his mother at their home in Bedford. The West Ham United central defender Calum...

Palacios shines as Harry's hard man at Spurs

With Wilson Palacios in Harry Redknapp's side, Tottenham Hotspur can no longer be considered a soft touchLast week Harry Redknapp was mooching about outside the dressing rooms of Hull's KC Stadium trying to fill that awkward hiatus between the pre-match team talk and kick-off when he popped into a...

Burnley's Dobson hopes to create more Claret vintages

Turf Moor 'rocked' when Manchester United were beaten but such victories used to be a regular occurrenceIn Burnley at least, Robbie Blake will be able to dine out for life on the goal that beat Manchester United when top flight football returned to Turf Moor, yet the club can also boast an...

SOS Scotland: is there any way back?

Scottish football is no longer producing the great players it once regularly churned out – why?During his halcyon days at Aberdeen, Alex Ferguson made a pronouncement to a gathering of football writers, a number of them visitors from England, which had a startling impact. Responding to the...

Football takes high ground on fake blood

Rugby union's latest scandal may just bring some perspective to the game's pundits eager to blame football for all modern illsThis column does not poke its nose into other sports' business, and has so far refrained from commenting on rugby union's ongoing "Bloodgate" pantomime.Not even when Dean...

Rooney 'proud' of landmark

Wayne Rooney admits he is delighted to have joined the illustrious list of Man Utd goal-scoring centurions.

Outside the Box: If you're a Grimsby or Everton fan, don't mention the score

Apologies to any Everton supporters who were sufficiently sober last Sunday morning after the humiliation suffered at Arsenal's hands to spot that the League table in our early edition recorded the damage as 6-0 rather than 6-1.

Double dose of fortune for Gallas keeps Gunners firing

Arsenal host Celtic on Wednesday with the group stages of the Champions' League at stake for both teams. Unfortunately for the men from Glasgow, they need three goals to get through. If that is not a big enough task, they will need to ensure the Gunners – and William Gallas in particular...