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Van der Sar ready to return from injury

• Sir Alex Ferguson will speak to Van der Sar before game• United manager says Rio Ferdinand is also close to comebackEdwin van der Sar could make his Manchester United comeback against Burnley tomorrow, after spending the week training with his team-mates in Qatar.The goalkeeper has...

Rob Smyth recalls half a dozen crackers

From a Valentine's Day massacre to Bobby Moore saving a penalty, here are half a dozen memorable clashesNB: this list does not purport to be definitive. It is just a list of six League Cup semi-finals we like. That's all. Then you can tell us the ones you like. The point of the Joy of Six is not to...

Football Quiz: Friday Five

Which team has conceded the most penalties in the Premier League?

Stoke pull out of deal for James

Stoke City end their interest in signing Portsmouth's England goalkeeper David James.

Weekend fixture postponement latest

• Stockport v Oldham off due to frozen pitch• Tranmere v Yeovil off due to waterloggingTwo League One games have been postponed so far ahead of this weekend's games: Stockport v Oldham, due to a frozen pitch, and Tranmere v Yeovil, due to a waterlogged pitch.In League Two Hereford v...

King Kenny the man to cool fans' fury

There would be obvious appeal in hiring an Anfield legend as a human shield against the displeasure of the KopLike Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish gave up the Liverpool job and soon regretted it. Plagued by stress-related blotches, and still haunted by the Hillsborough disaster, King Kenny resigned in...

Today in Sport - live!

Discuss the day's big issues, send us your favourite links, follow us on Twitter and take a look at our 2010 sport calendar12.20pm: It's raining in Johannesbur. Really heavily, mercifully for England. So, in the meantime, here's some lunchtime reading: Raphael Honigstein previews the second half of...

Battered Benítez given until end of season as Liverpool lose trio

• Torres, Gerrard and Benayoun ruled out through injury• Spanish striker takes aim at owners for lack of investmentLiverpool have not altered their view that Rafael Benítez is the man to revive their fortunes despite yesterday's dismal FA Cup defeat to Reading, but will review his...