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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres Last-gasp Torres sinks Villa
Fernando Torres scores a 93rd-minute winner as Liverpool claim a dramatic 1-0 victory over Aston Villa.

Stephen Hunt Bolton 2-2 Hull
Stephen Hunt scores twice as Hull battle back from 2-0 down to deny fellow strugglers Bolton victory.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson Ferguson eyes two-way title fight
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he still expect a two-horse race for the Premier League title with Chelsea despite other teams threatening.


Ancelotti unfazed by Drogba loss
Boss Carlo Ancelotti insists Chelsea can cope without top scorer Didier Drogba, who will be unavailable for a few weeks while on African Cup of Nations duty.

Man Utd grant Van der Sar leave
Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar is given indefinite compassionate leave to visit his ill wife in the Netherlands.

Mancini reveals title aspirations
New Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says winning the Premier League title is a realistic target.

Premier League looks to cash in on Asia
Premier League clubs are looking to benefit from a massive following in Asia.

Boyd 'ready' for Scotland return
Rangers striker Kris Boyd says he is ready and willing to return to the Scotland squad under new manager Craig Levein.

Laszlo seeks funds for strike duo
Manager Csaba Laszlo hopes the Hearts board will back him by signing Izale McLeod and Steven MacLean until the end of the season.

Manager Irvine sacked by Preston
Preston North End manager Alan Irvine is relieved of his duties at the Championship club.

Brown given stint at Motherwell
Former Scotland manager Craig Brown will take charge of Motherwell for three games following the sacking of Jim Gannon.

Notts County 'set for cash boost'
Notts County owner Peter Trembling reveals he is close to securing new investors in the club.

Cold snap hits schedule
Only two midweek Scottish Premier League matches survive the wintry weather as police voice concerns for safety of fans travelling to games.


Tuesday's gossip column
Fabregas commits future to Arsenal, plus other rumours.


Internationals

World Cup fixtures by date
Fixtures for the 2010 World Cup.


Premier League

Johnson suffers new injury scare
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says Glen Johnson may have a knee problem after coming off in the 1-0 win over Aston Villa.


Championship

Forest must stay calm - McKenna
Skipper Paul McKenna says that promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest must not get carried away despite a good end to 2009.


League One

Saddlers sign defender McDonald
Walsall sign Manchester City defender Clayton McDonald on an 18-month contract.


League Two

Worley extends loan deal at Crewe
Leicester City defender Harry Worley will stay with Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season.


Non-league

Ex-Wimbledon legend Batsford dies
Allen Batsford, the manager who oversaw Wimbledon FC's rise from non-league football into the Football League, dies at the age of 77.


Welsh football

Jones' warning to festive flops
Cardiff City boss Dave Jones tells his festive flops they could be sold during the January transfer window.


Irish football

Premiership programme wiped out
The Carling Premiership programme scheduled for Tuesday night is wiped out because of the wintry weather.


Europe

Messi wins Fifa best player award
Barcelona star Lionel Messi is named Fifa World Footballer of the Year to add to his Ballon d'Or prize.


African football

Aboutrika to miss Nations Cup
Egypt midfielder Mohammed Aboutrika is set to miss the Nations Cup after failing to recover from injury.


Scottish Premier

Celtic blame Killie for call-off
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell blames Kilmarnock after Wednesday's SPL match between the clubs was postponed.


Scottish League

Forfar v Berwick match postponed
Tuesday evening's match between Forfar and Berwick is postponed after a morning pitch inspection at Station Park.


Scottish Cups

Livingston 7-1 Clyde
A second-half thrashing of Clyde puts Livingston through to the Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth round.


FA Cup

Bayliss issues Sunderland warning
Barrow co-boss Dave Bayliss says his players must perform over Christmas if they want to feature against Sunderland in the FA Cup.


Carling Cup

Wenger stands by handshake snub
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he does not regret refusing to shake hands with Manchester City boss Mark Hughes after Wednesday's Carling Cup defeat.


Women's football

Big freeze culls women's fixtures
The Women's Premier League's winter break is forced into a premature start after the weather wiped out all of the weekend's scheduled fixtures.


Comment and analysis

Lawro's predictions
Mark Lawrenson on this week's round of Premier League fixtures

From non-league to La Liga
Ikechi Anya describes his journey from Halesowen to Sevilla


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