Live - Saturday football
Liverpool face Man City in an intriguing early kick-off, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd among those in action later.

Live text - Scottish Premier League
Follow the action in the SPL as Hearts take on St Johnstone in the lunch-time kick-off, followed by four matches at 1500 GMT.

Boss Allardyce to undergo surgery
Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce will miss three matches in order to undergo an operation on a coronary artery.

Hearts v St Johnstone (1230 GMT)
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hearts and St Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League.

Liverpool v Man City (1245 GMT)
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Liverpool and Man City in the Premier League.

Roy Keane has no sympathy for Irish
Roy Keane lambasts the Republic of Ireland's attempts to get their World Cup play-off match against France replayed.

France reject Irish replay hopes
The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.

Chelsea v Wolves
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Chelsea and Wolves in the Premier League.

Sunderland v Arsenal
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sunderland and Arsenal in the Premier League.

Burnley v Aston Villa
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Burnley and Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Hull v West Ham
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hull City and West Ham in the Premier League.

Birmingham v Fulham
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Birmingham and Fulham in the Premier League.

West Brom v Bristol City
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City in the Championship.

Rangers v Kilmarnock
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Rangers and Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.

Man Utd v Everton (1730 GMT)
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Man Utd and Everton in the Premier League.

Barcelona duo contract swine flu
Barcelona players Yaya Toure and Eric Abidal are put in isolation after contracting swine.

Cudicini 'to miss rest of season'
Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini leaves hospital after undergoing wrist and pelvic surgery, but is unlikely to play again this season.

Carlisle match on after flooding
Carlisle's League One game at home to Swindon is given the green light after a massive effort to drain water from the Brunton Park playing surface.

Fifa issues ban to Iraqi FA
Fifa suspends the Irag Football Association from competitive matches following governmental interference.

Foster going nowhere - Ferguson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson denies reports of out-of-favour goalkeeper Ben Foster leaving Old Trafford in January.

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Match-fix probe targets 200 games
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.

Benitez backs placenta treatment
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez becomes the latest manager to send players to a controversial clinic in Serbia that uses horse placenta to treat injuries.

Saturday's gossip column
Everton star Rodwell in Manchester United's sights, plus other rumours

Fifa turns down Irish replay plea
Fifa rejects the Football Association of Ireland's request for a replay of France's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

Ferguson handed Everton reprieve
Sir Alex Ferguson will be in the dugout for Manchester United's Premier League clash with Everton on Saturday despite been hit with a two-match ban.

Swansea 1-0 Derby
Federico Bessone's late left-foot strike breaks Derby County's resistance and sends Swansea City into third place.

Southend 2-1 MK Dons
A penalty from Lee Barnard secures a dramatic stoppage-time win for Southend against high-flying MK Dons at Roots Hall.

Zebroski clinches Torquay return
Torquay re-sign Wycombe Wanderers striker Chris Zebroski on loan and bring in Spurs defender Adam Smith.

Oxford v Barrow
Team news ahead of Saturday's Blue Square Premier match.

Sousa hails goal scorer Bessone
Paulo Sousa praises defender Fede Bessone after he fires Swansea City to their highest league position for 26 years.

Cliftonville v Distillery is off
The Carling Premiership game between Cliftonville and Lisburn Distillery is postponed because of a waterlogged Solitude pitch.

Ronaldo ready for training return
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to resume full training with Real Madrid after his ankle injury.

Bougherra late for Rangers return
Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra fails to return to Glasgow on time after helping Algeria secure a place at next year's World Cup finals.

Levein plays down Scotland link
Craig Levein says talking about the vacant Scotland manager's position would be disrespectful to his club Dundee United.

Queen of the South v Dunfermline
Team news ahead of the match report for the First Division match.

Dundee v Inverness CT (Sun)
Team news followed by the match report for Sunday's ALBA Challenge Cup final.

Brighton 2-0 Wycombe
Gus Poyet makes it two wins out of two as Brighton manager as the Seagulls overcome Wycombe to earn a place in the FA Cup second round.

Man Utd handed testing Spurs tie
Carling Cup holders Manchester United will host Tottenham in the quarter-finals, while Manchester City will be at home to Arsenal.

Chelsea see off Everton to go top
Chelsea end Everton's 100% record to go top of the Women's Premier League, while Arsenal thrash Sunderland.

Lawro's predictions
Mark Lawrenson on the weekend's Premier League fixtures

The hand of Henry
Former team-mates Lee Dixon and Emmanuel Petit debate the French striker's reputation

Who has qualified for South Africa 2010?
Guide to countries joining the hosts at the 2010 World Cup

Transfers
Track all the latest signings