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Simmons: We froze in spotlight

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:23:44 +0000

St Helens coach Royce Simmons claimed his players suffered from stage fright as they stuttered to a 38-10 victory over Salford in the first Stobart Super League match at their new £30million Langtree Park stadium.

Wenger hits out at Spanish press

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:19:54 +0000

Arsene Wenger has accused the Spanish media of trying to unsettle Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

Mancini backs Barry for captaincy

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:17:54 +0000

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Gareth Barry would make a good England captain.

Hodgson coy over England ambitions

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:57:28 +0000

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson was tight-lipped on whether he would be interested in replacing Fabio Capello as England manager when quizzed on the topic on Friday afternoon.

Barnes penalty was right call - IRB

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:22:08 +0000

The International Rugby Board and RBS 6 Nations have exonerated referee Wayne Barnes of blame for Ireland's 23-21 RBS 6 Nations defeat by Wales.

Capello: I did not "escape" England

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:45 +0000

Fabio Capello has denied he was "escaping" by resigning from the England manager's post and claimed "there are times in which you decide to leave".

Italy clash intrigues Corbisiero

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:58:27 +0000

England's history boy Alex Corbisiero is not part of the X-box generation, preferring his degree studies on the unification of Italy to computer games.