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Sheffield United v Wycombe: Team news
Sheffield United return to League One action this weekend when Wycombe travel to Bramall Lane.
Leyton Orient v Huddersfield Town: Team news
Huddersfield Town will be hoping a morning pitch inspection allows their game at Leyton Orient to go ahead in League One.
Hull City v Bristol City: Team news
Hull City entertain Bristol City in the Championship at the KC Stadium.
Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion: Team news
Leeds United stage their first home game since Simon Grayson’s exit when Brighton are the visitors to Elland Road in the Championship.
Exeter City v Sheffield Wednesday: Team news
Gary Megson is set to make numerous changes as Sheffield Wednesday return to League One action at Exeter City.
Cricket
Root using Vaughan as the obvious role model
YORKSHIRE’S Joe Root is hoping he can emulate fellow Yorkshireman Michael Vaughan on the international stage.
Finn feels ready to make up for all his frustration
Steven Finn is out to prove a point once more in Abu Dhabi – where he first showed himself to be an England fast bowler of the future.
Flower in the mood to turn poor England around
Andy Flower can be in no doubt he has a major challenge on his hands, to arrest England’s decline in the desert, but he is nonetheless relishing the opportunity.
Bell axed but Flower resists wholesale changes
Andy Flower is confident the batsmen who took England to the top of world cricket are still the ones most likely to keep them there.
Bresnan’s road to recovery goes through Pakistan
Tim Bresnan was named this morning in England’s one-day international and Twenty20 squads to play Pakistan, but his participation is still subject to ongoing fitness checks.
Rugby League
Prospects flourish for Fairbank as he follows in family footsteps
The latest name in the famous Fairbank rugby league family has vowed to ensure he makes the most of his chance at forging a career in the game.
Troubled Moore has unfinished business at Leeds
Considering his litany of traumatic personal battles, the ongoing fight to earn a place in Leeds Rhinos’ illustrious first team will hold little trepidation for Richard Moore.
Defensive acumen must improve, says Gentle, as Hull look to douse Dragons’ fire in Perpignan
Peter Gentle has urged his Hull side to raise their defensive attitude in Perpignan tomorrow and send out a message to the rest of Stobart Super League.
Discipline crucial for Bulls to bounce back
Bradford Bulls coach Mick Potter is hoping his players will not have to revert to “touch-rugby” this weekend after criticising the tactics of previous opponents Catalan Dragons.
Start Super League season earlier: Rhinos’ McDermott
LEEDS Rhinos’ Grand Final-winning coach Brian McDermott has called for a later start to the Super League campaign in future as the weather threatens to cause more early-season disruption.
Rugby Union
Discipline will prove key to any success for England
Chris Ashton believes life on the straight and narrow is already paying dividends for England as they prepare to tackle Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.
Proud Peacock and Neville proved inspiration for new-look England
The effects of England’s week-long training camp in West Yorkshire are still being felt by Stuart Lancaster’s England squad as they continue their Six Nations journey. Nick Westby reports.
Parks makes way for next generation
Scotland fly-half Dan Parks has retired from international rugby with immediate effect, the Scottish Rugby Union have announced.
Training performances influence coach as much as game day
A RUN-OUT against the rugby team of Leeds Metropolitan University was England’s only real practice match before their baptism of fire at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Lancaster finally allows mask to slip as he punches roof in triumph
Saturday’s Calcutta Cup was a big day in the life of Stuart Lancaster. Nick Westby watched the emotions of the day unravel on the face of England’s interim head coach.
National Sport
England cruise to warm-up win
England coasted to a seven-wicket 'victory' in a bizarre mis-match against the Lions at the Zayed Stadium.
Saints victorious on opening night
St Helens scored 38 unanswered points to stave off the threat of a shock defeat and start life at their new £30million Langtree Park home with a hard-fought 38-10 victory over a battling Salford.
Pearce is his own man - Bevington
Club England managing director Adrian Bevington insists interim England boss Stuart Pearce should not be judged on his brother's political beliefs.
May date for Khan-Peterson rematch
Lamont Peterson has agreed to a rematch with Amir Khan in Las Vegas in May, the Bolton fighter's camp have said.
Dernbach puts England in charge
Jade Dernbach took three wickets for two runs as England destroyed the Lions' top order in Friday's one-day international warm-up match at the Zayed Stadium.
Columnists
Positives far outweigh the negatives in dual-registration move
Oh, the sheer beauty of simple, old-fashioned common sense.
England courting Redknapp as Capello resigns
THE timing seemed just too good to be true. Harry Redknapp, the people’s choice as the next manager of England, cleared of tax evasion just as Fabio Capello enters into talks with FA bosses over his future.
Mandaric cleared to concentrate on getting Wednesday promoted
UNCERTAINTY surrounding Milan Mandaric’s future as chairman of Sheffield Wednesday was removed yesterday at Southwark Crown Court.
Craig McCann: The life of a paralympic hopeful
Read Craig McCann’s insightful blog on the life of a Yorkshireman preparing mentally and physically to compete at the 2012 London Paralympics. He continues here by updating us on how he fared in the latest international qualification event.
Nick Ahad: Sad demise of Little Marsden proves salutary lesson to us all
The idea behind these here irregular columns of mine is to provide a bit of a light-hearted look at the trials and tribulations of the weekend cricketer.
Other Sports
Key man Tendler remains doubtful for Stingrays
TOP scorer Jereme Tendler remains doubtful for Hull Stingrays’ crucial Elite League double-header against Dundee Stars this weekend.
Willstrop faced with tough nut to crack in Grant
JAMES Willstrop remains on course for another final showdown with fierce rival Nick Matthew, but knows he has a difficult obstacle to overcome in order to get there.
Gifford’s gift for teaching prevails
IF it was not for the loyalty and patience of Josh Gifford, the former champion jockey who died this week, then cancer conqueror Bob Champion would never have won the most famous Grand National of all aboard the incomparable Aldaniti.
Uncertain prospects are sending shivers through Henderson
LIKE all trainers, Nicky Henderson is praying this weekend’s huge fixture at Newbury goes ahead as the big freeze continues to decimate National Hunt racing.
Lines hoping to prove worth in Spireites clash
A TRIP to Chesterfield might not sound like a great alternative to a fifth-round FA Cup tie at Everton but, according to Chris Lines, it is ‘miles more important’ to Sheffield Wednesday.
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