Hughes keen on Wright-Phillips

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Mark Hughes has confirmed he wants Shaun Wright-Phillips to return to Manchester City and is "very hopeful" of landing the Chelsea winger.

Matt adds gloss for Pietersen

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Matt Prior will link up with England in London on Thursday having made the first strides towards convincing his new captain that he is the man to solve their long-term wicketkeeping problem.

Gunners cruise past Twente

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Arsenal brushed aside the challenge of Steve McClaren's FC Twente to secure a place in the lucrative group stages of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory at Emirates Stadium.

Milner request alerts Villa

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Aston Villa are expected to step up their bid to sign Newcastle's want-away winger James Milner, who has handed in a transfer request.

Agent: Barry will stay with Villa

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Gareth Barry's agent has stated the England midfielder will stay with Aston Villa rather than make a late move before the transfer window closes.

Knee injury forces Mushtaq retirement

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Legendary spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has played his last game for Sussex after confirming his retirement due to a knee injury.

Keothavong stuns Italian seed

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

British number one Anne Keothavong caused a major shock at the US Open as she knocked out number 25 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy to reach the third round.

Murphy snatches victory

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Danny Murphy scored an injury-time winner as Fulham avoided a second-round Carling Cup upset at the hands of Leicester on Wednesday night.

Federer advances at US Open

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer began his bid for a first Grand Slam win of the season with a comfortable first round victory over Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Liverpool pass Liege test

11:53pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Dirk Kuyt struck the extra-time winner which will be worth millions to Liverpool as they secured their place in the Champions League group stages with a 1-0 win.

Man guilty of replica gun offences

Updated 10:27pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A man has been found guilty of converting replica submachine guns into lethal weapons which were later used in some of Britain's most notorious crimes, including eight murders.

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