Football news  

Rhône Group tests Liverpool owners' resolve

New York investors tempt co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr by offering £110m for 40 per cent stake in Anfield club

• Liverpool must buy big or I quit, says Torres

• Milestone more like millstone for Liverpool

Huddlestone agrees new Tottenham deal

The 23-year-old England midfielder signs a new contract that will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2015

• Lennon in race to be fit for World Cup

• Redknapp won over by Bale’s progress

Ferguson: I fear Arsenal in title race

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Arsenal pose the greatest threat to Manchester United’s hopes of record fourth successive title

• Rooney double sends United top

• Selfless Rooney shows how it is done

Lampard hails Mourinho’s Kings Road reign

Chelsea midfielder pays glowing tribute to former mentor, calling him "the best manager the club has ever had"

• Chelsea in mood to hurt Mourinho and Milan

• Mourinho: he came, he saw, he made us laugh

Rugby union news  

England must lose shackles of self-restraint

Scotland 15 England 15: Martin Johnson’s side should be more expansive in Paris than in Edinburgh, says David Hands

• Even David beating Goliath proved anticlimatic

• Parks warms to supporters' cheers

France prepare to get the party started

France 46 Italy 20: Les Bleus make it four wins out of four and need only beat England in Paris to complete grand slam

Parks warms to supporters' cheers

Scotland fly half appeared to have won over the Murrayfield faithful on Saturday where once there were boos for him

Byrne cast as sinner after moment of madness

Ireland 27 Wales 12: visiting team pay for full-back’s yellow card for kicking ball out of Tomás O’Leary’s hands

Formula One news  

Button's glass half-full in fight with Hamilton

World champion has enough on his plate simply to be best driver in the McLaren team let alone defend his title

Alonso storms to victory in Bahrain Grand Prix

Ferrari looking ominous after Felipe Massa ensures a Scuderia one-two, as Lewis Hamilton battles back to claim third

Chandhok proves expensive flop for HRT

Indian rookie suffers full force of team’s chaotic preparations, managing only seven laps on his racing debut in Bahrain

Hamilton has everything it takes to undo Button

We are in for a thrilling season but the current world champion must know he has a mountain to climb, says Martin Brundle

More sport news  

Baltacha crushed as fine run ends

British No 1 wins only two games against Alicia Molik in BNP Paribas Open, while Andy Murray beats Andreas Seppi in rusty fashion

Ennis leaves rivals trailing in her wake

Sheffield athlete underlines recovery from foot injury by striking gold in Doha, while Jenny Meadows earns silver in the 800m

Aspinwall seals rare Giants win over Leeds

Huddersfield Giants 26 Leeds Rhinos 20: home side enjoy only second win over rivals in 24 attempts

Els turns back clock for place at top table

South African secures first leading title in two years by winning WGC-CA Championship in Florida by four shots

Racing and Betting News  

“It's 99 per cent the horse. All you can do is not make a mistake”

The Cheltenham Festival brings out the best in Ruby Walsh but, as Simon Barnes discovers, the Irish jockey knows just where the credit lies

McCoy shows appetite for success remains strong

Serial champion jockey rewarded for three days of sweating and fasting aboard Qaspal in the Imperial Cup at Sandown Park

Smiling against all the odds

Jockey Davy Russell is still looking on the bright side after illness hit his main hope, Solwhit, just before Cheltenham

World Hurdle ambition is no idle flight of fancy

War of Attrition is Michael O’Leary’s big hope but the Ryanair chief is adamant that he will retire him soon