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Roby has grounds to be excited

James Roby

8:48am Friday 10th February 2012

The excitement is building for England hooker James Roby as he prepares to lead St Helens out for Friday night's historic first Stobart Super League match at Langtree Park against Salford.


Evans ready for Davis Cup return

Dan Evans

8:48am Friday 10th February 2012

Dan Evans insists the Glasgow crowd will see a much more mature player this weekend than the one whose defeat condemned Britain to an ignominious Davis Cup loss in Lithuania two years ago.

McBryde wary of wounded Scotland

Robin McBryde

8:48am Friday 10th February 2012

Robin McBryde believes Scotland will be encouraged by an impressive Millennium Stadium performance two years ago when they look to stop Wales in their tracks on Sunday.

Strettle happy to bounce back

David Strettle

8:48am Friday 10th February 2012

England wing David Strettle embodies the inspirational truth behind the quote from legendary American football coach Vince Lombardi: "It's not whether you get knocked down but whether you get up".

O'Connell wants to avoid mistakes

Paul O'Connell

8:21am Friday 10th February 2012

Paul O'Connell admits Ireland's failings during their RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales offer a blueprint on how to lose to France.

England set contrived target

Steven Finn

8:21am Friday 10th February 2012

England found themselves needing 230 to win a bizarre match in Abu Dhabi - after bowling the Lions out for 96 in only 28.3 overs.

FA determined to get it right

Alex Horne

7:57am Friday 10th February 2012

The four-man Club England board will sit down on Friday to begin the process of selecting Fabio Capello's successor adamant they will not be railroaded into appointing Harry Redknapp.

Agent quells Hiddink possibility

Guus Hiddink

7:57am Friday 10th February 2012

Guus Hiddink's "strong personal relationship" with ousted captain John Terry could rule him out of contention to be the next England manager.

Pearce is his own man - Bevington

Stuart Pearce

7:57am Friday 10th February 2012

Club England managing director Adrian Bevington insists interim England boss Stuart Pearce should not be judged on his brother's political beliefs.

Solid start for Woods

Tiger Woods

7:29am Friday 10th February 2012

Tiger Woods had six birdies in his round of 68 on the Spyglass Hill course as he made a solid start to his PGA Tour season in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.



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