Fulham's hopes of a fairytale place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League were left hanging by a thread as European heavyweights Juventus outclassed Roy Hodgson's side 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico di Turin.
Lille winger Eden Hazard's late goal inflicted Liverpool's first defeat on French soil in six visits and left Rafael Benitez's side with an uphill battle to make the quarter-finals of the Europa League following a 1-0 loss.
Danny Care is convinced England are ready to produce "something special" in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.
The chances of Tiger Woods making his comeback in two weeks' time improved on Thursday with a report claiming that he has been talking with a former presidential advisor.
Portsmouth's hopes of survival were given a major boost when Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs accepted the club's move into administration.
England captain Alastair Cook saw one of his first-choice seamers ruled out of the Bangladesh series on Thursday but is hopeful Stuart Broad is fit to lead the attack in tomorrow's first Test.
Arsene Wenger accepts it will take a "miracle" for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas to be fit for Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Hull.
Sam Thomas was airlifted to hospital after suffering a bad fall on the gallops at Paul Nicholls' yard.
John Higgins will begin the defence of his Betfred.com World Championship title against Barry Hawkins.
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright is still hopeful there is a billionaire somewhere who wants to invest in the club.
On-loan forward Landon Donovan believes his short-term spell with Everton has been a success as he prepares for his final match with the club this weekend.
Jenson Button believes this season in Formula One will be "a belter" and that Michael Schumacher will prove he can still compete at the age of 41.
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has revealed Kevin Pietersen contacted him after the recently-completed one-day international series in Bangladesh as he attempts to find a way out of his batting slump.
Tim Henman has ruled himself out of the running to be Great Britain's next Davis Cup captain because "it doesn't feel like the right time".
England seamer Graham Onions will fly back to England after being ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh due to a back injury.
Fabio Capello believes his England players are capable of creating history at this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.
The battle for control of Manchester United has taken another twist following confirmation that a leading global investment bank has agreed to advise on a possible acquisition of the Old Trafford outfit by the Red Knights group.
Former Celtic hero Lubomir Moravcik has urged the club to do everything possible to keep Robbie Keane and build their team around him.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez wants his players to start taking responsibility for their own actions instead of looking to blame team-mates.
Burnley manager Brian Laws is convinced the club can stay up because of the attacking options at his disposal.
Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano gave under-pressure coach Manuel Pellegrini a vote of confidence in the wake of Wednesday night's Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.
The British National Party (BNP) is to find out if the decision to scrap its whites-only membership policy was enough to meet race relations laws.