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Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs (Football)
Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.

Moravcik hopes Celtic keep Keane (Football)
Former Celtic midfielder Lubo Moravcik says the club should try to make permanent Robbie Keane's deal.

Europeans eye further WGC success (Golf)
A strong European contingent target another notable victory at the WGC-CA Championship at Doral starting on Thursday.

Pakistan crackdown 'too late' (Cricket)
Is Pakistani cricket at a crossroads?

Murphy set to stay at Leicester (Rugby)
Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy is close to agreeing a new three-year contract with Leicester as he plots his route to the World Cup.

Button earns Laureus recognition (Formula One)
Athletics superstar Usain Bolt has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year running.

Capello eyes World Cup semi-final (Football)
England manager Fabio Capello insists the Football Association's target of reaching the semi-finals at the World Cup in South Africa is achievable.

Beckham plots Old Trafford upset (Football)
David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League.

FA reveals Cup semi-finals dates (Football)
The FA unveils the details of the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley, as Tottenham gear up to face Fulham in a sixth-round replay.

Ivory Coast court Troussier (Football)
Ivory Coast talk to the 'White Witch Doctor' about taking the Elephants to the World Cup.

Jones calls for Wales to be smart (Rugby)
Fly-half Stephen Jones insists Wales have to be smart, clinical and efficient if they are to beat Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

Walker signs new Ospreys contract (Rugby)
Scotland wing Nikki Walker agrees a two-year contract extension with the Ospreys.

Sussex bring in Dilshan for T20 (Cricket)
Sussex confirm Sri Lanka international batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan will play Twenty20 cricket for the county this season.

Onions ruled out of opening Test (Cricket)
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.

Southend get High Court extension (Football)
Southend United are granted a 35-day extension by the High Court to repay their debts.

Benitez hits back at Wigan chief (Football)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman's claim that the Reds are in a "mess".

France make two changes for Italy (Rugby)
France make two changes to their starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy.

Cardiff given tax bill deadline (Football)
Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.

Chester wound up at court hearing (Football)
Chester City are wound up at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday.

Lorenzo poised to miss final test (MotoGP)
Jorge Lorenzo admits he is likely to miss the final MotoGP pre-season test because of his hand injury.

Surrey sign seamer Rao Iftikhar (Cricket)
Surrey sign Pakistan seamer Rao Iftikhar Anjum as cover for Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

Your classic gp (Formula One)
Watch your choice of five classic races - and discover which is our pick

Bendtner response delights Wenger (Football)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.

Wednesday's gossip column (Formula One)
Hispania play down car safety fears, plus other gossip and rumours

Robinson demands Scotland deliver (Rugby)
Head coach Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England.

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