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Redknapp hails England hopefuls

Harry Redknapp hailed his England quartet after they combined to defeat Everton 3-0 and lift Portsmouth off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League. Read

Williams sisters ease through

Venus Williams easily moved into the fourth round at the US Open on Saturday with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine. Read

Nadal though while Ferrer falls

Rafael Nadal moved into the fourth round at the US Open after a push in the second set opened up a closely contested match, lifting him to a 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory over Viktor Troicki of Serbia yesterday. Read

Murray the comeback king again

Andy Murray completed another grand slam escape act as he came from two sets down to beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer and advance to the US Open fourth round on Saturday. Read

Gunners cruise to victory

Arsenal swept aside Newcastle 3-0 as Robin van Persie hit a brace at the Emirates Stadium. Read

Baggies hold out for draw

World-class saves in either half from Jussi Jaaskelainen and Scott Carson ensured Bolton and West Brom played out a 0-0 draw at the Reebok Stadium. Read

Spurs clinch Roman deal

Tottenham have confirmed they had reached agreement to sign Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow - a move which could pave the way for Dimitar Berbatov to leave Spurs for Manchester United. Read

Rovers hammered at Upton Park

Paul Ince suffered his first defeat as a Barclays Premier League manager as his Blackburn side succumbed 4-1 to the club where he began his career in the game. Read

Tuncay snatches victory for Boro

Tuncay Sanli spared Middlesbrough's blushes with a late winner to see off 10-man Stoke. Read

Wigan tame toothless Tigers

Hull's fairytale start to Barclays Premier League life was brought to an end at the KC Stadium as Wigan pounced on some careless defending to claim a 5-0 win. Read

Defoe show sinks Toffees

Jermain Defoe kickstarted Portsmouth's season in style with a brilliant brace and a clever assist to condemn Everton to a 3-0 defeat. Read

Saints retain Challenge Cup

Carnegie Challenge Cup kings St Helens survived an almighty second-half scare to secure a third straight final success with a 28-16 win over injury-hit Hull at Wembley. Read

New Spurs deal for Zokora

Didier Zokora has signed a new contract with Tottenham which commits him to the club until 2012. Read

Hull bid for Campbell

Hull chairman Paul Duffen has confirmed his club have tabled a bid of £7million for Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell. Read

McShane joins Tigers

Hull have signed defender Paul McShane on a season-long loan from Sunderland, the club have announced on their website. Read

Burgess penalty enough for Seasiders

Ben Burgess' penalty on the stroke of half-time was enough to give Blackpool their first Coca-Cola Championship win of the season in their 1-0 win over Southampton at St Mary's. Read

Madrid drop Robinho

Robinho has been left out of the Real Madrid squad for Sunday's Primera Liga opener against Deportivo La Coruna. Read

Ferguson hoping for Carrick return

Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping to compensate for the absence of Paul Scholes in Manchester United's opening Champions League game by being able to recall Michael Carrick. Read

Flintoff takes top spot

Andrew Flintoff's role in England's NatWest Series victory over South Africa has taken him to the top of the ICC one-day international rankings for all-rounders. Read

Holders Spurs draw Newcastle

Holders Tottenham will visit Newcastle as they start their defence of the Carling Cup. Read

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