Lucio: how a free spirit they call horse learned to harness drogba
England fans will remember Lucio as Brazil's soft touch, who gifted Michael Owen an opener in the World Cup quarter-final eight years ago. Chelsea supporters know better than to bank on such generosity at Stamford Bridge.
Tormented fernando torres keeps liverpool exit door ajar
Amid increasing debate about the future of Fernando Torres, one tale should worry Liverpool supporters more than most.
Liverpool 4 portsmouth 1: two-goal fernando torres leads reds back into race for the top four spot
Fernando Torres hit two goals as Liverpool reignited their assault on the top four with a thoroughly dominant display at Anfield, a result which pushed below-par Portsmouth closer to relegation.
Hull hope hughes falls to temptation in quest to replace sacked boss brown
Hull chairman Adam Pearson is planning to meet Mark Hughes for one last ambitious attempt to convince the former Manchester City manager to save the club from relegation.
Tottenham edge closer to sandro capture as internacionale president admits deal is agreed
Tottenham hope to finally conclude a £6.5million deal for Brazilian midfielder Sandro this week. Spurs have held talks with Internacionale over the 21-year-old.
Jose taunts chelsea ahead of crunch return: i'll always be special one
Jose Mourinho taunted Chelsea for their lack of success since his departure, and insisted he will always be 'The Special One'.
Not so special one: jose plays down chelsea ko on stamford bridge return
An emotional and respectful Jose Mourinho insists there will be no sensational celebrations if his Inter Milan side crush Chelsea's Champions League dream.
Hull to replace sacked brown by wednesday - but it won't be curbishley
Hull chairman Adam Pearson expects to name the club's new boss by Wednesday - but has ruled former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley out of the running.
Radar 'glitch' restricts flights
Aircraft movements in northern England and Scotland were restricted after a radar "glitch", air traffic authorities say.
Minister repays £2,500 expenses
Transport Minister Sadiq Khan pays back more than £2,500 he wrongly claimed in Commons expenses for greetings cards.
Eu calls for action on uk deficit
Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
Us bank regulation bill unveiled
Democrat senators have unveiled proposed new laws that will give the US Federal Reserve more regulatory powers over US banks.
Vietnam releases dissident priest
One of Vietnam's high-profile human rights activists is released from prison, five years before the end of his sentence.
Fbi to investigate mexico deaths
The FBI says it is sending agents to Mexico's border city of Ciudad Juarez after three people linked to the US consulate were killed.
Liverpool thump struggling Portsmouth to stay in touch with the teams chasing the fourth Champions League place.
Us presses israel on settler row
The US says it is awaiting a formal response from Israel amid a row over its decision to build new homes in East Jerusalem.
Chanel denies lagerfeld retirement rumors
French luxe brand Chanel says that there is currently no plan to replace head designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Bacteria may help police identify suspects
Police forces may soon be able to add another forensic tool to their armoury following a study showing that it is possible to identify a person from the bacteria they leave behind after touching an inanimate object such as a computer keyboard or telephone.
Megson and curbishley head hull contenders
Gary Megson and Alan Curbishley have emerged as the early favourites to replace the sacked Phil Brown as Hull manager. Brown was "relieved of his duties" and placed on gardening leave by the Tigers this morning.
Actress kate winslet splits from husband sam mendes
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage, it was announced today.
Tributes were paid to the Labour MP Ashok Kumar today after he was found dead at his constituency home. Anxious staff raised the alarm after being unable to contact Dr Kumar, 53, who was only the fifth Asian to be elected to Parliament since the Second World War.
Amol rajan: justice to the victims
I got into a bit of trouble in conference this morning for making the point - not as sensitively as I should have, perhaps - that the spectacle of grieving mothers may feed the tabloid beast, but is irreconcilable with the demands of post-modern law.
Ba plans to keep 60% of passengers flying
British Airways plans to keep 60 per cent of its customers flying if cabin crew go ahead with a three day strike from this weekend, the airline said tonight.
Psychopaths wired to seek reward at any cost
The brains of psychopaths could be hardwired to seek reward even when the consequences are life-threatening to others or themselves, according to a study released Sunday.
Ides of march trumpeted from all corners of the web
, before being betrayed and brutally stabbed to death by his friend Marcus Brutus and other members of the Roman Senate. ...Explain it to me: Ides of MarchCollege NewsBeware Ides of March: Revise faulty business plansMiamiHerald.comBeware The Ides Of March: Wake-Up VideoMTV.comTonic -KidGlue -New York Times (blog)
Hodgson called in as cover for wilkinson
England call up fly-half Charlie Hodgson as precautionary cover for Jonny Wilkinson ahead of Six Nations match in France at weekend.
Beckham surgeon rules out swift recovery
David Beckham's Achilles tendon surgery was completed and everything went well but a swift recovery is unlikely, his Finnish surgeon said.
London, beijing, chorzow bid for 2015 world athletics championsips
London, Beijing and the Polish city of Chorzow are bidding to host the 2015 world championships. The IAAF will select the winning 2015 bid in November.
Delhi daredevils beat rajasthan royals by six wickets
Virender Sehwag scores 73 off 34 balls as Delhi Daredevils beat Rajasthan Royals in IPL match at Ahmedabad.
Iaaf want us relay team stripped of gold
The IAAF will recommend the US women's 2004 Olympic 4x400 metres relay team be stripped of its gold medal because of the doping suspension of relay alternate Crystal Cox.
Record £5m purse for new biennial world cup
The World Cup is to become a biennial event and after a break this year the team competition will return in 2011 with a record purse of £5 million.
West Brom and Plymouth are fined for the scenes that marred the end of Albion's 1-0 win at Home Park on February 6.
Ignatiev wins tirreno sixth stage
Russia's Mikhail Ignatiev of the Katusha team wins the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico. Stefano Garzelli is second and Cadel Evans third as Michele Scarponi just keeps hold of the leader's jersey from Garzelli with Tuesday's final stage remaining.
France retain squad for finale
France retain the squad that beat Italy 46-20 on Sunday to host England with a Six Nations Grand Slam in sight on Saturday.
Hull City relieve manager Phil Brown of his duties and place him on gardening leave with immediate effect.
Zunaed Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim delay England's victory charge in the first Test with an unbroken 81-run stand to help Bangladesh reach 191 for five in their second innings in Chittagong.
Banned naved signs for tasmania
Pakistani paceman Rana Naved renews his contract with Australian state side Tasmania just days after being slapped with a year-long ban from international cricket by his country's board.
Running back LaDainian Tomlinson signs with the New York Jets.
Alexandra to miss zenyatta contest
Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Apple Blossom Invitational next month, ending the highly anticipated match-up against undefeated 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic champion Zenyatta.
Broncos sign quinn from browns
The Denver Broncos acquire quarterback Brady Quinn from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for fullback Peyton Hillis and a 2011 sixth-round draft choice.
Mourinho circus won't distract my chelsea stars, insists ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti insists his players will not be distracted by former boss Jose Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Arsenal defender campbell ends his £1.5m court case against portsmouth
Veteran England defender Sol Campbell has agreed to end a £1.5m court case against Portsmouth after the crisis club admitted they do owe him the money.
Capello forced to wait for uefa draw to decide england's euro 2012 fixtures
Fixtures for England and Wales' Euro 2012 qualifying campaign will be decided by a UEFA draw in Israel next week after all the nations failed to agree on acceptable dates.
Navy commander 'crashed £32m nuclear submarine after misreading depth reading on chart'
Commander Steven Drysdale, who has served in the navy for 25 years, had inspected the chart but had misread the depth of a pinnacle as 723 metres rather than 132 metres.
Girl, 11, killed while on bike ride with mother
Katelyn Weldon's mother was cycling behind her when the schoolgirl was hit by a car being driven by a 37-year-old man, at a junction near their home in Sunderland.
David beckham ankle operation 'a success' but his world cup dream is almost certainly over
The England midfielder's World Cup dream looked to be over after he suffered a suspected ruptured ankle ligament injury which threatens to end his England career.
Just popping out with the dog (from 10,000ft): meet the special forces hound that likes to parachute
This has to be the ultimate in walkies... a four-legged recruit to the special forces joining troops on a parachute jump into one of Europe's biggest military training exercises in Norway.
Psychopath 'killed young father at party' just weeks after being freed over brutal attack
Despite beating his first victim so badly that he needed facial reconstruction surgery, Colin Welsh was left free to stab cabinet maker Elliot Guy (pictured) who had just become a father.
French mother 'killed her six babies and hid bodies in the cellar'
In one of the worst infanticide cases in history, 38-year-old Celine Lesage is said to have strangled two of her children with a cord and choked four others by placing her finger in their mouths.
Villa boss o'neill backs young and downing to fill beckham's boots
Martin O'Neill believes Aston Villa duo Ashley Young and Stewart Downing are capable of 'playing very well indeed' in the up for grabs right midfield role for England.
Harlequins winger Ugo Monye expects to be available for England's last RBS 6 Nations game against France despite still feeling the after-effects of a nasty clash of heads.
France coach ellis warns england: we've got unfinished business to settle
France defensive coach Dave Ellis will be keen to put the record straight when they take on England in Paris on Saturday with the Grand Slam up for grabs.
England debutant Steven Finn would be on a boot camp in Exeter had he not been called up as fast-bowling cover, and there may have been moments yesterday when 'the middle of a forest in a tent' felt preferable to the hard graft of Test cricket.
Kate winslet and sam mendes split 'by mutual agreement' after six years of marriage
They are parents to six-year-old Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes, while Kate is also mother to nine-year-old Mia Honey, from a previous relationship.
This Morning kicked off the start of their Sex Week topic with a raunchy display not usually beamed into the nation's front rooms pre-watershed.
Tidal power 'could provide energy for 15m homes by 2050'
Wave and tidal power could produce enough energy for up to 15 million homes, provide thousands of jobs and slash emissions by mid-century, the Government claimed today.
Twitter astronaut is first to post stunning youtube videos direct from space
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has already made his name as a prolific Twitterer, who delights his 125,000 followers with live pictures from the International Space Station.
Scotland 15 england 15: johnno's sad delusion - face it, this side is in reverse
The manager and captain adopted a typically united front at Murrayfield on Saturday in attempting to keep the myth alive. But the evidence against their side is overwhelming.
Theo Walcott turns 21 on Tuesday, with the Arsenal forward again showing promise of a bright future for both club and country.
Johnson: i'm delighted to break duck but wish it wasn't against sunderland!
Adam Johnson left his family and friends not knowing whether to laugh or cry as he scored is first goal in a Manchester City shirt against Sunderland - the club he loves.
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Prison for 'fantasist' bomb maker
A "misguided fantasist" is jailed for two years for building makeshift bombs in his bedroom in Lancashire.
Brown leads foot funeral tributes
Gordon Brown calls Michael Foot "one of the greatest parliamentarians ever" at the former Labour leader's funeral.
Eta suspect before london court
A suspected member of the Basque separatist group Eta appears in court in London ahead of extradition proceedings.
Pentagon to review spy ring claim
The US Defence Department may investigate one of its staff over claims he ran an unofficial spy ring in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Turkey ban on insemination trips
A new law in Turkey makes it a criminal offence for a woman to go abroad and get pregnant via artificial insemination.
Actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers announce.
World's shortest man dies aged 22
The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who was just 74.6cm tall, has died at the age of 22, Guinness World Records says.
Georgians question hoax broadcast of Russian invasion
Will Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki hold on to an early lead?
Ba hopes to fly 60% during strike
British Airways will fly about 60% of its customers, even if cabin crew go ahead with their planned strike this weekend.
Mars moon phobos seen in detail
The European Mars Express probe releases new pictures from its close flybys of the Martian moon Phobos.
Somali deal to tackle militants
A powerful Sufi Muslim group joins Somalia's government to help tackle hardliners from the al-Shabab group.
Burma and n korea slam un reports
Burma and North Korea reject UN condemnation of human rights abuses at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Eu's ashton condemns settler plan
EU foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton criticises Israel's decision to build new homes in occupied East Jerusalem, as she begins a Middle East tour.
Wenger delighted with late win
Arsene Wenger admitted his side's Barclays Premier League challenge will take its toll on his health if they leave any more victories as late as they did at Hull on Saturday.
O'neill backs aston villa duo to replace beckham
Martin O'Neill believes Aston Villa duo Ashley Young and Stewart Downing are capable of "playing very well indeed" in the right-sided midfield role that is up for grabs in the England squad after David Beckham's injury blow.
Mineral water ousts canned drinks in inflation 'basket'
Canned fizzy drinks have given way to bottled mineral water in the goods basket used to measure inflation, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.
Stubborn bangladesh halt england victory
England's hopes of a four-day finish in the first Test against Bangladesh were dashed by a gutsy sixth-wicket stand but the result remained in little doubt.
Hull today relieved manager Phil Brown of his duties and placed him on gardening leave with immediate effect, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed.
Alfa mito adopts multiair technology
Alfa Romeo's MiTo is now available with engines fitted with the Fiat group's advanced MultiAir technology. MultiAir was first introduced a few months ago on the Fiat Punto.
The highs and lows of david beckham
David Beckham has been ruled out of the World Cup after snapping his Achilles while playing for AC Milan.
Donovan leaves everton and returns to us
Everton have confirmed forward Landon Donovan's loan spell has officially ended and the American will return to Los Angeles Galaxy.
Manchester city have rivals in sight
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will target victories over Tottenham and Aston Villa in a bid to claim Champions League football.
Us to roll out major broadband policy
US regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours.
Rule changes reduce overtaking say f1 drivers
Fernando Alonso's victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix exposed potential problems with Formula One rule changes, which some drivers think could make the season more dull than exciting.
Murray says australia defeat was a positive
Britain's Andy Murray has buried the bitter disappointment of being outclassed by Roger Federer in the Australian Open final in January.
Beckham no hope of making world cup says doctor
David Beckham has no chance of playing at this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa after suffering an Achilles tendon tear this evening, according to a leading sports doctor.
Salary cap inevitable says mawhinney
Lord Mawhinney, the outgoing chairman of the Football League, believes a salary cap is inevitable among the league's member clubs.
Well wishes and sympathy poured in for David Beckham tonight after the former England captain was ruled out of the World Cup finals with an Achilles tendon tear.
Yogi wins best in show at crufts
A Hungarian Vizsla took the coveted title of Best in Show at the world famous Crufts dog show.
'sexist' thinking still present in writing
Letters that begin "Dear Sir/Madam" and references to "Mr and Mrs" are both remnants of "sexist thinking", according to psychologists.
Cancer experts warn against diy smear tests
Cervical cancer experts warned young women today against buying DIY smear tests over the internet.
Small firms feel failed by government, survey says
Most smaller firms believe the Government and banks have not done enough to support them during the recession, according to a new study today.
Police could face legal action over 'unfair' searches
Police forces were threatened with legal action today as the Government's equality watchdog said black and Asian Britons were still being unfairly targeted for stop and searches.
'mission: impossible' star peter graves dies
Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit for the intrigue of "Mission Impossible" as well as the satire of the "Airplane" films, has died.
Submarine officers sentenced over vessel grounding
A submarine commander and two of his officers are to be sentenced at a court martial hearing today after being charged over the grounding of their vessel.
Mourners to bid farewell to former labour leader michael foot
The funeral service for former Labour leader Michael Foot will be held today.
Mps criticise equalities watchdog chairman trevor phillips
Embattled equalities watchdog chairman Trevor Phillips was today criticised by an influential group of MPs and peers.
Edge of reason: the lonely reign of benedict xvi
Of all the countries Pope Benedict XVI is visiting this year – including Malta, Portugal, Cyprus and Spain – Britain, which he visits in September, is the one in the greatest moral difficulty from his perspective: a citadel of wild-eyed relativism, beset by all the ills which the Sixties incubated and which the Catholic Church here, in the Vatican's view, has done little to combat.