Thursday 17 May 2012

National Sport Headlines

Davis backs young side to win at Wembley

Davis backs young side to win at Wembley

Crewe boss Steve Davis has backed his young side to finish the job after they sealed a trip to Wembley in the npower League Two play-off final.

Rangers to continue transfer ban fight

Rangers to continue transfer ban fight

Rangers have lost their appeal against a 12-month transfer embargo and £160,000 fine but administrators Duff and Phelps have suggested they could explore further ways of challenging the sanctions.

Hodgson puts faith in Oxlade-Chamberlain

Hodgson puts faith in Oxlade-Chamberlain

England boss Roy Hodgson is preparing to sling Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain "in at the deep end" to see if he can cut it at Euro 2012.

Rio signals England career at end

Rio signals England career at end

Rio Ferdinand appears to have brought down the curtain on his England career.

Reds searching for new king

Reds searching for new king

Liverpool's owners are focused on ensuring their next appointment is the right one after deciding Kenny Dalglish was not the man to deliver their vision.

Evra proud despite 'difficult' campaign

Evra proud despite 'difficult' campaign

Patrice Evra has described this season as the most difficult of his entire career and lifted the lid on the emotions he felt when Luis Suarez snubbed his pre-match handshake at Old Trafford.

Barton accepts one charge, denies second

Barton accepts one charge, denies second

QPR captain Joey Barton has accepted a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero but denied the same charge for his confrontation with Vincent Kompany.

Cavendish fourth as Ferrari takes stage

Cavendish fourth as Ferrari takes stage

Roberto Ferrari won the longest stage of this year's Giro d'Italia from Assisi to Montecatini as Great Britain's Mark Cavendish finished fourth.

Strauss 'not losing taste for captaincy'

Strauss 'not losing taste for captaincy'

Andrew Strauss insists he is "not even close" to thinking he has had enough of the England captaincy, despite his long and vain search for his 20th Test century.

Scotland go Dutch with Visser

Scotland go Dutch with Visser

Holland-born Tim Visser will seek to prove his ability on the Test stage after being selected by Scotland for the summer tour to Australia, Fiji and Samoa.

SFA panel rejects Rangers' appeal

SFA panel rejects Rangers' appeal

Rangers have lost their appeal against a £160,000 fine and 12-month transfer embargo.

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Prosecution over runaway train

Prosecution over runaway train

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.