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The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has signed a new five-year contract after months of increasingly tense negotiations with the Merseyside club

Benitez victorious as he signs new deal

Spanish manager agrees five-year contract to end stand-off with owners

FA wait on Hull response in Fabregas row new

The FA has written to Hull City manager Phil Brown and his assistant Brian Horton after their allegations that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas spat at Horton following Tuesday's FA Cup quarter-final.

Inside Sport

Ferguson says the unpredictability of cup football makes it almost impossible to achieve a clean sweep of titles

Ferguson admits quintuple is unlikely

Manchester United's squad is the best he has managed in his 22 years at the club, but he does not think they will win the quintuple this season, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said.

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Johnson's can of worms baits hook for Scotland

England manager says Saturday's visitors will arrive with 'chips on their shoulders'

Stuart Clark celebrates dismissing England's Andrew Flintoff during
the fourth Test at the MCG in December 2006. Clarke will be working on his fitness for this summer's Ashes by playing for Kent

Ashes countdown: Should England be helping the Aussies?

County cricket clubs are falling over themselves to get Australians ready for the Ashes. Good for the game, or a sure way of derailing a return to the glory days of 2005? Former England bowler, Angus Fraser, and Independent cricket correspondent, Stephen Brenkley, join the debate.

Test ban puts F1 drivers on virtual tracks

Lewis Hamilton will have driven every twist and turn of the new Abu Dhabi circuit long before the season-ending race makes its debut on the Formula One calendar in November.

Ecclestone lauds F1 championship changes

Murray makes progress with easy victory

Andy Murray continued his comeback from illness by easing into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at the expense of Paul-Henri Mathieu last night.

Fallon back on Newmarket gallops

With Cheltenham in the formbook the beat of the Flat pulse is quickening, no more so than in Newmarket yesterday, where the old firm of Sir Michael Stoute and Kieren Fallon teamed up for the first time this year.

The Back 9 - 19 March 2009 new

Georgina previews The Madeira Islands Open and Scott Cranfield brings you another pearl of wisdom.

Sibbit escapes ban over use of asthma drug

The Salford forward, Ian Sibbit, has had the cloud that hung over him for almost a year lifted by being told that he will not be suspended for taking an asthma drug.

'Magic' event on track to break record, says League

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has said a British football team will compete in the 2012 Olympics

British Olympic team may have only English players

A football team representing Britain will compete in the 2012 London Olympics even if it contains only English players, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said yesterday.

New Olympic funding drive announced

Walker's World Race Diary - 19 March

Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker analyses the latest developments in the Volvo round the world race in his exclusive diary

Bold Olsson leads Volvo field round Cape Horn

Athletes give insight into training methods new

Some of the world's greatest athletes have been discussing their running styles and training techniques at the Athletes' Performance Institute (API) in Los Angeles.

Figure Skating: 'Go on Dancing on Ice? Not for a million quid...'

A brother and sister duo go into next week's world championships as Britain's best ice dancers since you know who. Just don't ask them about a certain TV show. Nick Harris meets the Kerrs.