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Simmons: We froze in spotlight

James Roby (bottom)

6:23am Saturday 11th February 2012

St Helens coach Royce Simmons claimed his players suffered from stage fright as they stuttered to a 38-10 victory over Salford in the first Stobart Super League match at their new £30million Langtree Park stadium.


Wenger hits out at Spanish press

Robin van Persie

6:19am Saturday 11th February 2012

Arsene Wenger has accused the Spanish media of trying to unsettle Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

Mancini backs Barry for captaincy

Gareth Barry

6:17am Saturday 11th February 2012

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Gareth Barry would make a good England captain.

Ferguson questions Reds over Suarez

Sir Alex Ferguson

10:46pm Friday 10th February 2012

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has questioned why Liverpool did not appeal against Luis Suarez's recent eight-match ban if they believed he was not guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra.

Saints victorious on opening night

James Roby (centre)

10:28pm Friday 10th February 2012

St Helens scored 38 unanswered points to stave off the threat of a shock defeat and start life at their new £30million Langtree Park home with a hard-fought 38-10 victory over a battling Salford.

Macleod kicks Sale to victory

Danny Gray

10:21pm Friday 10th February 2012

Nick Macleod kicked five penalties as Andrew Sheridan's first game of the season resulted in a narrow 15-12 victory for Sale over Worcester in the Aviva Premiership.

Hodgson coy over England ambitions

Roy Hodgson

4:57pm Friday 10th February 2012

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson was tight-lipped on whether he would be interested in replacing Fabio Capello as England manager when quizzed on the topic on Friday afternoon.

Barnes penalty was right call - IRB

Wayne Barnes

4:22pm Friday 10th February 2012

The International Rugby Board and RBS 6 Nations have exonerated referee Wayne Barnes of blame for Ireland's 23-21 RBS 6 Nations defeat by Wales.

Capello: I did not "escape" England

Fabio Capello

2:08pm Friday 10th February 2012

Fabio Capello has denied he was "escaping" by resigning from the England manager's post and claimed "there are times in which you decide to leave".

Italy clash intrigues Corbisiero

Alex Corbisiero

1:58pm Friday 10th February 2012

England's history boy Alex Corbisiero is not part of the X-box generation, preferring his degree studies on the unification of Italy to computer games.



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