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Wilson Palacios has stunned Tottenham

manager Harry Redknapp by admitting he is using Spurs to get a move to Real Madrid. The Honduran midfielder has been a key player for Redknapp's side following his £12million move from Wigan last January. But Palacios, 25, reckons he has bigger fish to fry. (The Sun)


Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set

to escape disciplinary action after he appeared to aim a V-sign at referee Andre Marriner during Monday's defeat by Wigan. (Daily Telegraph)


Chelsea have reopened negotiations with

striker Nicolas Anelka over a contract extension that may result in the France international staying at Stamford Bridge until 2013. Anelka's deal was set to expire in 2012 but there is still no sign of a new contract for Joe Cole, whose current contract expires in the summer. (Daily Mail)


England will step up their security as

they attempt to hunt down and identify the culprits behind the security breach at their team hotel in Hertfordshire. A six-hour recording of team meetings is said to be in existence and has been offered to media outlets. (Daily Mail)

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Golf: Rory relishing Lefty pairing

Rory McIlroy is looking forward to partnering Phil Mickelson at the WGC-CA Championship and believes there are plenty of similarities between his game and that of the world number three. (Skysports.com)


Football: Benitez defence for Gerrard

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez does not believe Steven Gerrard was guilty of an alleged V-sign towards referee Andre Marriner during the defeat to Wigan. (Skysports.com)


Football: Fergie - Fans won't harm team

Sir Alex Ferguson is adamant Manchester United supporters will not allow their ongoing protests to affect performances. (Skysports.com)


Football: Five-star Gunners march on

Arsenal nonchalantly overcame the absence of captain Cesc Fabregas to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a 5-0 rout of Porto at the Emirates Stadium. (Skysports.com)


Cricket: Sussex Sharks sign Dilshan

Sussex have announced the signing of the Sri Lanka batsman, who took last year's ICC World Twenty20 by storm with a welter of runs at the top of the order. (Telegraph.co.uk)


Cricket: Bell backing for KP

Ian Bell has insisted his England team-mates will help Kevin Pietersen emerge from his dire run of form in the Test series with Bangladesh. (Skysports.com)


Cricket: Duo banned in PCB crackdown

A furious Pakistan Cricket Board has handed out indefinite bans from the national team to Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, and also suspended Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved for a year after the team's performance in Australia. (Skysports.com)


RU: Two changes for Les Bleus

France coach Marc Lievremont has opted to make just two changes to his line-up for the visit of Italy to Paris in the RBS Six Nations on Sunday. (Skysports.com)


RU: Huge dilemma for Delve

Wales No.8 Gareth Delve has admitted his international recall could see him turn his back on the chance to join Melbourne Rebels. (Skysports.com)


RL: Tigers net Wolves' Cooper on loan

Castleford Tigers have signed Warrington Wolves front/back row Mike Cooper on a one-month loan deal. (BBC.co.uk)


Tennis: Draper 'must pay' for failure

Mark Petchey, once the head of men's training at the Lawn Tennis Association, and Andy Murray's former coach, has argued that Roger Draper must not be allowed to continue as the LTA's chief executive after the systematic, expensive "failure" of his vision for the sport. (Telegraph.co.uk)


F1: Concerns rise over slow F1 teams

Concerns are growing over the presence on the grid in Bahrain of three new teams to Formula One, with more established outfits increasingly worried slow vehicles could in effect become little more than roadblocks to faster cars. (ESPN.co.uk)


Cycling: Queally eyes Olympic bid

Jason Queally, an Olympic kilo champion in Sydney and also a former world team sprint gold medallist, has set his sights on a gold medal at London 2012 when he hopes to complete a remarkable comeback by racing in the team pursuit at the age of 42. (Telegraph.co.uk)


Boxing: Pacquiao 'will knock out Clottey'

Manny Pacquiao has insisted he will become the first man to knock out the formidably physical Ghanaian Joshua Clottey when the two welterweights collide at the newly-built Dallas Cowboys Stadium, in Texas on Saturday night. (Telegraph.co.uk)


Boxing: Vitali's swipe at Lennox

Vitali Klitschko is desperate to take David Haye's world title off him, as he revealed that he thinks Lennox Lewis' mum stopped him getting a rematch with the former undisputed heavyweight champion. (Skysports.com)


Racing: Big task for Carruthers

Mark Bradstock admits his charge Carruthers has everything to do to make an impact in the Cheltenham Gold Cup next week. (Skysports.com)


Racing: Twist in Magic form

Twist Magic is reported to be in great form ahead of a Cheltenham Festival clash with Master Minded in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. (Skysports.com)

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