Take Wingwalker to go on improving

12:07am Thursday 2nd October 2008

Some fascinating entertainment at Newmarket and, hopefully, racing nearer hand at Ayr, where there is a further 7am inspection this morning, provide a good start as we head towards one of racing’s best weekends of the year.

Fort William rallies round for Sharon Fraser’s charity duathlon

12:03am Thursday 2nd October 2008

Kevin Ferrie on Thursday: It was a grey afternoon with rain in the air in Fort William last Saturday. As we prepared to run up the far from inspiringly named Cow Hill, many of the participants looked close to tears as the principal organiser tried to cheer them with words of welcome and encouragement.

Qualification now ‘right hard work’ for Strachan’s side

12:40am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Gordon Strachan last night spoke of his disappointment as Celtic lost to a soft free-kick to Villarreal and described the task of qualifying from Group E as “right hard work”.

Same old story gets even worse

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Villarreal 1 - 0 Celtic: This was the same sad story. Only much worse. Celtic’s defeat in El Madrigal last night was perfectly predictable for those who have watched them scrape one point from 15 away matches in Champions League matches.

	Quality rivals stifle Celtic’s bold approach in El Madrigal
	Wed 1 Oct 08
	Gordon Strachan must have left the scissors at home when he packed for Spain. Facial self-harming was not on the agenda. His relationship with Aiden McGeady may have cooled but he was never going to cut off his nose to spite his face.

Berbatov double seals easy win

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Aalborg BK 0 - 3 Manchester United: Dimitar Berbatov scored his first Manchester United goals to give the defending champions their first win in this season’s competition, but the victory may have come at a price.

Fleming seeks a winning return

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Colin Fleming cannot recall the exact moment when he decided to return to professional tennis two years after retiring. It appears to have been a gradual dawning rather than a moment of epiphany.

Scolari warns of dangers that lie in wait for Chelsea could face

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Chelsea manager, wants his team’s “football machine” to dish out a Champions League reality check to European minnows CFR Cluj tonight.

Blanc and Spalletti in search of recovery

Wednesday 1st October 2008

After losing their opening Group A games, Laurent Blanc, the Bordeaux coach, and his AS Roma counterpart Luciano Spalletti are under pressure heading into tonight's Champions League meeting.

Argentina to face Scotland at Hampden next month

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Scotland will play Argentina in a friendly at Hampden on November 19 after successfully reviving negotiations with the South Americans.

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