Sun, 5th Feb 2012

National Sport

Cisse fires home Newcastle winner

3:34pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Papiss Demba Cisse

Papiss Demba Cisse paid off the first instalment of his transfer fee as he fired Newcastle to a 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory over Aston Villa.

Rangers suffer cup KO

2:22pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Johnny Russell (left)

Rangers plunged deeper into crisis after crashing out of the William Hill Scottish Cup as goals from Gavin Gunning and Johnny Russell secured a 2-0 win for Dundee United at Ibrox.

I didn't dive for penalty - Johnson

2:00pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Adam Johnson (left) and Chris Baird

Adam Johnson insists he did not take a dive to set up Manchester City's latest Barclays Premier League triumph.

Wenger demands consistency

2:00pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger challenged his Arsenal side to find consistency again after romping to a first Barclays Premier League win of 2012 as they thrashed 10-man Blackburn 7-1 at Emirates Stadium.

Azhar puts Pakistan in control

1:31pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Azhar Ali

England at last saw the back of Azhar Ali, but still need to pull off the second-highest run chase in their Test history to avoid a 3-0 whitewash against Pakistan.

Azhar prolongs England's agony

11:11am Sunday 5th February 2012

Azhar Ali

Azhar Ali's painstaking tour de force extended through its fourth session and into its ninth hour to pile on the misery for England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Chelsea game on

10:30am Sunday 5th February 2012

Football

Chelsea have confirmed their Barclays Premier League fixture against champions Manchester United will go ahead despite the cold snap.

Yuvraj receiving cancer treatment

9:35am Sunday 5th February 2012

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh's physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhary has confirmed the India batsman is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States.

Azhar stretches Pakistan lead

8:39am Sunday 5th February 2012

Azhar Ali

England managed just one wicket on the third morning of the final Test as Azhar Ali completed a painstaking century in Pakistan's second-innings 295 for three.

Robinson rues familiar failings

7:35am Sunday 5th February 2012

Andy Robinson

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson vowed his side will resolve their inability to score tries after all too familiar failings contributed to their 13-6 loss to England in the RBS 6 Nations opener at Murrayfield.

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