West Ham striker Diafra Sakho scored a late winner to inflict defeat on new Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat in his first match in charge and finally bring some cheer back to Upton Park.

Arsenal face an anxious wait to find out the extent of the hamstring injury to England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Nabil Bentaleb has rubbished claims from West Ham manager Sam Allardyce that Tottenham players go to ground too easily.

Tottenham Hotspur 2 West Ham United  2: Sam Allardyce believes referee Jonathan Moss was not brave enough to apply the rules of the game and has called for an official timekeeper after Harry Kane netted a dramatic injury-time equaliser for Tottenham.

Allardyce: “But they’re so lucky today – one with the first goal and two with the fact Adrian saved the penalty and it’s fortunately – and unfortunately for us – come straight back to Harry Kane."

Harry Kane again provided the heroics for Tottenham as he equalised with the final kick of the game to prevent West Ham collecting a third successive win at White Hart Lane.

Premier League

West Ham gave their European ambitions a timely boost as a superb second-half display saw the Hammers thrash struggling Hull 3-0 at Upton Park.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez was pleased to see striker Romelu Lukaku shouldering some responsibility in the 1-1 FA Cup draw at home to West Ham.

Forward Danny Welbeck has stressed Arsenal cannot afford to get ahead of themselves despite having clawed their way back into striking distance of the Barclays Premier League top four.

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Arsenal battled to a 2-1 win at West Ham to close in on the top four of the Barclays Premier League.

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Diego Costa was on target in a 2-0 win as Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea proved a barrier too far for West Ham.

Diafra Sakho’s seventh goal in as many Barclays Premier League starts gave West Ham a 2-1 victory over champions Manchester City at Upton Park.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes striker Sergio Aguero has the potential to become the best player in the world.

Defender Martin Skrtel returned for Liverpool at West Ham after recovering from a knee injury.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is looking to his established players to take up some of the slack while his summer signings bed in properly.

West Ham have announced the signing of Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a season-long loan.

If declarations of this being the greatest World Cup ever were tempered during what has mostly been bland football since the knockout stages began, one theme has been maintained, if not strengthened, throughout.

We’ve a week left and maybe a lot longer for some, as the World Cup post-mortems linger on.

Fifa has said there has been no evidence of match-fixing at any World Cup match and called on a German magazine which made allegations concerning Cameroon to back up their claim with proof.

FIFA has said there has been no evidence of match-fixing at any World Cup match and called on a German magazine which made allegations concerning Cameroon to offer proof.

Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal has denied correctly predicting the result of the World Cup Group A match between Cameroon and Croatia.

Cameroon’s football federation (FECAFOOT) is to investigate allegations of match-fixing by its players at the World Cup finals.

With Lee Dixon left to carry the fight for ITV — and even he wouldn’t command much of a purse — it’s already turned into a straight battle off the field between RTÉ and BBC.

When Cameroon midfielder Alex Song saw red in last night’s match against Croatia, he was continuing a long-standing family tradition.

Croatia responded from their controversial World Cup opening loss to hosts Brazil with a 4-0 Group A defeat of 10-man Cameroon to keep their hopes of a place in the last 16 alive.

One thing was for sure going into Saturday’s all or nothing La Liga clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou. The fifth Argentinian coach in history was going to win the trophy.

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Tonight’s Copa del Rey decider between Barcelona and Real Madrid in Valencia will be very different from their last final meeting.

It is not hard to imagine Borussia Dortmund as Arsenal’s brash, over-achieving younger brother.

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Barcelona 1 PSG 1 (Barcelona win on away goals after 3-3 on aggregate)

Lionel Messi has gone from being the first name on Barcelona’s team sheet to the last, as they await a late fitness test ahead of tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to Paris Saint-Germain.

Mario Balotelli will have a medical tomorrow before being unveiled as an AC Milan player.

Gareth Barry is determined to ensure Arsenal are shocked by more than just Mario Balotelli’s new hairstyle as Manchester City aim for a first league win away to the Gunners since 1975 this weekend.

Celtic will today learn their reward for a memorable Champions League qualifying campaign when the draw for the last 16 takes place in Nyon.

Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson last night launched a scathing attack on manager Arsene Wenger, saying the Frenchman had become “a dictator”.

Tito Vilanova insisted Barcelona were not a one-man side after Lionel Messi scored twice and set up another as the Catalan club powered on at the top of the Primera Division with a 3-1 victory over Real Zaragoza.

Arsene Wenger may be coming under fire from disgruntled Arsenal fans but Jack Wilshere has praised his work in the transfer window.

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Neil Lennon has put a £25 million (€31m) valuation on Victor Wanyama after criticising the Kenyan’s representative for revealing that the player has turned down the offer of a new contract from Celtic.

Neil Lennon wants to see a squad full of heroes when Celtic take on Barcelona in their Champions League clash at the Nou Camp tonight.