A gently irreverent and affectionate take on the books is how director Richard Hurst describes Potted Potter – The Unauthorised Harry Experience, a parody of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books that opens at the Everyman next Tuesday, April 22.

Dropping Greaves a brave call

West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke made 10 changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur for the Capital One Cup second round tie at Yeovil Town.

New England coach Roy Hodgson has no fresh injury problems for his penultimate match as West Brom boss against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday.

Roy Hodgson left Wembley this evening after a “positive” four-hour meeting with the Football Association, thrashing out the contract that is set to confirm him as England’s new manager.

West Brom striker Marc-Antoine Fortune is fit to return for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League derby with Aston Villa at the Hawthorns.

The North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has denied any involvement in the IRA sanctioning an operation to abduct, torture and murder two of the most senior RUC officers killed in the Troubles.

Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long will be in contention to replace West Brom striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who is a fitness doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.

West Brom skipper Chris Brunt and left-back Liam Ridgewell are both expected to be fit for tomorrow’s home Barclays Premier League clash with QPR.

American Solheim Cup captain Rosie Jones has sprung a surprise by naming Ryann O’Toole as one of her wild cards for the match against Europe at Killeen Castle in Ireland from September 23 to 25.

THE Irish edition of the News of the World will cease to exist along with its parent operation following its last run off the presses this Sunday.

West Brom are likely to hand a rare taste of first-team action to teenagers James Hurst and George Thorne as they finish their campaign at Newcastle with the pressure off.

HE may see it differently but at least Avram Grant’s last match in charge of West Ham United was about as thrilling as it possibly gets.

West Brom will be boosted by the return of a trio of key players for tomorrow’s Premier League home clash with Everton.

West Brom will be boosted by the return of a trio of key players for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League home clash with Everton.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy axed England winger Matt Jarvis for the Barclays Premier League derby with West Brom.

West Brom will be without suspended midfielder Paul Scharner for the Premier League derby with Wolves at Molineux on Sunday.

West Brom welcome back key defender Jonas Olsson from suspension for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Blackburn.

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill will make his first Barclays Premier League start for West Brom when they take on Blackpool tomorrow.

West Brom are hopeful left-back Marek Cech will have recovered from a shin injury in time for tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round tie at Reading.

SCOTT CARSON made another high-profile mistake to set Fulham on course for a victory that lifted them out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

Fulham 3 West Brom 0

West Brom head coach Roberto Di Matteo will check on the fitness of a quintet of players ahead of Sunday’s home Barclays Premier League clash with Newcastle.

UNDER-FIRE boss Roy Keane guided npower Championship side Ipswich into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup — where they will meet favourites Arsenal — following a 1-0 win over top-flight West Brom last night.

Franz Beckenbauer has expressed sympathy for the controversial manner in which England bowed out of the World Cup and called for the introduction of technology to prevent such injustices in future.

THE manner of Everton’s FA Cup win over brave Carlisle was not what returning captain Phil Neville wanted, but the end product was spot on.

Everton 3 Carlisle 1

Portsmouth will again be without defensive duo Steve Finnan (hamstring) and Hermann Hreidarsson (foot) for the Carling Cup third-round trip to Carlisle.

WHILE there were several key interventions – most notably a goal from top forward Amy O’Shea in each half – Cork’s character in the face of their biggest challenge since getting to the top in the TG4-sponsored Ladies Football All-Ireland senior championship in 2005 kept their five-in-a-row quest alive in Nenagh on Saturday.

Cork 3-10 Mayo 1-9

American Pat Hurst birdied the final hole to card a four-under-par 68 and secure a one-stroke victory at the MasterCard Classic in Mexico today.

IT IS the latest story that touched, and betrayed, the world.

Five Irish internationals have made an early exit from the West of Ireland championship at Rosses Point.

England’s Jonathan Hurst has set his sights on the West of Ireland Amateur Open title after a level-par 71 gave him the first round lead at wind-blown Rosses Point today.

CHRIS COLEMAN has emerged as the new favourite for the manager’s post at Southampton.

American Paula Creamer retained a firm grip on the Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions as she stretched her lead to six shots with a round to play in Mobile, Alabama.

Rookie In-bee Park and Pat Hurst carded five-under opening rounds on Thursday to share a two-stroke lead at the Longs Drugs Challenge.

For the first time since 1998 the United States lead Europe after the first day of the Solheim Cup – but not by anything like the margin they had hoped for at Halmstad in Sweden.

Holders America had the chance to pull well clear of Europe on the opening day of the Solheim Cup at Halmstad in Sweden.

Holders America made the start they were hoping for in the Solheim Cup in Sweden today – and Europe’s players had only themselves to blame for a large part of it.

Nine years after they first played together against the Americans, Scot Catriona Matthew will again partner Annika Sorenstam when the Solheim Cup starts in Sweden tomorrow.

SOCKS rolled down round his ankles, sweat staining his shirt, legs and lungs still pumping when others were out on their feet.

James Brown's widow was left out of the soul legend's will because he thought she was gay.

Swansea midfielder Thomas Butler made Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock pay the price for fielding an understrength side as the Blades crashed out of the FA Cup.