Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has been filled with “so much confidence” in his team by their reaction to Saturday’s Twickenham humbling.

Southend continued their remarkable Coca-Cola Championship revival as QPR crashed to an eighth straight away defeat at Roots Hall.

Under-pressure Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has pleaded with the club’s long-suffering fans to get behind his team.

Michael Owen will not be rushed back from injury to resurrect England’s faltering Euro 2008 qualification campaign.

Pakistan cricketers at the centre of the Bob Woolmer murder mystery continued their brief stay in London today.

Scotland flanker Kelly Brown insists he was wrongly denied a try during his side’s RBS 6 Nations defeat in Paris.

Austria 1 Poland 1

Greece 0 Sweden 2

Valerie Mulcahy kicked a match-winning 3-02 as Cork claimed their fourth All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football title in succession, following a 4-13 to 0-11 victory over Monaghan.

Frustrated Bolton manager Gary Megson believes it is only a matter of time before technology is used to settle contentious issues in the game.

Joe Kinnear will take training for the first time at Newcastle tomorrow knowing he has everything to gain and nothing to lose.

West Ham 0 West Brom 0

Celebrations burst out across the country tonight after the country spectacularly clinched its first rugby Grand Slam in 61 years.

Munster 18 Glasgow Warriors 21

Munster 42 Ulster 6

Middlesbrough 1 Derby 0

West Ham 2 Newcastle 2

Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has voiced his opposition to extending the Clydesdale Bank Premier League season to help ease the burden on rivals Rangers.

Harlequins 19 Stade Francais 17

Wigan 4 Notts County 0