Sun, 5th Feb 2012

National Sport

RFU to view Lancaster's application

10:12pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Stuart Lancaster

Stuart Lancaster confirmed he has applied for the full-time England coach's job after guiding England to a physical 13-6 Calcutta Cup victory over Scotland.

Capello criticises Terry decision

10:04pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Fabio Capello (right) and John Terry

Major question marks hang over Fabio Capello's status as England coach after he spoke out in defence of axed skipper John Terry.

Karl Dickson gets England call

7:05pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Karl Dickson

Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has been called into the England squad as a replacement for his younger brother Lee, who fractured a bone in his left hand against Scotland.

United strike back for Chelsea draw

6:02pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Wayne Rooney (left) and Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez came off the bench to grab a late equaliser as Chelsea squandered a three-goal lead in Sunday afternoon's thrilling 3-3 draw against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Giants stun Warriors

5:54pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Larne Patrick

Huddersfield shrugged off the absence of seven first-choice players to pull off a 20-16 opening-round win over 2010 Super League champions Wigan.

Halfpenny boots Wales to victory

5:09pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Leigh Halfpenny

Leigh Halfpenny kicked a final-minute penalty to snatch a dramatic late 23-21 victory for Wales over Ireland in their RBS 6 Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium.

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.

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.

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.

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