LIVERPOOL have sacked Kenny Dalglish following their dismal league performance

ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN is the shock name in Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2012

THE Spanish giants want to offer Drogba a two-year deal worth up to £5m a season

ROBIN VAN PERSIE could be forced to see out his contract at Arsenal

STEVEN GERRARD has been named England captain for Euro 2012 by Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson

NORWICH keeper had two reasons to celebrate as he makes squad and wedding

RIO FERDINAND reeling after omission from England's Euro 2012 squad

MANCHESTER UNITED target Shinji Kagawa revealed he has met Alex Ferguson and he would love to play in England

MIDFIELDER will be investigated by QPR for red card and subsequent conduct

Andy Murray could not repeat his semi-final heroics as Roger Federer won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a straight-sets victory.

Gylfi Sigurdsson struck either side of the interval to secure a deserved 2-0 victory for 10-man Swansea at the Premier League basement boys Wigan.

David Dunn earned Blackburn a valuable point in the fight against relegation with a headed equaliser five minutes from time in a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa at Ewood Park.

Mario Balotelli again took centre stage as Manchester City saw off Bolton 2-0 to move five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

West Brom defender Gareth McAuley increased the pressure on Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas with a late winner in the 1-0 Barclays Premier League clash at the Hawthorns.

Liverpool paid for missing a penalty and hitting the post twice as Arsenal's Robin van Persie scored twice to snatch a late 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at Anfield.

Michael Carrick accepts Manchester United's impressive record against Tottenham will count for little when the champions put their title credentials on the line at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Chelsea have launched an investigation after a smoke grenade went off at the club's training ground.

World Championship finalists Ellen Gandy and Jemma Lowe and British record-holder Fran Halsall all negotiated the heats of the 100 metres butterfly on the first morning of the Olympic trials at the Aquatics Centre.

ASTON VILLA owner Randy Lerner jets back into the UK today to sort out their managerial mess.

JOEY BARTON has drafted in his own solicitor to help him fight a possible 12-game ban from the FA.

Patrice Evra has described this season as the most difficult of his entire career and lifted the lid on the emotions he felt when Luis Suarez snubbed his pre-match handshake at Old Trafford.

QPR captain Joey Barton has accepted a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero but denied the same charge for his confrontation with Vincent Kompany.

The lifetime Olympics ban for British drugs cheats is expected to be formally removed on Thursday.

Roberto Ferrari won the longest stage of this year's Giro d'Italia from Assisi to Montecatini as Great Britain's Mark Cavendish finished fourth.

Sean O'Driscoll has been appointed as the new manager of Crawley.

QPR will conduct an internal investigation into Joey Barton's dismissal against Manchester City and his subsequent conduct, the club have announced.

RAFA Benitez could make a sensational return to Liverpool.

Gareth Barry is looking forward to working alongside Roy Hodgson after hearing he was included in England's Euro 2012 squad while on a golf course in Spain.

QPR captain Joey Barton has accepted a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero but denied the same charge for his confrontation with Vincent Kompany.

Kenny Dalglish was today sacked as manager of Liverpool. Here, we guide you through his time at Anfield...

Liverpool have confirmed that Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as manager, just 16 months after returning to the role.

Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain said his call-up to the England squad for Euro 2012 felt "surreal" but he is ready to seize his chance in Poland and the Ukraine.

The England squad has been announced and as usual there is a mix of shock inclusions, big name absentees and poorly kept secrets with much of the squad being known at least a day in advance. There has been plenty of speculation about who would be included and we now know who can help justify the England Euro 2012 odds and who can’t.

Euro 2012 kicks-off in just a matter of weeks and in anticipation The Independent is running down the key factors and people to keep an eye on in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer admits his side will have to stop the threat of Didier Drogba to have a chance of winning the Champions League.

Reading have made their first signing of the summer as they prepare for life in the Premier League by bringing in Nottingham Forest winger Garath McCleary on a free transfer.