england women 1-0 south africa women

... england went ahead after five minutes when everton midfielder scott got the last touch after striker jody handley's cross had led to a defensive mix-up

burnley's graham alexander still wants scotland caps

... levein named his first scotland squad since succeeding george burley earlier this week, ahead of the friendly against the czech republic at hampden on 3 march

celtic raise concerns to sfa over referee decisions

... he said the news would "exert additional pressure on match officials" ahead of sunday's derby with rangers ... the refereeing performances are a concern and a frustration to us celtic source celtic are seven points behind reigning scottish premier league champions rangers, who have a game in hand, ahead of the match at ibrox

fabio capello warns england squad over conduct

... " the italian will stress the importance of team spirit and personal discipline when he talks to his players ahead of england's friendly with egypt on 3 march

cska moscow 1-1 sevilla

... nonetheless, sevilla will probably be the happier side ahead of the second leg on 16 march, especially given cska's run of 15 champions league games without keeping a clean sheet ... the spanish side, who lie fourth in la liga, went ahead against the run of play when navas's cross evaded the defender's attempted clearance and akinfeev's grasp, leaving negredo to score his first champions league goal of the season

terry's a man on a mission

... allegations over terry's private life have dominated the headlines on recent times, with the 30-year-old now eager to retain his focus on on-field matters ahead of a crucial few months

dutch hopeful over van persie

... van persie has sat out 22 games for the gunners but van marwijk believes he could return in early april in what would be a boost to the oranje ahead of the world cup

stoke city 3-1 manchester city - match report

... the recalled craig bellamy should have put manchester city ahead in the 20th minute after adebayor turned dean whitehead far too easily on the halfway line

josé mourinho's internazionale leave chelsea bruised but breathing

... internazionale moved ahead after three minutes

arsenal could have robin van persie back by early april

... "van marwijk will be closely monitoring van persie's progress ahead of the world cup this summer: "he is a very important player for me so it is very important that he is fit