Championship round-up: Rovers shock Palace

Doncaster get first away win of season at Selhurst Park while Blackpool lose at home for the first time this campaign

The greatest hero of them all

In Cape Town for the World Cup draw, Ruud Gullit recalls his time fighting for the release of Nelson Mandela

Real grab win but Ronaldo sees red

Former Manchester United striker is sent off whilst Jose Mourinho is also banished to the stand during Juventus's win

Best & Worst: Tony Daley

The former England star talks about beating Manchester United to the League Cup and working with Graham Taylor

Samaras puts Celtic back on track

Celtic 3 Aberdeen 0: after difficult week truce seems to be called between home team and fans after convincing win

Dunne looking towards the future

Aston Villa defender wants to move on from Ireland’s exit and scotches rumours of a players’ revolt before the France game

England need a head for heights

Coach Fabio Capello is looking to the hills to boost his squad's World Cup finals chances with a spot of acclimatisation

Newcastle hang on despite sending-off

Newcastle 2 Watford 0: league leaders open up ten-point gap despite dismissal of midfielder for second booking

Wenger on collision course with Cruyff

Holland legend looks to pick Cesc Fabregas this month as coach for full-strength Catalonia side against Argentina

Campbell halts charge of West Brom

Derby 2 West Brom 2: striker’s late, late goal prevents Roberto Di Matteo’s side from claiming dramatic victory

Romanov’s reign at Hearts lost in translation

Hearts’ owner promised the world when he arrived but has delivered debt and instability to Tynecastle

Ibrox fans have right to demand answers

Monday’s AGM promises to be most intense such meeting in many years for Rangers with the future of the club uncertain

League Two round-up: County travel in style

Victory at Hereford overshadows concerns about Sven-Goran Eriksson’s future at Meadow Lane, while leaders Rochdale win with ease

League One round-up: Rhodes denies Leeds

Huddersfield striker scores equaliser in Yorkshire derby to end home side’s run of five wins, allowing Charlton to close gap

Defoe: giving it his best shot

The in-form Tottenham Hotspur striker is determined not to miss another World Cup after weathering a difficult year

The Sunday Times guide: Group H

Will Switzerland, Honduras or Chile be able to stop the top-ranked European Champions, Spain, from progressing?

The Sunday Times guide: Group A

France, unpopular after their qualification at the expense of Ireland , take on hosts South Africa plus Mexico and Uruguay

The Sunday Times guide: Group F

World champions Italy will be happy with their group, with Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia posing little threat

The Sunday Times guide: Group G

The toughest group of them all: Brazil will have to fight hard to progress at the expense of Portugal or the Ivory Coast

The Sunday Times guide: Group B

Argentina, led by the ever-colourful Diego Maradona, should have a relatively easy ride against Nigeria, Greece and South Korea

The Sunday Times guide: Group D

Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose will lead the younger Germans into battle against Australia, Ghana and Serbia

The Sunday Times guide: Group E

Holland, who did not drop a point in qualifying, come up against Denmark, Samuel Eto’o's Cameroon and Japan

Championship reports: Forest move to third

Comprehensive 5-1 victory over promotion rivals Leicester moves Billy Davies’s side closer to automatic spots

Boyd brace edges him closer to League record

Falkirk 1 Rangers 3: prolific striker nets twice to secure win but denied hat-trick when taken off before third goal

Premier League - Man City v Chelsea live!

Man Utd closed the gap at the top with a 4-0 win at West Ham, now Carlos Tevez's free kick has put the league leaders 2-1 behind at Man City