Going into the south London derby at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace had not beaten Charlton in the league since 1996. But it was the home side that made all the early running, forcing five corners in the opening five minutes and creating the only chances of a goal-less first half.
The best of these chances fell [...]

Far-out: Ferrie Bodde celebrates after his free-kick beats Preston’s keeper Photo: Getty Images

Goals from distance are causing major problems for Preston.Twice in successive games they have succumbed to long-range attempts.
Joey Gudjonsson delivered from 35 yards for Burnley on Saturday, then last night Swansea’s Ferrie Bodde retreated a further 10 yards before deceiving Preston goalkeeper Andy [...]

After a successful weekend in Singapore, Flavio Briatore will have been hoping to add to his Renault triumph with a win from his other sporting outfit, Queens Park Rangers. Although they did not lose, it was not the return to winning ways they had hoping for.
Rangers have been described as a club with real promotion [...]

No follow through: Everton say Bill Kenwright had been contacted by an agent claiming to act for Anil Ambani but the interest was not considered serious Photo: Getty Images

Everton is the latest Premier League club with which Ambani, the sixth-richest man in the world with an estimated £20 billion fortune courtesy of his Reliance Group [...]

 
Polish return: Ledley King will travel to Krakow Photo: Getty Images
King has featured in Spurs’ two wins this season but his recovery from knee surgery has prevented him from playing twice in quick succession and the centre-back was rested for the 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth.
With Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka ineligible to face Wisla tomorrow, [...]

Not so golden ticket: Christian Gross arrived at the club by tube to illustrat his link with the fans. He brought Jurgen Klinsmann back to the club, but that was not enough Photo: Ben Duffy

Old adversary: George Graham managed to cross the North London divide, and brought Spurs the League Cup. But his failings in [...]

Hard to take: Jose Mouriho after the derby defeat Photo: Getty Images

The Champions League Group B clash gives the Italian champions an immediate opportunity to forget the derby loss, their first defeat under Mourinho, and to work on their malfunctioning forward line.
Mourinho, whose side won 2-0 at Panathinaikos in their opening group game, won two [...]

Crossing the line: ‘nobody likes being called filthy names,’ said Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp of the abuse suffered by Sol Campbell by Spurs fans at Fratton Park Photo: AP

It is not yet clear whether Campbell will ask Portsmouth to step up pressure on the authorities to deal with supporters who are still targeting him seven [...]

Winning feeling: Ruud van Nistelrooy celebrates with his team-mates Photo: EPA

Real Madrid maintained their unbeaten start to the Champions League group stage with this victory over Zenit St Petersburg last night. The win means that Real have won their opening two matches in the competition for the first time in five years.
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Eyeing return: Kevin Keegan could return to St James? Park Photo: AP

Keegan recently returned from a holiday in California and has signalled that he is prepared to take the helm at Newcastle, who have been in freefall since he stormed out of the club a month ago. “Kevin has had a great break, is feeling [...]