Football

Sep 21, 2011: Joey Barton has claimed he held talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger before joining QPR and says that his clash with Gervinho ended his hopes of a move

Sep 21, 2011: Holders Rangers crashed out of the Scottish Communities League Cup tonight at the hands of Falkirk as hopes of a domestic treble this season were left in tatters

Sep 21, 2011: Owen Hargreaves scored a goal barely 20 minutes into his return to football as Manchester City cruised to victory against Birmingham City on Wednesday night

Sep 21, 2011: Follow all Wednesday's Carling Cup action - including Liverpool's visit to Brighton and Fulham's derby against Chelsea

Sep 21, 2011: Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has moved to assure the fans that the players are over their recent slump and determined to return the club to winning ways

Sep 21, 2011: Jamie Carragher expects Steven Gerrard's return will kick Liverpool out of their Premier League slump, which has seen them lose their last two fixtures

Sep 21, 2011: Former Arsenal striker Tony Woodcock does not feel sacking Arsene Wenger would solve the club's problems

Sep 21, 2011: Nicolas Anelka has insisted he has yet to make up his mind whether to quit Chelsea at the end of the season

Sep 21, 2011: Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has revealed owner Roman Abramovich is a football anorak and admitted the Russian had "changed football forever"

Sep 21, 2011: Gian Piero Gasperini has been removed as manager of Inter Milan following a disappointing start to the 2011-12 season

Sep 21, 2011: Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes he has "got a few years left in him" and said he hopes his brace against Leeds in Tuesday's Carling Cup victory will improve his chances of playing more regularly

Sep 21, 2011: Manchester City defender Kolo Toure believes he has emerged a stronger character following his six-month suspension for failing a drugs test

Sep 21, 2011: Arsene Wenger refused to answer a journalist's question in the aftermath to Arsenal's 3-1 victory over Shrewsbury, after the Frenchman was asked if he should bring in Tony Adams or Martin Keown to coach his defenders

Sep 21, 2011: England have fallen four places to eighth in the new FIFA world rankings despite winning back-to-back Euro 2012 qualifying matches

Sep 21, 2011: Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has admitted his long-term target is to return to the England fold

Sep 21, 2011: Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish says his players are determined to repay the fans for the club's disappointing loss at the weekend when they take on Brighton in the Carling Cup on Wednesday

Sep 21, 2011: Arsene Wenger insists he "is not bothered at all" by the continued speculation about his future at Arsenal.