Football

Jan 31, 2010: Manchester United swept aside title rivals Arsenal 3-1 at Emirates Stadium to move within a point of leaders Chelsea.

Jan 31, 2010: Emmanuel Adebayor acknowledged the heavens in remembrance after scoring for the first time since the gun attack in Angola that left him fearing for his life.

Jan 31, 2010: Chelsea passed up the chance to sign Manchester United-bound Chris Smalling for free, according to the player's former manager at Maidstone.

Jan 31, 2010: Manchester United chief executive David Gill has stressed that Wayne Rooney is not for sale at any price, while the England striker again re-iterated his desire to stay at the club.

Jan 31, 2010: Fabio Capello has left it to England general manager Franco Baldini to talk to John Terry about his role as Three Lions captain, ESPNsoccernet understands.

Jan 30, 2010: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has ruled out the prospect of selling Ryan Babel in January. The Spaniard saw his side beat Bolton 2-0 and after the game insisted the Dutchman was staying at Anfield.

Jan 30, 2010: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has admitted defeat in his attempts to sign Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

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Jan 30, 2010: Morten Rasmussen scored his first Celtic goal in a 1-0 victory over Hamilton at New Douglas Park, but they remain 10 points behind Rangers who eased to a 3-0 win over Falkirk.

Jan 30, 2010: Liverpool eased the pressure on Rafael Benitez with a 2-0 win over Bolton, as their rivals for fourth place Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw at Birmingham.

Jan 30, 2010: Togo have been banned from the next two editions of the African Nations Cup because of "governmental interference" in their decision to pull-out of the 2010 tournament after the machine-gun attack on the team bus

Jan 30, 2010: ESPN Soccernet understands that John Terry will not lose the England captaincy

Jan 30, 2010: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has launched another verbal attack on Arsene Wenger and claims the Arsenal boss gets "carried away with his own importance''

Jan 30, 2010: Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp is looking at signing a new central defender before the transfer window closes after it was revealed former England defender Jonathan Woodgate could be out for the remainder of the season

Jan 29, 2010: Hearts have announced the departure of Csaba Laszlo from the club with immediate effect

Jan 29, 2010: Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined Bolton on loan until the end of the season in a move made to present him with more Premier League playing time

Jan 29, 2010: West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola admits he has lost respect for Eidur Gudjohnsen after the Iceland forward chose to snub the Hammers at the 11th hour in favour of a switch to Tottenham

Jan 29, 2010: Fulham are on the brink of completing the loan signing of striker Stefano Okaka from Roma until the end of the season.

Jan 29, 2010: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will leave it to Benjani Mwaruwari to decide whether he wants to leave Eastlands after Sunderland opened negotiations