Our award winning photographer Tom Jenkins brings you the action from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea play host to West Ham United

Evening all. So, Arsenal can go top of the table if they beat Hull by a landslide. There are two schools of thought on whether that's possible. There's the theory that Hull are exactly the sort of side Arsenal will swat aside with the minimum of fuss. They'll pass their way through the home side's huff and puff and, with confidence riding high

Campaigners demand David Cameron identifies member who killed bill protecting developing world from vulture fund bankersPressure is growing on David Cameron to identify the mystery Tory MP who deliberately scuppered a landmark anti-poverty bill that could have stopped "vulture" bankers profiteering from the developing world's debt burdens.Debt c

Exclusive: Germany plays pivotal role in potential eurozone rescue package for Greek debtsThe eurozone has agreed a multibillion-euro bailout for Greece as part of a package to shore up the single currency after weeks of crisis, the Guardian has learnt.Senior sources in Brussels said that Berlin had bowed to the bailout agreement despite huge resis

Welcome to live coverage of Dan Parks v Jonny Wilkinson. Hoof. Boot. Hoof. Hoof. Boot. Boot. Hoof. Boot. Hoof. Hoof. Hoof. Bootity. Boot.There will be at least 28 other players milling around the park at various points in proceedings. And here they are.Poor old half-decent Scotland, who have either been dreadfully unlucky, or bottled it big style,

Three days before 'The Man' returns to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea put on a performance that was classic Mourinho. There was no great need to exert themselves and, against a pedestrian West Ham side, they plucked the three points necessary to regain position at the top of the Premier League table.They were even able to tweak their goal difference wi

John Terry may be captain but he is getting help from a striker who leads from the frontBreaking news: Didier Drogba is the new Chelsea captain. Not officially, you understand, because John Terry has managed to hang on to one of his armbands, but midway through the second half of this demolition of West Ham the team's top scorer and chief thespian

Evening all. So, Arsenal can go top of the table if they beat Hull by a landslide. There are two schools of thought on whether that's possible. There's the theory that Hull are exactly the sort of side Arsenal will swat aside with the minimum of fuss. They'll pass their way through the home side's huff and puff and, with confidence riding high

Campaigners demand David Cameron identifies member who killed bill protecting developing world from vulture fund bankersPressure is growing on David Cameron to identify the mystery Tory MP who deliberately scuppered a landmark anti-poverty bill that could have stopped "vulture" bankers profiteering from the developing world's debt burdens.Debt c

Three days before 'The Man' returns to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea put on a performance that was classic Mourinho. There was no great need to exert themselves and, against a pedestrian West Ham side, they plucked the three points necessary to regain position at the top of the Premier League table.They were even able to tweak their goal difference wi

• Mawhinney's successor at Football League unveiled• Warns clubs must be wary of 'brutal' financial futureLeeds United could be obliged to make public the identity of their offshore-registered owner before the start of next season. That will be the outcome if the Football League's incoming chairman, Greg Clarke, successfully implements his

Even when Newcastle United stumble on their march back towards the Premier League, they still manage to move another step closer to promotion, as Andy Carroll's late equaliser rescued a point from a game in which they had been largely outplayed.Having fought back from a goal down, Middlesbrough looked on course to boost their own hopes of making a

• Hibernian earn Scottish Cup quarter-final replay• Motherwell easily break HeartsHibernian hung on for a 2-2 draw against First Division Ross County to earn a Scottish Cup quarter-final replay. The Staggies went behind twice and equalised twice before dominating the closing stages at Easter Road, as the home side's hoodoo in a competition the

La Liga: The Valencia striker may miss Sunday's match at the champions due to a shoulder injury

• Ferdinand has had to alter training programme • Ryan Giggs should be back for Liverpool gameRio Ferdinand has spoken of his hope that he is over the worst of his long‑standing back issues, the Manchester United defender "staying positive" about his chances of being injury-free in this summer's World Cup. Ferdinand is encouraged by playin

Richard Cresswell scored for the fourth successive match against Queens Park Rangers this season but calamitous defending allowed Adel Taarabt to claim a point for Neil Warnock's visitors on his return to Sheffield United, the club he managed for seven and a half years. It was the third 1-1 draw between these sides this season and was a fitting re

Bolton and Chelsea both hit four past struggling opponents while Wolves picked up a precious three points away to BurnleyPreamble: Hallo, hallo, hallo. Today's 3 o'clockers feature one title aspirant, five relegation candidates, three teams with their eyes on Europe and one comfy midtable outfit.Burnley and Bolton will be the loci of most of the

Campaigners demand David Cameron names member who killed bill protecting developing world from vulture fund bankersPressure is growing on David Cameron to identify the mystery Tory MP who deliberately scuppered a landmark anti-poverty bill that could have stopped "vulture" bankers profiteering from the developing world's debt burdens.Debt campai

Look to Keynes for a way to rebalance the world economy – force surplus countries to spend money in deficit countriesHow is the global economy to be rebalanced? Is there a distinction worth making between Chinese and German mercantilism? One can argue that China's astonishing growth has sucked in other countries' imports while lifting millions

Cheats such as Mark Owen don't 'love' women, as they often claim. If you trick women and lie to them, you must hate themI feel devastated. Every time I think about it, I feel sick. Mark Owen of Take That is a love rat. Speaking to the Sun – always the best way to confront your intimate problems – married Owen has confessed to multiple affair

Three days before 'The Man' returns to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea put on a performance that was classic Mourinho. There was no great need to exert themselves and, against a pedestrian West Ham side, they plucked the three points necessary to regain position at the top of the Premier League table.They were even able to tweak their goal difference wi

Celtic's entry into the Scottish Cup semi-finals was basically personal retribution for Robbie Keane, whose hat-trick exacted revenge on the Kilmarnock side who had ruined his debut for the Parkhead side last month.The striker also kept Celtic's season alive, in the process putting a grotesquely misleading scoreline on a match that Kilmarnock had

Hit F5 for the latest updates, or get funky with our autorefresh tool. Email questions and the like to alanrgardner@gmail.com and keep up with all today's goals with our live score centre5.02pm: So, that's about enough from me; for all today's results, click here, and if you fancy a gander at the latest league tables, this one's your man. There

Press refresh for the latest updates and then email Tom on tommyturbo100@hotmail.com with your thoughtsPhil Brown's been on the telly outlining Hull City's gameplan. To boil it down, it does not involve free-flowing football. What it does involve is a lot of hoofing - ostensibly of the ball, but probably of Arsenal's players too. Good stuff on t

Even when Newcastle United stumble on their march back towards the Premier League, they still manage to move another step closer to promotion as Andy Carroll's late equaliser rescued a point from a game in which they had been largely outplayed.Having fought back from a goal down, Middlesbrough looked on course to boost their own hopes of making a

Birmingham prevented Everton from leapfrogging them in the league by coming back from two goals down to secure a draw at St Andrews.The game began as if both teams were content with their positions in mid-table rather than intent on pushing for an improbable European place but that impression soon evaporated as Everton suddenly stepped up a gear.St

If beating Liverpool means you lose 4-0 in your next game to your local rivals, then Wigan may want to turn back the clock. Any confidence Wigan earned from their shock 1-0 win over Liverpool on Monday evaporated in this defeat to their neighbours, Bolton.It was Bolton's biggest Premier League win of the season, with goals from Johan Elmander, Kev

Aston Villa lost ground in their pursuit of Champions League football next season when, within hours of Tottenham consolidating fourth place in the Premier League by beating Blackburn, Martin O'Neill's team dropped two priceless points in an error-strewn scrap with Stoke.Even by the Britannia's standards, which are scarcely stratospheric, it was

Premier League: Chelsea moved back to the top of the table with victory over West Ham at Stamford Bridge

The Frenchman's goal in Arsenal's 5-0 win against Porto was reminiscent of a lost art in British footballArsenal's emphatic, haughty dismissal of Porto in the Champions League was distinguished by Nicklas Bendtner's first hat-trick, but the more lasting image, the one that will be played over and over, was the extraordinary piece of skill which

Challenged by manager Brian Laws to retain their position as masters of their own destiny, Burnley are fast becoming masters of their own demise in the Premier League relegation fight. Architects of their own downfall against Portsmouth a fortnight ago, their defensive generosity set up a rare win for fellow strugglers Wolves.Laws insisted this was

Benedict XVI's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, suggests 'tenacious' plot to implicate pontiff in cover-upThe pope's spokesman has launched a vigorous counter-attack against a report linking Benedict XVI to a sex abuse cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1981.Father Federico Lombardi appeared to suggest in an interview o

Hit F5 to refresh, or switch on that really obvious button for some auto-refresh action. And email scott.murray@guardian.co.uk if you desire some hot chat9 min: Some loose kicking to touch by Armitage gifts the ball straight back to Scotland. A quick lineout later, and Beattie's rampaging upfield. An English offside in open play gives Scotland a p

So Sam Allardyce spent the week preparing for today's match by concentrating on the threat posed by fourth-placed Totten banging on about how much he hates Rafael Benitez, whose team he played two weeks ago. "Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah," he said. "Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah w

The consolation for Sam Allardyce is that he did not do Rafael Benítez a favour. Had Allardyce's Rovers stunted Tottenham's push for a top-four finish and, indirectly, helped Liverpool and Benítez, it might have stuck in his jowls. Allardyce cannot see eye-to-eye with the Liverpool manager, to put it mildly.The Blackburn manager, though, endure

Hit F5 for the latest updates, or get funky with our autorefresh tool. Email questions and the like to alanrgardner@gmail.com and keep up with all today's goals with our live score centre3.35pm: Ireland and Wales are back out at Croke Park, where Wales have the put-in on an early scrum on their 22. The score is still Ireland 16-6 Wales. "Re Jim W

• Vettel beats Massa and Alonso into second and third• Lewis Hamilton fourth, Michael Schumacher seventhRed Bull's Sebastian Vettel will start the first race of the 2010 season on pole position after edging out the Ferraris in qualifying for the Bahrain grand prix. Last year's championship runner-up put in a stunning lap in the closing 10-min

Leaked adjudication largely clears government over campaign that some thought 'scary, inaccurate and too political'Read the full text of the ASA adjudicationThe advertising watchdog has mildly rebuked the government over the phrasing of a claim in two advertisements on the danger of climate change, while dismissing the rest of the complaints agai

Children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson's call for age of criminal responsibility to be raised rejected by Ministry of JusticeThe government has rejected raising the age of criminal responsibility after the children's commissioner for England argued that the killers of James Bulger were too young to have faced trial.Maggie Atkinson, who was appo

With four in 10 working women in public sector jobs, redundancies will make a work-life balance even harder to attainThe key election debate will be about the speed, scale and scope of spending cuts. This is a bit strange. It is the recovery of growth that will make the biggest contribution to reducing the deficit by getting tax revenues flowing ag