3:09 AM ET, Sun March 14, 2010

Match Report: Stoke City 0, Aston Villa 0

The Sentinel — THE Britannia witnessed its first blank of the season this afternoon - but it wasn't for the want of trying.read more

8 hours ago

Pulis praises players after tough week

The Sentinel — STOKE manager Tony Pulis paid tribute to his team's stamina and determination after they ground out a goalless draw at home to Champions-League chasing Aston Villa this afternoon.read more

8 hours ago

Pulis rolls out the red carpet

The Sentinel — Villa legend is guest of honour at tomorrow's matchread more

March 12, 2010

Etherington's World vision

The Sentinel — Stoke winger still has South Africa in his sightsread more

March 12, 2010

Match betting

The Sentinel — Bookmakers' odds on tomorrow's matchread more

March 12, 2010

Moult takes heed of coach's advice

The Sentinel — Praise for Stoke's new Premier League strikerread more

March 12, 2010

Tuncay pursuing Boro cash

The Sentinel — Stoke star taking former club to courtread more

March 12, 2010

Denis Smith: High time Potters set record straight

The Sentinel — Stoke legend has his say on tomorrow's matchread more

March 12, 2010

Aston Villa pen pics

The Sentinel — At closer look at Martin O'Neill's squadread more

March 12, 2010

Aston Villa match statistics

The Sentinel — All the facts and figures ahead of tomorrow's Britannia Stadium encounterread more

March 12, 2010
Most talked about players in the last 24 hours
  • Pavlyuchenko paves Spurs path with goals The Independent The Russian who came in from the cold is certainly enjoying Tottenham's warm embrace now. Eight goals in six games for Roman Pavlyuchenko might not see him finish the season as the club's top scorer – that will be Jermain Defoe, who added to his tally here as well – but much more of this and he might well remain a Tottenham player next season. In any case, Pavlyuchenko's two goals strengthened Spurs's grip on fourth place and the last Champions' League qualifying position, but with more composure he could have matched Defoe's achievement this season of scoring five in a game.
  • Malouda hammers home Zola's frailties The Independent Chelsea, it is clear, are in better shape than Internazionale ahead of Jose Mourinho's return here on Tuesday. After the Serie A leaders had crumbled in Sicily on Friday night, Carlo Ancelotti's team recovered from a brief and unexpected stumble against their rivals from along the District Line; a route which, like West Ham's back-line, was not operational yesterday. In doing so they regained the League leadership, having played the same number of games as Manchester United, who will be expected to beat Fulham this afternoon to keep the pot boiling nicely.
  • Why Wayne Rooney is England's most potent force since Bobby Charlton | Paul Hayward The Guardian The lad from Croxteth is ready to become the greatest player of his generation and has done so with the most British of qualitiesIn a Dublin bar they were showing Wayne Rooney dazzling Milan on a big screen at one end and Cristiano Ronaldo going out of the Champions League at the other. As they rubber‑necked to watch both spectacles, some of those drinkers looked as if they had seen a few alehouse visions of heaven and hell in their time.But these competing pictures glowed with revelatory force. If you had stopped the football carousel for five minutes on Wednesday night you might have said th...
  • Bendtner saves best for last to fuel Arsenal's title drive The Independent For the second time in 24 hours, Phil Brown felt the urge to use the words Women's Institute and apology in the same sentence, but on this occasion he didn't need to be quite as sheepish.
  • Patrick Collins: So football needs more English managers? Tell that to the WI Daily Mail England is not producing its Ferguson or its Wenger. It cannot offer an O'Neill or a Moyes.
  • DANIEL KING: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle boss Graeme Souness joins Harry Redknapp in Sandbanks Daily Mail Graeme Souness is defying the recession by splashing out £4.8million on buying a house in one the most expensive locations on the planet.