Wednesday's gossip column
Chelsea re-open contract talks with Nicolas Anelka, plus other rumours

Port Vale 2-1 Bradford
Rob Taylor's dipping volley clinches a deserved 2-1 victory for Port Vale over inconsistent Bradford.

Sunderland 4-0 Bolton
Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Bristol City
Chris Iwelumo's moment of magic proves the difference as Bristol City see off fellow strugglers Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Tuesday football as it happened
Arsenal thrash Porto to reach the Champions League quarter-finals and, in the Premier League, Birmingham see off Portsmouth and Sunderland thump Bolton.

Oxford United 1-2 Hayes & Yeading
Oxford old boy Steve Basham's first-half brace knocks his former club off the top of the Blue Square Premier table.

St Mirren 0-0 Motherwell
Neither side manages to carve out a goal in the Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park.

Ipswich Town 2-0 Cardiff City
A Daryl Murphy brace eases Ipswich's relegation worries as they outclass play-off chasing Cardiff.

Obama backs Greece on speculators
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.

Tuesday's Scottish football as it happened
Rangers win 2-0 at Rugby Park, while it's a point apiece at St Mirren Park where Motherwell were the visitors.

Annie Leibovitz signs debt deal
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.

Payment protection rules delayed
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.

Hull KR's Cooke set for Wakefield
Wakefield home in on Hull KR stand-off Paul Cooke, while signing young prop Ben Gledhill on a two-year deal.

Deering signs new Oxford contract
Midfielder Sam Deering signs a new two-year deal at Oxford United.

Ayr Utd v Partick Thistle (Wed)
Team news followed by match report for Tuesday's First Division fixture at the Caledonian Stadium.

Bank director takes salary slash
The only NI-based director of Allied Irish Banks took a significant pay cut last year, its annual report shows.

Ghanaian player dies after game
Ghanaian football authorities confirm that a player has died after collapsing on the pitch during a game.

Oldham striker back at Millwall
Oldham decide not to extend the loan of Millwall striker Jason Price.

Gannon keen to clarify Posh role
Peterborough boss Jim Gannon says he will be looking for clarification over his role when he meets with owner Darragh MacAnthony.

Pirates agree Heffernan extension
Doncaster Rovers striker Paul Heffernan will stay with Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.

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