England manager Martin Johnson described his selection decision for Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland as the toughest of his 18-month tenure.

Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.

Recalled Wales forward Gareth Delve is weighing up the possibility of joining England castaway Danny Cipriani in Australia next season.

Brian O'Driscoll collects his 100th cap for Ireland admitting his career has been invigorated by last season's Grand Slam triumph.

Manchester United have confirmed defender Wes Brown will miss the next four to six weeks with a broken bone in his foot.

England team venues will have to be swept for listening devices on a regular basis to maintain confidentiality, security experts said on Tuesday.

Sir Alex Ferguson expects David Beckham to be consigned to the AC Milan bench for his emotional Old Trafford return.

Steven Pienaar has dismissed reports suggesting he may be on his way out of Everton as "speculation".

Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A but is still anticipating a major contribution from the man who conspicuously did not.

Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against London-based Pole Albert Sosnowski on May 29 - and then flip a coin with brother Wladimir to decide who fights Britain's David Haye.

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