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Penalties by Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov earn Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 victory over Stoke at Old Trafford.

Gareth Bale scores twice as Tottenham beat Wigan at White Hart Lane.

Neil Taylor's late own-goal saves 10-man Chelsea as the Swansea City defender denied his side a famous win.

Andy Carroll opens the scoring and Craig Bellamy is also on the scoresheet as Liverpool pick up a comfortable 3-0 win at Wolves.

Steven Pienaar rejoins Everton on loan after Tottenham complete a surprise free transfer move for Everton striker Louis Saha.

Queens Park Rangers complete the signing of striker Bobby Zamora from Fulham for a fee believed to be in the region of £4m.

Everton sign Croatian international striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers.

Chilean midfielder David Pizarro joins Manchester City on loan from Roma for the rest of the season.

Tottenham reach an agreement with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow over the sale of striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

West Ham United sign Manchester United's Ravel Morrison for an undisclosed fee.

England football captain John Terry is due to have his case heard for the first time in court over whether he used racist language in a match.

Uncapped back-rower Phil Dowson looks set to make his England debut in their Six Nations opener against Scotland.

Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil is given an 18-month suspended sentence and fine over an incident at a nightclub which left a F1 team owner injured.

British number one Andy Murray will miss next month's Davis Cup match against Slovakia because of injury concerns following the Australian Open.

Two goals from Crista Cullen set Britain on their way to a 3-1 victory over China in hockey's Champions Trophy.


- From BBC Sport.

Local sports news

Here's a selection of local sports news from the Gazette. Click a headline for more, or click here to visit the Gazette's sport page.

Gazette - Sport - Sodbury:


Yate Town defender Tyrone Mings says the players are now repaying the faith shown in them by manager Rob Cousins.


Yate Town showed tremendous spirit to come from behind with ten men to beat Thatcham with a dramatic late goal by Dave Stone.


ASSISTANT manager Michael Meaker insists players are joining Yate because of the club’s ambition, not the money.


YATE recorded their fourth away win in a row at struggling Wimborne.


YATE TOWN manager Rob Cousins is looking for an immediate response from his side when they travel to Wimborne on Saturday.


Yate Town’S five game unbeaten run came to an end in a high scoring topsy-turvy encounter against Didcot.


YATE will be without prolific striker Dave Stone for their home game against Didcot Town tomorrow (3pm).


A MIDDLE-DISTANCE runner from Yate is hoping to gatecrash into Great Britain’s Olympic party this year.


DAVE STONE bagged a brace for the second game in succession against former club Halesowen as Yate continued their meteoric rise up the table.


YATE TOWN boss Rob Cousins has set his sights on catching Mangotsfield in the Southern League Division One South & West table after their 2-0 derby win at Cossham Street on Monday.



- From 'Gazette Series'.



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