Previews Archive

Blackpool will face nearest rivals Preston North End in a north-west Championship derby on Monday evening. Read More >>

Wolves face Birmingham City, Everton tackle Liverpool and Arsenal play Chelsea on a busy Sunday of derby action. Read More >>

The highlight of Saturday's Premier League programme is the visit of Manchester United to Portsmouth, who have recently palced Avram Grant in charge. Read More >>

England face South Africa on Friday at Newlands in Cape Town as they look to grab a second one-day international victory in quick succession. Read More >>

The final weekend of autumn international action sees Ireland face South Africa, Wales play against Australia while France are up against the All Blacks. Read More >>

Manchester United and Chelsea have already reached the knockout stages of the Champions League, so there is little pressure on Wednesday night's games. Read More >>

Liverpool's Champions League hopes could be over before the end of November if they fail to beat Debrecen in Hungary on Tuesday. Read More >>

Newcastle United travel to Deepdale to take on Preston North End, hoping to maintain their impressive start to the new Championship season. Read More >>

Sam Allardyce should have been the man in the spotlight at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday but the former Bolton boss will not be in the Blackburn dugout. Read More >>

Liverpool cannot afford another defeat if they are to remain in the Premier League title race and the visit of Manchester City is another stiff test. Read More >>

England aim to silence their critics by beating New Zealand this weekend while Ireland face Fiji, Scotland entertain Australia and Wales play Argentina. Read More >>

The F1 season recently ended in the Middle East and it seems that golf has also decided to follow the money during this week's Dubai World Championship. Read More >>

France, Ukraine, Russia and Portugal are all on course to win their play-offs and reach next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa. Read More >>

Saturday saw the start of the Grand Slam of Darts and the question on everybody's lips is can anybody stop Phil Taylor from winning again? Read More >>

Six remaining FA Cup first round ties remain unresolved with League One, League Two and Conference outfits replaying in midweek. Read More >>

Six Nations champions Ireland will hope to prove a point for the northern hemisphere when they take on Australia at Croke Park. Read More >>

The Republic of Ireland play France in the stand-out clash of the four European World Cup play-off matches. Read More >>

Martin Johnson's England team face another difficult game this weekend when they take on Argentina, who reached the semi-finals of the last World Cup. Read More >>

England face Brazil on Saturday in a friendly that is sure to have a different feel to it as the game is being staged in Doha, Qatar. Read More >>

Following a hit-and-miss summer of cricket, England begin their winter tour against South Africa on Friday in an eagerly-anticipated Twenty20 showdown. Read More >>

After beating last year's World Cup winners New Zealand in the semi-finals, England face Australia in the Four Nations final at Leeds' Elland Road. Read More >>

Liverpool desperately need to beat Birmingham City on Monday after winning just once in their last eight games in all competitions. Read More >>

Chelsea and Manchester United go head-to-head at Stamford Bridge in one of the biggest match-ups of the Premier League season to date. Read More >>

Due to midweek European action, Saturday's Premier League programme is limited to just five fixtures with Manchester City hosting Burnley the top game. Read More >>

It's crunch time for Tony Smith's England in the Four Nations as a semi-final-like pool match with New Zealand at Huddersfield's Galpharm Stadium looms. Read More >>

Celtic's Europa League hopes are hanging by a thread as they prepare for Thursday's game at Hamburg while Fulham face AS Roma and Everton play Benfica. Read More >>

Liverpool are in desperate need of a victory over Lyon if Rafa Benitez's side are to have any chance of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League. Read More >>

Manchester United and Chelsea are close to securing a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League after good starts to their campaigns. Read More >>

Sheffield United will attempt to end their recent barren run by beating promotion-chasing Newcastle United at Bramall Lane on Monday. Read More >>

Manchester City will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they travel to St Andrew's to face Birmingham City. Read More >>