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Pulis eyes PFA aid on play-acting
Stoke boss Tony Pulis urges PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor to crack down on what he sees as play-acting.
Triesman welcomes Terry decision
Former FA chief Lord Triesman tells the BBC it was right to strip John Terry of the England captaincy.
Cold weather hits sport fixtures
Derby v Nottingham Forest is called off in the Championship on safety grounds, along with all three UK horse racing meets.
Forest owner Doughty found dead
Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty is found dead in the gym at his home in Lincolnshire at the age of 54.
Mancini praises Johnson work rate
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini praises Adam Johnson's work rate but insists that the winger can still improve.
Zambia sink Sudan to reach semis
Zambia beat Sudan 3-0 in Bata to become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Stoke 0-1 Sunderland
Sunderland's revival under Martin O'Neill continues as James McClean's goal makes it five wins in six league games at the expense of 10-man Stoke.
Man City 3-0 Fulham
Manchester City open up a three-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League after a comfortable 3-0 win over Fulham.
Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn
Robin van Persie scores a hat-trick and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain grabs two goals as Arsenal thrash Blackburn.
QPR 1-2 Wolves
Substitute Kevin Doyle scores the winner and provides an assist as Wolves come from behind to beat 10-man QPR and move out of the relegation zone.
West Brom 1-2 Swansea
Danny Graham earns Swansea City only a second Premier League away win of the season as West Bromwich Albion's poor home form continues.
Norwich 2-0 Bolton
Norwich secure their fifth home league win of the season with victory over Bolton, despite losing both centre-halves to injury.
Best match of my reign - Lambert
Norwich City manager Paul Lambert rates Saturday's 2-0 win over Bolton as his team's best display since he took over at Carrow Road.
Wigan 1-1 Everton
Victor Anichebe comes off the bench to to score a late equaliser for Everton and extend Wigan's run without a league win to nine matches.
Inverness CT 0-2 Celtic
Celtic progress to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with a comfortable win away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Aberdeen 1-1 Queen of the South
Aberdeen and Queens head for a Scottish Cup replay as Scott Vernon cancels out Scott McLaughlin's opener for the visitors.
Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock
Hibernian oust Scottish Premier League rivals Kilmarnock in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
West Ham 2-1 Millwall
Ten-man West Ham United move five points clear at the top of the Championship with a narrow win over rivals Millwall.
Caulker issues Swansea challenge
Steven Caulker challenges his Swansea City side to maintain their current top 10 Premier League status until the end of the season.
Birmingham 0-0 Southampton
Southampton lose ground on Championship leaders West Ham as they play out a draw against fellow promotion hopefuls Birmingham at St Andrew's.
Cardiff 1-3 Blackpool
Matt Phillips fired two late goals to snatch all three points for Blackpool at promotion rivals Cardiff City.
VIDEO: Pulis fury at play-acting 'disease'
Stoke manager Tony Pulis believes that players over-reacting to tackles is a "disease" affecting football as Robert Huth is sent off in a 1-0 home defeat to Sunderland.
AUDIO: Best win of my career - Allardyce
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce tells BBC London 94.9 that the 2-1 win over rivals Millwall was the best he has seen in his managerial career.
VIDEO: Mancini praises 'important' win
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini thanks his players for an "important" win after Fulham are beaten 3-0 in a snowy Premier League clash at the Etihad.
VIDEO: Weather 'borderline' in Sunderland win
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill is delighted to win 1-0 against Stoke in "borderline" conditions at a snowy Britannia Stadium.
VIDEO: Oxlade-Chamberlain 'surprises' Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits "surprise" at Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's development as the 18-year-old forward claims his first two Premier League goals in a 7-1 win over Blackburn.
VIDEO: Jol admits Fulham were second best
Fulham manager Martin Jol admits Manchester City were the better side as his side succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to the Premier League leaders.
VIDEO: We let ourselves down - Kean
Blackburn manager Steve Kean admits that his side "let themselves down" in a 7-1 Premier League thrashing away to Arsenal.
VIDEO: Coyle blames defensive lapses
Bolton manager Owen Coyle says Norwich's first goal came against the run of play but his team "ultimately" did not deserve to win the match, as the Canaries completed a 2-0 victory.
VIDEO: We were not good enough - Hodgson
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson admits his side "were not good enough" as they squandered a lead to lose 2-1 at home in the Premier League to Swansea.
VIDEO: Lambert salutes Norwich progress
Paul Lambert describes Norwich's recent progress as '"ridiculous" following a 2-0 Premier League win over Bolton, despite losing both centre-halves to injury.
VIDEO: Oxlade-Chamberlain delights in double
Arsenal forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain delights in his first two Premier League goals as Arsenal rout Blackburn 7-1 at the Emirates.
VIDEO: McCarthy revels in 'huge' win
A delighted Mick McCarthy praises his team for their "fabulous" response to last week's defeat by Liverpool as Wolves move out of the bottom three with a 2-1 victory at QPR.
VIDEO: Cisse red card changed game - Hughes
Mark Hughes says his QPR side "could have run away with the game" before Djibril Cisse was sent off for raising his hands to Roger Johnson in the 2-1 defeat by Wolves at Loftus Road.
VIDEO: Rodgers hails Swans' technique
Manager Brendan Rodgers credits the technique of his Swansea players as he revels in a "brilliant" 2-1 Premier League away win at West Brom, achieved at a snowy Hawthorns.
Mourinho plots next move
BBC Sport's European football expert Andy Brassell analyses what next for the Special One
Fabio Capello's captaincy choices
BBC Sport looks at six possible candidates to lead England on the field at Euro 2012 and beyond
Radford's cup screamer remembered
On the 40th anniversary of one of the all-time great FA Cup goals, the BBC reflects on a game which helped to launch the career of one of football's most famous commentators.
2012 Africa Cup of Nations fixtures, results & tables
Fixtures and tables for Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
Motherwell 6-0 Morton
Motherwell rout First Division Morton to book a place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.
Linfield 5-0 Crusaders
Leaders Linfield stay four points clear at the top of the Premiership by hammering Crusaders 5-0 at Windor Park.
VIDEO: The Big Interview - Rio Ferdinand
Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand talks to Football Focus's Dan Walker about the John Terry controversy, England and his club's push for the title.