Football: QPR manager Neil Warnock paid tribute to the "Dunkirk spirit" of his players after they snatched a dramatic draw at Derby on Saturday.

Football: As all eyes fell on Craig Bellamy's debut at the Cardiff City Stadium, another player whose ability far outweighs the standard of the Championship, Adel Taarabt, showed why he was labelled the next Zinedine Zidane only a few years ago.

Football betting: All good things must come to an end. That hot streak of luck, that delicious chocolate cheesecake - hey, even this sports betting column will eventually outstay its welcome. It's a crying shame.

Football: Sheffield United are poised to unveil Gary Speed as the club's new permanent manager.

Football: Kevin Blackwell left Sheffield United by mutual consent after his side's appalling 3-0 defeat to QPR at Bramall Lane on Saturday.

Football: Nigel Clough settled a family score by coaching Derby to a 2-1 victory at Leeds on the opening Saturday of the Championship season - and he even employed a tactic that his father Brian would have been proud of to galvanise his players.

Football: Paulo Sousa is set to be confirmed as the new manager of Leicester following his departure from Championship rivals Swansea.

Football: As the sun shone through on the Blackpool end of Wembley stadium, causing a picturesque scene of luminous tangerine, the shaded Cardiff City fans had to sit and endure their side twice lose the lead in a pulsating encounter where the stakes and the temperature could not have been higher.

Football betting: Apparently Iain Dowie is not a big fan of iPods - he has claimed that "big earphones" are affecting his side's focus on their relegation fight.

Football: One of the key points that Watford manager Malky Mackay would have told his troops before their crucial game against QPR would be to have no regrets.