Bendtner response delights Wenger Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto. Beckham excited by Man Utd return AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited to face Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time but maintains he wants them to lose. High Court wind up Chester City Chester City are wound up at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday. Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Sunderland 4-0 Bolton Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton. Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller help Rangers move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock. Fiorentina 3-2 B Munich (4-4) Bayern Munich reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on away goals after losing 3-2 to Fiorentina. St Mirren 0-0 Motherwell Neither side manages to carve out a goal in the Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. West Brom 1-0 Sheff Wed Robert Koren fires West Brom back into second place in the Championship with a superb late strike against struggling Sheffield Wednesday. Ipswich Town 2-0 Cardiff City A Daryl Murphy brace eases Ipswich's relegation worries as they outclass play-off chasing Cardiff. Watford 0-1 Swansea Shefki Kuqi's early goal gives promotion-chasing Swansea the win in a rip-roaring encounter at Watford. QPR 2-0 Plymouth Adel Taarabt inspires QPR to a second successive victory under new boss Neil Warnock with a 2-0 win over Plymouth. Tranmere 1-4 Leeds United Leeds boost their hopes of automatic promotion from League One with a deserved win over struggling Tranmere. No European place for Portsmouth Portsmouth will not be able to compete in Europe next season even if they win the FA Cup. Carlisle United 1-3 Millwall Steve Morison scores twice as Millwall beat Carlisle to extend their recent run to just one defeat in their last 12 league games. |
