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Sunderland 4-0 Bolton

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 10:28 pm

Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

Tuesday football as it happened

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 10:05 pm

Arsenal thrash Porto to reach the Champions League quarter-finals and, in the Premier League, Birmingham see off Portsmouth and Sunderland thump Bolton.

Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 9:41 pm

Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

Arsenal 5-0 Porto (6-2)

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 9:41 pm

Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Bruce maintains Short relations

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 2:42 pm

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce welcomes a visit from majority shareholder Ellis Short this week.

Man Utd's Brown out for six weeks

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 2:20 pm

Manchester United and England defender Wes Brown faces a lay-off of four to six weeks with a broken bone in his foot.

Pienaar receives drink-drive ban

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 11:38 am

remier League footballer Steven Pienaar is banned from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to drinking and driving.

Benitez hits out at Reds attitude

Monday, 8 March 2010, 11:37 pm

Rafael Benitez pulls no punches in assessing Liverpool's poor display in the 1-0 defeat by Wigan, accusing his team of lacking attitude and character.

Ref Halsey returns after cancer

Monday, 8 March 2010, 8:45 pm

Mark Halsey will referee his first game on Tuesday after winning the latest stage of his battle against cancer.

Huth proud after captaincy honour

Monday, 8 March 2010, 2:19 pm

Robert Huth says it was a proud moment to captain Stoke City in their FA Cup quarter-final defeat against his former club Chelsea.