Gary Hooper in action for his former club Celtic

The 25-year-old has moved to the Premier League from Celtic

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Transfer news: QPR make improved £4.5m bid for Celtic striker Gary Hooper

The relegated side are desperate to bounce straight back to the Premier League

English rovers: Ian Baraclough (pictured) and Gary Stevens are taking great strides at Sligo’s Showgrounds

Meet the 'odd couple' among Europe's elite

The Irish champions enter the Champions' League this week with a very rare claim to fame: English management

Tai Woffinden goes into today’s British Grand Prix riding high

Speedway: World hopeful Tai Woffinden on an upward slide

Tai Woffinden may be only 22 but he goes into the British Speedway Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium today with huge expectation riding on his shoulders.

Brian Laws: Scunthorpe's relegation has a horrible taste

Scunthorpe had their relegation to League Two confirmed, even though they beat sixth-placed Swindon 3-1.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis

Brek Shea in line to make Stoke debut against Fulham

New players from FC Dallas may feature at Craven Cottage

Tom Peck spreads the love

Scunthorpe: My search for love in the most unromantic place in Britain

Where do you find love in a town with a heart as cold as iron?

League One preview: Rely on Robins to respond

It's been a stop-start season for Swindon so far but they tend to operate like clockwork when it comes to bouncing back from a defeat and we can't resist the 13/8 available on Paolo Di Canio's men to pick up maximum points at faltering Notts County on Saturday.

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Southampton boss Nigel Adkins relishing relegation battle after loss to West Brom

Southampton boss Nigel Adkins admits he deserves to be favourite to be sacked among Barclays Premier League managers given his side's current precarious position at the bottom of the table.

Hooper fires Celtic to the top

Motherwell 0 Celtic 2

Colchester confirm Joe Dunne as new permanent manager

Colchester have confirmed Joe Dunne as the club's permanent manager following the dismissal of John Ward last weekend.

Scunthorpe recycle plant baby 'was a newborn'

The baby boy found dead in waste which was being sorted at a recycling plant was a newborn, police said today.

Teenager claims to be mother of baby found at Scunthorpe recycling plant

A teenager has contacted police to say she is the mother of a baby boy found dead in waste being sorted at a recycling plant.

Body of 'six-month-old boy' discovered at Scunthorpe recycling plant

The body of a baby was found today in waste being sorted at a recycling plant.

Staff suspended in baby-restraint case

Five health workers have been suspended from a North Lincolnshire children's ward following an allegation that a baby was restrained.

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