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Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup wants to see 'consequences' for linesman following offside call

Roland Lamah's late effort was controversially ruled out

Swansea defender Ashley Williams

Ashley Williams hopes Swansea stick together

The Welsh team won the Capital One Cup this season

West Brom's manager, Steve Clarke, has big ambitions

West Bromwich Albion 2 Swansea City 1 match report: Ambitious Steve Clarke aims for the stars with Albion

Steve Clarke believes his West Bromwich Albion players have the hunger and motivation to ensure their season does not fizzle out after securing a fourth successive season of Premier League football.

West Bromwich Albion 2 Swansea City 1 match report: Albion lucky as Swans crash to earth

Life has been just perfect for Swansea City of late. After winning their first trophy a fortnight ago, they reached the 40-point mark in the Premier League last week and on Friday saw their much-coveted manager, Michael Laudrup, sign a contract extension until 2015. If that all seemed too good to be true, they were brought down to earth yesterday on an afternoon when it seemed that perhaps Lady Luck had decided enough was enough.

Today's football fixtures and results

A look at all today's FA Cup and Premier League results and fixtures including match reports for every game.

Romelu Lukaku

West Brom v Swansea match preview - Premier League

A look ahead to this weekend's Premier League fixture at the Hawthorns

Scorer Gylfi Sigurdsson (left) with Gareth Bale during the win over Inter

Spurs' form vindicates Gylfi Sigurdsson's tough call

Gylfi Sigurdsson will go to Anfield on Sunday with no regrets about his decision to sign for Tottenham Hotspur instead of Liverpool last summer.

Michael Laudrup deal allays fears at Swansea

Manager Michael Laudrup has signed a one-year extension to his Swansea City contract.

Michael Laudrup celebrates winning the trophy yesterday

Michael Laudrup ends speculation by signing new contract at Swansea

The Dane had been linked with Chelsea and Real Madrid

Angel Rangel

Angel Rangel extends contract at Swansea

The 30-year-old right-back will remain until 2016

Arsene Wenger trains with his Arsenal players

Arsene Wenger 'worried' that his Arsenal players cannot 'absorb the blows' of defeat

Arsenal travel to Germany next week to take on Bayern Munich, who they trail 3-1 after the first leg

Swansea defender Ashley Williams

Arsenal 'target £8m move' for Swansea captain Ashley Williams

Arsene Wenger planning summer swoop to shore up defence according to report

Brendan Rodgers

Ian Ayre confident about Liverpool financial figures

The Reds' debt has risen by £21.8million to £87.2million

The Bradford Batman reveals himself live on Daybreak

Bradford Batman revealed! Driver for Chinese takeaway identified as mystery man who handed 'criminal' to police while dressed as Caped Crusader

39-year-old Stan Warby said he had been at a football match dressed as the superhero when a friend called asking for help handing himself into police

Career Services

Day In a Page

'There is a battle going on inside us that is never discussed'

Masculinity in crisis?

'There is a battle going on inside us that is never discussed'
Have US shock jocks gone too far?

Have US shock jocks gone too far?

An incendiary remark from Rush Limbaugh may be the beginning of the end for outspoken right-wing US broadcasters
The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey pays more income tax than big cities of the North

The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey

Elmbridge pays more income tax than big cities of the North
Heavenly Bodies

Heavenly Bodies

Michael Landy's artistic marriage made in heaven... and hell
'He will always be a friend': Jackie Stewart backs Polanski

'He will always be a friend'

Jackie Stewart backs Roman Polanski
The price of pacifism: Refusing to go to war is finally being recognised as a brave act

The price of pacifism

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.
'It was mass hysteria': Jason Isaacs on groupies, theatre bores and snogging James Bond

Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?

Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.
Not a bad bone: Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.
The experts' guide to summer: From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz

The experts' guide to summer

From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz
Sex, drugs and fast cars: The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Early glimpses of Ron Howard's film Rush suggest it will portray Hunt as a high-living lothario, with an insatiable appetite for partying.
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation when using drugs and alcohol. It was hurting my life'

Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'

The next Vanilla Ice or the next Eminem? Macklemore doesn't have a record contract – but he does have the UK's biggest-selling single of the year.
Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Sri Lankan cuisine is light, sunny, wonderfully spiced – and so easy to cook from scratch. Just as soon as you've broken into the coconut, that is.
Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in