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Sir Alex Ferguson bids farewell in his final game in charge of Manchester United

Robin van Persie was hoping to score in 'Fergie time' for Manchester United in 10-goal thriller against West Brom

Sir Alex Ferguson's final game in charge to not see an injury time goal

Ferguson says farewell for the last time
Manchester United's Scottish manager Alex Ferguson kisses the Premier League trophy (Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images)

West Brom v Manchester United: Premier League match preview

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

Love against money? It's no contest

Football supporters remain romantic as lower motives abound. Plus, news from the highbrow trenches, and zoological poetry

Sir Alex Ferguson in his sponsored United training top at his last Friday press conference

Sir Alex Ferguson: Wayne Rooney is David Moyes' problem now

Sir Alex Ferguson is content to leave the problem of what to do about Wayne Rooney to new manager David Moyes.

Sir Alex Ferguson in his sponsored United training top at his last Friday press conference

One last swipe at Manchester City and then Sir Alex Ferguson was gone...

Fergie’s final pre-match press conference was a world away from his start at East Stirling

Wayne Rooney celebrates with the Premier League trophy

Wayne Rooney waits to learn if he is in Sir Alex Ferguson's final Manchester United team

The England striker was dropped from the squad for United's last match

Kit man Albert Morgan celebrates with main man Fergie

Four of the best: A salute the football's finest kit men

After managerial shake-ups, only one person is usually left standing

Grant Holt scores against West Brom in Norwich's 4-0 win

Norwich 4 West Brom 0 match report: Chris Hughton and Grant Holt earn relief from testing season for Canaries

Hughton's side mathematically safe after easy win at Carrow Road

Championship play-offs: Tomasz Kuszczak poised to save best for last as Brighton take on Crystal Palace

In nearly five years at Old Trafford, Tomasz Kuszczak never played in a Manchester derby. Yet, after his performance in the 0-0 play-off semi-final first leg ensured Brighton go into tonight’s second leg at home to Crystal Palace as slight favourites to book a match with Watford on 27 May, the keeper is relishing another of English football’s fierce rivalries.

Falling flat: Norwich striker Grant Holt has scored six League goals this season against 15 last time around

Fading Norwich limp towards finishing line

The most dangerous thing for any club in the Premier League is thinking they have cracked it. There were Norwich City, back in mid-December, sitting pretty up in seventh place after 10 games without defeat that had included wins over Arsenal and Manchester United. Having finished a commendable 12th on their return to the highest division last season, earning Paul Lambert promotion to Aston Villa, they seemed to be well on their way to further progress under Chris Hughton.

Premier League: Norwich City v West Brom match preview

A look ahead to this weekend's Premier League fixture at Carrow Road

Edin Dzeko silences the doubters
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'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