Mat Jackson and Gordon Shedden, the latter with a victory double, shared the wins in today’s three rain-soaked Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship races at the high-speed Thruxton circuit in north Hampshire. Jason Plato continues to lead the
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has refuted claims winger Gareth Bale will look to leave the club this summer if they fail to secure a Champions League spot. Spurs looked odds-on to finish inside the top four in the Barclay's Premier League at the turn
Roy Hodgson has been approached about the England manager's job, the Football Association have confirmed. West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace today granted permission for the FA to hold talks with their 64-year-old manager, and Hodgson has already had
DELL legend Terry Paine saluted Nigel Adkins for his remarkable achievement in guiding Saints to back to back promotions. Paine said: “They say nice guys never win but Nigel Adkins has proved them wrong. “What a remarkable two years
“Saints have got what they deserved.” That’s the view of club legend Mick Channon after the 4-0 win over Coventry yesterday clinched back to back promotions for Nigel Adkins and his players. “It reminded me of the good old days as the
Hampshire's LV County Championship match against Leicestershire at The Ageas Bowl was abandoned without a ball bowled on the final day. The rain-affected match finished with Hampshire taking seven points and Leicestershire five with only ten overs
AFC Totton’s acting chairman Paul Wallace insists the executive committee have always been fully behind the Stags’ push for promotion to the Blue Square Bet South. In a week when manager Stuart Ritchie tendered his resignation, Wallace dismissed
MEMORIES of an appearance on Jimmy Saville’s Jim’ll Fix It programme came flooding back for Saints legend Lawrie McMenemy as he joined in the promotion celebrations at St Mary’s yesterday. Find out why in Lawrie’s exclusive Daily Echo column in tomorrow
THE CIVIC Centre and city lampposts are to be decked out in Saints flags to celebrate the club’s promotion to the Premier League - but city bosses say there are no current plans to hold an open top bus parade. Southampton City Council leader
Southampton are celebrating promotion back to the Premier League after a seven-year absence dominated by adversity and, at times, tragedy, writes Simon Peach. Nigel Adkins' Saints marched back to the top flight with a 4-0 victory at home
Music legends and celebrities have joined in the celebrations of Saints’ promotion to the Premier League. Saints fan and drummer for Coldplay, Will Champion, spoke of his delight on social network Twitter. He said: “Congratulations to
HAMBLE lifeboat came to the rescue of two groups of people yesterday as wind and rain lashed the coast. While on patrol at 2pm the lifeboat came across a 36ft yacht which had ran aground at the entrance to the River Hamble. The yacht’s crew were then
The reality of Saints' promotion was slowly sinking in today after a night of celebration that the club's loyal fans will never forget. Fans partied hard after the final whistle when the club's return to the richest league in world football
A man being hunted by police after he was suspected of killing two people in their own homes was arrested today. James Allen, 36, was arrested in south Leeds at 7.20am and is being held on suspicion of murder in connection with the deaths of
SAINTS skipper Dean Hammond insists that the club “thoroughly deserve” to be promoted into the Premier League. The on-field captain started the 4-0 win over Coventry that sealed a place in the top flight, although he was forced off late
