London Press

Darren Gough believes Andrew Flintoff’s England career is over.

Floyd Mayweather returned to the ring for the first time in more than 20 months with an impressive unanimous points victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas.

Catalans coach Kevin Walters felt his side answered their detractors after they beat Wakefield 25-16 in the engage Super League elimination play-off to secure a trip to Huddersfield next Friday.

St Helens coach Mick Potter hailed his team’s defensive efforts as they moved to within 80 minutes of a fourth successive Grand Final appearance with a 15-2 win over Huddersfield.

Bolton manager Gary Megson took a sideswipe at his defenders after the 1-1 draw against Stoke at the Reebok Stadium.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish revealed match-winner Garry O’Connor almost missed Saturday’s 1-0 win at Hull through illness.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle hailed his match-winner David Nugent after the on-loan striker came off the bench to sink Sunderland with a late double.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill believes it will be difficult to leave Gabriel Agbonlahor out of England’s World Cup squad if he maintains his current form.

Arsene Wenger was forced to defend midfielder Emmanuel Eboue after another cheating row brewed during Arsenal’s Barclays Premier League victory Wigan.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insisted two-goal hero Fernando Torres could become even better after the Reds edged a five-goal thriller 3-2 over West Ham at Upton Park.