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Another week and another tough game for Gianfranco Zola's West Ham team against title-chasing Arsenal.
The Irons make the trip across London tomorrow evening hovering just above the Premier League drop zone but may return empty handed from the Emirates.
Britain's number one squash player has had a sensational start to 2010 but there's one tournament he's determined to add to his list of honours.
Nick Matthew, ranked second in the world, is the favourite for next week's ISS Canary Wharf Classic after winning a string of events this year.
The Olympic Games are still over two years away but planning for what will happen on the Park after 2012 is well underway.
The Olympic Park Legacy Company was set up last year to oversee the long-term development of the area and its chairwoman, Baroness Ford, recently gave evidence to a House of Commons select committee about its plans.
West Ham found themselves on the wrong end of a beating at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and they only had themselves to blame.
Poor defending saw the Irons punished by a Chelsea team that rarely got out of second gear as the Hammers' relegation worries intensfied.
West Ham head to Stamford Bridge tomorrow knowing they will have to perform better than they managed in their last outing.
Title-chasing Chelsea will be out for goals and a similar defensive display from the Irons to last Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Bolton could see them on the wrong end of a drubbing.
Bragging rights will be up for grabs later this month when the City Scrum touch rugby tournament returns.
Now in its third year, the touch rugby tournament at the Honourable Artillery Company ground on March 24 has become a firm fixture on the sporting calendar.
Valon Behrami has called on his West Ham team-mates to be mentally strong after last Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Bolton.
The Swiss midfielder admitted losing the relegation clash to the Lancashire outfit was a big disappointment and wants to see an improved attitude when the Irons meet Chelsea and Arsenal in their next two games.
Millwall strengthened their grip on a League One play-off place with a well-deserved win at Carlisle.
Two goals from striker Steve Morison helped the Lions to a 3-1 victory at Brunton Park last night, setting them up nicely for Saturday's derby clash with Charlton.
Millwall make the long haul to the land of Eddie Stobart this evening as they take on Carlisle.
The tyres on Kenny Jackett's promotion bandwagon have been slightly deflated with the news top scorer Neil Harris will miss the match.
Fit again West Ham star Kieron Dyer has defended his injury-blighted spell at the club.
The 31-year-old midfielder has been plagued by injury since joining from Newcastle for £6million in August 2007. He broke his leg soon after and has made just 20 appearance in that time, the latest as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat by Bolton last Saturday.
A dismal defensive display condemned West Ham to defeat against relegation rivals Bolton.
Gianfranco Zola's men could have no complaints after the visitors left Upton Park on Saturday with all three points, and the margin of defeat could have been a lot heavier.
West Ham face bogey team Bolton at Upton Park tomorrow without their biggest transfer window signing.
Striker Benni McCarthy, a £2.5million capture from Blackburn in January, will miss the game as he has yet to recover from the knee injury sustained on his debut at Burnley on February 6.
West Ham legend Phil Parkes thinks Rob Green could leave Upton Park this summer and there won't be a shortage of clubs wanting him.
The England keeper has been linked with a move at the end of the season and Parkes, who made over 400 appearances in 11 years as West Ham goalkeeper, thinks Green will go if a top four club comes calling.
She's one of British athletics' rising stars and Tower Hamlet's own Perri Shakes Drayton has been tipped as one to watch in 2012.
But the 21-year-old 400m hurdler has her sights set on track success before the London Olympics, starting with the 4x400m relay at the World Indoor Championships in Doha next week.
Britain's top female 800m runner wants London's Olympic stadium to be kept for athletics but would be happy to share it with West Ham.
Jenny Meadows, bronze medallist at last year's World Championships and new British indoor record holder, thinks the two sports can happily co-exist at the venue after 2012.
Work to transform the Olympic Park into a community facility following the 2012 Games faces a shortfall of £450million.
Although construction of the site is ongoing scrutiny has already started on the cost of its legacy, with the likelihood taxpayers will foot the bill.
West Ham's financial performance has again overshadowed its on-field activities.
The club's latest annual accounts, published yesterday, detailed how the Hammers' debts - put at around £110million by co-chairman David Sullivan - accrued under its Icelandic former owners and it makes grim reading.
It may have taken over two years and 50 appearances but Julien Faubert's first goal for West Ham was worth the wait.
The French defender hit an injury time screamer in last Saturday's 3-0 win over Hull City at Upton Park to break his duck and the former misfit is rapidly establishing himself as a fans' favourite.
It's hard enough to train properly for a marathon without the elements conspiring to stop you even hitting the streets.
But that's what happened to Laura Knight, who found the start of her training programme for the Virgin London Marathon hampered by the big freeze.
Mist Suzuki face a funding crisis after the sponsor lined up for the forthcoming season and they hope a generous Wharfer will help them out.
The Isle of Dogs-based motorcycle team has spent the winter gearing up for the new British Superbikes season, which starts at Brands Hatch in early April, and thought they had secured sponsorship to get them to the line.
