Most plants will benefit from some pruning back in mid-March in preparation for the vigorous growth during the new season. This is also a good time to consider transplanting plants that grew a lot during the past summer into the garden or larger containers. Plants adjust best to gradual change. At this time, the greenhouse can be allowed to reach slightly warmer temperatures (65F days, 55F nights). Resume fertilizing with balanced blend mixed -strength. When all danger of frost is past, the plants can be moved outside again for the summer, and the greenhouse temperatures can be raised for plants that will remain in the greenhouse or for germination of new plants for the growing season.

Adrian Mutu has filed an appeal against Fifa’s order for him to pay compensation to Chelsea.

Joey Barton has been handed a 12-game ban, six of which are suspended, for his training ground assault on Ousmane Dabo.

England have been dealt a blow with the news Rio Ferdinand will miss Saturday’s World Cup qualifier.

Wigan visit St Helens, live on Sky Sports 1, while Leeds travel to Wakefield. Launch the scorecentre for the latest updates.

West Ham have confirmed the signing of Uruguayan defender Walter Lopez on a one-year contract.

England captain John Terry has issued a rallying call ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier.

What is a lanyard? A lanyard automatically cuts the engine in case you fall from the jet ski. It will spare you from swimming back at the shore at the same time save you machine from stowing away alone.

Newcastle United fans continued today to vent their fury at club owner Mike
Ashley and executive director Dennis Wise for the departure of hero Kevin
Keegan.

A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video
was jailed for 20 months today.

Kevin Keegan resigned as manager of Newcastle United last night but those who
think this brings to a conclusion a dramatic few days on Tyneside are in for
an awakening. This could yet end up in court.

The last time England played Andorra in Barcelona, the greatest threat was posed by the travelling fans and their toxic calls for Steve McClaren to quit. Yesterday the Andorra captain stoked up the atmosphere ahead of England’s first 2010 World Cup qualifier tomorrow by accusing Wayne Rooney of being “arrogant and foul-mouthed”.

Leon Pryce will be able to fly to the World Cup with England next month after being given permission to miss his next court appearance. The St Helens stand-off pleaded not guilty before Bradford Magistrates yesterday to charges of assault and using violence to gain entry. Warrington’s Stuart Reardon pleaded not guilty to similar charges. The case was adjourned until 16 October, by which time Pryce will be in Australia with Tony Smith’s squad, but the player was told that he can be absent for that hearing.

Manchester City may now be the plaything of a Middle Eastern sheikh who burns money the way the rest of us burn oil, but for the moment at least, Gloucester RFC are sticking with what they know. Tom Walkinshaw, the Kingsholm chairman, went out of his way yesterday to spike reports that a substantial chunk of the club was up for sale, and that someone from down Abu Dhabi way was interested in buying. “We haven’t had any approaches, direct or indirect, and we have no plans to sell or give up majority control,” said the one-time Formula One team owner.

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Kevin Keegan resigned as manager of Newcastle United last night but those who
think this brings to a conclusion a dramatic few days on Tyneside are in for
an awakening. This could yet end up in court.

The last time England played Andorra in Barcelona, the greatest threat was posed by the travelling fans and their toxic calls for Steve McClaren to quit. Yesterday the Andorra captain stoked up the atmosphere ahead of England’s first 2010 World Cup qualifier tomorrow by accusing Wayne Rooney of being “arrogant and foul-mouthed”.

Leon Pryce will be able to fly to the World Cup with England next month after being given permission to miss his next court appearance. The St Helens stand-off pleaded not guilty before Bradford Magistrates yesterday to charges of assault and using violence to gain entry. Warrington’s Stuart Reardon pleaded not guilty to similar charges. The case was adjourned until 16 October, by which time Pryce will be in Australia with Tony Smith’s squad, but the player was told that he can be absent for that hearing.

Manchester City may now be the plaything of a Middle Eastern sheikh who burns money the way the rest of us burn oil, but for the moment at least, Gloucester RFC are sticking with what they know. Tom Walkinshaw, the Kingsholm chairman, went out of his way yesterday to spike reports that a substantial chunk of the club was up for sale, and that someone from down Abu Dhabi way was interested in buying. “We haven’t had any approaches, direct or indirect, and we have no plans to sell or give up majority control,” said the one-time Formula One team owner.

The Magners League begins this weekend, and supporters of the champions, Leinster, can make their way to Cardiff buoyed by the news that their team’s erstwhile captain, the still talismanic outside centre Brian O’Driscoll, is fit and raring to go. Or at least, as fit as a man of his advancing years can be in this game. “You’re never 100 per cent fit at 29 years of age,” says O’Driscoll. “You can be playing with snapped tendons in your finger, as I was for six months, and no one ever knows. People question your passing. I was just happy to catch the ball. But the aim is to get as close as you can to 100 per cent.”

The distant cathedral always has a decidedly somnolent aspect as it peers across the downs, but punters here have to be rather more vigilant. Last October, for instance, they were the first to witness the Oaks winner galloping in anger when Look Here beat no less a colt than the Derby fourth, Doctor Fremantle. So the sky may indeed be the limit for a colt named Cityscape, who careered nine lengths clear of a perfectly competent field of juveniles here yesterday.

England’s stirring finish to the 2008 international season, inspired by Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, has left all the country’s cricket fans feeling upbeat and chipper. Suddenly the future looks bright and the dark days of Headingley and Edgbaston, where England lost two Tests and one of their finest captains, Michael Vaughan, seem like a distant memory. It is as though the events didn’t really happen.

Stung by dropping the first set to an unseeded opponent, Rafael Nadal swept imperiously through the next three to beat Mardy Fish in the early hours of the morning yesterday to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time.

Matches between the Williams sisters never used to live up to expectations, but for the third time this year they produced a contest to remember. Serena twice came from behind to beat Venus 7-6, 7-6 in their US Open quarter-final here on Wednesday night, but the more significant factor was her sister’s failure to take her chances.

He is through to the last four of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career but Andy Murray is in no mood to celebrate yet. “The tournament is still going,” the British No 1 said here in the wake of his US Open quarter-final victory over Juan Martin del Potro. “I said at the start of the tournament that I want to try to win it. I don’t want to lose in the semi-finals.

The whiteboard in Mark Hughes’ office looks like the possession of a fantasy league manager. Among the neatly typed stickers which adorn it, listing the players with whom Hughes thought he would be entering the season, are last-minute names scribbled in blue marker-pen: “Wright-Phillips”, “Robinho”. Hughes knows the events of the past four days have bordered on the ridiculous and is in touch with reality enough to see through the sheer madness of all this.

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Manchester City managing director Garry Cook has warned the Premier League the
Blues new owners are thinking ‘large scale’ - and that could include a bid
for Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the west of Wales this week, two bulls, said to be “aggressive and irate”,
escaped from a trailer and ran amok in a nearby town. Chaos ensued as the
beasts lurched at anything and everything in sight. They were eventually
shot by marksmen.

From the West Wing to West Ham, Barack Obama is in the running for two big
jobs.

World number one Rafael Nadal set up a US Open semi-final clash with Andy
Murray by defeating Mardy Fish 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2.

On a damp, miserable, rainy afternoon in October, 2005, Halifax played host to
Redruth at Standeven Memorial Ground in a gritty, bad-tempered affair
dominated by both packs.

A lot depends on how you want to experience French Polynesia, and you must decide this before booking anything.

Agent Kia Joorabchian says Alan Curbishley contributed to his own downfall as West Ham manager with transfer mistakes.

Teenage star Chris Gunter tells his fellow Welsh youngsters the "time to deliver" is now, in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

The latest on West Ham and Newcastle, plus other rumours

British number one Andy Murray says reaching the US Open semi-finals is not enough and that he wants to win the tournament.

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Alan Curbishley believes West Ham need a period of stability following his resignation.

Everton owner Bill Kenwright is desperate to attract a billionaire investor to Goodison Park.

Dinara Safina reached her second Grand Slam semi-final of the year with a 6-2 6-3 win over Flavia Pennetta.

England’s hopes of inflicting a whitewash on South Africa were ended by the wet weather in Cardiff.

Alan Curbishley says he was forced to walk away from West Ham over their decision to sell two key defenders.

Most people that know anything about the game don”t head for the hills because the button raised. In fact, there is more bluffing from the button than any other position.

England’s hopes of inflicting a whitewash on South Africa were ended by the wet weather in Cardiff.

Alan Curbishley has cited a ‘breach of trust and confidence’ for his resignation as manager of West Ham.

Newcastle have confirmed talks are ongoing between the club’s board and manager Kevin Keegan.

Alan Curbishley says he was forced to walk away from West Ham over their decision to sell two key defenders.

Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of West Ham United after three games of the new Premier League season.

Floyd Mayweather Snr will train Ricky Hatton for his showdown with Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas on November 22.

Myers first chief visual merchandiser, the late Fred Asmussen, was inspired by the displays he had seen in the windows of New York department stores and set about creating something magical for the people of his own city on an equally grand scale.

Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of West Ham United.

Newcastle have confirmed talks are ongoing between the club’s board and manager Kevin Keegan.

The weather is holding up England’s hopes of a series sweep. Launch the scorecentre for updates or watch LIVE on Sky Sports 1.

A man and woman have been arrested following a complaint to Police by England winger Stewart Downing.

LMA chief Richard Bevan has admitted to Sky Sports News that Kevin Keegan has been left in a difficult position.

Officials at Chepstow have been forced to arrange an inspection for 8am on Thursday ahead of Friday’s scheduled meeting.

Manchester United have appointed Mike Phelan as assistant manager to replace Carlos Queiroz.

Well, that value system may be fine if you”re hiring a summer manager for your ice cream store at the beach, or even if you want a loyal partisan to manage your car plant in Iowa. But it totally sucks for hiring someone who is going to have to deal with complicated political, economic and environmental challenges that plunge entire regions of the world into death and chaos.

The League Managers’ Association have insisted that Kevin Keegan has not resigned as manager of Newcastle United.

Newcastle have announced that they have not sacked Kevin Keegan and they want him to remain as manager.

Paul Azinger has named Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, JB Holmes and Chad Campbell as his four Ryder Cup wildcards.

Australia eased to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in Darwin to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim has intimated at a 135million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo in January.

The first step in learning the sport is of course, getting a reliable board. One can purchase from the nearest sports shop, rent, or even borrow one from a friend. Having some background on the different types of skateboard setups will help one choose the right board. As a beginner, one way to familiarize ones self is by riding to a friends house, or at a local park, or at a mall parking lot. But before actually hopping on the board, one should be equipped not only with the proper gear, but with the knowledge of essential safety measures as well. As they say, safety comes first.

Newcastle United said last night that that they wish to retain Kevin Keegan as
manager of the Tyneside club, but after a long, uncertain day at St James’
Park it appears Keegan’s second tenure is over. The perception is that
Keegan has been forced out and this is now expected to descend into an
argument about employment law, semantics and compensation of as much as
£8million.

When as an ambitious 22-year-old modern languages graduate, Amanda Staveley rose at 4am every day to cook and strip the meat from dozens of chickens, she had little idea that her pre-dawn catering activities would open the door to the glittering world of high finance and the billions of dollars at the disposal of the Arabian Gulf’s ruling sheikhs.

The Tour of Spain leader Daniele Bennati avoided a late crash to win the fourth stage from Cordoba to Puertollano yesterday. The Italian Liquigas rider finished more than a bike length clear of the Belgian Tom Boonen, with the Spaniard Koldo Fernandez de Larrea third. Bennati remains overall leader with Boonen second at 22 seconds and Alejandro Valverde of Spain in third at 48 seconds.

While there was widespread astonishment at Nick Faldo’s choices for his Ryder Cup wild cards, there was but a sympathetic shrug at the Americans who Paul Azinger felt compelled to pick yesterday. One of them happened to be Hunter Mahan, the young man who but four weeks ago declared that the competitors at the biennial extravaganza were used as “slaves” and hinted at possible boycotts in the future because all the fun had been sucked from the event.

Ryan Jones, the Ospreys No 8 who emerged from the back end of nowhere to buck the trend of the last British and Irish Lions tour by actually playing well, has been a warmish favourite to lead the red-shirted hordes on their next venture, to South Africa in May, since captaining Wales to an unexpected Grand Slam last season. The temperature went up another couple of degrees yesterday when Mervyn Davies, the finest Lions No 8 of them all, hitched himself to the Jones bandwagon.

When they last met, Andy Murray told Juan Martin del Potro to “watch his mouth”. When they face each other here today at the US Open there will be no love lost between the 21-year-old Scot and the 19-year-old Argentine.

Perhaps they will find that the letter of the law has indeed been breached. But the decision yesterday to summon Aidan O’Brien to an inquiry, concerning possible breaches of their rules governing “team tactics”, raises the disturbing prospect that the regulators of British racing may also view the spirit of the law as mean and petty.

Fabio Capello goes into England’s first two World Cup qualifiers extremely concerned about the fragile confidence of his squad. Despite the achievements of players such as John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney, the Italian is worried that England do not have enough strength of character. It is one reason why he called up Jimmy Bullard.

West Ham United’s Craig Bellamy has attempted to explain why he has not joined up with the Wales squad for World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Russia after his initial selection left managers Alan Curbishley and John Toshack in conflict.

When England and 5-0 whitewashes are mentioned in the same sentence it is memories of Test series against Australia in 2006-07 and the West Indies in the mid-Eighties that tend to come to mind. But this afternoon in Cardiff it is England, under the decisive and vibrant captaincy of Kevin Pietersen, who are hoping to inflict such ignominy on an opponent.