Season 46

Coverage from the Hawthorns as West Brom take on Newcastle on the opening weekend of the 2009/10 Football League season.

Coverage of the World Cup Group Nine qualifier at the Ullevaal stadium in Oslo.

After a satisfying win against Azerbaijan in June, John Toshack's youngsters will be keen to impress against Montenegro, before playing their remaining World Cup Qualifiers in the autumn.

Highlights of the important warm-up game at Windsor Park, as Nigel Worthington's team prepares for September and vital games against Poland and Slovakia, in which they must triumph if the dream of World Cup Finals qualification is to be realised.

As the race for glory in the League Cup kicks off, Manish Bhasin introduces highlights of tonight's action, including Macclesfield Town v Leicester City, as well as all the goals from last night's games.

Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights as the 2009/10 season gets under way. Games include Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City, Everton v Arsenal, and Chelsea v Hull.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the evening's Premier League matches. Newly promoted Burnley host champions Manchester United in the first-ever Premier League game at Turf Moor. Stoke held Liverpool to two goalless draws in the 2008/09 season - can they thwart the Reds again at Anfield? Tottenham make the trip to Hull, while Birmingham host Portsmouth. There is also a look back at the other midweek Premier League games, including Chelsea's visit to Sunderland.

Wigan have faced Manchester United eight times in the top flight and lost every game. Was today, under the watchful eye of new Lactics boss Roberto Martinez , the day that record changed? Gary Lineker and his fellow pundits look back on this and the day's other fixtures, including Birmingham and Stoke who last met in the top flight a quarter of a century ago.

Last season Arsenal took four points from their league games against Manchester United, but are still smarting from their aggregate defeat by Alex Ferguson 's men in the Champions League semi-finals. Will they get their revenge today at Old Trafford? Gary Lineker and his fellow pundits look back on this and the day's other fixtures, including Premier League newcomers Burnley's tough task at Chelsea.

Coverage of Northern Ireland's crucial world cup qualifying match against Poland. Nigel Worthington's men travel to Chorzow and will look to return with at least one point to keep their qualification hopes alive.

Highlights of Northern Ireland's crunch World Cup qualifying game with Slovakia at Windsor Park. Nothing less than a win will do for the home team as they continue their quest to reach their first World Cup finals appearance since 1986.

Coverage of the Women's Euro Final 2009 from the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, featuring England v Germany.

Spurs welcome Manchester United to White Hart Lane, Manchester City entertain Arsenal and Burnley attempt another giant-killing act at Anfield.

Today's Premier League fixtures saw Liverpool visiting West Ham, while Aston Villa entertained Portsmouth and Burnley faced Sunderland.

Coverage of the Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Newcastle United, two sides that have made contrasting starts to the season.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League matches, including Fulham v Arsenal, Stoke v Man Utd, Liverpool v Hull, Wigan v Chelsea and Tottenham v Burnley.

Highlights from five Premier League games, as Manchester United host Sunderland, Spurs are at Bolton, Wolves entertain Portsmouth, Wigan travel to Hull and Burnley host Birmingham.

Wales travel to Helsinki for their penultimate group four qualifying match against Finland. John Toshack's men still hope to finish third in their group, as they face their rivals for third place in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki.

Gary Lineker presents highlights of England's Group 6 World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.

Northern Ireland's World Cup Qualifier against Czech Republic.

Highlights from today's Premier League fixtures, in which Arsenal entertained Birmingham, Aston Villa welcomed Chelsea to Villa Park, Manchester United aimed to keep up their great home form against Bolton and Harry Redknapp returned to former club Portsmouth with Tottenham.

The Pride Park crowd welcomes Jim Magilton's west London side for a Championship clash between two clubs with play-off aspirations.

Premier League highlights including Chelsea v Blackburn, Tottenham v Stoke and Sunderland v Birmingham. Local derbies see Burnley v Wigan and Wolves v Aston Villa.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including the North London derby between Arsenal and Spurs. Manchester United host Blackburn and Liverpool visit Fulham.

Cardiff City host Nottingham Forest in the Championship. Forest have a poor recent record against Cardiff, losing the last three meetings.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including Manchester City v Burnley, Aston Villa v Bolton, Wolves v Arsenal, and Blackburn v Portsmouth.

Northern Ireland host Serbia for a friendly in what will be a stern test for Nigel Worthington's boys.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including Liverpool v Manchester City, Manchester United v Everton, Chelsea v Wolverhampton and Sunderland v Arsenal.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League matches, including Manchester United travelling to face Portsmouth and Manchester City taking on Hull.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Barclays Premier League, including Manchester City hosting Chelsea and Champions Manchester United visiting West Ham.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League fixtures, including Manchester United v Aston Villa, Chelsea v Everton and Birmingham City v West Ham.

Highlights of Premier League matches. Title hopefuls Chelsea face struggling Portsmouth, Liverpool host Wigan, Arsenal visit Burnley, and Tottenham entertain Manchester City.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal v Hull, Fulham v Manchester United and Portsmouth v Liverpool.

Coverage of this afternoon's Championship fixture at St James' Park between Newcastle and Middlesbrough as the North East rivals face each other in English football's second tier for the first time in 18 years.

Chelsea visit Birmingham, having never lost in the league at St Andrew's, Fulham host Spurs at Craven Cottage, Manchester City entertain Stoke, Liverpool take on Wolves, while West Ham look to emulate their 4-1 victory over Portsmouth from last season's Boxing Day fixture.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League fixtures, including Chelsea v Fulham, Tottenham v West Ham and Everton v Burnley.

Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the latest Barclays Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal v Everton, Birmingham v Manchester United and Hull v Chelsea.

Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Man United get the chance to avenge their early season defeat by Burnley, while Hull visit Tottenham.

Coverage of the first leg of the League Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Manchester United. The match will be fiercely contested with a Wembley final at stake.

Aston Villa host Blackburn Rovers at Villa Park in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Barclays Premier League and the Carling Cup semi-final second leg between Manchester United and Manchester City.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's matches in the Premier League, including Burnley v Chelsea, Fulham v Aston Villa, Liverpool v Bolton and Hull v Wolves.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's matches in the Premier League, including Liverpool v Everton, Manchester United v Portsmouth and Tottenham v Aston Villa.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's matches in the Premier League, including Arsenal v Liverpool, Everton v Chelsea and Aston Villa v Manchester United.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's matches in the Premier League, including Everton v Manchester United, Arsenal v Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea.

Gabby Logan presents Championship football from Ashton Gate as West Brom visit Bristol City. The pressure is on both sides to win and keep their promotion hopes alive.

Gary Lineker introduces goals and highlights from the Premier League. Matches include Chelsea v Manchester City, Stoke v Arsenal, Birmingham v Wigan and Bolton v Wolves.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the Carling Cup final from Wembley as Manchester United and Aston Villa contest the first major trophy of the season.

Highlights of the friendly between Albania and Northern Ireland in Tirana as Nigel Worthington begins his preparation for the European qualifiers.

Gary Lineker introduces the pick of the action and reaction from the day's Premier League matches, including Arsenal against Burnley and Manchester United's trip to Wolves.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including a London derby between Chelsea and West Ham and two relegation clashes, Bolton v Wigan and Burnley v Wolves.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League matches, including the local derbies between Arsenal and West Ham, Aston Villa and Wolves, and Wigan and Burnley.

Jake Humphrey hosts coverage of the Championship match between Midlands rivals Leicester and Coventry, with both teams harbouring hopes of promotion to the Premier League.

Coverage of the Co-Operative Insurance Final from Windsor Park. League champions Glentoran meet Coleraine in the quest for the second major trophy of the season.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's seven Premier League matches, including Chelsea v Aston Villa, Birmingham v Arsenal and Bolton v Manchester United.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from all of the day's matches in the Barclays Premier League, which include a huge clash between title rivals Manchester United and Chelsea.

Gabby Logan presents coverage from the City Ground where Nottingham Forest take on Cardiff in a key match in the Championship promotion race.

Gary Lineker presents the best of the action and reaction from the day's Premier League matches, including Hull v Burnley and West Ham United v Sunderland.

Championship coverage as promotion hopefuls West Brom and Middlesbrough meet at the Hawthorns. Both sides are looking to bounce back to the top flight.

Gary Lineker presents highlights of all the day's Premier League matches, including the Manchester derby at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premier League matches, including Manchester United v Tottenham and Arsenal v Manchester City.

Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premier League matches, including Manchester City v Aston Villa and Tottenham v Bolton.

Jake Humphrey presents coverage of Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace, plus news from Sunday's other matches, as the regular Championship season reaches its climax.

Gary Lineker presents the best of the action from the final day of the season. All 20 teams played today as the remaining issues at either end of the table were decided.

Highlights, reaction and analysis from the first leg of the play-off semi-final between Cardiff City and Leicester City.

Gary Lineker presents coverage of the Group A match from Cape Town. Uruguay, winners of the inaugural World Cup in 1930, meet France, the losing finalists in 2006.

Highlights from the opening day of the 2010 World Cup, presented by Colin Murray. South Africa kicked the tournament off against Mexico, and France met Uruguay in Group A.

Coverage of the opening match of the tournament between hosts South Africa and Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg. South Africa have never progressed beyond the group stages.

Gary Lineker presents World Cup coverage of the Group B clash between Argentina and Nigeria at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from three World Cup matches, including England's opener against the USA, Argentina's clash with Nigeria and South Korea v Greece.

Coverage of England's World Cup opener against the USA. Fabio Capello's side are among the bookmakers' favourites for the tournament, but a good start in Rustenburg is vital.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the first meeting between two of England's group rivals, Algeria and Slovenia.

Colin Murray presents the best of the action from the day's opening Group D encounters between Germany and Australia, and Serbia and Ghana. Plus Algeria v Slovenia in Group C.

Coverage of the Group D clash in Durban as three-time World Cup winners Germany take on Australia.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the group E clash between Japan and Cameroon. Japan are taking part in their fourth World Cup.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage from Cape Town as reigning World Cup champions Italy begin the defence of their crown against Paraguay.

Colin Murray presents the best of the action from the day's Group E encounters as Holland meet Denmark and Japan take on Cameroon. Plus highlights from Italy v Paraguay in Group F.

Coverage of the group E World Cup clash between the Netherlands and Denmark. The Dutch qualified with a perfect record and Denmark also impressed during qualifying.

Gary Lineker presents World Cup coverage of the Group F clash between New Zealand and Slovakia in Rustenburg.

Colin Murray presents highlights from three World Cup matches, including Brazil v North Korea, Portugal's clash with Ivory Coast and New Zealand's meeting with Slovakia.

Coverage of the World Cup clash between Brazil and North Korea at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. The South Americans are chasing a sixth World Cup win and should avoid a slip-up here.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage from Durban. Spain are favourites to win a first-ever World Cup. Switzerland are appearing in their ninth finals.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the group A clash between South Africa and Uruguay. The host nation are one of the lowest-ranked nations in the competition.

Colin Murray presents the best of the day's action as hosts South Africa take on Uruguay in a crucial match in Group A. Plus Spain v Switzerland, and Honduras v Chile in Group H.

Gary Lineker hosts coverage of the Group B encounter between Greece and Nigeria. The Greeks were crowned European champions in 2004. Nigeria struggled to qualify for the World Cup.

Gary Lineker presents World Cup football, with France meeting Group A rivals Mexico. The French were beaten finalists four years ago, but only narrowly qualified for South Africa.

Highlights from three World Cup matches, including Argentina's clash with South Korea, France's match with Mexico and Greece's game against Nigeria.

Full coverage of the World Cup clash between Argentina and South Korea at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Diego Maradona's men are chasing a third World Cup win this summer.

Gary Lineker presents coverage of the crucial match between three-time champions Germany and Group D opponents Serbia.

Coverage from Ellis Park in Johannesburg as Slovenia take on the United States in Group C. With England the group favourites, this is a pivotal game for both sides.

Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's three group matches, with all the reaction from England's clash with Algeria in Cape Town.

Full coverage of England's Group C match against Algeria in Cape Town, the first-ever meeting of the two nations.

Action from this Group D encounter in which both sides have high hopes of reaching the second round, where they could potentially face a clash against England.

Colin Murray presents highlights of Ghana v Australia in Group D, and two matches from Group E as Holland face Japan and Cameroon play Denmark.

Full coverage of the World Cup Group E clash between the Netherlands and Japan in Durban. The group looks like a tricky one for Japan to qualify from.

Gary Lineker presents live coverage as Slovakia face Paraguay in their Group F clash in Bloemfontein. The Slovaks are competing at their first World Cup as an independent nation.

Gary Lineker presents coverage of this highly anticipated clash in Group G, with Silva, Robinho and Kaka featuring for Brazil, and Kalou and Toure the Ivory Coast's stars.

Colin Murray presents highlights of another day's matches, as Italy face New Zealand and Slovakia take on Paraguay. Plus Brazil play Sven-Goran Eriksson's Ivory Coast.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the Group G meeting between Portugal and North Korea in Cape Town.

Action of this Group H game which pits Chile's flair against Switzerland's discipline in an encounter that is likely to be crucial in both sides' quests to progress further.

Colin Murray introduces the best of the action as Spain play Honduras and Chile take on Switzerland in Group H, while in Group G Portugal meet North Korea in Cape Town.

Full match coverage of the Group H encounter between World Cup favourites Spain and Honduras, who are competing in the finals for the first time since 1982.

Dan Walker presents coverage of Nigeria against South Korea from Durban as Group B reaches its climax. The countries have never met before at a major tournament.

The final group B clash between Argentina and Greece. Diego Maradona inspired Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup finals as a player; can he repeat the trick as coach?

All the best action from the final matches in Group A and Group B, with France v South Africa, Mexico v Uruguay, Argentina v Greece and Nigeria v South Korea.

Full coverage of the World Cup Group A match in Bloemfontein between 1998 World Cup champions France, a side packed with attacking talent, and hosts South Africa.

Gary Lineker is joined by Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon for coverage of England's final group match as they take on Slovenia in Port Elizabeth.

Coverage of the final group C World Cup match between USA and Algeria from Pretoria in a must-win match for both teams.

Featuring highlights and reaction from the day's final Group C matches, with England hoping to secure safe passage to the knockout stages in their match against Slovenia.

Coverage of the Group E encounter in Cape Town. The Dutch will hope to emulate their class of 1974, who are still remembered for their fabulous brand of 'total football'.

Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the potentially decisive Group E match in Rustenburg, with Denmark and Japan hoping to secure a place in the knockout stage.

The best of the action and reaction from the day's final matches in Groups E and F: the Netherlands vs Cameroon, Denmark vs Japan, Italy vs Slovakia and New Zealand vs Paraguay.

Full coverage of the World Cup Group F match between Slovakia and Italy from Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Defending champions Italy face a Slovakia side who were held by New Zealand in their opening match.

Coverage from Durban of the final match of Group G. Portugal has a line-up laced with attacking verve, but Brazil are looking to win the World Cup in yet another continent.

Coverage of the group G World Cup match between North Korea and Ivory Coast from Nelspruit. Ivory Coast need to win by a wide margin and hope Brazil can beat Portugal.

Colin Murray presents highlights of the final matches from Groups G and H, with Chile v Spain, Switzerland v Honduras, Brazil v Portugal and Ivory Coast v North Korea.

Highlights from the round of 16, the first knockout phase of the tournament. Group A winners Uruguay face South Korea in Port Elizabeth, while USA meet Ghana in Rustenberg.

Coverage of the World Cup last-16 knockout match between Group D runners-up Ghana and Group C winners USA.

Coverage of the last sixteen clash between England and Germany from Bloemfontein. The winner will face Argentina or Mexico in the quarter-finals.

Coverage of the last sixteen clash between Argentina and Mexico at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium. The winner will face Germany in the quarter-finals.

Coverage of the last sixteen clash between the Netherlands and Slovakia in Durban. The winners will face Brazil or Chile in the quarter-finals.

Highlights from the round of 16, the first knockout phase of the tournament. Netherlands face Slovakia in Durban and Brazil meet Chile in Johannesburg.

Full coverage of the World Cup last-16 match between Brazil and Chile from Johannesburg's Ellis Park.

Coverage of the final second round game from Cape Town as Iberian neighbours Spain and Portugal go head to head for the right to meet Paraguay in the quarter-finals.

Highlights of the first quarter-final matches from South Africa. Holland face Brazil in Port Elizabeth, while Uruguay meet Ghana in Johannesburg.

Coverage of the World Cup quarter-final between Holland and Brazil.

Coverage of the quarter-final between Argentina and Germany from Cape Town. The two sides met at this stage four years ago when Germany won on penalties.

Coverage of the last of the World Cup quarter-final matches from Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, where Spain take on Paraguay.

Highlights of the first semi-final between Uruguay the Netherlands in Cape Town.

Coverage from the second semi-final between Germany and Spain in Durban. Germany beat Argentina 4-0 in the last eight, while Spain recorded a 1-0 win over Paraguay.

Colin Murray presents highlights of the World Cup third place play-off match between Germany and Uruguay, from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Gary Lineker hosts coverage of the 2010 World Cup final from Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. Spain take on the Netherlands, neither having won the World Cup before.