Chelsea go top after Hammers triumph

Chelsea went back to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a comfortable 4-1 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

Brazilian defender Alex headed Chelsea in front in the 15th minute but Scott Parker levelled with a stunning volley on the half-hour.

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Pav at the double for Spurs

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko was on target again to help defeat Blackburn 3-1 at White Hart Lane and maintain his side's hopes of a top-four finish in the Barclays Premier League.

Pavlyuchenko has been unsettled for most of the season and looked set to leave during the January transfer window but stayed at the club and has now played a big part in Spurs' push for Champions League qualification.

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Villa held in Stoke stalemate

Aston Villa missed the chance to reduce their deficit in the race for the final Champions League place after being held to a goalless draw at Stoke.

The Britannia Stadium has become a tough venue for most visiting sides but for a team with aspirations of mixing it with Europe's elite next season Villa did not test goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen nearly enough.

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Blues battle back to draw

Life-long fan Craig Gardner scored his first Birmingham goal as Alex McLeish's side recovered to earn a 2-2 draw against Everton and preserve their six month unbeaten home record.

Everton, knocked out of the FA Cup by Blues at Goodison Park this season, had taken control with two goals in three minutes midway through the first half from Victor Anichebe and Ayegbeni Yakubu.

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Wolves claim three-point haul

Wolves hung on to claim a 2-1 win and three potentially crucial points in their battle against Barclays Premier League relegation at Turf Moor.

Matt Jarvis took advantage of a short Tyrone Mears back pass to put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute and a Clarke Carlisle own goal almost saw them home.

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England retain Calcutta Cup

England retained the Calcutta Cup in dramatic fashion as they and Scotland played out the first draw in the fixture since 1989.

A topsy-turvy war of attrition which eventually finished 15-15 was settled by the boot at Murrayfield.

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Ireland too strong for Wales

Ireland celebrated captain Brian O'Driscoll's century of caps by cruising to a 27-12 victory over Wales which leaves them one win away from claiming their fifth Triple Crown in seven seasons.

The win, underpinned by Keith Earls' try double and one from Tomas O'Leary, also kept alive an outside chance of a successful RBS 6 Nations title defence.

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England dominate against Bangladesh

Paul Collingwood became England's second centurion of the match and Bangladesh surrendered five first innings wickets as the tourists moved into a dominant position on day two of the first Test.

England declared on 599 for six after Collingwood (145) registered a 10th Test hundred, following in the footsteps of captain Alastair Cook, who fell for a career-best 173 on Saturday morning.

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Vettel claims pole

Germany's Sebastian Vettel, last year's Formula One championship runner-up, has claimed pole position for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Vettel, who finished the 2009 campaign by winning two of the final three races, grabbed the sixth pole of his 44-race career, leaving the returning Michael Schumacher down in seventh place.

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Ennis and Chambers claim gold

Jessica Ennis and Dwain Chambers won gold for Great Britain at the World Indoor Championships in Doha on Saturday.

Ennis rose brilliantly to another major challenge in her career as she dominated the pentathlon against the world's best, adding the indoor multi-event title to the heptathlon crown she won outside in Berlin last summer. The 24-year-old stamped her authority on the competition with a score of 4,937 points, the third best ever recorded.

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