Local and national sport for Epping Forest, Waltham Forest, Wanstaed & Woodford

7:48am Saturday 11th February 2012

Chris Robshaw wants to keep hold of the England captaincy on a long-term basis - and against Italy on Saturday night he will go out and prove it.

7:30am Saturday 11th February 2012

Jade Dernbach is confident England will prove they have learned some hard lessons this winter once their one-day international series against Pakistan gets under way.

7:24am Saturday 11th February 2012

Amir Khan has declared his intention to avenge his defeat by Lamont Peterson when the two meet for a rematch in Las Vegas in May.

7:05am Saturday 11th February 2012

Sale Sharks and England flanker Hendre Fourie looks set for another spell on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder against Worcester Warriors.

6:23am Saturday 11th February 2012

St Helens coach Royce Simmons claimed his players suffered from stage fright as they stuttered to a 38-10 victory over Salford in the first Stobart Super League match at their new £30million Langtree Park stadium.

6:19am Saturday 11th February 2012

Arsene Wenger has accused the Spanish media of trying to unsettle Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

6:17am Saturday 11th February 2012

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Gareth Barry would make a good England captain.

10:46pm Friday 10th February 2012

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has questioned why Liverpool did not appeal against Luis Suarez's recent eight-match ban if they believed he was not guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra.

10:28pm Friday 10th February 2012

St Helens scored 38 unanswered points to stave off the threat of a shock defeat and start life at their new £30million Langtree Park home with a hard-fought 38-10 victory over a battling Salford.

10:21pm Friday 10th February 2012

Nick Macleod kicked five penalties as Andrew Sheridan's first game of the season resulted in a narrow 15-12 victory for Sale over Worcester in the Aviva Premiership.