Craig Levein lauds Scotland's players for their fight-back to defeat Liechtenstein 2-1 rather than consider what might have been an embarrassing Euro 2012 qualifying draw.

England boss Fabio Capello hails Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, for his performance in the win over Switzerland.

Images from the awards ceremony for the Mercury Music Prize

The xx beat late favourite Paul Weller to win this year's Mercury Prize for their debut album xx.

The xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.

PM David Cameron appealed to Colonel Gaddafi over the stalled probe into the death of Pc Yvonne Fletcher, it emerges.

Boeing announces cuts at its military aircraft division in readiness for future reductions in US government defence spending.

Europe's gravity probe, Goce, is returned to health after being knocked offline because some onboard systems got too cold as the satellite circled the Earth.

More than one million protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.

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Stephen McManus scores in the dying seconds to defeat Liechtenstein in their Euro 2012 qualifier and save Scotland from one of their most embarrassing results.

England striker Wayne Rooney scores to help his side beat Switzerland in Basle in their Euro 2012 qualifier.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.

Ryder Cup organisers are warning golf fans of the dangers of being misled by unofficial corporate hospitality packages surrounding the Newport event.

Rescue workers from seven countries gather for a two-day disaster exercise in Portsmouth to test how they would react to an earthquake.

A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.

Hewlett Packard files a lawsuit against its former head Mark Hurd to try and stop him joining database software maker Oracle.

England record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.

One worker is killed and 10 more are injured in an explosion at one of Mexico's largest oil refineries.

Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.