West Brom promoted to Premier League as Brentford blow chance

IMAGE: West Bromwich Albion players celebrate promotion to the Premier League after the match against Queens Park Rangers at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich Britain. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action......

PIX: Championship surpasses itself with wacky Wednesday

IMAGE: Leeds United fans celebrate winning the Championship and promotion to the Premier League outside the stadium after the match. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters England's second-tier......

Drogba inspires Ivory Coast as Japan lose their way

Two quickfire headed goals from Wilfried Bony and Gervinho helped Ivory Coast recover to beat Japan 2-1 on Saturday as their bid for a first appearance in the World Cup......

Ivory Coast decision on Drogba awaited

Favourites Ivory Coast step back into the African Nations Cup spotlight on Sunday, spoilt for choice as they meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals in Rustenburg. Outsiders Burkina Faso and Togo also......

Hero's welcome for Drogba as African qualifiers begin

Didier Drogba can expect a hero's welcome when he returns to the continent for the start of the group phase of Africa's World Cup preliminaries at the weekend, a fortnight after his Champions......