Minus Fifteen romps to victory

Minus Fifteen, the racehorse named after the clubs infamous points penalty, romped to victory in this afternoon's 5.05 at Southwell, beating the rest of the field by a clear five lengths. Tough little battler Katchit landed the spoils to be crowned Champion Hurdler in today's showpiece race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Leeds boss Gary McAllister has named an unchanged starting eleven for the third game in a row for the visit of Cheltenham Town to Elland Road this evening, with striker Tresor Kandol winning his battle to be fit.

The football rumour mill is again in full swing with reports that Sunderland manager Roy Keane is poised to make a 2 million pound summer move for United's central defensive lynchpin Rui Marques.