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Boos ban: Sunderland's Paolo Di Canio vows to tune out Newcastle fans' abuse on derby day "Our 2,000 supporters will be much louder than the 50,000 home ones - I will absorb their energy" PLUS Danny Graham facing three weeks out Tyne and ear: The warm welcome waiting at St James' doesn't bother Di Canio Michael Regan Paolo Di Canio insists Newcastle fans will be wasting their time trying to provoke him on Sunday with fascist-style salutes, writes James Nursey.Police have warned fans against using racist or offensive gestures during the North-East derby at St James' Park, but Di Canio responded: “Why? I don’t feel nothing or hear them.“For sure, I will hear much more the 2,000 Sunderland fans, who will be much more loud than the 50,000 of Newcastle. I will absorb their energy.“When I was a footballer, especially away fans, they were an extra lift.“Away from home, they would sing, ‘Paolo Di Canio’ and I wanted to score and celebrate. Now I am a manager I

Team Gazza: Paul Gascoigne names Rooney, Gerrard and Wilshere as lifesavers who helped pay for rehab The England legend sobbed as he told TV host Alan Carr the full trauma of his latest descent into booze addiction, after a decade of fighting his demons Still alive: Paul Gascoigne talks to Alan Carr Ellis O'Brien/ Open mike Productions. England legend Paul Gascoigne sobbed as he thanked pals Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard for saving his life – but admits he may drink again.Despite nearly dying and weeks of intensive rehab, partly paid for by the stars – not named until now – the recovering alcoholic said he still doesn’t know if he will stay sober.The 45-year-old former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder welled up as he told TV host Alan Carr the full trauma of his latest descent into booze addiction, after a decade of fighting his demons.He said: “Sometimes I think, when am I ever going to learn my lesson?"I sometimes think I’ll be all right with one drink, but then

Zynga and Bwin.Party Introduce Real Money Poker Games to Facebook Users The temperature increases in the online poker market, with the breaking news that Zynga and Bwin.Party will introduce a poker skin on Facebook The poker gaming behemoths Zynga and Bwin.Party both had difficulties with cash flow in 2012, with Zynga introducing a cost-cutting programme to shave $15-20 million off the bottom line of EBIT, and Bwin.Party seeing a 33% decline in cash game profits.But in October, Zynga and Bwin.Party announced a working partnership that would open up the portcullis between the 7.5 million Zynga users and the PartyGaming community. A network that hosts the second largest online poker pool in the world - PartyPoker - and two smaller skins in WPTPoker and EmpirePoker. ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino is only available for the lucky customers in the U.K. for now."It's an exciting move to bring players the real money games they have been asking for" says Barry Cottle of

Grand National sweepstake kit 2013: Print, cut out and keep your fingers crossed It’s time for to gather your family or workmates and put your hands in your pockets for the sensational Mirror Racing Sweepkit. Jump to it: Play the sweepstake and enjoy the world's greatest race even more Here we go for the most hotly contested bit of sport many of you will take part in all year .. it’s your sensational Mirror Racing Sweepkit.It doesn’t matter if you don’t know anything about racing, in fact, it’s probably better if you don’t. You have the same chance of picking the Grand National favourite, On His Own, as rank outsider Major Malarkey. As ever, 40 horses will take their chance on Saturday afternoon at 4.15 – around nine minutes and ten seconds later it could be you who is celebrating. The only thing that could change is if a horse is withdrawn.If that happens first thing this morning, a reserve - either Pentiffic or Mortimers Cross - would take its place.So simply change the n

To dare is to almost do: AVB salutes Tottenham "heroes" after Euro loss on penalties Vertonghen is sent off in normal time against Basel and Huddlestone and Adebayor miss spot-kicks but manager refuses to criticise Seven and hell: Spurs have lost seven shoot-outs on the spin since 1994 From Darren Lewis in Basel Emmanuel Adebayor and Tom Huddlestone missed from the spot as 10-man Spurs blew the chance to reach the Europa League semi-finals.But heartbroken boss Andre Villas- Boas labelled his players “heroes” after they scored twice and survived Jan Vertonghen’s sending-off.Spurs have now lost their last SEVEN penalty shoot-outs, with their last triumph nearly 20 years ago, against Peterborough in 1994.But Villas-Boas said: “I’m proud of the players because, for me they are like heroes for the way they’ve done it. I wasn’t frustrated with Ade. It was a good performance from the team."They are heroes - not only because of what they’ve done today but because of wha

Spitting mad: Stade Francais' Jerome Fillol gets season-ending ban for giving rival a mouthful Frenchman's offence in cup win over Bath was deemed "intentional, deliberate and grave" - but sentence is reduced because he said sorry Eiffel shower: Peter Stringer is spat on by Jerome Fillol Action The man who spat in the face of Bath rugby star Peter Stringer has been banned until next season. Stade Francais scrum-half Jerome Fillol pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred during the Paris club's Amlin Cup win last week to widespread disgust. Judicial officer Anthony Davis deemed to be "intentional, deliberate and grave" but could find no aggravating factors and cut the ban from a top-end entry point of 26 weeks due to "compelling" mitigating factors - including Fillol saying he was very sorry. The Frenchman was also said to have an exemplary record, despite Stringer's dad claiming he previously spat at his son during an Under-2

Masterclass: Sergio Garcia leads at Augusta and admits he doesn't like the course he tamed Spaniard's 66 has fans wondering if he'll finally win his first Major this week PLUS McIlroy's regrets and the 14-year-old who outscored champ Watson Power Serg: Five-birdie Garcia matched his best ever Masters round Getty Twelve months after claiming he could never win a Major, Sergio Garcia played like a champion to share the first-round lead at the Masters.But the Spaniard admitted he is still not a fan of the Augusta National course.Garcia, who missed a putt to win the Open in 2007, said last year he was “not good enough” after limping to a third round 75. Seasons of near misses and frustration seemed to have finally taken their toll.Always a gorgeous ball-striker, he had long struggled on the greens. But his heroics for Europe in the Ryder Cup at Medinah showed he is still a special talent.And on Thursday, in his 58th Major, the 32-year-old blazed his way through the