The Bairns were the brighter team in the opening 45 minutes, with Neil McCann twice going close, while Steve Lovell hit the post during Falkirk's late bid to salvage the tie.

BBC: Hughes proud of beaten finalists

The withdrawal of the Super League bid has hit player morale at a crucial time, with Leeds set to meet Everton in the Premier League Cup final on 11 February.

BBC: Leeds reject Super League plans

London-oriented Thistle was hit hard last year: a Malaysian tycoon seized the chance to bid for it, and won.

ECONOMIST: Overseas visitors are flowing in to fill London's hotels

Irish lost top spot to Northampton on Friday and the visitors never hit top form at Adams Park in their bid to reclaim it.

BBC: Wasps 33-25 London Irish

On Tuesday, the bid-ask spread on Spain's 10-year note hit roughly 0.12 percentage point.

WSJ: Calm Market, Rough Trading

Gloucestershire's hopes of mounting a bid for an unlikely victory were hit by them losing two wickets in the opening nine overs of the day.

BBC: Northants wrap up win over Gloucestershire

Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa carried a no-hitter into the seventh Sunday, the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright went 7 2-3 innings before his no-hit bid ended Saturday and St.

WSJ: Wigginton dash boosts Cardinals past Mets 6-3

With one out in the seventh inning, Yadier Molina, whose home run in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS dashed the Mets' World Series hopes, did his best to thwart their no-hit bid.

WSJ: Johan Santana No-Hitter: The Story of 27 Outs��New York Mets