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David Hayes hopes of a second lucrative bout with Vitali Klitschko this summer have been dealt a major blow, after the Ukrainian's manager dismissed the Brit's ability to attract a big-money viewing audience.

Incoming Tottenham men Ryan Nelsen and Louis Saha will both be a big influence for the squad on and off the pitch, according to Spurs assistant manager Kevin Bond, with their experience a big draw card as Redknapp signed the pair as deadline day came around.

Chelsea signing Patrick Bamford has revealed he found the decision to move to Chelsea an easy one, with the former Nottingham Forest starlet hoping to develop into a top player for both his club and England.

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England captain Andrew Strauss has issued a stark warning that underperforming players will be axed for the tour of Sri Lanka next month, if they fail again in the dead rubber third Test against Pakistan which starts on Friday.

Joe Cole says he doesn't want to commit his long term future to Lille just yet, but the on-loan Liverpool midfielder has revealed he has a better understanding of footballing tactics after playing under Rudi Garcia.

Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro de Oliveira has admitted Ganso could leave Brazil if the club receive a significant offer for the highly-rated midfielder.

Muhammad Ali's legendary trainer Angelo Dundee has died in Tampa, Florida. He was 90.

John Terry's critics have insisted that the England skipper should step down as captain of the international side, in the wake of his hearing being postponted until after the Euro 2012 Championships.

Tottenham signing Louis Saha is hoping to revive his career after making the move to White Hart Lane on deadline day, and though the challenge will be tough, the 33 year old believes he has what it takes be a great striker again.

Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal can still qualify for the Champions League this season, despite Wednesday's goalless draw at Bolton.

In the violence, a part of the stadium was set on fire and a small group of riot police were not able to control the angry fans.

At least 74 people are confirmed dead in the horrific violence, termed as the worst soccer disaster in the country’s history.

Australia have continued their dominance over India in the cricket, with Matthew Wade and Brad Hogg starring as the Aussies took out the Twenty20 match-up in Sydney last night by 31 runs.

The Olympic flame will arrive in the UK on 18 May when it will start its journey around the country, organisers announce.

Alan Hansen has been forced to defend himself after Sir Alex Ferguson reacted angrily to quotes attributed to the BBC pundit in January.

Andrey Arshavin's agent has claimed that the Russia international plans on staying at Arsenal for the long term future, and is hoping to win silverwear and end the club's trophyless drought.

Liverpool have completed the signing of highly-rated Sporting Lisbon youngster Joao Carlos Teixeira.

Ravel Morrison and Sir Alex Ferguson both appear satisfied with the transfer move that took place for the youngster yesterday, with the former Manchester United man now firmly settled in at West Ham.

Jack Wilshere has updated twitter followers after sustaining a stress fracture in his heal, with the Arsenal starlet admitting that he is yet to know how long it will take to fully recover.

New Arsenal signing Tomas Eisfeld has revealed he was motivated to join the Gunners for the chance to play alongside childhood hero Tomas Rosicky.

McLaren has unveiled its new MP4-27 at the team headquarters in Woking, with drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton confident that the car will finally end Red Bull's dominance.

Manchester United News: Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at Alan Hansen after the BBC pundit claimed Manchester United had "been woeful for the past 18-months".

Tottenham were always going to be busy on deadline day, with Harry Redknapp happy to openly discuss a wide range of players the club had been connected to, and so as January 31st hit, the side went into full throttle shoring up their targets.

England's batsmen held "brutally honest" clear the air talks in the wake of the disastrous second Test loss to Pakistan over the weekend, Ian Bell has revealed.

John Terry has denied racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in court today, with the Chelsea captain pleading not guilty at the Westminster Magistrates' Court.

The Britain Davis Cup team will need to prepare to play without Andy Murray next month, with the British number one set to miss the match up with Slovakia because of injury concerns.

Tottenham have completed a swap deal of sorts with Everton, with Spurs taking on Louis Saha while the Toffees were able to land Steven Pienaar.

Going into deadline day, Arsenal looked set to be relatively quiet, with Arsene Wenger insisting that the side were no longer in the market for a left-back to cover for the injured Kieran Gibbs.