Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India is in favour of sharing tax information and monitoring tax havens more closely.

Captain John Terry struck five minutes from time to give stuttering England a 2-1 win over Ukraine on Wednesday and extend their 100 percent start to World Cup Group Six qualifying.

Andriy Shevchenko might have had problems playing in England but will be Ukraine's main threat in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier, former Chelsea team mate Frank Lampard said Monday.

Despite the assurances of UK Chancellor Alistair Darling that 'markets could have confidence that countries will do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to tackle the global slowdown', there is still no agreement on how long the recession will last and whether it will turn into the classic deflation with its attendant massive social unrest.

Chelsea's England midfielder Joe Cole said on Monday he had given up any hope of playing again this season but is "ahead of schedule" in his recovery from a serious knee injury.

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic is confident his team will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals and plans to quit his post for club management at the end of the qualifying campaign.

Michael Owen was overlooked again on Sunday when England coach Fabio Capello named his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus. Portsmouth forward Peter Crouch and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips return to the squad for the Group Six fixtures after good form for their clubs.

The media saluted Theo Walcott on Thursday after his hat-trick in England's 4-1 demolition of Croatia in a World Cup qualifier in Zagreb.

David Beckham no longer expects to play in every game for England and was happy to be in the squad for the 4-1 victory in Croatia on Wednesday inspired by a hat-trick by teenager Theo Walcott.

Striker Mirolsav Klose scored a hat-trick as Germany were held to a surprising 3-3 draw by Finland in their Group Four World Cup qualifier in Helsinki on Wednesday. Finland led three times, but Klose replied each time to deny the Finns, who have never reached the World Cup finals, a first win over Germany for 85 years. Klose's final goal came just seven minutes from time.

England hope to put behind their gloomy recent experiences against Croatia when they travel to Zagreb on Wednesday for an early key World Cup qualifier. Croatia beat England twice in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, costing them a place in June's finals in Switzerland and Austria and coach Steve McLaren his job.

England manager Fabio Capello said his team relished facing Croatia again on Wednesday and would play with more confidence in their Group Six World Cup qualifier in Zagreb than they would at Wembley.

England were booed off at halftime against Andorra before grinding out a 2-0 victory as Europe's 2010 World Cup qualifiers began in earnest on Saturday.

European countries begin their campaigns to reach the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa on Saturday.

Central defender Rio Ferdinand will miss the start of England's World Cup qualifying campaign against Andorra on Saturday, manager Fabio Capello said on Friday.

Steven Gerrard is to have surgery on his groin that is likely to rule him out of England's opening two World Cup qualifiers next month.

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Croatia squad penpix for Euro 2008.

Russia squad penpix for Euro 2008.

Rio Ferdinand will captain England in Wednesday's Paris friendly against France but coach Fabio Capello will not select his permanent skipper until his side begin their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

David Beckham will get his 100th England cap as long as he is fit and in form, manager Fabio Capello told national team fans on Wednesday.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will captain England in Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland.

The Italian is set to succeed Steve McLaren as the next England football manager.

World champions Italy were drawn against Bulgaria and England were up against Croatia, who knocked them out of the Euro 2008 tournament, following the draw for 2010 World Cup qualifying made in Durban on Sunday

Russia joined Sweden, Turkey and Portugal as the last four qualifiers for next year's European championship on Wednesday after England's hopes were shattered in a 3-2 defeat by Croatia at Wembley Stadium.

David Beckham and goalkeeper Paul Robinson have been dropped for England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia.

Nine teams are in contention to fill up the remaining four slots in the 2008 Euro qualifying tournament.

A Russian billionaire has offered incentives to Croatia for beating England in their final Euro 2008 Group E qualifier.

Striker Wayne Rooney injured an ankle in training on Friday and will miss England's friendly against Austria next week and their Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Nov. 21. Although Rooney will miss England's next two games, former skipper David Beckham is set to win his 98th and 99th caps after being recalled to Steve McClaren's squad on Friday after injury.

In Moscow, Russia rallied to beat England 2-1 and keep their hopes alive for a berth in the finals.

Wayne Rooney's welcome return to scoring form in Saturday's 3-0 win over Estonia delighted England coach Steve McClaren, whose men are now just one win away from next year's European Championship finals.

World champions Italy have returned to the top of the rankings after leaping above Argentina and Brazil.

French sporting pride took another hammering when Scotland won 1-0 in Paris on Wednesday to leave France's Euro 2008 qualifying hopes in the balance.

Cristiano Ronaldo saved Portugal from an embarrassing defeat in Armenia on Wednesday while Belgium dented Serbia's hopes of reaching Euro 2008 with a 3-2 qualifying win.

The former captain engineered a 3-0 win over Estonia and put them back in the race to qualify for Euro 2008.

Greece together with France, Germany and Romania all moved closer to a place in next year's European Championship finals.

David Beckham set up two goals to steer England to a 3-0 win over Estonia to put their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign firmly back on track.

England will resume their Euro 2008 campaign in Estonia on Wednesday.

England manager Steve McClaren said on Tuesday he would "stand or fall" by his bold choice to recall former captain David Beckham to the squad.

Michael Owen could play for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in the Premier League game at Reading.