The Chelsea striker could be sidelined for up to six weeks with a calf injury, according to manager Claudio Ranieri.

Real Mallorca's leading striker failed to appear at training this week because of a call-up by Cameroon for a pre-Olympic tournament.

In the Global Corruption Index, a survey of 133 nations conducted by Transparency International (an anti-graft watchdog), India stood 83rd, recording a score of 2.8 out of 10.

India have been drawn in along with Japan, Oman and Singapore in the Asian qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup football finals.\n\n

Chasing duo Valencia and Real Madrid will have a chance to draw level if they win their matches on Sunday.

Cameroon beat an All-Stars team 3-1 in the match, played in memory of Marc-Vivien Foe.

All five gold medals India earned from athletics at the Afro-Asian Games were from field events.

They won the women's discuss throw and men's shot put respectively at the Afro-Asian Games.

The Spanish League leaders slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Real Mallorca.

A revised schedule was drawn up for the men's tournament as the team failed to turn up even today.

Chelsea are planning a £35million raid for soccer wonderkid Wayne Rooney.

The Indian team, led by Baichung Bhutia, will play two warm-up matches next week in preparation for the Games.

The Arsenal defender denied an FA charge of violent conduct after he kicked out at Manchester United's Eric Djemba-Djemba.

Coach Stephen Constantine said the players who are in the Afro-Asian Games squad will not be released for the Vietnam tournament.

The French midfielder's move to London went through as planned, despite a disagreement over the player's cut of the transfer fee.

They recovered from an own goal to beat Manchester City.

Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa have confirmed participation in the tournament, to be played in Hyderabad.

Portuguese teenage striker Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Manchester United for 12.24 million pounds.

The 28-year-old tied up the 15 million pound move late on Wednesday after passing a medical.

Manchester United agreed to sell Argentine international Juan Sebastian Veron to Chelsea for 15 million pounds.

France team doctor Jean-Marcel Ferret expressed surprise that Marc-Vivien Foe's death was caused by a heart-related condition.

Some climbed on roofs or up trees to get a view of the coffin as it was borne through Yaounde.

An autopsy showed no stimulants were found in the body of the cameroon midfield who died during the Confederations Cup semi-final.,

The Man U ace will have the number on the back of his Real Madrid shirt.