Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie admits drawing Italian giants AC Milan in Europe is a "dream come true" for the club.

Wigan prop Stuart Fielden is the big omission from England coach Tony Smith's 24-man squad for the World Cup in Australia.

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is expected to be out for three weeks after scans showed he has a partially torn ankle ligament.

Everton have confirmed Leon Osman will not require surgery to fix his long-standing knee injury.

Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has insisted England's loss will be Newcastle's gain after Michael Owen missed out on an international call-up.

England wing David Strettle faces up to seven weeks sidelined after sustaining another foot injury.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins is confident he and his Team GB colleagues will soon be competing together in the Tour de France.

The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the Formula One calendar for the 2009 season.

Former Wigan forward Mick Cassidy, who played for England in the 1995 World Cup, will bridge a 13-year gap when he represents Ireland in this year's tournament in Australia.

The West Indies Cricket Board expect to be forced to withdraw their sanction for the Stanford Super Series following their case with telecommunications company Digicel in London's High Court.

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