Sport

FORMER Spurs keeper Ray Clemence warned on Monday that the club can no longer use their summer transfer turmoil to excuse their wretched start to the Premier League campaign.

EVERY so often, a cricketer emerges whose contribution to the sport goes beyond what happens on the field of play.

LIVERPOOL defender Martin Skrtel will discover on Tuesday how long he is expected to be out injured after a scan revealed posterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee on Monday.

LUCA CUMANI was out of luck with Swop in the Cambridgeshire but can gain minor compensation at Leicester with Kossack on Tuesday.

FORMER Plymouth Argyle keeper Luke McCormick was jailed for seven years on Monday for killing two boys while driving at over twice the alcohol limit.

POLAND'S suspended football federation reached a last-minute deal with the government on Monday that will allow them to avoid a suspension by FIFA and probably retain the right to host the 2012 European Championship.

BRITAIN'S Olympic middleweight boxing champ James DeGale is considering an offer of "nearly £2 million" to turn professional rather than defend his title at the London 2012 Olympics.

BMW Sauber confirmed on Monday that they will retain their existing driver line-up of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld for the 2009 Formula One season.

STEVEN DAVIS backed Rangers on Monday to show the character needed to bounce back from their surprise defeat against St Mirren.

CHELSEA cruised to a comprehensive 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sunday despite being without several key players through injury, including Deco, Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho.