Liverpool hope to be able to confirm Rickie Lambert as their first signing of the summer on Monday.

Diversified medical services group UDG Healthcare is set to become a global leader in the healthcare communications sector via the purchase of part of UK company, KnowledgePoint360, for more than €100m.

Conference side Kidderminster will take on Premier League Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round after they claimed a 3-2 win over Peterborough in their replay at London Road.

The Premier League big boys have all been kept apart as the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup was made today.

Another potentially thrilling clash between Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal and Tottenham is in the pipeline after the north London rivals were drawn against each other in the FA Cup third round.

Premier League leaders Arsenal were handed a mouthwatering tie against north London rivals Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.

League leaders Arsenal were handed a mouthwatering tie against north London rivals Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.

Macclesfield 0 Wigan 1

Holders Chelsea were handed an away tie against lower-league opposition in the draw for the FA Cup fourth round made at Wembley this afternoon.

Macclesfield 2 Cardiff 1

Manchester United have been given a tough draw for the third round of the FA Cup.

The cold snap continued to wreak further havoc to the British sporting calendar today after the npower Championship clash between Peterborough and West Ham was postponed.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admitted he endured “a nightmare” on Monday when he lost his two main goalkeepers ahead of tonight’s match against Stoke.

MARK HUGHES marked his home debut as QPR boss with a win as the Premier League side edged past MK Dons 1-0 in their FA Cup third-round replay last night.

Bolton 2 Macclesfield 0

Bolton boss Owen Coyle made five changes to his starting line-up for this evening’s FA Cup third-round replay against Macclesfield at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has backed Gary Cahill to play an important role in Andre Villas-Boas' rebuilding job at Chelsea.

NIKO KRANJCAR insists he will not leave Tottenham this month and claims he is not worried about losing his place in Croatia’s Euro 2012 squad despite his lack of game time this season.

Liverpool and Manchester United have been drawn together at Anfield in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Macclesfield 2 Bolton 2

Marcos Alonso has been ruled out for four to six weeks and will undergo surgery today to replace a pin in his foot, Bolton manager Owen Coyle has confirmed.

Barclays Premier League top two Manchester City and Manchester United will meet in a mouth-watering FA Cup third-round tie.

Manchester City and Manchester United will face off in the third round of the FA Cup after today's draw.

Manager Roberto Mancini insists Manchester City have no need to harbour an inferiority complex when they face Bayern Munich tonight.

Bolton's Marcos Alonso has become the latest Bolton defender to be hit by the club’s injury jinx ahead of the trip to Liverpool.

CHAMPIONSHIP sides West Ham and Bristol City were dumped out of the Carling Cup as League Two Aldershot and Swindon produced first-round shocks last night.

Bolton 2 Macclesfield 1

New striker Tuncay is set to make his Bolton debut in tomorrow night’s Carling Cup clash with Macclesfield after finally having his work permit granted.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is breathing a sigh of relief after defender Gretar Steinsson was diagnosed with nothing more serious than bruising after being forced out of Sunday’s defeat to Manchester City.

Emile Sinclair scored twice as League Two minnows Macclesfield topped the bill on a night of Carling Cup upsets with a 2-0 win over npower Championship Hull at the KC Stadium tonight.

English Football League clubs paid out £12.7m (€15.4m) in agents’ fees last season – a rise of £3.9m (€4.7m) from the previous year.

The cold snap continued to bite in the UK this afternoon as a raft of sporting fixtures fell prey to the sub-zero conditions sweeping the country.

DEAN KIELY insists he has not quit international football with Ireland and has claimed Giovanni Trapattoni broke an understanding that he would not be called up just to sit on the bench.

An uninspiring Coca-Cola Championship clash between Ipswich and Leicester ended goalless at Portman Road.

Football League new boys Burton Albion face a difficult away trip to Coca-Cola Championship club Reading following the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup today.

Everton midfielder Segundo Castillo comes into contention for the Premier League match against Hull following a hamstring injury.

Paul Ince believes he was deprived of the time he needed to succeed at Blackburn – and prove the point that a young English manager is up to the job at Premier League level.

Macclesfield 0 Everton 1

Sam Allardyce was always the number one choice to replace Paul Ince as Blackburn manager, according to chairman John Williams.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Paul Ince was treated unfairly at Blackburn and has called for chairmen to have more patience with young managers.

Paul Ince has been sacked as manager of Blackburn following the club’s disappointing start to the Barclays Premier League season.

DERBY, relegated in shame from the Premier League last season, are on the brink of a Wembley final after edging past Stoke in the Carling Cup quarter-final.

Roy Keane's Sunderland have been drawn to play Bolton at home in the third round of the FA Cup today.

A LAST-GASP goal from Craig Mackail-Smith gave Peterborough a 1-0 win over Ryman Premier side AFC Hornchurch in the first round of the FA Cup yesterday.