Republic of Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan is available for selection again for Stoke having recovered from his hamstring problem.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis could be set to welcome back midfielder Glenn Whelan into his side for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match against Sunderland.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis will assess the condition of Glenn Whelan and Michael Owen ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with the latter’s former club Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Liverpool 0 Stoke 0

Stewart Downing, who admitted to being upset by Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ criticism last week, is not even on the bench for the Reds against Stoke today.

Michael Owen is among several new Stoke signings hoping to make their Potters debuts in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis hopes to bring several new players to the Britannia Stadium before Friday evening’s transfer deadline.

Stoke have confirmed they have agreed personal terms with Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu.

Maurice Edu has hinted he will seek a way out of the Rangers turmoil as he wants to test himself at the highest level.

Ally McCoist differed over the significance of Rangers to Scottish football after Celtic trashed their Old Firm rivals 3-0 in their last Clydesdale Bank Premier League meeting of the season at Parkhead.

Neil Lennon and the Scottish Football Association (SFA) are on course for yet another collision after the Celtic manager described his half-time sending off at Ibrox as “a joke” and claimed he was “deprived of doing my job properly” during yesterday’s 3-2 defeat to Rangers.

Rangers have made five changes from last week’s defeat to Dundee United as they aim to prevent Celtic from claiming the victory that would see them to win the SPL title at Ibrox today.

Eva Longoria has reportedly split from Eduardo Cruz.

Rangers have been dealt a blow with the news that Kyle Lafferty could be out for a further six weeks as they prepare to travel to Inverness in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League on Sunday.

Rangers plunged deeper into crisis after crashing out of the Scottish Cup as goals from Gavin Gunning and Johnny Russell secured a 2-0 win for Dundee United at Ibrox.

Rangers 4 Hibernian 0

Police have made an arrest following allegations of racist tweets directed at two Rangers players.

Strathclyde Police are collating information after complaints were made that two Rangers players were racially abused on Twitter.

Arbroath 0 Rangers 4

Rangers 3 Motherwell 0

Midfielder Lee McCulloch is doubtful for Rangers’ Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Motherwell after picking up a knock during the midweek Old Firm derby defeat.

Celtic 1 Rangers 0

Thomas Rogne made his first start for almost eight weeks as Celtic made two changes for the visit of Rangers in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

FULHAM crashed out of the Europa League last night after a late collapse saw Odense secure a late 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage.

Besiktas 3 Stoke 1

Hibernian 0 Rangers 2

ALLY MCCOIST insists there is no reason to push the panic button despite yesterday’s 1-0 defeat at Kilmarnock leaving Rangers with just a four-point advantage over Celtic at the summit of the SPL.

Corinthians director of football Edu claims the Brazilian club are still interested in signing controversial Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.

Corinthians are not looking to make another move for Carlos Tevez, according to their general manager Edu.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist has no fresh injury concerns ahead of their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Hibernian.

Stoke 2 Besiktas 1

Rangers 2 Kilmarnock 0

Nikica Jelavic has been passed fit to start Rangers‘ Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Dunfermline.

NEIL LENNON revealed he will have to “shut down” Scott Brown after the Celtic skipper succumbed to his on-going ankle complaint in the pulsating 4-2 Clydesdale Bank Premier League defeat by Rangers yesterday.

Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic returned from a knee injury for the first Old Firm game of the season at Ibrox.

Rangers are boosted by the return of Nikica Jelavic ahead of Sunday’s Old Firm derby

AN inexperienced Tottenham side came through a nail-biting finish to leave the cauldron of the Toumba Stadium with a hard-fought point in last night’s Europa League Group A clash against PAOK Salonika.

Nikica Jelavic has been ruled out of Rangers‘ Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at Dundee United with a knee injury picked up while away with the Croatian national team.

Rangers 2 Aberdeen 0

Rangers 1 Maribor 1 (Maribor win 3-2 on agg)

Inverness 0 Rangers 2

Rangers are boosted by the return of Dorin Goian for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Inverness.

RANGERS’ Champions League hopes were shattered last night as they crashed out of the competition at the hands of Malmo after being reduced to nine men in their third round qualifier in Sweden.

RANGERS’ Champions League hopes are hanging in the balance after they suffered defeat to Swedish outfit Malmo at Ibrox last night.