EDUARDO returned to haunt his old club as Shakhtar Donetsk fought back from a goal down to beat Arsenal 2-1 in tonight’s Champions League Group H clash at Donbass Arena.

Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner and Jack Wilshere all return to the Arsenal starting XI for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash at Shakhtar Donetsk, while there is a surprise start for youngster Craig Eastmond.

IT’S safe to say that finding £50m(€57m) to buy Wayne Rooney isn’t top of Arsenal’s agenda as they completed a 5-1 victory over Shakhtar Dontetsk to make it 14 goals in three Champions League matches so far this season just days before they face Rooney’s most ardent suitors Manchester City.

Arsene Wenger has handed Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas his first start for more than four weeks in tonight’s Champions League Group H clash against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Barcelona 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0

SHAKHTAR Donetsk became the last winners of the UEFA Cup by defeating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final in Istanbul last night.

Jimmy Fortune will take the mount aboard leading Australian sprinter Bentley Biscuit in the Darley July Cup.

Bentley Biscuit’s preparations for his double assault on the Royal Ascot sprints is due to step up a notch early next week.

US military units assigned to track down Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have run out of places to look and are getting time off or being assigned to other duties, even as pressure mounts on US President George Bush to explain why no banned arms have been found.