A goal three minutes from time by Adil Rami saw France come from 2-0 down to claim a late 3-2 victory over Iceland in Valenciennes last night.

United States 5 Scotland 1

Blackburn manager Steve Kean is stepping up his bid to bring Jermaine Jones to Ewood Park on a permanent basis when the transfer window opens.

Chris Samba, Junior Hoilett and Jermaine Jones have all shaken off injury niggles to give Blackburn a boost ahead of their relegation showdown at Wolves.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson made three changes to his side for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park as the Red Devils went in search of the point that would secure them a record 19th top-flight title.

West Ham 1 Blackburn 1

Carlton Cole will make his 100th Premier League start for West Ham today as they look to move off the bottom with a victory over fellow strugglers Blackburn at Upton Park.

STEVE KEAN can only hope Blackburn’s owners think the further and higher you can kick a ball, the better you are.

Blackburn 1 Bolton 0

EDIN DZEKO grabbed the winner for Manchester City with his first goal at the 10th attempt in the Barclays Premier League last night.

Everton 2 Blackburn 0

Blackburn 1 Birmingham 1

Blackburn 2 Blackpool 2

Blackpool have been boosted by the return from suspension of captain and playmaker Charlie Adam for today’s crunch Premier League clash with fellow strugglers Blackburn.

Fulham 3 Blackburn 2

Aston Villa 4 Blackburn 1

Roque Santa Cruz, Phil Jones and Gael Givet are all missing for Blackburn when they travel to Wigan in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow.

PETER CROUCH’S fourth-minute goal was enough to keep Tottenham in sight of a Champions League place with a victory against Blackburn — but Harry Redknapp believes his side have little chance of overtaking Chelsea.

Blackburn 0 Tottenham 1

All the comings and goings for every Premier League club.

FT: Blackburn 2 West Brom 0

New signing Jermaine Jones is in contention for Blackburn’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Brom on Sunday.

Blackburn have signed Schalke midfielder Jermaine Jones on a six-month loan deal.

HAVE Chelsea turned a corner, after the dark mid-winter months that have seen the champions slide from the summit of the Premier League to a place among the also-rans?

Wolfsburg are reportedly lining up a bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel to plug a gap in their midfield.

Schalke 0 Manchester City 2

Germany coach Joachim Low has called three new faces into an experimental squad for his country's friendly match with England in Berlin next Wednesday.

Captain Michael Ballack has pulled out of Germany’s squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Belgium after picking up a foot injury yesterday.

Schalke general manager Andreas Muller expects to the club to complete the signing of FC Twente midfielder Orlando Engelaar this week.

MANUEL NEUER was FC Schalke 04’s hero, capping an outstanding performance with two penalty saves as the Bundesliga side won through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of ten-man FC Porto.

GERMANY striker Kevin Kuranyi fired his side a step closer to a Champions League quarter-final berth as his early goal was enough to seal a 1-0 first-leg win over FC Porto last night.

Schalke 1 Porto 0

Rosenborg 0 Schalke 2