David Gold claims Jesper Gronkjaer was forced out of Birmingham by Blues fans’ negative response to the former Chelsea winger.

Birmingham winger Jesper Gronkjaer is poised to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth around £1.5million, according to reports in Spain.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is prepared to offload winger Jesper Gronkjaer to Spain providing the club can recoup most of the £2.2m (€3.1m) paid to Chelsea last summer.

SAM TORRANCE has described the rivalry between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods as having “enough wattage to light up a small town”.

Sam Torrance has described the rivalry between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods as having “enough wattage to light up a small town".

Denmark winger Jesper Gronkjaer has joined Birmingham from Chelsea for £2.2m (€3.3m).

Birmingham City co-owner David Sullivan is confident Blues will complete the signing of Jesper Gronkjaer and his former Chelsea team-mate Mario Melchiot.

Jesper Parnevik returns to European tour action at the Smurfit European Open at the K Club in Ireland next week.

Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho has singled out England striker Wayne Rooney as the top man at Euro 2004 and predicts he will star on the biggest stage for years to come.

Denmark were deflated after failing to capitalise on their strong performance against Italy but Jesper Gronkjaer has given them a Euro 2004 fillip by joining the national team in Lisbon.

The latest news from Portugal:

Denmark coach Morten Olsen is leaving the door open for Jesper Gronkjaer to play against Italy on Monday in his team’s Euro 2004 opener despite the coach’s initial deadline of Thursday having come and gone.

SERGIO GARCIA’S play-off victory in America has lifted him all the way up to third in the race for places in Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

ONE doesn’t need a degree in rocket science to realise that Europe must always field their very best possible side if they are to have any chance of beating the Americans in the Ryder Cup.

Darren Clarke today aired his support to the decision which has put Swedes Jesper Parnevik, Carl Pettersson and Mathias Gronberg – and probably England’s Luke Donald – out of contention for this year’s Ryder Cup.

There are two things happening at the Forest of Arden this weekend – a golf championship and a controversy which is dividing the European Tour.

LEE WESTWOOD yesterday criticised the European tour for the rule which has led to Jesper Parnevik counting himself out of the Ryder Cup in September. And the Swede may not be alone.

Claudio Ranieri admitted his Chelsea team did not play well as they reached the Champions League quarter-finals with a goalless draw against Stuttgart tonight.

Ian Woosnam, the last man to suffer Open heartache because of a rules blunder, today said Mark Roe’s disqualification would stay with him for a long time.

Mark Roe has called on golf’s governing bodies to change the “blatantly unfair” rules which saw him robbed of the chance for Open glory.

THE British crew in the Louis Vuitton Cup, the challenger series for the America’s Cup, took a step up into what has been described as the ‘middle league’ the four teams likely to tussle over the valuable fourth semi finals spot when they dispatched Sweden’s Victory Challenge yesterday by a comfortable 48 seconds.

Tiger Woods tonight admitted his frustration at being reduced to the role of powerless spectator as Europe swept to victory in the Ryder Cup.

Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn will try to repeat the greatest performances of their careers when they take on Tiger Woods in the opening match of the Ryder Cup at The Belfry tomorrow.

TWO teams, 24 players, yet the outcome of the 34th Ryder Cup will depend on just one man, Tiger Woods. Why? Because Tiger is

THEY try to put it out of their minds but for the 17 combatants in action at Mount Juliet, there is no escaping the Ryder Cup.

Alan Curbishley finally found some joy at the end of a week of growing frustration as he made a last-minute double signing.

Jesper Parnevik was tonight handed the last place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

England's Greg Owen has taken over the lead in the British Open.

Nick Faldo and Jesper Parnevik have issued a joint warning to the European Tour from the US Open in Tulsa.

IFK Gothenburg are interested in taking Manchester United's forgotten man Jesper Blomqvist back to Sweden.