Tottenham will begin their quest for a third successive appearance in the Carling Cup final with a second-round tie at Doncaster.

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez believes he and fellow newcomer Javier Mascherano can do for the Hammers what Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles did for Tottenham nearly 30 years ago.

John Barnes has handed Ron Atkinson a chance to resurrect his TV career eight months after he was forced to resign for an on-air racist remark.

John Hartson’s agent today declared that the striker is still “in love” with Celtic despite being left hurt with life on the sidelines.

With totally blinkered vision, England need to hope for a Belgium win in Kobe on Monday.