Inter 4 Tottenham 1 (AET: 4-4 on agg, Spurs win on away goals)

Inter Milan 4 Tottenham 1 (Agg: 4-4, Spurs win on away goals)

Tottenham 3 Inter Milan 0

Francesco Totti made Serie A history last night as his first-half penalty in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Genoa saw the veteran striker become the league’s joint-second highest scorer of all time.

Inter Milan 5 Genoa 2

A district court judge has convicted a newspaper editorial writer of insulting the head of the Ecuador government’s National Financial Corporation and sentenced him to three years in prison.

President Alvaro Uribe has swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said.

Birmingham have no fresh worries for the Barclays Premier League clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Ecuador’spresident Alfredo Palacio has sacked economy minister Jose Jouvin, just 17 days before he himself is due to leave office.

Uncapped Independiente goalkeeper Oscar Ustari has beaten River Plate’s German Lux to the third goalkeeping berth in Argentina’s World Cup squad but the omission of Internazionale defender Javier Zanetti and Bayern Munich midfielder Martin Demichelis is the biggest talking point.

BRAZIL has granted asylum to former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez, who took refuge in the Brazilian Embassy yesterday after being removed from office by Congress amid street protests calling for his ouster for abuse of power.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar pledged today to find those responsible for the worst terrorist attack in Spanish history as the nation mourned the 198 who died in the string of train bombings.

The United States is to release 24 prisoners from the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the coming weeks, an American envoy has said.

BRITISH Foreign Secretary Jack Straw last night acknowledged they may have to abandon hopes of securing a new United Nations resolution before going to war with Iraq.

The British-Spanish-US resolution on Iraq may be withdrawn because of France’s veto threat, Spain’s foreign minister said today.

Spain is open to changes in a United Nations resolution that would pave the way for war with Iraq, but any alterations must ensure Saddam Hussein’s “total disarmament”.

The EU and China today signed a maritime agreement which will enable them to intensify cooperation in security matters, anti-piracy and anti-terrorism measures, the EU Commission said in a statement.

Morocco cancelled high-level talks with Spain aimed at mending ties, accusing Spanish authorities of provocation by landing an army helicopter on a disputed isle.

Naomi Campbell says she has married her latest boyfriend.

SPAIN'S Foreign Minister yesterday offered to withdraw troops from a disputed Mediterranean island recaptured from Morocco, but only if Morocco promises not to reoccupy it.

Spain’s Foreign Minister today offered to withdraw troops from a disputed Mediterranean island recaptured from Morocco, but only if Morocco promises not to reoccupy it.

SPANISH Foreign Minister Ana Palacio yesterday called on Morocco to get the message Madrid is trying to convey by deploying gunboats near a tiny abandoned island invaded by Moroccan soldiers.

Spain has sent three war vessels to protect its possessions in North Africa as Morocco continued a military occupation of an uninhabited Spanish islet for a third day.

A row that threatens to become as big as the one that saw the European Commission sacked almost three years ago has broken out over a new fish policy.

A Fine Gael delegation is in Brussels to impress upon the Transport Commissioner the importance of Aer Lingus to Ireland.