Lena Andersson (translated by Sarah Death)

Arsene Wenger has responded to criticism of Arsenal’s leaky defence by giving his backing to Per Mertesacker and Calum Chambers.

We are now in a period of great confusion about Arsenal, as pundits — and many fans — wonder why it hasn’t yet gone wrong for them.

Swansea City 0 Arsenal 2

Roxette were inspired to write one of their biggest hits by Oasis.

Schalke’s Julian Draxler and Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen are the only uncapped players in Germany coach Joachim Loew’s provisional squad selection for Euro 2012 that has been unveiled today.

ACCORDING to a study carried out by the CIES Football Observatory — a shadowy bunch of stattos based in Switzerland — Arsenal are reigning Premier League champions.

Fashion designer George Davies, the founder of womenswear range Per Una which helped drive an image revamp at Marks & Spencer, is preparing to step down from the company, it was reported today.

Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff has urged his players to forget the fracas that erupted after the World Cup victory over Argentina yesterday and concentrate on next week’s semi-final against Italy.

Samantha Mumba has been announced as the face and body of lingerie range Per Amore, a new range from the Ultimo stable.

TIM Henman reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time as opponent Nicolas Kiefer withdrew in the fifth set of their fourth-round clash with a wrist injury at Flushing Meadows yesterday.

Australia's Adam Scott has joined the pack tied in fifth place at the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

US Open Leaderboard - first round

US Open Leaderboard - first round

Colin Montgomerie was in severe danger of missing the halfway cut in the Dubai Desert Classic today.

Vijay Singh put himself into contention for a first victory of 2001 by claiming a share of the lead on day one of the Buick Challenge in Georgia.