FABIO CAPELLO is no longer “Shrek”. Unfortunately, Robert Earnshaw was the donkey after blowing a glorious chance to deny England victory at Wembley.

Fabio Capello is no longer “Shrek”. Unfortunately, Robert Earnshaw was the donkey after blowing a glorious chance to deny England victory at Wembley.

WALES striker Robert Earnshaw has hit out at the FIFA world rankings and insists Gary Speed’s men will be paying no attention to them as they look ahead to their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Scotland 3 Wales 1

Scotland 3 Wales 1

STEPHEN DOBBIE scored one and set up another as Swansea survived a late Nottingham Forest fightback to book their place in the npower Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Swansea 3 Nottingham Forest 1 (agg 3-1)

Republic of Ireland 3 Wales 0

Nottingham Forest 1 Leeds 1

Wales 5 Luxembourg 1

Croatia 2 Wales 0

AIDAN O’BRIEN was referred to the British Horseracing Authority after reportedly refusing to allow raceday officials to examine Cape Blanco following his win in yesterday’s totesport Dante Stakes at York.

Aidan O’Brien was referred to the British Horseracing Authority after reportedly refusing to allow raceday officials to examine Cape Blanco following his win in the totesport Dante Stakes at York.

Blackpool 2 Nottingham Forest 1

Wales boss John Toshack refused to discuss captain Craig Bellamy’s international future after the 1-0 home defeat to Sweden.

WEST BROM returned to the Coca-Cola Championship summit on goal difference, courtesy of a 1-1 draw at Cardiff.

Derby 1 Nottingham Forest 0

PORTSMOUTH boss Avram Grant admits it is becoming tough for his players to ignore the cash-strapped club’s off-the-field issues.

Nottingham Forest 0 Birmingham 0

Nottingham Forest 2 Coventry 0

FURIOUS Coventry manager Chris Coleman last night held a lengthy dressing-room inquest into the 1-0 defeat at Scunthorpe which plunged them deeper into relegation trouble.

West Brom jumped to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with an emphatic 4-1 win at home to Bristol City.

Wales 3 Scotland 0

Azerbaijan 0 Wales 1

Wales 1 Estonia 0

GERMANY took another ominous step towards South Africa 2010, Michael Ballack blasting home an early 30-yarder before the unlucky Ashley Williams scored an own goal for the clincher.

Wales 0 Germany 2

Wales manager John Toshack and captain Craig Bellamy have both called for a major improvement ahead of tonight’s World Cup qualifier with Germany in Cardiff.

Derby 1 Nottingham Forest 1

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes wants five more new signings to lift the gloom at Eastlands following their 3-0 FA Cup third-round defeat by Coca-Cola Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.

IT IS SAFE to assume that Mark Hughes’s love affair with the FA Cup is over.

Man City 0 Nottingham Forest 3

Arsenal youngster Aaron Ramsey is the only uncapped player in Wales boss John Toshack’s squad for their away friendly against Denmark on November 19.

Paul Parry has dramatically quit the Wales squad and will not be on the plane that heads to Moscow later today for Wednesday’s World Cup clash with Russia.

ROBERT EARNSHAW will be given the chance to salvage his international career in Cardiff today.

Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley found the net late on to cancel out Robert Earnshaw’s opener for Nottingham Forest and send their Carling Cup tie into extra time.

GEORGIA scored a last-gasp goal to claim a shock victory over Wales at the Liberty Stadium last night to prompt exuberant celebrations from their ex-patriot fans.

BIRMINGHAM secured their place in the second round of the Carling Cup with a routine 4-0 victory at Wycombe as all four Coca-Cola Championship teams avoided upsets last night.

Paul Smith produced a spectacular late save as relegated Reading were denied victory on their Coca-Cola Championship return by Nottingham Forest.

Robert Earnshaw has been recalled to the Wales squad by John Toshack after a six-month exile.

Robert Earnshaw is in talks over a £2.5m move from Derby to Nottingham Forest.

Blackburn 3 Derby 1

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has made two changes for today’s rock-bottom Premier League clash with Derby at Pride Park with his side surely never standing a better chance of ending their 32-match winless streak away from home.