Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli believes the club are in a position to improve on last season’s fifth-placed Premier League finish following the signings of Gareth Bale and Darren Bent.

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Darren Bent from Charlton in a £16.5m deal, smashing the club’s transfer record.

FRENCH champions Lyon fired out a broadside at Champions League rivals on Wednesday, playing with considerable flair to outclass Real Madrid 2-0 in Group E.

UKRAINE midfielder Sergei Rebrov is finally beginning to believe he and his team-mates could become World Cup winners on July 9.

Spain 4 Ukraine 0

SPAIN striker Raul insists he has no problem with coach Luis Aragones for failing to pick him in today’s Group H opener with Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Sergei Rebrov will be fit for the World Cup after tests on his thigh injury revealed the damage was not serious.

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West Ham 1 Sunderland 2

Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy has admitted he lied about wanting to win the Coca-Cola Championship title.

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Marlon Harewood’s goal nine minutes from time was enough for West Ham to move into the fourth round of the FA Cup – and send Premiership side Norwich crashing out.

Ipswich went top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 1-0 win against Brighton at Portman Road.

Manchester City and Jon Macken went on a scoring spree, winning 7-1 against League One Barnsley in the Carling Cup second round tonight.

Hot-shot Nathan Ellington scored twice to fire Wigan to a comprehensive victory over woeful West Ham at Upton Park and to the top of the Championship table.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has hinted at “new faces” in the England squad for next week’s friendly against Ukraine as he looks to put the controversy over his personal life firmly behind him.

West Ham manager Alan Pardew has revealed the club have received another bid for midfielder Michael Carrick.

TOTTENHAM have denied making a new bid for Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid.

Tottenham today denied making a new bid for Republic of Ireland winger and Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid.

Sergei Rebrov has signed for West Ham on a free transfer and will make his debut in a friendly against Anderlecht on Saturday subject to receiving his work permit.

West Ham’s chances of signing Ukrainian striker Sergei Rebrov have improved after Tottenham confirmed the player they bought four years ago for £11m (€16.6m) is now a free agent.

West Ham manager Alan Pardew believes it would have been “silly” to pass up the chance of giving Tottenham misfit Sergei Rebrov a trial.

Sergei Rebrov is ready to return to Tottenham and fight for a first-team place under new coach Jacques Santini, according to his agent.

SERGEI REBROV says he will return to Tottenham from loan at Turkish club Fenerbahce at the end of the season.

Ukraine 0 N Ireland 0

CHELSEA were the predictable headline makers on transfer deadline day as they swooped for Real Madrid midfielder Claude Makelele.

Tottenham fans have praised the capture of Helder Postiga as a “step in the right direction” but have called on the club to make the Portuguese striker the first of many signings this summer.

Newcastle manager Bobby Robson and chairman Freddy Shepherd have sat down to plot the way forward for their club next season.

SPURS boss Glenn Hoddle has denied that star striker Robbie Keane is out injured for six weeks.

Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham looks set to be the oldest outfield player in the Premiership next season with a new one-year extension of his contract at White Hart Lane.

Arsene Wenger believes striker Francis Jeffers can play a key role in Arsenal retaining the Premiership title after turning down two approaches for him in the last month.

Glenn Hoddle is convinced his side will be playing European football at White Hart Lane next season.

Here is the full club-by-club list of transfer deals completed during the calendar month of January.

REPUBLIC of Ireland international Robbie Keane is to undergo a scan on a serious ankle injury sustained in last night’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle.

Fenerbahce have finally completed the signing of Ukrainian international striker Sergei Rebrov on an 18-month loan deal.

Sergei Rebrov’s move to Fenerbahce looks back on and the Tottenham striker has flown to Turkey to conclude the deal.

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Louis Saha is ruled out of Fulham’s Loftus Road clash with Middlesbrough on Sunday by another hamstring injury.

Tottenham have put Sergei Rebrov on the transfer list according to the player's agent.

Newcastle midfielder Nolberto Solano has challenged his team-mates to kick-start their season by launching their Champions League campaign in style against Dynamo Kiev tonight.

ALAN SHEARER will lead the Magpies into their Champions League adventure in Kiev tonight insisting the bread and butter of the Premiership is far more important.

Tottenham have completed the £7m (€15m) transfer of Robbie Keane from Leeds.

Stephen Carr's hamstring injury is Tottenham's latest setback as they prepare for the game against Aston Villa.

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