Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al-Fahim expects to receive an offer for a majority stake in the club from a consortium led by Saudi property tycoon Ali Al-Faraj today.

Premier League chairman Dave Richards has warned the impending takeover of Portsmouth will fail if former Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is involved.

A top al-Qaida-linked militant, long wanted by the US and Philippine authorities for deadly terror attacks, has been killed in a clash with troops in a major blow to his brutal rebel group, the military said today.

British actor Hugh Grant and his girlfriend Jemima Khan have laughed off rumours of a split by taking a romantic break in Venice, Italy.

Promoter Don King has accused WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko of ducking Hasim Rahman after the fight was postponed for the fourth time.

The World Boxing Council are preparing to block the proposed fight between Lennox Lewis and Chris Byrd on the grounds that Mike Tyson should be the challenger to Lewis' heavyweight title.

Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson have just over two weeks to agree terms for their proposed WBC and IBF heavyweight title fight on April 6 or promotional rights for the bout will go to the highest bidder.