LEON MCKENZIE believes Norwich possess enough battling qualities to make a contest of their relegation scrap.

MANCHESTER CITY will offer Quinton Fortune the two-year deal he seeks in an attempt to entice the South African to Eastlands.

DAVID BECKHAM has ruled out a return to English football because he could not face lining up against Manchester United in the Premiership.

Alan Smith enjoyed a dream debut for Newcastle with the only goal in a pre-season friendly against Sampdoria.

Kildare football has been rocked by the news that star midfielder Dermot Earley will miss their championship opener against Longford on May 25.

Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane is a strong advocate of sports chaplaincy.

With Arsenal not in action until Sunday, the chasing pack can close the gap at the top of the Premier League today.

Roy Keane’s testimonial at Old Trafford on Tuesday, May 9 is a 68,000 sell-out.

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo today made his own personal appeal for help in tracing missing three-year-old Madeleine McCann.

The Republic of Ireland squad continue training today for Wednesday night's Euro 2008 qualifier with Cyprus at Croke Park.

Blackburn 3 QPR 0

Liverpool 3 Norwich 0

The Football Association today rejected a claim for wrongful dismissal by Southampton on behalf of striker Peter Crouch.

Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard will undergo an operation on his fractured metatarsal today.

Real Madrid are still favourites to win the Champions League after being drawn against Bayern Munich in the knock-out stages.

Rio Ferdinand has been axed from the England squad for Saturday's crunch Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey, according to reports.

Frank Stapleton has revealed he has been interviewed for the vacant Republic of Ireland manager's job.

SKY SPORTS yesterday confirmed the first 35 of its 92 live Barclays Premier League games for the 2008/09 season while Setanta Sports confirmed the first batch of its 79 games.