QPR have made a £5m bid for Blackburn defender Christopher Samba, it is understood.

Norwich have no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Wolves.

New figures have given an insight into the minds of Ireland's secondary school students.

Mario Balotelli will miss the Manchester derby after accepting his red card against West Brom but Manchester City have lodged an appeal against the automatic three-match ban.

Sunderland forward Fraizer Campbell will miss most of the season due to the serious knee injury he sustained against Manchester City.

Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to help “in whatever possible way” following the storm on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

Valencia striker David Villa has revealed after playing for Spain in the Confederations Cup yesterday that he had already taken a decision about where he wants to be playing his club football next season.

Bayern Munich have reaffirmed their stance that midfielder Franck Ribery is not for sale.

Alex Ferguson has eyes only for his own side as the Premier League title race draws to a close.

Sunderland have moved a step closer to appointing Steve Bruce as their next manager after a compensation package was agreed with Wigan.

The coach of Bulgaria, Stanimir Stoilov, has confirmed that Dimitar Berbatov is in Manchester and will not play in their World Cup qualifier against Ireland tomorrow.

The Football Association have confirmed the potential FA Cup semi-final derby between Arsenal and Chelsea will take place at Wembley on Saturday, April 18 with a 5.15 kick-off.

Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne will miss the Republic of Ireland’s friendly against Brazil tomorrow at Emirates Stadium after picking up a muscle problem.

Wigan defender Erik Edman has left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

John O’Shea wants to bring Burnley crashing down to earth a bit sooner than normal at Turf Moor tonight.

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington received a boost when Jonny Evans joined the squad in training today.

Derby insist there has been “no formal bid” from Celtic for Scotland winger Kris Commons.

Wayne Rooney is to star in a documentary with his wife Coleen.

Alex Ferguson shrugged off Wayne Rooney’s bad-tempered reaction to being substituted in Istanbul last night.

Darren Ferguson has been appointed as manager of Coca-Cola Championship outfit Preston on a three-and-a-half-year contract.