Wolves will be without injured midfielder Segundo Castillo for tomorrow’s home Premier League clash with bottom-placed Portsmouth.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence should be available for Stoke’s trip to Everton on Sunday after undergoing a course of injections for a persistent back problem.

Emmanuel Adebayor today faces a Football Association hearing to answer a charge of improper conduct, with his Manchester City boss Mark Hughes hoping the striker will escape a ban and be available to face Aston Villa on Monday.

Fernando Torres will carry the hopes of Liverpool on his shoulders tonight, with boss Rafael Benitez praying his gamble to play the injured striker pays off.

Nine top Irish sports stars - two of whom are joint winners of the Horse Racing award - have been chosen to receive the 2009 Texaco Sport Stars of the Year Awards.

Footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen today gave birth at Liverpool Women's Hospital to a baby boy, a spokesman for the couple said.

Hull have a number of fitness concerns ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton.

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has cheekily hinted he would love to have Cristiano Ronaldo in his squad if the chance ever arises.

Alex Ferguson feels the FA have ’opened a gate’ by rescinding John Terry’s red card at Manchester City last week.

Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has close to a full-strength squad to choose from for Monday’s Premier League clash with Everton.

Roy Keane has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after being sent to the stands during Sunderland's 5-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has claimed: “I am joining Spurs.”

Alex Ferguson has played down renewed speculation that he is ready take charge of a British football team at the 2012 Olympics – joking he would merely be happy to be alive by the time of the London Games.

Louis Saha and Segundo Castillo will not feature in Everton’s Barclays Premier League clash against Portsmouth but fellow new signing Lars Christian Jacobsen should play.

Artur Boruc and Massimo Donati have both admitted their futures may lie away from Celtic next season.

Everton captain Phil Neville has revealed he wants to finish his career at Goodison Park after signing a new four-year deal with the Merseyside club.

Coach Nigel Pearson has left Newcastle, according to reports.

Tottenham look set to hand new signing Jonathan Woodgate his debut in tomorrow night’s Premier League trip to Everton.

A professional footballer has been banned for two years for refusing to take a drugs test, but his identity is being kept secret for fear he may harm himself.

New boys Phil Bardsley and Rade Prica could be handed debuts in Sunderland’s Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham tomorrow night.