London: ITV, Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, said it longer-term outlook was highly uncertain after the election, although the World Cup would boost ad revenue in the second quarter by 22%.

PRESTON North End centre-half Sean St Ledger could miss Ireland's World Cup qualifiers over the next fortnight after picking up a knee injury in Saturday's draw with Roy Keane's Ipswich Town.

Harlequins yesterday offered Dafydd James a chance to resurrect his career after they signed the Welsh international on a two-year contract.

Springbok lock Geo Cronje has been cleared of racism by a South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) disciplinary committee investigation.

A FORMER top rugby union player who bravely battled a brain tumour died yesterday.

RAY HOUGHTON may no longer be able to score for Ireland, but he’s doing the next best thing — sell for Ireland.

CHARLTON striker Jason Euell has committed his international future to Jamaica and has set his sights on the 2006 World Cup.

Paul Gascoigne last night made a decision which will probably mean the end of his playing career when he cut short his stay with Coca-Cola League Two outfit Boston United.

PIERLUIGI COLLINA will not referee at the 2006 World Cup after FIFA confirmed that it will not change the upper age limit for international referees.

LIVERPOOL striker Djibril Cisse could be out of the World Cup after being carried off with a suspected broken leg in France’s 3-1 friendly win over China last night.

DIDIER DESCHAMPS, 37, has been appointed as the new coach of Juventus.

Ulster winger, Andrew Trimble, will miss the rest of this season following a reoccurrence of the toe injury that he sustained in October against Glasgow Warriors.

“Lionel Messi is in a right mood because you didn’t come to his gig.”

Fan's paper plane really gets crowd going as it flies all the way from the back of the stands to hit Peru player on head.

Arsenal have agreed terms with Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa to sign teenage striker Joel Campbell, the London club have confirmed.

England 1 Spain 0

The Irish woman killed in a bomb blast in Uganda on Sunday has been named as Marie Smith.

Three of Liverpool’s youth team have signed new contracts with the club.

Russia 2 Wales 1

Nigel Worthington has been given a two-year contract as Northern Ireland manager.