Page ends Wales career

Robert Page has shocked Wales manager John Toshack by announcing his retirement from international football just three days after being selected for next month’s Euro 2008 qualifiers.

The 32-year-old Coventry defender had been recalled by Toshack for the matches in Cardiff against Slovakia and Cyprus on October 7 and 11 due to an injury crisis, with defenders Mark Delaney and Sam Ricketts ruled out of the double-header.