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Spurs seal Pletikosa loan

Tottenham have signed goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa on a season-long loan from Spartak Moscow.Read

Terry reveals injury woe

John Terry has revealed the hamstring injury that will see him miss the start of England's European Championship qualifying campaign dates all the way back to the World Cup.Read

Bent loaned to Wolves

Birmingham have allowed striker Marcus Bent to join Barclays Premier League rivals Wolves on a four-month loan deal.Read

Injury problems mount for Capello

England's preparations for their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday began with only one fit goalkeeper able to take part in training on Tuesday morning.Read

Australia duo reveal approaches

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin confirmed on Tuesday they had both been approached by an Indian bookmaker in the past 16 months.Read

Bulls land Ah Van

New Zealand Warriors have agreed to release utility back Patrick Ah Van to enable him to take up the offer of a one-year deal with Bradford Bulls.Read

Schalke swoop for Huntelaar

Klaas Jan Huntelaar has become the first big-name player to move clubs on the final day of the current transfer window after joining Bundesliga club Schalke from AC Milan.Read

McLeish closes in on targets

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish will look to put a fortnight of frustration in the transfer market behind him by completing the double-signing of Armand Traore and Martin Jiranek on Tuesday.Read

Levein unconcerned by pressure

Craig Levein does not believe Scotland are under any more pressure to succeed in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign as a result of the domestic clubs' failings in Europe.Read

Rogers to leave Derbyshire

Derbyshire have revealed their former captain Chris Rogers will leave the club at the end of the season to join Middlesex.Read

Shocks were conspicuous by their absence on the opening day of the US Open, with Venus Williams and defending champion Kim Clijsters among the seeds enjoying a comfortable passage into the second round at Flushing Meadows.Read

Bradley extends USA contract

Bob Bradley is almost certainly out of the running for the Aston Villa job after signing an extension to his contract as national team coach of the United States.Read

Flash of genius from Federer

Roger Federer lit up the opening day of the US Open with another moment of sheer genius during his first-round victory at Flushing Meadows.Read

Mascherano ready to battle

Javier Mascherano is not expecting to walk straight into Barcelona's star-studded midfield after completing his move to the Catalan giants from Liverpool.Read