Waddle: Leave Walcott on the bench Former England winger Chris Waddle has called for Theo Walcott to be sensationally dropped for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.The Arsenal teenager is expected to be one of the first names on Fabio Capello's teamsheet for the matches against Kazakhstan and Belarus following his hat-trick in Croatia last month. (08/10/2008) 
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Crouch hails Defoe partnership Peter Crouch is confident his successful partnership with Jermain Defoe at Portsmouth can thrive with England if the pair are chosen for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus.The duo have struck up a good understanding on the south coast since Crouch made the summer move from Liverpool to Fratton Park. (08/10/2008)
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Triesman calls for financial prudence Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has called on clubs to review their wage structures as they look to weather the financial storm caused by the global credit crunch.Triesman has been advised that professional clubs in England owe around £3billion, and claimed that some could be in "terrible danger" as the economic crisis takes hold. (08/10/2008)
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Hammers play down financial concerns West Ham have moved to play down concerns the club will be adversely affected by Icelandic bank Landsbanki going into administration.The Iceland government took control of Landsbanki on Tuesday, the country's second biggest bank, in order to stop it collapsing. Hammers chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is a major shareholder in the bank and chaired the company until he was removed on Tuesday. (08/10/2008)
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Scudamore: 39th game still possible The Premier League's controversial '39th round' proposal could be resurrected at some stage in the future, according to chief executive Richard Scudamore.Plans to host an overseas round of matches in five cities across the world from 2011 were originally unveiled in February but were scrapped after receiving a widespread hostile reception. (08/10/2008)
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Wasps: 'No issue' after Cipriani spat Wasps confirmed there was an incident between Danny Cipriani and Josh Lewsey - but insisted it was nothing more than a regular training ground spat.Reports on Wednesday morning stated the pair came to blows after Lewsey criticised Cipriani for missing tackles during a contact training drill, but the club insisted those reports have been overblown. (08/10/2008)
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Vaughan has to play - Warne Shane Warne believes England still need Michael Vaughan to bat at number three because he has doubts over Ian Bell.Vaughan handed over the leadership reins to Kevin Pietersen after the Test series defeat by South Africa and has been left out of the forthcoming tour to India, but Warne remains convinced England will be a better side in next summer's Ashes series with Vaughan back in at the top of the order. (08/10/2008)
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Higham determined to make it count Hooker Mickey Higham is delighted with his recall to the international scene and is now determined to show he was no "flash in the pan".Higham shared the hooking duties for Great Britain with his former St Helens team-mate Keiron Cunningham in the 2005 Tri-Nations Series and also made the initial squad for the 2006 series, playing in the warm-up match in New South Wales before returning home. (08/10/2008)
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Logan only survivor in Scots squad Former Hull and Wigan forward Scott Logan was the only survivor from the last World Cup in the 24-man Scotland squad named for this year's tournament.The 32-year-old prop, who played all three of his country's matches in 2000, was with Sydney Roosters at the time but is now at Canberra, where the Scots play their opening match. (08/10/2008)
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Snooker World Championship could move The World Snooker Championship could be taken to China from 2011 to exploit the country's exploding market for the sport, according to the head of the game's governing body.Sir Rodney Walker, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, has revealed he was approached for talks about a possible switch in venue during last week's Shanghai Masters. (08/10/2008)
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