The future of Tottenham Hotspur's Bulgarian forward Dimitar Berbatov hung in the balance on Monday as the hours ticked towards the closing of the transfer window.

Dinara Safina's pursuit of a maiden grand slam title gathered momentum on Monday when she defeated German qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5 6-0 to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals.

Red Bull blamed tyre problems as the main factor behind their recent poor form but were confident they could be back in the points at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Mardy Fish ruined Gael Monfils's 22nd birthday celebrations by handing the French 32nd seed a 7-5 6-2 6-2 drubbing in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday.

Local favourite Mardy Fish ruined Gael Monfils's 22nd birthday celebrations by handing the French 32nd seed a 7-5 6-2 6-2 drubbing in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday.

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

Top seed Rafael Nadal secured a place in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open with a 6-2 5-7 7-6 6-3 win over American Sam Querrey on Monday

A pep talk from coach Zeljko Krajan rescued an exhausted Dinara Safina's U.S. Open dreams on Monday.

Real Madrid have agreed to sell unsettled Brazilian forward Robinho with Spanish media reporting his destination is Manchester City.

TEAMtalk's Insider Mark Holmes gives us his latest thoughts on Stoke's survival chances following Saturday's narrow defeat at Middlesbrough.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has made up with Fabio Capello and backed the Italian to lead England to the World Cup finals.

Top seed Rafael Nadal secured a place in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open with a 6-2 5-7 7-6 6-3 win over American Sam Querrey on Monday but a string of unforced errors showed he was not invincible.

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

Chelsea full-back Paulo Ferreira is understood to be in talks over a possible move across London to Premier League rivals West Ham.

West Ham striker Craig Bellamy has been withdrawn from the Wales squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Russia.

Helsingborgs striker Henrik Larsson appears to have ruled out a move to Everton after announcing he will 'not go anywhere'.

Manchester City have confirmed they have reached an agreement to be taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment.

Real Madrid have agreed to sell unsettled Brazilian forward Robinho to Manchester City, the Spanish champions' president Ramon Calderon said on Monday.

Everton have confirmed the signing of France international striker Louis Saha from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee.

Rangers face a tricky tie against Partick when they begin their defence of the Co-operative Insurance Cup, while Celtic will host Livingston.