FC BATE Borisov can add another star to an already shimmering season today as they look to seal the Belarussian championship against FC Torpedo Zhodino with Aleksandr Volodko keen to "win the title in Borisov".

John Terry needs no further convincing of Liverpool FC's credentials as potential English title winners, comparing Rafael Benítez's table-toppers to the Chelsea FC side with which he won two titles under José Mourinho.

Having only briefly experienced the UEFA Champions League as a player with Manchester United FC at the end of his career as a defender, Laurent Blanc is making up for lost time as coach of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

With FC Barcelona attracting attention from all quarters due to Josep Guardiola's revolution at the club, last season's sensation Bojan Krkić is taking something of a back seat, but the 18-year-old is not frustrated.

AS Roma captain Francesco Totti is a major doubt for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League visit of Chelsea FC after injuring his troublesome right knee in training, although Júlio Baptista is back in the Giallorossi ranks.

Iceland captain Katrín Jónssdóttir was moved to tears as she came to terms with her side's qualification for UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ after defeating the Republic of Ireland 3-0 on Thursday in freezing Reykjavik.

Real Madrid CF have announced that midfielder Rubén de la Red is out of danger after the player collapsed on the pitch during his team's 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat by second-tier Real Unión Club in Irun on Thursday night.

Interlagos is a circuit of contrasting extremes, combining slow hairpins with one of the longest straights of the season. Sitting in a natural bowl, it undulates throughout its 4.309 km length, and is notorious for its bumpy surface - although

Renault Formula 1 Boss Pat Symonds, the team has secured fourth place in the championship. You must be happy with that? Yes and no. I like to set very high targets and the goal we set mid-season to finish fourth

Renault Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso, a strong fourth place in Shanghai after your two victories in Singapore and Japan. The Asian leg of the championship has been extremely rewarding for you... Yes, absolutely. Our victories in Singapore and Fuji

FC Dynamo Kyiv will be able to call on Carlos Corrêa and Oleh Gusev for the first time in this season's UEFA Champions League next week after the duo returned from long-term injuries to play for the reserves on Friday.

Heikki Kovalainen has denied he is "unhappy" with his role at McLaren, but admits he wants to talk with team bosses over the winter. It was reported last week that the 27-year-old Finn, who will remain Lewis Hamilton's teammate in

Renault Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet, just a week after your strong drive to fourth in Fuji, you scored another point for eighth place in Shanghai. Are you happy with your end to the season? Yes, these are encouraging results,

On their way to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, driver Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil crew from Richard Childress Racing made a pit stop at the Houston Salvation Army Boys' and Girls' Club

Fernando Alonso at Interlagos denied this weekend will be the scene of the announcement about his future. But the Spaniard, who is tipped to stay at Renault next year rather than switch to Honda, admitted that the news is looming.

French international defender Eric Abidal has been ruled out of FC Barcelona's UEFA Champions League Group C encounter with FC Basel 1898 on Tuesday after learning he needs treatment for a cyst on his knee.

Toro Rosso has scheduled three days of Barcelona testing next month but Sebastien Bourdais said on Thursday he is unsure he will be invited. But the Frenchman, who is hoping to be retained by the Faenza based team at the

Ukraine coach Anatoliy Kutsev praised his team for a job well done after confirming their place at UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ and said: "Right now the players probably don't even realise what have they achieved."

BMW's Robert Kubica gave Brazilian supporters the thumbs down in Sao Paulo on Thursday. The Pole politely smiled but made clear he did not endorse chants - in both Portuguese and English - that he should "smash into Hamilton" to