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Everton land Jacobsen

Everton have completed the signing of Denmark right-back Lars Jacobsen on a free transfer. Read

City and Toffees eye Wright-Phillips

Manchester City and Everton are weighing up whether to bid for out-of-favour Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. Read

Spurs could keep Berba in reserve

Tottenham will insist on their valuation of Dimitar Berbatov being met before allowing the Bulgaria striker to leave White Hart Lane. Read

Testing time for Ferdinand

Sunderland were closing in on the signing of West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand on Tuesday as he arrived on Wearside. Read

Cockayne signs new Hull KR deal

Hull KR full-back Ben Cockayne has signed a new three-year contract that will keep him at Craven Park until the end of the 2011 season. Read

Santa Cruz reveals debt to Rovers

Roque Santa Cruz committed his future to Blackburn because he felt compelled to "pay back" the club for the faith they showed in him. Read

Ronaldo raring to go

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken of his frustration at being on the sidelines as he continues his recovery from ankle surgery. Read

Sheva thanks Abramovich

Andriy Shevchenko left Chelsea on Monday night with a final expression of gratitude towards Roman Abramovich for the "help and encouragement" that got him through his nightmare spell in west London. Read

Southgate reassures Mido

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has assured striker Mido he remains part of his plans amid speculation over his future on Teesside. Read

Redknapp expects two-way title race

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp insists the Barclays Premier League title race is already a two-horse affair once again - and believes that could apply to the Champions League as well. Read

Jacobsen nears Toffees move

Everton manager David Moyes should finalise the signing of Denmark international Lars Christian Jacobsen on Tuesday - the first new arrival of the summer at Goodison Park. Read

Jankovic enjoys comfortable start

Jelena Jankovic successfully began her quest for a first major championship while Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva and Lindsay Davenport also triumphed in the opening round of the US Open on Monday. Read

Murray eases through

Andy Murray swept past Sergio Roitman and into the second round of the US Open with a performance to banish the memories of a lacklustre Olympics exit in Beijing two weeks ago. Read

Big names through with few alarms

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva and Lindsay Davenport were among the early winners on Monday in the first round of the US Open. Read

Fletcher secures United win

Manchester United picked up their first win of the season beating Portsmouth 1-0 thanks to a scruffy 33rd-minute goal claimed by Darren Fletcher but which will probably go down as a Sylvain Distin own-goal. Read

Poulter pulls out

Ian Poulter has withdrawn from this week's Johnnie Walker Championship and his Ryder Cup hopes now hinge on captain Nick Faldo handing him a wild card. Read

Ferrer coasts into second round

David Ferrer shook off a nervy start to cruise into the second round of the US Open on Monday. Read

Dementieva goes through

Fifth seed Elena Dementieva advanced to the second round at the US Open on Monday with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan. Read

Shevchenko completes Milan switch

AC Milan confirmed on Mondya night that Andriy Shevchenko has completed his return to the club after passing a medical at their Milanello training complex. Read

Bulls charge back for victory

Bradford overcame an 18-point deficit to keep alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the engage Super League and finally quash Hull Kingston Rovers' chances of making the play-offs with a 42-18 win. Read

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