Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has warned his Dynamo Kiev team-mates to expect a rough ride against Manchester City at Eastlands in the return leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

The Blackburn Rovers manager, Sam Allardyce, is happy to play a waiting game with his summer signing Nikola Kalinic, insisting the striker has been bought for the long term.

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When the Abu Dhabi United Group were hovering over Premier League clubs, they considered buying Manchester City, Newcastle or Arsenal. City's Thaksin Shinawatra duly rolled over with his legs in the air and Newcastle's Mike Ashley was left cursing, not having had the opportunity to do the same.

The nights and days of the hunters

A tale of pies and prejudice in the Black Country saw West Bromwich Albion pen another chapter in their modern ascendancy over Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday. Albion repeated the score from the Championship meeting in October - their biggest victory over Wolves for 25 years - while their fans won the Molineux song contest with equal ease.

The two brothers arrested on suspicion of planning a chemical terrorist atrocity protested their innocence last night as the police were given more time to question them.

THE DENMARK goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, looks likely to miss the Euro 2000 play-off with Israel in Tel Aviv today after failing to train with his team mates.

DENMARK'S INJURY problems continued yesterday ahead of their Euro 2000 play-off first leg against Israel tomorrow.

REAL MADRID'S Clarence Seedorf and Fernando Hierro were involved in a dressing-room fracas after their side's 1-1 home draw with Dynamo Kiev in the European Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

METZ, THE runners-up in the French League last season, failed to qualify for the Champions' League last night when they were held 1- 1 at home by HJK Helsinki and went out 2-1 on aggregate.

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