south africa not ready yet to host 2010 world cup: fifa

... south africa isn't ready to host the 2010 fifa world cup finals, fifa secretary-general jerome valcke said little more than 100 days ahead of the tournament kick-off

vidic happy to be back

... vidic was happy to mark his return with three points and is confident there will be no reaction to his previous injury ahead of sunday's carling cup final against aston villa

terry focused on success

after overcoming his off-field issues, which have seen him stripped of the england captaincy in recent weeks, chelsea's john terry remains firmly focused on success this season. terry, who was the subject of intense media speculation following his alleged affair with wayne bridge's former partner, had the england armband taken off him by fabio capello.but the 29-year-old has received huge support from chelsea's fans and he remains captain of his club.

o'neill praises commitment

... "all the players were prepared to go for it tonight and i did not see one shirking anything at all ahead of sunday

gonzalez earns cska vital draw

... tomas necid had a good chance to snatch a win for the hosts in the closing minutes, but sevilla held on to hold the advantage ahead of the second leg

cole advised to stick with chelsea

... "chelsea boss carlo ancelotti has also hailed the strength of the premier league ahead of his side's champions league clash against inter tonight

kalou gives chelsea high hopes for second leg

inter milan 2 chelsea 1: carlo ancelotti’s side grabbed a vital away goal as former boss jose mourinho and his inter milan side came out on top in a pulsating champions league first-leg at the san siro.chelsea, whose defeat was compounded by the loss of goalkeeper petr cech with a knee injury in the second half, were a goal down inside three minutes when striker diego milito put mourinho’s side ahead.

stoke send city tumbling out in thriller

... the russian international, who was starting only his third game of the season after bagging a double off the bench against wigan at the weekend, put spurs ahead after 23 minutes with a tenacious turn and finish

two late goals lift us past el salvador

... with an early goal in the second half as rudis corrales put the visitors ahead, and some spectucular goalkeeping by miguel montes had the u

john terry: i will repay the fans' loyalty

john terry will lead chelsea into tonight's champions league tie against inter milan at san siro determined to repay the support of the club's supporters. the chelsea captain has been in impressive form since he returned to the side after flying to dubai to save his marriage. and as terry prepares to face jose mourinho for the first time since the portuguese left chelsea in 2007, the 29-year-old insists his mind is clear of personal problems and focused on winning trophies.