THE TIMES
The transfer of Robbie Keane to Liverpool moved closer last night when the Ireland forward was omitted from the Tottenham Hotspur squad for a friendly match in Spain, with the Merseyside club hoping to conclude an £18million deal this week
end. Also Sir Alex Ferguson will play a pivotal role in the search for his successor at Manchester United once the club begin the process of finding a replacement for the most successful manager of his generation.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea remain determined to make Real Madrid winger Robinho their final summer signing after manager Luiz Felipe Scolari hailed his fellow Brazilian as one of football's "great" players. Also: On the day that UK Sport warned it would be naive to expect the Beijing Olympics to be totally clean, the former 100metres world record holder, Asafa Powell, made it clear what he would do with athletes caught using drugs.
THE GUARDIAN
England may not take part in September's Champions Trophy, after yesterday's announcement by the International Cricket Council that the tournament will go ahead as planned in Pakistan. Also: Fabio Capello believes he is working in the worst conditions of any national coach in Europe because of the lack of English players in the Premier League.
DAILY STAR
Chelsea boss Big Phil Scolari snapped last night and blasted: I'm no Jose. Also: Harry Redknapp will offload Sulley Muntari to Inter Milan for £12m so he can splash the cash on England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
THE SUN
Obafemi Martins is set to miss the start of the season after his mum died in a blaze horror. Also: Dwain Chambers is lined up to coach some of England's top rugby stars.
DAILY MIRROR
Furious Martin O'Neill has told Liverpool to get on with their move for Gareth Barry or they will be barred from signing him. Also: Blackburn boss Paul Ince will sign Paul Robinson from Spurs in a £3.5 million deal today - and let Brad Friedel join Aston Villa.
DAILY MAIL
The prospect of an England-only football team representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics grew yesterday. Also: English cricket was last night bracing itself for a mass player boycott of the Champions Trophy, which would ultimately threaten participation in the limited overs tournament.
DAILY EXPRESS
Sir Alex Ferguson will be asked by Manchester United to help them find his successor. Also: Luiz Felipe Scolari last night finally snapped at the constant comparisons with Jose Mourinho - declaring he will be his own man at Chelsea and do things his way.
THE INDEPENDEN
As the Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan earned himself a place in cricket history in Colombo yesterday by becoming the first player to appeal successfully against being given out during the first Test between Sri Lanka and India, there are fears that the rush to use television replays to shape decisions on the field could have fundamental and perhaps damaging implications for the game. Also: Newcastle United's increasingly desperate hunt for a new central defender has caused them to look again at the Argentinian international Fabricio Coloccini, a mainstay of the Deportivo La Coruna team, who would cost around £8m.
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