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Chainrai becomes Portsmouth's fourth owner in a year

• Hong Kong businessman takes over Ali al-Faraj's 90% stake• Creditor had become frustrated at missed payments by clubPortsmouth's troubled season took another dramatic twist last night when Balram Chainrai seized control of the club from Ali al-Faraj, making the Hong Kong businessman...

Benítez says Liverpool can scale heights

• Steven Gerrard still working towards match fitness• Ryan Babel can play important roleIt may feel like a different era to Liverpool but Rafael Benítez believes his side will recapture the form that pushed Manchester United close in last season's title race once Steven Gerrard and...

John Terry's sauce leaves witless in pickle over England captaincy | Marina Hyde

When England's captain resigns we should recognise the pointless role for what it really isIsolating the single most witless comment on the John Terry saga thus far is a near-impossible task, but you have to think that Janet Street-Porter, 63, would be in with a shout. "Sick joke," began her Daily...

Fifa 'abandons' child trafficking campaign

• Blatter had announced 'full support' for French NGO• World Cup could see 'institutionalisation' of traffick in minorsFifa has been accused by a partner organisation of "abandoning" its commitment to an awareness campaign warning African youngsters of the dangers of child...

Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock nears fitness to give England options

• Carling Cup final back on the agenda for Villa left-back• Poised to push up queue to understudy Ashley ColeStephen Warnock is hopeful of returning to training within the next 10 days, giving Martin O'Neill and Fabio Capello timely boosts ahead of the Carling Cup final at the end of...

James Lawton: Enter Capello, the man who must now end the Terry saga

Maybe it is true Fabio Capello is biting the bullet, in this case the antique item known as principle, before granting another reprieve to his serially yob captain John Terry.

City reject Real's claims over failed bid for Gago

Manchester City have rejected Real Madrid's claims that they scuppered the last-minute £16.3m transfer of Fernando Gago on Monday afternoon and are confident that everything they did was above board.

The Andy Cole Column: In a dressing room it doesn't matter which player wears the armband

The debate over John Terry's captaincy of England has snowballed into a minefield of moral, practical and sporting issues. I certainly don't envy Fabio Capello – it's far from easy to see what should be done next. Capello is a worldly man, and a hard one, and he'll want to make a decision...