MADRID0 - CRISTIANO Ronaldo has recovered from an ankle injury to make Real Madrid's squad for Saturday's league game against Osasuna.
Ronaldo was expected to be out three weeks after hurting his right ankle in the season-opening 0-0 draw at Mallorca on Aug 29, but coach Jose Mourinho included the forward in his team for the match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
LONDON - TOTTENHAM'S hopes of advancing from the group stages of the Champions League have been hit by the loss of striker Jermain Defoe for about three months following surgery on torn ankle ligaments.
Defoe was initially expected to be out for about six weeks but Tottenham has changed the prognosis after the forward had surgery on his right ankle Thursday night.
FOLLOWING the fracas that caused their S-League game to be abandoned on Tuesday, the Young Lions and Beijing Guoan face an uncomfortable wait before a disciplinary hearing expected to be held during the week starting Sept 20.
Until then, both sides have been suspended from action, 'taking into account the seriousness of the incident', the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said in a statement on Thursday.
LIVERPOOL - SIR Alex Ferguson will pin his faith in the mental strength of Wayne Rooney when Manchester United travel to Everton for a potentially explosive clash on Saturday.
Rooney has endured a largely miserable week due to lurid allegations about his private life and the striker has been told to expect a hostile reception from home supporters on his return to Goodison Park to face his former club.
