TASHKENT - FORMER Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named coach of Bunyodkor, the Uzbek champions said on Tuesday.

ST. ALBANS (England) - ENGLAND'S passage to a World Cup has never been so smooth. Rather than simply qualifying, the target will now be reaching South Africa with a perfect record.

While a seventh straight qualifying win in Group 6 against Andorra - pointless after scoring just twice - should be a formality, England manager Fabio Capello is quick to point out that the team is yet to peak, or qualify.

MADRID - RAFAEL Nadal's defence of his Wimbledon singles title is hanging in the balance after the world number one admitted he was struggling to overcome a bout of tendinitis in both knees.