LONDON - ENGLAND striker Peter Crouch is set to quit Portsmouth for fellow premiership side Sunderland, UK media reports said on Wednesday.

It is believed the Black Cats have agreed a fee of around 12 million pounds (S$32.7 million) with Pompey for the striker after secretive negotiations since the end of the season.

LONDON - STRIKER Bobby Zamora is likely to join Hull from Fulham in a 5 million pounds deal, the west London club said on Wednesday.

Details of the transfer of the 28-year-old will become known when Fulham return from their pre-season Australian tour.

BEIJING - CHINESE NBA star Yao Ming is to buy his former basketball team in Shanghai for an undisclosed sum, state media reported Wednesday.

A group representing the 2.26-metre centre for the NBA Houston Rockets signed an agreement to transfer the Shanghai Sharks' shares to Yao, the official Xinhua news agency said.