Michael Owen is out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday after suffering a thigh strain during last night's 1-0 victory in Austria. England are already without injury victims John Terry and Wayne Rooney and the suspended Rio

A full field of 32 players attended the Raxx Weekly Open 9-Ball Tournament with players like Mike Fingers , Jerry Tarantola , Shin Park, Frankie Hernandez and George "Ginky" Sansouci. The final match on the winners side would come down

David Beckham made a tremendous impact on Major League Soccer despite an injury-hampered first season that limited the star England midfielder's time on the field, MLS commissioner Don Garber said.

Michael Owen will miss England's potentially decisive final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday after limping out of a 1-0 friendly win over Austria here.

Leaders Kenya Police made a good start in the fifth and final leg of the national boxing league when they won four of the 10 bouts at Nanyuki's Riverside Hotel on Thursday night.

Fishing captains these days, with bigger and better equipped boats, GPS and high tech plotters and sounders, spurred by anglers who are asking for more adventure, are now extending the areas where they roam in search of pastures new.

He has covered golf for a long time, but Steve Elling hasn't seen anything like the LPGA Tour's ADT Championship, where Friday meant finishing 16th was as good as leading by 10, and the whole crazy business starts over again

Shaun Alexander will not play for the Seattle Seahawks until he's healthy enough to practice full time.

Like many of his countrymen, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will be glued to the TV on Saturday evening, desperately hoping that the Israelis can do England a favour by stopping Russia

Costa Rican legend Paulo Wanchope has announced his retirement from football. The striker, 31, was forced to call time on his career after repeated struggles with match fitness

African champions runners-up Al-Ahly of Cairo are reportedly interested in luring the services of Iraq international skipper Younis Mahmoud.

England strolled to a comfortable 1-0 victory over Austria in Vienna, to the delight of Chelsea's Frank Lampard.

The first ever all-time confrontation between Qatar and Georgia held on Friday in Doha ended on a 2-1 winning note for the visitors, after a nail-biting encounter.

With the start of the new Malaysian Super League season starting on Sunday, Perlis are still looking to fill the shoes of Zambian striker Zacharia Simukonda.

Saudi league champions are reportedly in the market for a new foreign star after big summer signing Robert de Pinho de Souza, commonly known as Robert, has fallen out of favour with Bosnian boss Selim Hadzibegic.

Goal.com USA's Pat Walsh breaks down the finer points of Sunday's matchup.

England cruised to victory over Austria in Vienna, but manager Steve McClaren was most concerned with the injury to Michael Owen.

What: Euro 2008 Qualifying - Group A Who: Portugal (2nd - 23 points) v. Armenia (6th - 9 points) When: Saturday, 17 November, 21:00 (Lisbon) Where: Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Stadium, Leiria, Portugal

Officials at the top of Japanese football have lavished praise on J-League club Urawa Reds for winning the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.

UAE giants Al-Wahda have declared that their new signing Joseil de Rocha is better than Washington, the Brazilian strikler who shot Urawa Reds to the Asian Champions League title.