Manchester United's Darren Fletcher takes “extended break”

Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher is taking an extended break from football because of a serious stomach illness.

Chelsea victory 2-1 Manchester city

Frank Lampard's late penalty earned Chelsea victory and condemned leaders Manchester City to their first Premier League defeat of the season.

Lampard - once again excluded from Chelsea's starting line-up by manager Andre Villas-Boas - came off the bench to score the winner with seven minutes left after Joleon Lescott handled Daniel Sturridge's shot.

FC Basel v Man Utd

Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of Manchester United's crucial Champions League clash with Basel on Wednesday with an ankle injury.

Javier Hernandez is already out for a month with the ankle injury he suffered against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson will have to rely on Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck as his senior strikers in Switzerland.

Shamrock Rovers 1- 4 Rubin Kazan

Shamrock Rovers are still seeking their first point in the Europa League after defeat by Rubin Kazan in Russia.

Nelson Haedo Valdez slotted in for the hosts before Ken Oman equalised with a header from Ronan Finn's free-kick after 12 minutes.

Rubin moved 2-1 ahead before half-time through Bebars Natcho's low shot.
Valdez fired past keeper Ryan Thompson for the third and Obafemi Martins netted from close range before Karl Sheppard hit the bar for Rovers.

Liverpool 2 - o Chelsea

Chelsea were again struck down by the curse of Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool increased the pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas with a comfortable Carling Cup quarter-final victory at Stamford Bridge.

Maxi Rodriguez and Martin Kelly both scored in a five-minute spell after the break to maintain Dalglish's unbeaten record against Chelsea in 13 matches as Liverpool manager.

Liverpool's win was fully deserved, even with the inspirational Luis Suarez rested, as they were able to recover from the setback of Andy Carroll's missed first-half penalty to secure their third straight victory at Stamford Bridge.

Wales players looked up to Gary Speed - Raymond Verheijen

Wales assistant manager Raymond Verheijen says Gary Speed was "adored" by the Wales players.

The Wales manager was found dead at his home in Cheshire on Sunday at the age of 42.

Speed, a former Wales captain, was appointed manager in December 2010 and had been in charge for 10 games.

Dutchman Verheijen joined Speed's backroom team as assistant manager in February.
Despite a difficult start to his career as national team manager, Speed had overseen a revival in Wales' fortunes recently.

David Beckham to choose between PSG and LA Galaxy after tour

David Beckham will decide to join Paris Saint Germain or stay with Los Angeles Galaxy when he returns from the latter club's post-season tour in December.

Beckham has also had interest from a club in Italy and one in Brazil, but will consider only France and the US.

Reports that the 36-year-old midfielder has already agreed to sign for PSG are understood to be premature.
The former England captain has also been linked with Tottenham and QPR but is not considering a return to the UK.