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11.40am: Dwain Chambers has confirmed he has severed all links with Victor Conte, the man behind the doping scandal that has tainted his career. “I’ve had enough of the past,” the sprinter says.
While big investment bank Nomura has agreed to help the Red Knights in their efforts to storm the Old Trafford citadel. And poor old Manuel Pellegrini is really copping it from the Spanish media after Real Madrid’s Champions League exit. TD.
10.15am Today we are expecting:
* Europa League first-leg ties, including Lille v Liverpool and Juve v Fulham
* The Football League chairman shortlist will be known today
* We’ll know more about Manuel Pellegrini’s future at Real Madrid
* Wayne Rooney is holding a presser where he’ll sit next to the World Cup
* Arsene Wenger is speaking to the media ahead of Saturday’s game v Hull
* And Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button and Maurice Hamilton will be holding a press conference at midday ahead of the new F1 season
9:15am: Morning everyone. Welcome to our daily sports news blog. Throughout the day we’ll update this page with news, links and what’s expected to happen in the hours ahead.
We’ll let you know what’s expected shortly following our morning news meeting. In the meantime, there’s plenty to digest from last night’s action, principally Manchester United’s effortless mauling of Milan and David Beckham’s sort-of-but-not-quite endorsement of the anti-Glazer campaign.
In the meantime, why not ease your way into the day with our weekly YouTube round-u, featuring some cricketing ultraviolence and an NFL/archery mash-up, and read Duncan Fletcher’s analysis of Kevin Pietersen’s troubles. TD
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