Chelsea make £19.7m Robinho bid
Chelsea make a £19.7m bid for Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Robinho, BBC Sport understands.

Aston Villa sign Shorey and Young
Aston Villa complete the signing of Reading full-back Nicky Shorey and are in talks with Middlesbrough defender Luke Young.

Bournemouth face 17-point penalty
Bournemouth will have to accept a 17 point deduction in order to play in League Two next season.

Messi scores in Argentina victory
Lionel Messi scores Argentina's Olympic opener in a 2-1 defeat of the Ivory Coast after his club Barcelona allow him to play.

Lowestoft aim to make a stand
LOWESTOFT Town are looking to raise the roof as they aim high in forthcoming weeks. With the start of the new 2008/09 Ridgeons League season only a week away, the club's ground grading and promotion sub committee have been hard at work behind the scenes in ensuring that the Crown Meadow is up to standard in preparation for the next tier of non league football.

K&P left shipshape after Viking raid
FORGING links with the Vikings….Kirkley and Pakefield FC have had an unusual set of guests helping out at their Walmer Road facilities. A group of Viking sailors set up a camp resembling wig-wams on the club's car park a week before the Air Festival following a chance phone call.

King goal not enough as Town go down
Lowestoft Town notes by Terry Lynes LOWESTOFT'S pre-season scheduled friendly against AFC Norwich last Saturday suffered a late postponement with the visitors unable to raise a side.