tottenham midfielder luka modric breaks right leg

london - tottenham midfielder luka modric has broken his right leg while playing for the premier league club and will likely miss croatia's upcoming world cup qualifiers. the croatian limped off the field shortly after halftime in saturday's 2-1 victory over birmingham. tottenham said that "x-rays have determined that luka modric sustained a fracture to his right fibula." modric helped tottenham win its first four premier league matches. the club gave no indication how long modic would be out of action. croatia hosts belarus on saturday before playing england the following wednesday. tottenham's next match is scheduled for sept. 12 against manchester united.

kitson finally makes a splash after drought

... it is said that good things come to those who wait and the stoke city striker, dave kitson, should appreciate that after ending a premier league goal drought which was becoming embarrassing ... "kitson's previous premier league goal was for reading in a 4-0 win at derby on the final day of the 2008-09 season – both clubs were relegated ... his 43rd minute effort yesterday delivered stoke a second win in their four opening premier league fixtures and enhanced a growing belief in the potteries that this season need not necessarily be about survival alone ... "i am going to have to address it because it's a big problem and if you struggle with defending set-pieces in the premier league you come unstuck

lennon swoops to keep tottenham flying

... aaron lennon's strike deep into injury-time ensured that tottenham hotspur continued their best start to a league campaign for 49 years

lyon beats nancy to grab provisional lead in french league

... paris -- lyon grabbed the provisional lead in the french league with a 3-1 win over nancy on saturday ... after a hat trick midweek to help lyon qualify for the champions league group stage, lisandro lopez celebrated his second ligue 1 goal and contributed to his club's fifth consecutive win in all competitions

ronaldo scores as madrid opens with win in spanish league

... madrid - cristiano ronaldo began his real madrid career with a goal in a 3-2 victory saturday over deportivo la coruna to open the spanish league season ... perez is keen to dislodge arch rival barcelona from the pinnacle of european football after the catalan club became the first spanish team to win three major trophies -- the champions league, la liga and copa del rey -- in a season ... barcelona earned its fifth trophy of 2009 on friday with a european supercup win over shakhtar donetsk, and will begin its league title defence on monday against sporting gijon

manchester united rally late to knock off arsenal

... london - wayne rooney's penalty and an own goal by abou diaby gave manchester united a 2-1 victory over arsenal in the premier league on saturday and chelsea and tottenham both won to stay neck-and-neck at the top of the standings ... roman bednar scored his first two goals for west bromwich albion since returning from a three-month ban for possession of recreational drugs as the baggies went to the top of the league championship with a 2-2 draw at sheffield united

defence delights zola

... gianfranco zola made a strong case for his defence after west ham united battled to a hard-fought goalless barclays premier league draw at blackburn rovers ... " saturday's draw came at the end of a long and arduous week for everyone at the club, and zola excused his players their inability to seal a second consecutive away league win

u18s miss out

... united stormed into an early 2-0 lead in the premier academy league encounter at spurs lodge with goals after three and 11 minutes and then added a third midway through the first half

wenger bemoans penalty decisions

... " on friday, wenger reacted angrily to uefa's decision to charge striker eduardo with diving to win a spot-kick in the gunners' champions league win over celtic on wednesday ... " despite dropping their first premier league points after emphatic wins over everton and portsmouth, wenger believes his side can take heart for their next match against manchester city on 12 september

united handed wolves test

... last season's runners-up spurs travel to deepdale to take on preston north end, while league one carlisle united have a home tie against portsmouth to look forward to ... league two port vale missed out on a plum draw and will head to glanford park to face scunthorpe united, while big-spending manchester city take on fulham at eastlands

mcdonald's agent reveals wigan interest

... the move is being put together by scottish agent mckay, who believes a spell in the barclays premier league could send the valuation of the australian international soaring