LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur’s push for Champions League football risks being undermined by their failure to bring in a striker in the January transfer window after their only available forward Jermain Defoe was injured on Sunday.

The England man, who has 14 goals this term and will now miss the friendly with Brazil on Wednesday, was substituted in the first half of the 1-0 Premier League win at 10-man West Bromwich Albion after turning his ankle.

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur’s push for Champions League football risks being undermined by their failure to bring in a striker in the January transfer window after their only available forward Jermain Defoe was injured on Sunday.

The England man, who has 14 goals this term and will now miss the friendly with Brazil on Wednesday, was substituted in the first half of the 1-0 Premier League win at 10-man West Bromwich Albion after turning his ankle.

LONDON (Reuters) – Paris St Germain signed a cut-price David Beckham on Thursday while English Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers took a big gamble on the costly Christopher Samba during transfer deadline day.

Former England captain Beckham, 37, who signed a five-month contract with the French club, said his salary would be donated to a children’s charity in Paris.

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Paris St Germain signed a cut-price David Beckham on Thursday while English Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers took a big gamble on the costly Christopher Samba during transfer deadline day.

Former England captain Beckham, 37, who signed a five-month contract with the French club, said his salary would be donated to a children’s charity in Paris.

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City seized the chance to put Premier League leaders Manchester United under pressure with David Silva’s double in a 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday while Liverpool enjoyed a 5-0 romp against Norwich City.

United face a tricky trip to fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with their advantage at the top whittled down to four points after Spain midfielder Silva struck in the second and 69th minutes for hosts and champions City.

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Manchester City seized the chance to put Premier League leaders Manchester United under pressure with David Silva’s double in a 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday while Liverpool enjoyed a 5-0 romp against Norwich City.

United face a tricky trip to fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with their advantage at the top whittled down to four points after Spain midfielder Silva struck in the second and 69th minutes for hosts and champions City.

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City seized the chance to put Premier League leaders Manchester United under pressure with David Silva’s double in a 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday while Liverpool enjoyed a 5-0 romp against Norwich City.

United face a tricky trip to fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with their advantage at the top whittled down to four points after Spain midfielder Silva struck in the second and 69th minutes for hosts and champions City.

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Manchester City seized the chance to put Premier League leaders Manchester United under pressure with David Silva’s double in a 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday while Liverpool enjoyed a 5-0 romp against Norwich City.

United face a tricky trip to fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with their advantage at the top whittled down to four points after Spain midfielder Silva struck in the second and 69th minutes for hosts and champions City.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s most successful Olympian Chris Hoy believes cycling can now move on from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal while fans in a nation now in love with the sport have complete faith in their successful riders.

American Armstrong, who had already been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, finally admitted to doping on U.S. television on Thursday in another hammer blow for a sport which has long battled a drugs problem.

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s most successful Olympian Chris Hoy believes cycling can now move on from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal while fans in a nation now in love with the sport have complete faith in their successful riders.

American Armstrong, who had already been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, finally admitted to doping on U.S. television on Thursday in another hammer blow for a sport which has long battled a drugs problem.