Sporting briefs...

Henry doubtful: Arsenal captain Thierry Henry is an injury doubt for Wednesday's Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven, while Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky will definitely miss the knockout round, second leg game. Arsenal are trailing 1-0 after the first leg in Eindhoven and would sorely miss Henry if their talismanic France striker failed to recover from a foot injury in time. Rosicky will also miss the PSV match with a groin injury, the north London club said.

Hearts: The convoluted running of Scottish Premier League club Hearts took a further twist yesterday with the announcement that Russian Anatoly Korobochkha would take over as their latest temporary manager. "Anatoly Korobochkha is filling the role of head coach on an interim basis while Valdas Ivanauskas is away on football business on behalf of the club," the club said.

West Ham: England's Premier League has charged West Ham with breaching ownership rules in buying Argentine players Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last August. The Premier League said that the transfers breached a rule that no club should enter into a contract enabling another party to influence its policies or its performances. "

Chelsea: English champions Chelsea have admitted an FA charge of failing to control their players after the brawl in the closing moments of their 2-1 League Cup final victory over Arsenal, the FA said. Chelsea's John Obi Mikel and Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure were sent off after the clash in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium last Sunday.

Liverpool: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says he will not leave out key players against Manchester United today so they can be rested for the Champions League date with Barcelona. Liverpool play United at Anfield in the Premier League today before hosting the European champions on Tuesday. "We will try and win the first game (against United) and then think about the second game," the Spaniard said.

Woodgate: England defender Jonathan Woodgate has refused to rule out a return to Real Madrid when his loan to Middlesbrough runs out at the end of the season. "I have still got my contract in Madrid but we will wait and see what happens," he said. "I am a player there at the end of the day, I have got a year there and I am on loan at M'Boro and I am really happy here."

Cassano: Italian striker Antonio Cassano could start for Real Madrid against Getafe tomorrow with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Raul struggling with muscle injuries. Fabio Cannavaro, Guti and Mahamadou Diarra are all suspended, though David Beckham is back after serving a one-match ban.

In England: The Championship - Derby vs Colchester 5-1. League One - Tranmere vs Chesterfield 2-0. League Two - Chester vs Torquay 1-1; Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers 2-0.

Basketball: Peugeot League - Kerygma vs Depiro 37-60; Hibs Medsea vs SN Suns 101-18.

MFA Division Three: Mdina vs Zejtun 2-4; Gzira vs Ta' Xbiex 2-3.