CSKA Moscow: Russian champions CSKA Moscow yesterday signed a $7-million sponsorship deal with Vneshtorgbank, the country's second largest bank, to replace oil company Sibneft as their title sponsors. Sibneft terminated its $54-million deal with last season's UEFA Cup champions in November after the oil company was sold by Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich to Russia's state-owned gas monopoly Gazprom for $13.1 billion.

Tony Adams: Former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams has parted company with Utrecht after joining the Dutch first division club as a trainee coach last month. Arsenal's website said yesterday Adams was due to spend a month in the Netherlands on a 'work placement' but had returned to England after two weeks because his wife is expecting a baby.

New Coach: The Football Association named a three-man group to start the process of appointing Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor as England coach yesterday. FA chief executive Brian Barwick, international committee chairman Noel White and vice-chairman Dave Richards will meet to discuss the matter next week. Media reports say Guus Hiddink is one of the favourites for the job together with Steve McClaren, Sam Allardyce and Alan Curbishley.

Keller: United States goalkeeper Kasey Keller has signed an extension to his contract with Borussia Moenchengladbach to keep him at the Bundesliga club until 2007. Keller joined Gladbach in January 2005 and was a big influence in the club's successful fight against relegation.

Dindane: Ivory Coast striker Aruna Dindane returned to join his team-mates at the African Nations Cup yesterday following the sudden death of one of his twin daughters two weeks ago. Dindane, who plays for Lens, left the squad just before the three-week tournament started, with his team officials unsure whether he would be back. His return before the Ivorians take on Cameroon in the quarter-finals suggested he will play some part in tomorrow's game in Cairo, though he had first arrived in Egypt carrying an injury.

Violent conduct: Everton's Duncan Ferguson has been charged with violent conduct by the FA for striking Wigan Athletic's Pascal Chimbonda in Tuesday's Premier League match. The incident at the JJB Stadium occurred immediately after another altercation between Ferguson and Wigan's Paul Scharner for which the Everton Scottish forward was sent off.

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