Cowboys land Zach Thomas

The Dallas Cowboys have signed ex-Dolphins LB Zach Thomas to a contract.

According to The Daily Record, Newcstle are ready to offer up to 12 million GBP to Celtic for left wingback Aiden Mc Geady.

NYRB are closed to sign Marcinho from Queensland Roar.

Dubai Group Set To Complete Reds Deal

The Daily Mirror claims that Dubai Investment Capital are on the verge of completing their takeover of Liverpool FC after issuing an improved offer to co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Champ Car owner making contingency plans

Racing team owner Derrick Walker says the Champ Car series has run its final race and is making preparations to compete in the rival Indy Racing League this season.
Champ Car executive vice president David Higdon reiterated the league's position today, saying the series still plans to run its regular schedule in 2008.

FC Dallas signed Brazilian midfielder André Rocha from Atletico Paranaense of Brazil’s Serie A on Tuesday. The 23-year-old joins forward Ricardinho, who is on loan to FCD by Atletico Paranaense, taking advantage of the partnership between the clubs.

According to reports on Brilafm.net, the Locomotiv Moscow striker could be making an 8 million pound move from his Russian club side to Premiership giants Liverpool during the summer transfer window.

Portsmouth will launch a £2.5m raid for Nottingham Forest striker Junior Agogo.

Blackburn are keen to extend David Bentley's deal beyond 2010 amid reports linking him with Spanish giants Real Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia.

Ocho Cinco to Washington

Numerous NFL sources, including some with direct knowledge of conversations between Snyder, Cerrato and recent head coaching candidates, have affirmed that the Redskins have interest in trading for Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Johnson, with two league sources saying Johnson is eager to land a hefty new contract from Washington.

The Redskins also are expected to again pursue Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs, another Rosenhaus client they attempted to trade for last offseason.

Real Madrid join battle for Tottenham's Berbatov

Real Madrid are ready to make an attempt to prise Dimitar Berbatov away from the Premiership.

Real Madrid have joined the interest in Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Bentley.
The News of the World says Blackburn are keen to extend Bentley's deal beyond 2010 amid reports linking him with Spanish giants Real Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia.

Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United are monitoring Jefferson Farfan's situation at PSV Eindhoven.
The Peru international is unsettled in Holland and is ready to quit PSV at the end of the season. Blackburn, West Ham, Fiorentina and Sevilla are all following developments.

New York Red Bulls close to a signing

Several weeks ago, Juan Carlos Osorio was saying that he was looking at several players on the transfer market. So, according to several sources, NYRB are close to sign F Wason Renteria from SC Strasbourg.

Liverpool are planning a summer bid for Real Zaragoza's attacking midfielder Sergio Garcia.

Otto Pfister on the bench of USA? Is a possibility: Camerun trainer has rejected instead the hypothesis of South Korea, because the language, and will decide so after the final competition against Egypt of Saturday, if accept the American bid or remain in Africa.

England's Premier League could be going global

The league's 20 clubs agreed unanimously Thursday to examine proposals to expand the regular season and play 10 games overseas starting in 2010-11.
The matches would be played at five venues around the world over a single weekend in January 2011. Each city would host one game on Saturday and one on Sunday.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has pledged his future to the club despite interest from Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has been spotted house hunting in Barcelona while he recovers from a thigh injury.

Tottenham and Arsenal will fight it out to land Newcastle winger Charles N'Zogbia in the summer.

Report: Shaq off to Suns pending physical

The trade that would send Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix is all but done, pending final approval from Suns' management and the NBA, reports ESPN.
"It looks like it's going to happen," a source close to the situation told ESPN. "We should know for sure by (Wednesday)."

LA Galaxy preparing something???

According to several sources I have, the Galaxy is willing to spend every dollar out of the salary cap. The rumored signing of Celestine Babayaro is yet to be confirmed by LA, but they are preparing the signing of a midfielder. It has been rumored that they will try to sign Kiki Mpenza or Edgar Davids in the coming days and weeks. Keep in mind that Ruud Gullit announced during his hiring announcement, that several Dutch players have called him that they are willing to play in the league.
STAY TUNED

Pau Gasol to Lakers???

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is reporting that the Grizzlies have traded forward Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers for centre Kwame Brown, guard Javaris Crittenton and first-round draft picks in 2008 and 2010. The deal will allow Memphis salary cap relief to rebuild the team next season as former first overall draft pick Brown is in the final year of a contract that pays him $9,075,000 this season.
The Grizzlies were apparently not done there as another report out of Memphis had the team trading centre Stromile Swift to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for centre Jason Collins.

Mo Johnston is giving up his head coaching duties at Toronto FC to become the team's manager and director of soccer.
John Carver, a former coach at Luton Town of England's First Division, will take over as head coach, the Major League Soccer team announced Friday.

DC United is close to finalize a deal with a major sponsor before the start of the season. It is for the reason why DCU have removed the 3 stripes on the front of the jersey.