Theo Walcott injured his shoulder during England training. Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images
Arsenal could be eligible for up to £1.5m in compensation for Theo Walcott’s injury while on England duty, the Football Association has confirmed. The FA insures all players on international duty and up to £100,000 per week can be paid out to clubs by [...]

Steven Gerrard will miss England’s friendly against Germany. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of England’s friendly with Germany in Berlin on Wednesday after tearing a leg muscle during Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Bolton yesterday.
The vice-captain has been ruled out for seven to 10 days so could return in time for Liverpool’s next [...]

Owen faces a spell on the sidelines with a groin injury. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Michael Owen is a major doubt for Newcastle United’s match against Manchester City on Monday after sustaining a groin injury during training. The striker suffered the injury yesterday and underwent a scan earlier today.
The results of the scan suggest that the [...]

Rio Ferdinand will lead England at Wembley. Photograph: Neil Tingle/PA
Rio Ferdinand will captain England against Kazakhstan after John Terry was ruled out of tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier with a back injury.
“We have plenty of players, we have the substitutes, I am sure the substitute of John Terry will play well,” admitted the England coach Fabio [...]

Lars Jacobsen in action for Denmark last night before his withdrawal with a suspected shoulder injury. Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
Everton’s new signing Lars Jacobsen will be assessed by the club’s medical staff after suffering a suspected dislocated shoulder playing for Denmark last night. The right-back, who is yet to make his debut for the [...]

Tom Brady is helped off the field after his injury. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images
The best laid plans of mice and men may often go awry, but rarely has an NFL season started with as momentous a twist as this. When the New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, fell awkwardly under a hit from the Kansas City [...]

Hargreaves told Sir Alex Ferguson this morning that he was unfit for tonight’s match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
Owen Hargreaves has been forced to pull out of the Uefa Super Cup in Monaco tonight after reluctantly having to admit that he is not fit to play. Hargreaves, who has been troubled by persistent knee problems, informed Sir [...]

Nick Easter, whose New Zealand tour is over following a hand injury. Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images
England’s options for Saturday’s first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park were complicated yet again yesterday when the Harlequins no 8 Nick Easter was ruled out of the tour with a broken bone in his right hand which will [...]

Matt Burke in action for the Falcons. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images
The Newcastle Falcons full-back Matthew Burke is retiring from the game after failing to recover fully from a knee injury. Burke, a World Cup winner with Australia in 1999, has spent the last seven months trying to overcome a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament.
“I thoroughly [...]