THE SUN: Manchester United fear Roy Keane will not play again until the New Year.

DAILY MIRROR: Sven-Goran Eriksson is ready to work more closely with his England players rather than find a replacement for Steve McLaren as his assistant coach.

DAILY STAR: David Beckham could play tonight - despite the kidnap threat to his wife and family.

DAILY EXPRESS: Darren Gough insists he will be back to play his part in the Ashes series this winter, although the prospects for England's senior strike bowler are looking increasingly bleak.

DAILY MAIL: Sven-Goran Eriksson is anxious to fast-track Everton's teenage goalscoring sensation Wayne Rooney into the national squad and make him the youngest player ever to represent England.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, last night called on the Football Association to appoint a football man as their chief executive and signalled his interest in the role made vacant by the ousting of Adam Crozier.

THE TIMES: Less than six months after he gained a reputation as the first Englishman to run round Jonah Lomu, James Simpson-Daniel will have the chance to do it for real.

THE INDEPENDENT: Luke Donald, one of the rising stars of the European game, who chose to spend his rookie season in the rarefied atmosphere of the US PGA Tour, justified his bold step by winning the final event of the year.

THE GUARDIAN: If anyone questioned Steve McClaren's decision to relinquish his role with England, here was evidence aplenty to back him up.