DAILY MIRROR: England's injury crisis went from bad to worse last night as David Beckham faced a second X-ray on that damaged foot, Danny Murphy's World Cup ended in heartbreak and Kieron Dyer was told he could be sent home.

DAILY MAIL: Ireland manager Mick McCarthy was last night heading for a showdown with his bosses as the Dublin government pressured him to back down over his decision to sack skipper Roy Keane.

DAILY EXPRESS: Roy Keane will today be advised to apologise unreservedly to Mick McCarthy and the Republic of Ireland squad and return to the Far East.

DAILY STAR: David Beckham is losing his fight to play in England's World Cup opener against Sweden on June 2.

THE TIMES: David Beckham's race to be fit for England's opening match of the World Cup finals is looking increasingly desperate.

THE INDEPENDENT: With only six days to go before the World Cup kicks off, Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad are still fighting a succession of injuries.

THE GUARDIAN: For someone who admitted at Heathrow yesterday "I don't much like flying", Trevor Sinclair has certainly gone the extra mile to contribute to England's World Cup campaign.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The genuine excitement that England feel on flying into Japan today has been tempered by the admission by Sven-Goran Eriksson that he is unsure whether Kieron Dyer and David Beckham have any chance of being fit in time for the World Cup.