LIVERPOOL will face Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup after the Merseyside teams were the first two clubs selected in Sunday's draw.

DAVID Beckham says his move to AC Milan was not just an attempt to secure his spot in England's national team.

DUTCH rider Frans Verhoeven has won the second stage of the motorbike race in the Dakar Rally.

MANCHESTER United eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 win against Southampton at St Mary's.

SOUTH Africa's plot to steal Australia's No. 1 cricket crown is in disarray with skipper Graeme Smith and strike bowler Dale Steyn injured.

A BRUISED and battered Marat Safin yesterday won his first match of the Australian summer after needing treatment for injuries suffered in a fight in Moscow.

INJURED Collingwood star Travis Cloke will press charges against the group of revellers who assaulted him in a New Year's Eve attack in Queensland.

DOOMSAYERS are predicting a 50 per cent plunge. Others claim it won't be as dramatic.

TWO female riders were taken to hospital after separate crashes in the men's and women's races at the Bay Cycling Classic yesterday.

IRONMAN triathlete Chris McCormack knows he races against drug cheats, and has slammed competitors from Italy and Spain as the worst offenders.