Muntari dismisses Spurs link

Ghana international Sulley Muntari has distanced himself from rumours suggesting he is set to leave Internazionale and join Tottenham Hotspur.
Current Spurs manager Harry Redknapp signed Muntari from Udinese in the summer of 2007 when he was the manager of Portsmouth.
SULLEY MUNTARI
Muntari has struggled to impress during his time in Italy, prompting suggestions that he would welcome the chance to return to England.
However, he insisted: "I have not heard anything about this transaction, I honestly don't know anything about it.
"I only know that I am an Inter player. All my energies are devoted to this team because I am under contract with them.
"Therefore, it is pointless to talk about other sides. Would I enjoy going back to England? I am settled in Italy."
Muntari scored five goals in 33 appearances for Pompey, with his last game for the club being the FA Cup Final victory against Cardiff City in May 2008.
He has scored four times in 40 matches for Inter but has dropped out of Jose Mourinho's first-team plans recently.

Zabaleta faces fitness race

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes hopes the hamstring injury that has forced Pablo Zabaleta to miss Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay is not too serious.
Hughes hopes that the full-back, who sustained the problem in Monday's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, will be ready to feature in next Sunday's clash with Wigan Athletic.
PABLO ZABALETA
Hughes told City's official website: "He's been with the Argentinian FA who have checked him out as, after the game last Monday, he said that he'd felt something with the last kick of the game.
"He felt a slight strain in the hamstring, but he needed to travel to Argentina to get it verified.
"It's a disappointment for him. Argentina have two crucial games and he wanted to be part of that, but it wasn't to be.
"He's played very well of late and that was flagged to the powers that be in Argentina. It would have been great for him to get the recognition for his good form, but it's unfortunate that he's going to miss out.
"He'll be back today (Friday) and, once we get him scanned, hopefully it won't be as bad as feared, although as it stands you have to say that there's a real doubt that he'd be available for our game at the weekend."

Injury-free Rio eyes World Cup

England defender Rio Ferdinand has allayed fears about his fitness and insists he is ready to star in next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.
The Manchester United defender has featured in only two of England's last nine matches mainly because of a back problem but is set to feature in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.
The former West Ham United and Leeds United star said: "The last 12 months have been very frustrating. In that period I've had a few injuries.
"Before that I don't think I'd ever been out for more than two or three weeks.
"I'd had 10-12 years of being virtually injury-free so it's been difficult to adjust to having to sit on the sidelines every now and again.
"It's been quite frustrating, not just from the point of view of playing for England but from a personal point of view.
"Whether it's club or country, it's very disappointing to have to go and sit in the stands and watch the team when it's playing. Having said that, last season, I started 45 games and, at any other club, that's a lot of games.
"But United played something like 60 games - so to miss the games I did for United and England as well was a blow.
"Will I be 100 per cent fit for the World Cup? Definitely. That's what you work towards, that's what everyone works towards.
"You take it week by week and game by game and my ultimate aim is to be fit and remain fit.
"My back hasn't been a problem for me since last season and it's got a clean bill of health. I hurt my thigh just before the start of this season but there was no connection to the back."