Blackburn have appointed Gary Bowyer as their manager on a 12-month rolling contract.

Watford boss Gianfranco Zola is expected to pick from an unchanged squad for Monday's npower Championship play-off final against Crystal Palace.

Southampton full-back Luke Shaw will play no part in England's European under-21 Championship in Israel after picking up an injury.

Russell Martin believes Norwich City's second successive season in the Premier League can be viewed as an unqualified success.

Gianfranco Zola says Watford to victory in the Championship play-off final over Crystal Palace could be the best moment of his career.

John Arne Riise has urged Fulham to reach an agreement with goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer to persuade him to extend his stay at the club.

Wigan midfielder James McCarthy has sparked interest from Tottenham as Andre Villas-Boas aims to bolster his squad for next term.

Gareth McAuley believes West Brom deserve a lot of credit for their top ten finish but he still thinks the team can do even better.

Bury's future looks safe after announcing that a takeover of the club has been completed.

Stuart Lancaster has confirmed that Rob Webber will captain England for the first time against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday.

Outgoing Manchester United chief executive David Gill expects Wayne Rooney to start the 2013-14 season with the Barclays Premier League champions.

Luke Donald's hopes of a third successive win at the BMW PGA Championship ended in disappointment as he missed the cut after round two.

Torquay assistant manager Shaun Taylor has been put on gardening leave by the Gulls, Press Association Sport understands.

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has admitted making mistakes which eventually contributed to the club's recent relegation.

Carl Froch has been backed by former world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe to defeat Mikkel Kessler in Saturday's rematch.

Newcastle target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been granted permission by St Etienne to talk to other clubs about a possible move.

Reading boss Nigel Adkins insists he will try to mould the squad into a team that can play entertaining football next season.

England's hopes of a second Test victory against New Zealand have been hampered after the first day was washed out by persistent rain.

Manuel Almunia says there are no signs of nerves in the Watford squad as they prepare for Monday's £120m showdown with Crystal Palace.

Lee Kendall has been appointed as Bristol City's new goalkeeping coach.