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Long jumper Chris Tomlinson is taking a leap into the unknown this year - and not just at the Olympics.

The British record holder is aiming for a first medal at the Games this summer but he's also gearing up for the challenge of the birth of his first child. It means a busy year for the Newham & Essex Beagles athlete.

Andy Murray lost in straight sets to David Ferrer in his opening Barclays ATP World Tour Finals match at The O2 this afternoon.

The British number one was hampered by a hip injury that required lengthy on-court treatment at the end of the first set and was not at his best as he went down 4-6 7-5 to the Spaniard.

"Daft as a brush" was Bobby Robson's description of former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne.

Sadly that daftness had a darker side, which has manifested itself in recent years in a well-documented drink problem. He's clearly still fragile, but Gascoigne, 44, is happier now.

David Bentley's short stay at West Ham has ended after he was ruled out for six months following knee surgery.

The on-loan Spurs midfielder has returned to White Hart Lane after just five appearances for the Irons.

West Ham have signed Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia on an emergency loan after regular keeper Rob Green was ruled out for six weeks.

Almunia, 34, should make his debut when the Irons play Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park tomorrow. Green is recovering from a knee cartilage operation.

Get the look: Johnny Depp

The actor and dad-of-two is, at 48, is in as good-a-shape as ever.

Serious injury is the biggest fear for any sportsman, with a broken leg, fractured collarbone or damaged ligaments all endangering a promising career.

So imagine British light-middleweight champion Sam Webb's concern when a slipped disc in his neck saw him pull out of a title defence against Bradley Pryce last month.

Carlton Cole has "unfinished business" to attend to when West Ham play Burnley this Saturday.

The sides met at Upton Park in November, when Cole scored in a 5-3 win for the Irons, but he picked up an injury which ruled him out for the next two months.

Tributes have been paid to Sunday Mirror journalist Rupert Hamer who was killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan on Saturday morning.

Rupert died when the vehicle he was travelling in with American troops in south Afghanistan was hit by an improvised explosive device. Sunday Mirror photographer Phil Coburn was seriously wounded in the same incident.

West Ham's dreadful December continued as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Bolton last night.

Irons' goalkeeper Robert Green has to shoulder a large part of the blame for the loss, at fault for two of the home side's goals as the Hammers plunged into the relegation zone.

West Ham head into tomorrow's home clash against Burnley without captain Matthew Upson.

The England defender has picked up a hamstring strain that could rule him out for several weeks, with Scott Parker set to take the captain's armband.

Kenny Jackett looks set to hand new signing Danny Schofield his Millwall debut against Bristol Rovers tomorrow.

The Lions have something of an injury crisis, which means the midfielder signed from Yeovil on deadline day is likely to play at the Memorial Ground.

Millwall's injury woes continued as they were brushed aside by Barnet in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy last night.

The 2-0 defeat at Underhill was almost immaterial as skipper Paul Robinson and striker Jason Price both picked up injuries to add to the number of Lions players sidelined.

West Ham's pre-season trip to China got off to the worst possible start with a defeat and a suspected serious injury to winger Luis Boa Morte.

The Portuguese international was carried off after just 10 minutes of today's game with Tottenham in Beijing, with what is believed to be cruciate ligament damage to his knee.

Millwall captain Paul Robinson will miss the first month of the season after undergoing an operation to repair his broken foot.

The 27-year-old defender, who missed three months of last season after breaking a metatarsal in his right foot, aggravated the injury in training last week.

West Ham striker Carlton Cole will miss the next six weeks of the season with the groin injury he picked up playing for England.

But the good news is the 25-year-old will not need surgery on the problem, which flared up during last Saturday's Wembley friendly against Slovakia.