MANCHESTER, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra insists he has no plans to sell Manchester City.

Reports in England on Wednesday claimed Thaksin may be forced to look for a buyer for the Premier League club due to his fight against corruption charges in Thailand.

BOLTON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Nigeria defender Danny Shittu joined Premier League club Bolton for an undisclosed fee from Watford on Wednesday.

Shittu, 27, agreed a three-year contract with Gary Megson's team just days after a move to Rangers fell through.

LONDON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - South Africa captain Graeme Smith became Wednesday the latest leasing cricketer to say he was in favour of Twenty20 cricket becoming an Olympic sport.

LONDON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and Chelsea groundsman Sam Bethell on Wednesday denied charges levelled against them by the Football Association over their part in the Battle of Stamford Bridge last season.

LONDON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Fulham signed veteran Swiss goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler on a free transfer from Neuchatel Xamax on Wednesday.

Zuberbuhler, 37, agreed a one-year contract with Roy Hodgson's side after a three-week trial and will serve as back-up for Australia's Mark Schwarzer.

MADRID, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Robinho has told the club he wants to join Chelsea, coached by his compatriot Luiz Felipe Scolari, a Spanish newspaper said Wednesday.

BLACKBURN, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Blackburn manager Paul Ince has signed the younger brother of the club's Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz.

Julio Sana Cruz agreed a three-year contract with the Premier League team, subject to international clearance.

The 18-year-old forward, who played for Cerro Porteno in Paraguay, had been on trial since the end of last season.

LONDON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - England have made two changes to their team for Kevin Pietersen's debut Test as captain against South Africa, starting at The Oval on Thursday.

Ryan Sidebottom is replaced by Stuart Broad for the fourth and final match of the series, while Steve Harmison comes in for former skipper Michael Vaughan, leaving no place for Ravi Bopara.

MANCHESTER, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could be forced to sell Manchester City due to financial problems, according to a report on Wednesday.

LONDON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Duncan Fletcher fears Kevin Pietersen will struggle to cope with the demands of captaining England.

Former England coach Fletcher was surprised that the national selectors chose Pietersen to replace Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood as Test and one-day skipper because he has so little experience of leading a team.