National sports news from Liverpool Daily Post

Canadian GP dropped from F1 calendar

The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the Formula One calendar for the 2009 season. Read

Kinnear happy to keep exiled Owen

Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has insisted England's loss will be Newcastle's gain after Michael Owen missed out on an international call-up. Read

United confident over Tevez deal

Manchester United remain totally confident Carlos Tevez will sign a permanent deal with the Old Trafford club. Read

Warne backing for Fletcher

Shane Warne has no plans to take on a consultancy role at Hampshire - but he believes former England coach Duncan Fletcher would be a "very good appointment". Read

O'Brien commits to Trotters

Bolton defender Andy O'Brien has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the Reebok Stadium until 2011. Read

No surgery for Osman

Everton have confirmed Leon Osman will not require surgery to fix his long-standing knee injury. Read

Warne plays down Hampshire reports

Australia spin legend Shane Warne has distanced himself from reports that he is poised to join the backroom staff at Hampshire. Read

Spurs discover Euro opponents

Struggling Tottenham will face Spartak Moscow, Udinese, Dinamo Zagreb and NEC Nijmegen in the next stage of their UEFA Cup campaign. Read

England quartet sit out training

England captain John Terry was the most notable of the four absentees from training on Tuesday as Fabio Capello's side began their preparations for Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Kazakhstan at Wembley. Read

Toon bids expected by end of next week

Prospective bidders for Newcastle have been given until October 17 to register a firm interest. Read

Fielden axed from World Cup party

Wigan prop Stuart Fielden is the big omission from England coach Tony Smith's 24-man squad for the World Cup in Australia. Read

Gregan joins all-star Barbarians

Australian George Gregan, the world's most capped international player, will be on Barbarians duty in December against the Wallabies. Read

McGeechan unveils Lions plans

Ian McGeechan has unveiled the selection blueprint he hopes will help the Lions to a Test series victory against South Africa next summer. Read

Trio out of Scotland squad

Scotland have lost Kenny Miller, Kris Commons and Kevin Thomson for their World Cup qualifier against Norway, the Scottish Football Association confirmed on Tuesday morning. Read