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Sheridan suffers injury woe

Author: Lynda Collins
Date: 18/10/2009
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Sale Sharks prop Andrew Sheridan will miss England's autumn internationals after dislocating his his left shoulder in Friday's 27-26 Heineken Cup victory against Cardiff Blues.

The giant forward picked up the injury in the 73rd minute of the encounter and is expected to be sidelined until mid-January.

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In rugby league, Elland Road will stage next year's World Club Challenge between Leeds Rhinos and Melbourne Storm.

Super League Grand Final winners Leeds will take on the NRL champions in their home city on Sunday February 28 as Elland Road stages the showpiece for the third successive season.

The game is a repeat of the 2008 world title decider when a crowd of over 33,000 saw Leeds, who are already one of the online favourites to win next year's Grand Final, overcome Melbourne by an 11-4 scoreline.

In cricket, former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Marcus Trescothick to enjoy another fine season next year.

Trescothick recently returned from India where he had been playing for Somerset in the Champions League Twenty20 competition after suffering a recurrence of his stress-related illness.

Meanwhile, Steve Harmison has revealed that his failure to be chosen for England's tour to South Africa did come as a surprise to him.

The 30-year-old Durham paceman thought he would be included in the squad after having several positive discussions with coach Andy Flower.

In football, Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has rubbished speculation linking him with the managerial position with the Sweden national team.

The 62-year-old insists that he is happy with the Cottagers and would welcome the opportunity to extend his stay at Craven Cottage.

Bolton Wanderers boss Gary Megson has warned potential bidders that centre-half Gary Cahill will not be allowed to leave the club on the cheap.

The 23-year-old has forced his way on to the fringes of the England set-up due to his performances for the Trotters and Megson is braced for approaches from a number of top clubs.

Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish insists he will be prudent in January despite being promised a massive transfer war-chest by new owner Carson Yeung.

The Blues boss has been told he will have as much as £80million to spend over the next two transfer windows but says he will only buy the right players at the right price.

Finally in formula one, Bruno Senna is close to following his late uncle Ayrton Senna into the sport.

The 26-year-old Brazilian has been linked with Campos Meta Racing, although he is also holding talks with other teams.

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