DAILY TELEGRAPH: Hopes of a deal to rescue Newcastle United rose last night as Tyneside-based businessman Barry Moat held talks with advisers to club owner Mike Ashley aimed at securing a £100million takeover. Also: Australia's cricketers want any booing spectators at Headingley to be in good voice during the fourth Test believing it will inspire them and their captain, Ricky Ponting, to great deeds.
THE TIMES: Ben Foster was keenly watched by Fabio Capello last night as the goalkeeper's promotion to Manchester United's first team threw open the England No. 1 position. Also: Chelsea have offered John Terry a new four-year contract worth £151,000 a week, which he is expected to sign before the start of the Barclays Premier League season in nine days' time.
DAILY EXPRESS: Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has promised the club's fans that Cesc Fabregas is not about to follow Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure out of the Emirates. Also: Alberto Aquilani will arrive in Liverpool today to seal a £20 million switch from AS Roma after Rafa Benitez moved quickly to fill the void left by Xabi Alonso.
THE SUN: Michael Owen last night fluffed his lines yet again in front of England boss Fabio Capello. Also: West Ham are set to go Yankee Doodle Dandy with US tycoon Clark Hunt emerging as a shock contender in a £120million buyout; Manchester City expect to finally land Everton centre-back Joleon Lescott today.
THE GUARDIAN: Joe Kinnear has suggested that Newcastle United's support is prejudiced against Londoners - including the club's Buckinghamshire-born owner, Mike Ashley - and that only Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer could enjoy unconditional support as manager. Also: The Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has encouraged England supporters to carry on booing his team despite a request from the England and Wales Cricket Board for crowds to stop treating the tourists' captain, Ricky Ponting, with disrespect.
DAILY MAIL: Andrew Flintoff will have to battle through the pain if he is to play in tomorrow's fourth npower Test after it emerged that his chronic right knee can take no more cortisone injections. Also: Alberto Aquilani flies into England today with a series of medical woes but a playing reputation more in keeping with Steven Gerrard than Xabi Alonso.
DAILY MIRROR: Alan Shearer was rocked last night as Joe Kinnear sensationally revealed he could be back as Newcastle manager next month. Also: Portsmouth bad-boy David Nugent is being kicked out of the struggling Premier League club - at a knock-down price.
DAILY STAR: Michael Owen's hopes of an England return are set to be dashed by Fabio Capello. Also: Newcastle's crisis last night descended into farce when former manager Joe Kinnear announced he had been offered his former job at St James's Park - only for the club to insist he hadn't.
THE INDEPENDENT: A ferocious atmosphere is expected at Headingley tomorrow as plans to convert the ground to a cross between a library and a closed monastery appeared to founder. Also: Bath are taking steps to ensure that there will be no repeat of the scandal which has enveloped the club by appointing their own internal police force after three of their players were handed lengthy suspensions for refusing to take drugs tests.
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