There’s very little going on today. Actually, apart from the news that Robin van Persie is in contract talks and the revelation that Theo Walcott didn’t actually want the #14 shirt there’s absolutely nothing going on.

A bit of Jack Wilshere, some Samir Nasri and the Wednesday Poll is what’s in store today before I rush off to the movies with the girl for a bit of mid-week relaxation.First up, young Wilshere. I hastily mentioned in yesterday’s post that the 16-year-old Englishman has been rewarded with a spot in the first team this season by Arsene Wenger. Wilshere was given the #19 shirt vacated by Gilberto Silva as a result of his stunning pre-season performances.

Hello there, happy Tuesday to you all. I know it’s not the best day of the week - heck, I’d say it’s probably the worst - but what can you do other than try and enjoy it? My sentiments exactly. Anyhoo, moving on…

Vijay Singh wins the WGC titleVijay Singh beat English golfer Lee Westwood by one shot to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title in Ohio. The 45-year-old shared the lead with Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson overnight, but recorded a round of 68 on the final day to finish on 10 under par.

The 21-year-old Ji-Yai Shin played superbly to win the Women’s British Open at Sunningdale, yesterday. Shin finished a great weekend’s performance on 18 under with a fantastic 66, three shots ahead of Ya-Ni Tseng of Taiwan.It was interesting to see how many Asian ladies finished in the top 20, showing there is a real dominance in the sport.There was an amzing 13 Asian players in the top 20, including nine Koreans.

The man sitting 12th in US points table for the Ryder Cup has probably ruined his chances of playing in this years’ tournament by saying that the players are treated like ‘slaves’ during the week in which the Ryder Cup is completed.Hunter Mahan, who is considered to be one of the best young golfers in the world right now has criticised the whole tournament in this shocking outburst. To summarise his unexpected comments, Hunter Mahan’s main points were that:

David Bentley has vowed to light up White Hart Lane just like his boyhood hero Paul Gascoigne.And just two days into his Tottenham career we have already been handed a sneak preview of the ability our new signing has to carry the torch of our progression under Juande Ramos.

Lancashire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce that Gary Keedy has been awarded a Benefit in 2009.

Tickets for next year's two International Twenty20's featuring England v Australia go on Sale to LCCC Members on Monday 4th August and General Sale on Monday 1st September 2008.

Watch the Premiership and European Champions in style with Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Lancashire County Cricket Club treated youngsters from Salford and Oldham schools to a day to remember in recognition of good school attendance.

Although only a pre-season riendly, last night’s impressive 3-1 win over Stuttgart suggests that things are ticking along quite nicely for Arsenal. The game marked the debut of new signing Samir Nasri and Arsene Wenger gave the Frenchman as well as a host of other senior players their first pre-season runouts.

After his fabulous performance in the British Open at Royal Birkdale where he finished joint fifth, 20-year-old British golfer Chris Wood has signed professional terms with the International Sports Management group. He will now receive invitations for the European Tour and will not have to qualify for next years’ British Open.

Venue: Trailfinders Sports Club, Castle Bar Park Start: 6pm Format: 20/20Dodgers lost a very one-sided encounter. Full scorecard as yet unavailable.

Venue: Chiswick Start: 6pm Format: 20/20 Notes: Retire at 50 ruleResult - EH won by 55 runs EH Batting -- Cowburn Ret NO 52 Vernon b Cousins 6 Hashmi Ret NO 51 Cormack Not Out 11 Gould b Lowe 0 Griffiths c Harvey b Raj 1 Memon Not Out 0 ______