London, Feb 21: Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez reckons his side can blow the Premier League title race wide open again when they visit Old Trafford next month.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been so impressed by Manchester United's nine straight league wins that he admits that he cannot see anyone getting near them.

The bookies also clearly agree, with one already paying out on Alex Ferguson's outfit winning a domestic treble, The Sun reported.

Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 21: Injured England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is reportedly under pressure not to play in the 2009 Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

With Australian captain Ricky Ponting and several other players from that country deciding to opt out, Flintoff's fragile fitness has assumed a larger than life picture, especially in the wake of England failing to win the third Test in Antigua.

Karachi, Feb. 21 : Top Pakistani cricket officials may have denied Javed Miandad more say in the working of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), but the veteran cricketer is in great demand in Afghanistan.

Miandad has said that he has received an invitation from Afghanistan to give tips to their cricketers.

"I received a telephone call from Afghanistan''s Sports Minister who wanted me to tour their country. I have no problems in travelling to Afghanistan and giving tips to their cricketers," The News quoted Miandad, as saying.

London, Feb 21 : Guus Hiddink, who will take charge of Chelsea for the first time on Saturday at Villa Park, wants Blues owner Roman Abramovich to be in no doubt about who picks the team and decides on tactics.

The new Chelsea manager takes control of his first match at Aston Villa today, The Sun reported.