THE SUN: Alex Ferguson has been branded 'senile' and compared to Spanish dictator General Franco. Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said Ferguson was 'getting old' after an interview in which Manchester United's boss resurrected Real's links with Franco. Also: David Beckham last night agreed a two-and-a-half month loan from LA Galaxy to Italian giants AC Milan...Lewis Hamilton insists he will not crack in Sunday's world title showdown in Brazil.

THE TIMES: Lewis Hamilton claims that he does not read about himself on the internet, which is just as well because, as he prepares to try to close out the Formula One World Championship this weekend, the McLaren Mercedes driver has again been the vicious racial abuse in Spain. Also: Luiz Felipe Scolari has been told he will have to sell players if he wants to add to his squad during the January transfer window.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: The ugly head of Spanish racism has returned to blight Lewis Hamilton's world championship challenge in Brazil. Thousands have targeted Hamilton on a voodoo-style website, taunting him about the colour of his skin a vile campaign that reprised the abuse he received at the start of the year in Barcelona.

DAILY EXPRESS: Daniel Levy admits Tottenham have been the great underachievers during his reign as chairman. But he absolves himself of most of the blame by accusing former manager Martin Jol of going behind his back and claiming sacked boss Juande Ramos had fallen out with key players. Also: Martin Johnson has come to the defence of his celebrity fly-half Danny Cipriani with lavish praise for the work he put in to recover from a serious ankle injury.

DAILY STAR: England captain Kevin Pietersen has set England's cricketers up for public ridicule by moaning about the 'side-show' around the Stanford US Dollars 20million challenge. Also: Deco believes Big Phil Scolari will have failed if Chelsea don't win the Premier League or Champions League this season...Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United face a season-long battle playing catch-up in the title race.

DAILY MAIL: Emmanuel Adebayor yesterday openly criticised Arsenal's collapse against Tottenham that leaves them six points behind leaders Liverpool. Arsene Wenger's players argued among themselves as the harmony that normally holds them together was torn apart by accusations and bitterness over their surrender of a two-goal lead in the 4-4 draw at home to Spurs.

THE INDEPENDENT: England's players agreed yesterday to continue the quest to win millions of dollars on offer from Sir Allen Stanford. But they made it clear they are desperate to get out of Antigua, which has become a very kind of hell in paradise for them this week.

DAILY MIRROR: William Gallas has ruled himself out of Arsenal's match at Stoke tomorrow after a furious row with Arsene Wenger. The Gunners skipper was one of the players singled out by boss Wenger - along with Mikael Silvestre and Emmanuel Adebayor - for criticism during a paint-blistering dressing room inquest that followed Wednesday's 4-4 draw against Tottenham.

THE GUARDIAN: The Stanford Super Series has come under fire from the England players, with their representative, Sean Morris, calling the multi-million dollar tournament "a garden party''. Also: A Spanish website containing abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton was condemned yesterday by the FIA, motor sport's governing body.