What the back pages of the papers say - June 19

Blackburn are ready to make Paul Ince the first black Briton to manage a Premier League club after asking MK Dons to name their price for the highly rated young boss. They will fight for the right to appoint Ince, 40, as Mark Hughes' successor because he does not hold the coaching qualifications required in the top flight.

Also: Tiger Woods will miss The Open and the Ryder Cup after announcing yesterday that he will be out for the rest of the season to have more surgery on his left knee.

Balls to you Blues: Kaka has turned down Chelsea

THE SUN

Rob Andrew was last night blamed for the sex scandal that has shamed
England's rugby tour of New Zealand. Four players are at the centre of sordid
allegations being investigated by Auckland police.

Also: Russia joined Croatia in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals - so perhaps Steve McClaren wasn't a wally with the brolly.

DAILY MIRROR

Luiz Felipe Scolari's dream of building a fantasy Chelsea team hit a third massive set-back last night - when Brazilian star Kaka told him: "Thanks, but no thanks." Owner Roman Abramovich is backing boss Scolari with an unlimited transfer budget as the Blues bid to bounce back from last season's failures in the title race and the Champions League final.

Also: Tiger Woods is out of The Open and Ryder Cup after wrecking his left knee during his latest major triumph - but insists his career is not under threat.

THE TIMES

Tiger Woods will pay the price of his astonishing bravery at the US Open with months of surgery and medical treatment to save his career. The world's number one golfer announced last night that he will be forced to take the rest of the year off to have an operation on a torn anterior cruciate ligament and to allow a double stress fracture of his left tibia to heal.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Tiger Woods revealed last night that he had to fight through the pain of a double stress fracture in his left tibia as well as a knee injury as he limped to victory in Monday's US Open play-off at Torrey Pines. The world number one is to have anterior cruciate ligament surgery to repair his troublesome left knee and will not play again this year.

THE GUARDIAN

Tiger Woods, who won a famous US Open victory at Torrey Pines this week despite carrying a knee injury, will not play again this year. The world number one will undergo reconstructive surgery to the anterior cruciate ligament on his left knee and rehabilitation on a double stress fracture of his left tibia.

Also: The Rugby Football Union will maintain a watching brief on events in New Zealand after allegations that four England players were involved in an incident in their Auckland hotel in the early hours of last Sunday morning.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United must persuade Carlos Queiroz to stay at Old Trafford to keep Cristiano Ronaldo. Sir Alex Ferguson's right-hand man is on the point of quitting United to coach the Portuguese national team.

Also: Aston Villa are ready to hijack Tottenham's bold move for Blackburn midfielder David Bentley with a £15million bid.

DAILY EXPRESS

Raymond Domenech admitted last night his France team were openly
at war as video footage of Patrice Evra and Patrick Vieira brawling brought a
shameful end to their Euro 2008 nightmare. Coach Domenech is facing the sack
after losing 2-0 to Italy, with former Chelsea star Didier Deschamps favourite
to step in.

Also: Russia brilliantly saw off Sweden 2-0 last night to leave boss Guus Hiddink dancing with delight on the touchline.

THE INDEPENDENT

Tiger Woods' achievement in winning his 14th major on Monday while suffering with an injury was put in stark perspective by yesterday's announcement that he is to miss the rest of the season. The world No 1 requires reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee and this will be radical enough to keep him on the sidelines for more than six months.