What the back pages of the papers say: Saunders in loser storm, Emms retires, Mutu to pay up and Barry now cup-tied

A tearful Gail Emms confirmed her retirement from badminton after a shock defeat in the mixed doubles to South Korea's Lee and Lee.

Gareth Barry played and scored for Aston Villa in the UEFA Cup, but boss Martin O'Neill admitted he could still join Liverpool, despite being cup-tied.

THE TIMES: The next three days could make or break British sport as television audiences across the nation hope for a weekend "gold rush" in Beijing.
Also: Chelsea are determined to complete the world-record signing of Kaka, but they will have to wait until next year to do so.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Rebecca Adlington produced another stunning performance in the pool yesterday to put herself in line for a second gold medal.
Also: The rivalry between Christine Ohuruogu and Sanya Richards is simmering nicely ahead of the women's 400metres after the world number one said the Briton was "fortunate" to be at the Olympics.

THE SUN: Martin O'Neill stuck two fingers up to Rafa Benitez last night by playing Gareth Barry in the UEFA Cup.
Also: Wayne Rooney has won his fight to play in Manchester United's league opener on Sunday...Tottenham would rather sell Dimitar Berbatov to Barcelona for a cut-price fee than flog him to Manchester United.

DAILY STAR: Disgraced striker Adrian Mutu was yesterday ordered to pay a staggering £13.68million in compensation to Chelsea after being sacked for failing a drugs test.
Also: Mark Hughes' bad week turned into a nightmare last night as Manchester City crashed to a shock UEFA Cup defeat to Danish minnows FC Midtjylland...Manchester United hope to unveil £30million signing Dimitar Berbatov before Sunday's Premier League opener against Newcastle.

DAILY MIRROR: Liverpool will ask Aston Villa to cut the fee they are asking for Gareth Barry after the midfielder cup-tied himself last night.
Also: Chelsea are ready to raid Manchester City with an £8million move for teenage striker Daniel Sturridge - and make him the new Didier Drogba...Emmanuel Adebayor last night vowed the Premier League will see a new-look Arsenal as he told his team-mates: "Forget sexy football - we need to get dirty."

DAILY EXPRESS: Roy Keane has dismissed Manchester United's chances of a Premier League hat-trick and believes Chelsea will win the title this year.
Also: Michael Owen will miss Newcastle United's trip to Old Trafford on Sunday and England's international friendly against the Czech Republic.

THE INDEPENDENT: Manchester City are to test Blackburn Rovers' resolve to hold on to Roque Santa Cruz by increasing their offer for the 26-year-old striker to around £15million - but, at the same time, are understood to have launched a £10million bid for Real Zaragoza's Diego Milito.

THE GUARDIAN: Wales' cycling gold medallist Nicole Cooke came within an ace of quitting the sport less than nine months before sprinting to the biggest triumph of her career as Britain's first Olympic champion of the Beijing Games.