What the back pages say - June 25

British qualifier Chris Eaton rifled his way into the second round of Wimbledon with a dramatic straight sets win over Boris Pashanski as evening fell on an ecstatic Court 3.

Also: Paul Ince last night delivered a double blow to his old Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson. Blackburn's new manager revealed he will tell Fergie to clear off if he comes hunting for £10million-rated striker Roque Santa Cruz. And he also believes
United will be forced to grant Cristiano Ronaldo his dream move to Real Madrid.

Essex star Graham Napier clubbed a world-record 16 sixes in the Twenty20 Cup.

Bye then: The Mirror claims Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Sir Alex Ferguson on July 7

THE SUN

Andy Murray left the Centre Court crowd gasping with an awesome display at Wimbledon. The super Brit turned on the power to destroy Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-4 7-6 to roar into the second round.

THE GUARDIAN

Paul Ince was officially unveiled as Blackburn Rovers manager yesterday, with John Williams, the club chairman, promising to support him in the transfer market and insisting that Rovers would remain "ambitious" in their spending, but Ince may not enjoy the same financial backing as his predecessors because Jack Walker's trust has withdrawn its funding.

Also: Zimbabwe may be suspended from international cricket next week as the game's governing body, the International Cricket Council finally abandons its long-held stance that sport must be divorced from politics.

DAILY STAR

Paul Ince has slammed Cristiano Ronaldo for "souring Manchester United's success story".

Also: Andy Murray was the new British darling of Centre Court yesterday as he eased into the second round at Wimbledon after crushing veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-4 7-6.

Paul Collingwood admits the lure of the Indian Premier League could make England's players turn their backs on their country.

DAILY EXPRESS

Real Madrid sent a letter to Cristiano Ronaldo which has effectively sealed personal terms to sign him from Manchester United. The document guarantees Ronaldo an astonishing £75million over five-year contract, which includes a share of image rights and shirt sales.

Also: Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe batting coach, backed England's call for his troubled homeland to be kicked out of international cricket last night.

THE INDEPENDENT

Andy Murray waited two years to play again at his home Grand Slam tournament and when the Scot finally returned to Centre Court he was clearly determined to make up for lost time. Murray beat Fabrice Santoro Santoro 6-3 6-4 7-6 with a performance full of promise for the tougher challenges ahead.

DAILY MIRROR

Real Madrid have named the day they intend to officially unveil Cristiano Ronaldo as their new £70million world-record signing - Monday, July 7.

Also: Amdy Murray revealed a winter of pumping iron in the gym helped him
overcome Fabrice Santoro at Wimbledon last night.

Devastated Nikolay Davydenko last night admitted he could quit tennis because of his struggle to shake off cheat allegations.

THE TIMES: Chris Eaton strung his own rackets yesterday - saving a pretty penny
in the process - and used them to devastating effect as the world number 661,
the lowest-ranked in the men's draw, won the match of his life in the gloom of
No 3 Court at Wimbledon.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

England's players are prepared to take politics into their own hands if the International Cricket Council next week fail to cast Zimbabwe into the cricketing wilderness.

Also: After seven months spent in the cold following his dismissal as England manager, Steve McClaren made his long-awaited return to club management yesterday when he was unveiled as the new coach at FC Twente.