WC2010 - Trasch ruled out of Germany's squad

Germany have suffered another World Cup injury blow after it was confirmed midfielder Christian Trasch will miss the tournament after spraining an ankle in a warm-up game on Monday night.

Trasch lasted just eight minutes of the 4-0 friendly win over FC Sudtirol before being helped from the field. And assistant boss Hans-Dieter Flick confirmed the Stuttgart man has now been ruled out of the finals in South Africa after being ordered to rest the joint for four weeks.

Germany boss Joachim Low has to trim his party to 23 by June 1 with central midfield the biggest area of concern as captain Michael Ballack and Bayer Leverkusen's Simon Rolfes have already been ruled out.

EPL - Blackburn confirm Basturk signing

Blackburn have confirmed the signing of Yildiray Basturk on loan from Stuttgart for the rest of the season.

Basturk previously played for the likes of Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin before moving to Stuttgart in 2007.

He was also part of the Turkish side that reached third place at the 2002 World Cup.