Beckham needs to maintain his form to impress McClarenDavid Beckham says England coach Steve McClaren has given him assurances about his international future.
Beckham, 32, will join LA Galaxy from Real Madrid in the summer but has been told by McClaren that he can keep his England place.
The former England skipper said: "Without a doubt, the manager has already made me aware of that.
"As long as my fitness is right, and I'm playing like I have been for the last six months, there's no problem."
Beckham has starred in his recall to the England colours, after his international career appeared to be on the rocks following England's exit from last summer's World Cup.
Some people think I'm going into semi-retirement, I don't see it as that
David Beckham
The Real Madrid midfielder set up John Terry's goal in his comeback match against Brazil, and then set up two more in England's Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia.
Many thought Beckham's move to America's MLS would make it difficult for McClaren to pick the midfielder.
But Beckham said: "Some people think I'm going into semi-retirement, I don't see it as that.
"My fitness will be the same as it is now, if not better. I don't think that's going to be a worry.
"There's some people who think I can play for another two or three years at the top, and I'm one of those people."
Beckham confirmed that Sunday's clash with Real Mallorca will be his last for Madrid, who made a vain attempt to buy the England midfielder out of his contract.
Victory for Real will guarantee their first La Liga title since 2003, and will see Beckham end his time in Spain on a high note, with his first major honour for Madrid.

THE first four home in last week's Group 1 Albion Park Gold Cup have been invited to contest the four-dog Superstaters 710m on July 5.And the connections of Miss Grub, Miss Brook, Ellie's Diamond and Flashing Floods have all indicated a willingness to run.Brisbane Club general manager Luke Gatehouse said the trainers of the respective runners had until June 25 to accept the invitation.The Superstayers, sponsored by Hawkins Media, will be worth $20,000 with the winner to receive $15,000, second $3000, third $1500 and fourth $500.Miss Grub, Miss Brook and Flashing Floods are all off to Victoria to contest the McKenna Memorial at Sandown."I have already been told by the Dart, Felgate and Edwards kennels they will be certain runners depending on everything going to plan in Melbourne, and the Flashing Floods kennel is keen to run as well," said Gatehouse.The Superstayers 710m follows on from the great success of the Black Enforcer Queens of the Creek last year won by Miss Brook.The four invited bitches have won 12 Group races between them with only Ellie's Diamond not a Group 1 winner.

To a casual poker player, Dustin Dirksen is probably not a name one would recognize. However, to the thousands of poker fans who observe online high-stakes games, 'Dustin_Dirksen' or 'John Smiley', as Dirksen goes by on Full Tilt and PokerStars, respectively, are two of the most familiar handles around. While Dirksen typically lays low from the tournament scene and has had only a few minor cashes in live tournaments, he is currently a big chipleader after Day One in Event #22, $5,000 No Limit Hold'em. Dirksen has honed his game by playing thousands of hours against some of the most famous high-stakes cash-game players in the world, such as Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, and John

D'Agostino. Dirksen typically brings tens of thousands of dollars to any given online table, so don't look for the pressure of the $5,000 WSOP event itself to get to him. Dirksen joins a trend of online players doing extremely well in this year's tournament. Some players who have already had a breakout tournament include Event #1 winner Steve 'MrSmokey1' Billirakis, an accomplished online tournament player, Sorel 'Imper1um' Mizzi, who has already gone deep in several events, and Jordan 'iMsoLucky0' Morgan, who came close to capturing bracelet gold in Event #9. For those that follow online play, it will be exciting to see how Dirksen and others fare in trying to translate over their massive success online to the live arena. Young online stars have fared well in recent live events, and there's little reason to believe the remainder of the WSOP will be any different.

A bill passed by the Florida legislature allowing casinos to raise stakes offered in poker ring games and tournaments has become law. The law will go into effect on July 1. After being passed by both the Florida House and Senate in late April, Florida Senate Bill 752 was forwarded to Governor Charlie Crist on June 1. Gov. Crist had the option to sign the bill, to veto it, or to leave it without a signature in which case the bill would automatically become law after a designated period. According to the official website of the Florida House of Representatives, SB 752 "Became Law without Governor's Signature" late Wednesday. Florida does not allow the governor a pocket veto. Poker

has been legal in Florida for years, although with restricted betting limits. In 1996, legislation was passed allowing cardrooms to spread poker games with a $10 maximum pot per hand. Then in 2003, new legislation was passed eliminating the $10-per-hand rule, but introducing a new maximum of $2 per betting round, thus ensuring $1/$2 limit hold 'em would become the most prevalent game spread in Florida casinos. The new law allows single bet limits to be raised to $5. Perhaps most significantly, the law also allows for no limit Texas Hold'em games with a maximum buy-in of $100. Tournaments may be offered with increased buy-ins. Cardrooms have also been given new freedoms when it comes to scheduling their hours of operation. While they still can only operate a maximum of 12 hours per day, they no longer are restricted to the noon-to-midnight window. Additionally, cardrooms associated with live racing are now allowed to open at times when racing is not being offered. "With Bill 752 becoming law . . . the possibilites are nearly endless for Florida poker rooms," said Christopher Cosenza, co-host of a poker podcast produced by the St. Petersburg (FL) Times. "In the past, cardroom managers were handcuffed by miniscule maximum bets, making the cash tables a mockery of skill and turning any given hand into a mini-lottery. Now, with the increase in betting limits, truly skilled players will have a better shot at plying their craft while the recreational player will have an even bigger thrill to brag about to their friends."

Ricky Hatton sees the sights ahead of his fight in Las VegasRicky Hatton says Jose Luis Castillo's style will suit him perfectly when the pair meet in Las Vegas on 23 June for the IBO light welterweight title.
Englishman Hatton plans a repeat of the performance that brought him his finest victory to date against Kostya Tszyu two years ago.
"I think this will be a similar fight to my Kostya Tszyu fight," said Hatton. "This really is my kind of fight.
"Styles make fights and we are two people who don't take a backward step."
Hatton added: ""I expect him to train harder than he has ever trained before in his life because a win against me could lead to so many big-money match-ups for him, but if he loses his stock goes down.
"Castillo's fight against Diego Corrales was one of the fights of the century and if there was any pair-up of styles that could even beat that, you would have to say it was me and Castillo.
It will be a war. I am going to win that war
Jose Luis Castillo
"I don't want to be remembered as the greatest of all time but in years to come I want people to say, he was a good fighter.
"People have DVDs of great fights on their shelves and I want a Ricky Hatton fight to be one of those."
Hatton has won all of his 42 fights but Castillo, who has lost seven of his 55 bouts, believes the 28-year-old has faced inferior opponents.
"I don't think for one minute Ricky Hatton's record bears any comparison with mine," said the Mexican.
"He is 42-0 but things like unbeaten records can be very misleading. I am not bothered about it. It will end."
The Mexican added: "I have fought and beaten some of the best fighters in the world whereas Hatton hasn't got names like Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather or Joel Casamayor on his record.
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I have to agree with Castillo - being unbeaten doesn't mean a great deal
BW
"He fought Tszyu when Kostya was on the way down and even then Ricky had home advantage."
Nevertheless, Castillo conceded that Hatton was a tough proposition and said he has trained harder than ever before for the IBO light welterweight title bout in Las Vegas.
"Hatton is a good, strong fighter, but I am going to knock him out," said the 33-year-old. "Hatton is there to be beaten and I know I am going to be the first boxer to do it.
"My trainer told me he has never seen me any better in the sparring I have done. That is a warning to Hatton and he should know that on 23 June it will be a war. I am going to win that war.
"Hatton will have never seen anything like me. I have the best upper cut in the division and I will use it against Hatton.
"Ricky is used to slow, cumbersome fighters, but I have real hand speed and that will cut him down."

Double Guineas winner Cockney Rebel is one of a potential field of 11 for the St James's Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday.
Cockney Rebel is aiming to emulate the brilliant Rock of Gibralter, who won both the English and Irish 2000 Guineas before winning at Royal Ascot.
But the Geoff Huffer-trained colt faces a five-strong challenge from Rock of Gibralter's trainer Aidan O'Brien.
They include French 2000 Guineas winner Astronomer Royal.
The Irish trainer's other four possible runners are Excellent Art, an unlucky fourth in France, Duke Of Marmalade, fourth in the English and Irish Guineas, Archipenko, winner of the Derrinstown Derby Trial, and Sorolla.
The £250,000 St James' Palace Stakes, which is run over a mile, is the opening Group One race of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
Dutch Art, from the stable of Derby-winning trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam, was second to Cockney Rebel at Newmarket and could re-oppose his rival at Royal Ascot.
Also lined up for the St James' Palace Stakes is Jim Bolger's Creachadoir, who was second in both the French and Irish Guineas.
David Wachman's He's A Decoy, Brian Meehan's Jack Junior and William Jarvis' impressive Silver Bowl winner Tobosa complete the field.
The other Group One race on the opening day of the Royal Ascot is the Queen Anne Stakes, which sees the eagerly-awaited return to the track of George Washington.
The four-year-old, also trained in Ireland by O'Brien, was sent to stud at the end of last season.
But after suffering fertility problems, his owners decided to resurrect his racing career.
The colt will face a maximum of eight rivals, who could include dual Group One-winning filly Red Evie, victor in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
James Fanshawe's Cesare, who won the Royal Hunt Cup at the meeting last year, has been supplemented for the race.
Other possible contenders include Sir Michael Stoute's Jeremy, winner of the Jersey Stakes 12 months ago.

Hoggard will add extra control to England's pace attack
Matthew Hoggard and Ryan Sidebottom could be the key figures for England in the fourth Test against West Indies.
Hoggard is fit again following a groin strain and eager to join forces with former Yorkshire team-mate Sidebottom at the Riverside.
"If we can get the ball swinging, which it tends to do here, we can really put them under pressure," said Vaughan.
But dreadful weather kept the players indoors on Thursday, and the forecast for the opening day is very poor.
News conference: England captain Michael Vaughan
After that, however, brighter conditions are expected.
England hold a winning 2-0 lead in the series after their 60-run win at Old Trafford last week and the return of Hoggard - a "beautiful bowler of a swinging ball", according to Vaughan - for local boy Liam Plunkett will be the only change.
Hoggard, 30, and Sidebottom, 29, shared 53 wickets when Yorkshire won the County Championship in 2001.
And Hoggard said: "Ryan's done really well - it will be rolling back the years.
"It's a while since I've opened the bowling with him, but we enjoyed it last time we did it and I'm sure we'll enjoy it this time."
Vaughan expects England to be stronger after a tough match in the third Test.

England's players were confined to the indoor nets on Thursday
"They fought very hard, but we got asked a lot of questions and answered them in the right manner. It got a little bit tight at the end and your team definitely grows quicker when you win a game like that," he said.
England's main concern is the form of opener Andrew Strauss, who some felt was lucky to be given another chance after averaging 15 in the series so far.
"It's just not happening [for him] at the minute, and when you go through spells like this as a batsman, you've just got to dig in there, keep believing, keep going through your routines, and it will change.
"He got two decent deliveries at Old Trafford , swinging back into the left-hander, pretty quick deliveries as well, but I'm sure there's score around the corner," Vaughan told BBC Sport.
The England skipper has urged spinner Monty Panesar, man of the match at Old Trafford with 10 wickets, to carry on appealing with as much enthusiasm as ever.
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If Hoggard and Sidebottom get the ball to swing, it will be interesting to see how West Indies cope
SK
Words were exchanged between the Northants slow bowler and umpire Aleem Dar - and the same umpire is on duty at Chester-le-Street.
But Vaughan said: "We all love Monty Panesar - he appeals, he celebrates with a high-five, he misses the odd high-five and he's brilliant for the game.
"We don't want that taken away. He's entertaining a lot of people - let him continue."
West Indies, meanwhile, are hoping fast bowler Fidel Edwards can raise his game another level after some promising signs that his pace and bounce can upset England's batsmen.
Edwards played his first Test of the series at Old Trafford, and though he is unlikely to get the same response from the surface at the Riverside, coach David Moore remains confident.
"Fidel came in and bowled on a wicket that was hard and had a lot of bounce. He'd been short of top-quality cricket, so he needed some time to find his feet."

Fidel Edwards has the speed to unsettle England's batsmen
But skipper Daren Ganga was less impressive, with scores of five and nought, falling early to Steve Harmison both times.
Moore said: "Daren's an excellent tactician and excellent captain.
"Unfortunately we haven't seen the best of his batting yet, but over the last six to eight months he's been averaging 40-plus, so I'm hoping his batting will come good for us."
Ganga, meanwhile, urged his team to maintain self-belief despite not winning any of their last 19 Tests.
He said: "It's very difficult for young players coming into a team that is not winning and having to put in a big effort time and time again and getting nothing at the end of it.
"We all have to ensure we have the right work ethic and believe strongly that we are going to win."
This is the third Test - and biggest to date - to be staged at the Riverside, after easy wins for England against Zimbabwe in 2003 and Bangladesh two years later.
England (from): Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan (capt), Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Matthew Prior (wk), Stephen Harmison, Ryan Sidebottom, Matthew Hoggard, Monty Panesar, James Anderson.
West Indies (from): Chris Gayle, Daren Ganga (capt), Devon Smith, Runako Morton, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards, Corey Collymore, Daren Powell
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Aleem Dar (Pkn).

Lawrence Dallaglio, 34, last started a match for England in 2004England head coach Brian Ashton will unveil his 40-man training squad for this year's World Cup on Friday.
He is expected to recall most of the Wasps, Leicester and Bath players who missed the recent South Africa tour.
But fitness concerns remain over centres Mike Catt and Mike Tindall as well as number eight Dan Ward-Smith.
Ashton must also decide whether to recall former captain Lawrence Dallaglio, out of Test rugby since 2006, and the suspended Danny Grewcock.
Interview: Former England captain Martin Johnson
Bath second-rower Grewcock is banned for all three warm-up Tests and the first two pool matches against USA and South Africa.
Dallaglio, 34, last started a Test in 2004 and has struggled to reproduce his best form on a consistent basis.
Martin Johnson, who captained England to success four years ago, has already questioned whether the Wasps back-rower should be recalled.
It's not about next week, next year, the Six Nations, it's about the World Cup
Martin Johnson
"He has to be playing well enough to get in," said Johnson. "He didn't play in the Tests against South Africa, and he didn't play in the Six Nations.
"He played well for Wasps in the Heineken Cup final, but only for 50 minutes.
"Obviously he brings what he brings in terms of experience and leadership and who he is, but it's about getting the right guys on the field."
Johnson admits recalling Dallaglio would only be a temporary measure but says Ashton must pick players who are on top of their game.
"It's about now," said the former Leicester forward.
"It's not about next week, next year, the Six Nations, it's about the World Cup, getting your best team out there and there are balances in there."
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Would you like to see Dallaglio back in the England shirt?
Dallaglio played his part in subduing favourites Leicester in that Twickenham final before being replaced by James Haskell for the last half-hour.
He has not played Test rugby since the 2006 Six Nations, when he appeared as a replacement, but could get an outing in England's three warm-up Tests in August against Wales and France (two).
In the wake of England's two recent thrashings in South Africa, Ashton said Dallaglio's leadership skills "may well be something we need, come World Cup time".
"If Brian and the coaches think bringing Lawrence into the squad is right then they should do it. He likes to be verbal and vocal and that's great," added Johnson.
"If they think they have some good young back-rowers who are playing better than Lawrence at the moment - and guys like Lewis Moody and Joe Worsley have played a lot of Test matches - then they should go with that."
"I've played with Lawrence and he's a world-class player. He has not started a Test match since 2004, he's 34-years-old.
"But Neil Back was 34 when he played in the last World Cup so age doesn't come into it.
Former England centre Jeremy Guscott believes Dallaglio's best days are behind him.
"There is no doubt he led Wasps to a brilliant victory in the European Cup," Guscott told BBC Sport.
"But I would leave him where's he been and remember him for the brilliant player he has been.
"My own personal view is that I believe Lawrence has had his best days as a rugby player, but if Brian Ashton feels that he needs him then that's Brian's shout."
Ashton will whittle down his squad to 30 on 14 August.

The 25-year-old relied on a masterful short game to pass the typically stern examination posed by the USGA.
The Liverpudlian is one shot ahead of Angel Cabrera, the only other man under par, and two clear of Bubba Watson and Spanish veteran Jose Maria Olazabal.
Justin Rose, another Englishman, is in a 16-strong group on one over with 2006 winner Geoff Ogilvy and Tiger Woods.
Interview: England's Nick Dougherty
Nick Dougherty's golf tips: In the bunker
Other players to sign for one-over 71s on Thursday include world number seven Vijay Singh, 2003 Open champion Ben Curtis, Anders Hansen, the winner of last month's BMW Championship, and Spanish 21-year-old Pablo Martin.
It's still frightfully tough out there but the morning players definitely got the better half of it
Nick DoughertyDougherty, the European Tour's rookie of the year in 2002, was understandably delighted with his superb start, particularly as he has only made one cut in his five previous appearances in majors.
"I didn't play all that well from tee to green but my short game was red-hot, as it has been lately, and I putted solidly," he said.
Indeed he did. He only used his putter 11 times on the back nine.
But the former Walker Cup star, a protege of six-time major winner Nick Faldo, admitted he was fortunate to be among the early starters as rain on Wednesday night had softened the fearsome Pittsburgh course's defences.
"The course is playing as good as it could be for us," he said. "It's playing somewhat easier because you can stop the ball by the hole.
"It's still frightfully tough out there but the morning players definitely got the better half of it, especially if we don't get any more rain this week."
Cabrera was also more than satisfied with his efforts.
"It was a very good round," the powerful Argentine said. "It's always tough to shoot par in the US Open."
The key to my round was 16, 17 and 18 - I could have lost three shots there but was able to keep it where it is
Tiger WoodsBoth men will be not be getting ahead of themselves just yet, though, as Woods and a host of other big names are within striking distance on a course that is only going to get tougher.
The world number one's display was another textbook demonstration of how to post a score whilst not firing on all cylinders. The 31-year-old American's driving was average at best but his touch around the greens and iron will kept his round on track.
Trying to add a third US Open to his 12 major titles, an increasingly wayward Woods dropped three shots in five holes from the 8th and was two over with four to play.
But he closed with an eight-footer for par at 16, a birdie at 17 and then another solid par on the last after finding the rough with his drive.
"That was a nice way to end the round," Woods said. "The key to my round was 16, 17 and 18. I could have lost three shots there but was able to keep it where it is."
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Give your thoughts on the opening round
Ogilvy, who was playing with Woods, had only nine pars in an erratic start to his defence of the title he won in such dramatic fashion at Winged Foot last year.
Like Woods, the 30-year-old Australian struggled from the tee but his approach work was first-rate.
Another highly-fancied player to spend considerable amounts of time in Oakmont's punitive rough was Phil Mickelson, one of the players who faltered at the last 12 months ago to hand Ogilvy the title.
But the popular American had an excuse here as his recently injured left wrist troubled him throughout. A lesser player would have got nowhere near the four-over 74 he managed, and some would have simply quit.

Rose was compiling a great round until a few late mistakesMickelson's fighting display was far more impressive than Colin Montgomerie's, the other player with a Winged Foot hangover.
The 43-year-old Scot finished bogey, double bogey for a six-over 76, the same score as Masters champion Zach Johnson, world number four Adam Scott and two-time US Open winner Retief Goosen.
Ernie Els, another double US Open champion from South Africa, will be more happy with his 73, although he might have been hoping for better on his return to the course where he won his first major in 1994.
On the other hand, Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson, still chasing their first majors, will be bitterly disappointed with their 79s.
Elsewhere, there was better news for the European contingent, and at one stage the 107th US Open appeared to be becoming the English Open. With only an hour or so to play, Rose seemed set to join Dougherty in the lead and Ian Poulter was also going well with a couple to play.
Rose then lost three shots in his last five holes and Poulter doubled the 288-yard par-three 8th, his 17th. That left Rose three behind Dougherty, and Poulter four back on two over with Lee Westwood.
But with an Englishman in the lead and six other Europeans in the top 20, the chances of a first European major winner since 1999 (and a first European US Open champion since 1970) are greater now than they were on Wednesday.
Not that anybody should go rushing to the bookmakers just yet. The more sensible money will be placed on Oakmont winning this one.