1.   Last season, he split time with the Kings and Manitoba of the IHL, the year before he played just one game after undergoing two ankle operations.

2.   Forsberg has reportedly been working out and lifting weights since having a second ankle operation in Stockholm.

3.   Forsberg reportedly has been working out and lifting weights since having a second ankle operation in Stockholm.

4.   Hill signed as a free agent with the Magic last summer, but was limited by two ankle operations.

5.   The Salem Open was his third tournament since returning from an ankle operation which saw him out of action for two months in the summer.

6.   Van Basten, who underwent three ankle operations, announced that he will hold a news conference in Milan next week to discuss his plans.

7.   All Black openside flanker Josh Kronfeld will fly home to New Zealand on Monday for a left ankle operation after failing to play a single game on tour.

8.   Bayern Munich French international striker Jean-Pierre Papin faces an ankle operation in Marseille on Saturday, it was reported here on Tuesday.

9.   Bierhoff, who scored the winning goals in the final against the Czech Republic at Wembley, will miss the game after undergoing an ankle operation.

10.   Van Basten has not played for a year after a series of ankle operations and was planning to spend the summer training in Italy.