"We will see how the body responds when I start putting it through the paces again." The 39-year-old retired from playing full time in 1994, but at her 23rd consecutive Wimbledon last year she won the mixed doubles with the American Jonathan Stark for her 19th Wimbledon crown.Navratilova holds the Wimbledon record of nine singles titles and has also claimed seven women's doubles titles and three mixed doubles crowns at the All-England Club Billie Jean King holds the record, with 20 Wimbledon titles. Tennis Martina Navratilova may yet appear at her 24th consecutive Wimbledon this year, with the prospect of equalling the record of 20 titles at the championships. "It is completely 50-50 at this point, I really don't know," Navratilova said. The pounds 1.5m signing from Hajduk Split is fit after missing Saturday's 3-2 defeat of Portsmouth with a thigh strain.. They have lost just twice at home all season - and only once in the last 13 games.n First Division leaders Derby will welcome back their Croatian sweeper Igor Stimac for tonight's East Midlands showdown at Leicester. The pounds 1.4m midfielder, signed from Villa in October, looks likely to get the nod to replace injured winger Stuart Ripley after just one full game so far.With only one away League win to their name, Rovers face a Villa side whose form matches any club in the country.

If Steve Staunton had not been injured at the start of the season I might still be out of the side, but Brian Little has devised a system that is now accommodating both of us."While Wright - an ever-present for Villa this term - contemplates his first meeting with the club that rarely gave him a chance in the big-time, so does Blackburn's Graham Fenton. I was Kenny Dalglish's first big signing at Blackburn but, after Graeme arrived, I had only 15 games in 20 months - in the reserves. My career was standing still."My luck seems to have turned in a big way. I still think our best route to the Uefa Cup is through a high League place."It was a tough decision to leave Blackburn for Villa last year because I knew there was always the chance I would squeeze in a few more games to qualify for a championship medal But in the end I had to go for the sake of my career. Wright insists he has no regrets about giving up a possible title medal with Rovers to revive his career via a pounds 900,000 switch to Villa a year ago. Villa were struggling against relegation then but now, with one Wembley date already secured in the Coca-Cola Cup and another one in the FA Cup still on the horizon, they have marched into the top four of the Premiership and few can doubt the wisdom of his decision.Wright has also made it into the England squad as a candidate for the Euro 96 spot left vacant by injury to left-back Graeme Le Saux, the man he used to understudy at Ewood Park.Wright is convinced Villa can take their opportunity to move within three points of third-placed Liverpool by winning their game in hand tomorrow night, and said: "Although we are all chuffed to bits to have made it to Wembley, you can never rely on the cup competitions for a place in Europe. Substitutes not used: Hall, Martin Gray.Referee: G Barber (Warwick)..

Aston Villa's Alan Wright aims to celebrate the first anniversary of his move from Blackburn with a win over the champions tonight to push his team a step closer to Europe. Substitute not used: Tilson.Sunderland (4-4-2): Given; Kubicki, Melville, Ord, Scott; Agnew, Bracewell, Ball, Michael Gray; P Gray, Howey (Bridges, 80). Martin Scott's spot-kick was a model of clarity in a pall of gloom.Howey nearly made it two after 75 minutes when his shot came off the underside of the bar and Royce then blocked superbly as Michael Gray drove at the loose ball.Southend United (4-4-2): Royce; Hone, Dublin (Roget, 70), Bodley, Barness; Byrne, Gridelet, Marsh, Hails; Rammell, Thomson (Jones, 61). And Howey made his breakthrough in the 53rd minute when he earned a penalty after being brought down by Keith Dublin following up a Phil Gray shot which Royce had pushed out.

It added an atmosphere of drama which the match scarcely deserved.As the second half got underway, the drama threatened to turn into a crisis as visibility deteriorated to the point where it was almost impossible to see across the pitch.Twice in the opening five minutes, Sunderland's forward Lee Howey - probably - provoked saves from Royce - definitely. At this point, coastal fog began to roll into the ground over the roof of the North Stand. But Southend's goalkeeper, Shay Given, denied Rammell early cause for celebration with an instinctive save.Sunderland responded five minutes later as a one-two between Kevin Ball and Mark Scott sent the latter in on goal, only for the diving figure of Simon Royce to block him in the act of shooting. Football MIKE ROWBOTTOM Southend United 0 Sunderland 2Michael Bridges, a 17-year-old substitute, ensured Sunderland's rise to second place in the First Division last night, scoring with his first touch within 25 seconds of coming on in the 80th minute.Bridges collected his first goal for the club after cutting in from the left past Mick Bodley to settle a match which was imperilled with abandonment throughout the second half because of thick fog.Sunderland came into this game with a record of six clean sheets in their previous eight games, and they began, as one might have expected, in cautiously resolute fashion.It was the home side who created the first significant chance on the half-hour when their right-back, Mark Hone, drove in a near-post cross which Andy Rammell, making his home debut after the exchange deal which took David Regis to Barnsley, headed towards goal. Conclusive proof was not available because starting blocks equipped with false start detection devices were not used.. "The most important thing is to get things right for the outdoor season."Earlier this month, Regis and Braithwaite's training partner, Tony Jarrett, a strong medal contender at 60m hurdles and the only British medallist besides Braithwaite at last year's world indoors, withdrew from the championships because of a back injury.n Canadian Donovan Bailey's 50m indoor record of 5.56 will be submitted to the sport's governing body for ratification despite video evidence of a false start. Despite a promising early time of 20.77 over 200m, he has two subsequent disqualifications, the last of them on Sunday night."He feels he's always having to check his stride, and Stockholm is a very tight track," McFarlane said.