Beckham's United team-mate Nicky Butt also continued his rehabilitation from a knee problem and the picture is also promising.

BBC: Beckham stays on track

Ferdinand will remain in South Africa to watch Saturday's match in Rustenburg before flying home for rehabilitation on his knee.

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And with Leicester's Harry Ellis not considered for the tour as he continues his rehabilitation from the serious knee injury that ruled him out of the World Cup, Care has a fantastic opportunity to make the number nine shirt his own.

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Vaughan was forced to return home from the tour to India earlier this year because of knee trouble and he is determined not to rush his rehabilitation.

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Jets general manager John Idzik said during a conference call with season ticket holders Monday that there is encouraging news from doctors on Revis' rehabilitation from a torn ligament in his left knee.

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Dyer has been through a second session of rehabilitation work with the England medical team since injuring his knee in a horror challenge by Southampton's Tahar El Khalej.

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"At the end of the six to eight week period, the knee will be reviewed by his surgeon and the timescale for ongoing rehabilitation further determined, " said an England and Wales Cricket Board statement.

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Revis missed most of this past season with a torn ligament in his left knee, but Johnson said Thursday that it appears the cornerback's rehabilitation is going as planned.

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