Football

AC Milan have confirmed David Beckham will be returning to the Italian club.
Former England captain Beckham had been strongly linked with a second loan spell with the Rossoneri to improve his chances of making Fabio Capello’s World Cup squad.
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani claimed last week an announcement was imminent - and it has been confirmed [...]

Football

Real Madrid continued their 100% start to the season with a 2-0 win at Villarreal but the players are still not satisfied.
Kaka netted his first competitive goal for Madrid with a second-half penalty to help coach Manuel Pellegrini enjoy a happy return to the club he left in the summer and ensure the capital club [...]

Sachin Tendulkar said his effort would have been even more satisfying if it could have guided India to victory.
Describing his epic knock of 175 against Australia as one of his best innings, Tendulkar said his effort would have been even more satisfying if it could have guided the team to victory in the pulsating fifth [...]

Australian pacer Peter Siddle has said his injury was a result of playing almost non-stop cricket for the past five months.
On his return to the country this morning, Siddle, one of the five Australian cricketers who have been forced out of the series due to injuries, said he is glad to be back home after [...]

Injury grounds Mahesh Bhupathi as South Africa close gap in Davis Cup against India.

As India trailed in the third set of the doubles rubber, an injury to Mahesh Bhupathi helped the hosts claw back into the World Group play-off tie.
No one expected South Africa to have a chance against India in a doubles rubber in [...]

Melanie Oudin continued her giant-killing run at the US Open when she knocked out a third Russian seed in succession at Flushing Meadows.

The 17-year-old world number 70 from Marietta, Georgia, had already eliminated fourth seed Elena Dementieva and former champion Maria Sharapova, the No. 29 and she returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium to come from [...]

Ross Brawn believes the relationship between Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will not be damaged by their title battle.
After Button’s superb start to the season in which he won six of the first seven races, the 29-year-old has struggled for form since, making just one appearance on the podium at the Italian Grand Prix earlier [...]

Mark Webber has confirmed he will not be looking for a new manager to replace Flavio Briatore.

Instead the Australian driver will conduct his own contract negotiations in the future.
Briatore was banned from international motorsport earlier this week by the FIA for his part in the “crashgate” scandal while Formula One’s governing body also confirmed [...]

Walker Cup captain Colin Dalgleish is hopeful that new sensation Shane Lowry will stay amateur until he has competed against the Americans in September.
The 22-year-old spent Monday thinking about his immediate future and trying to get his head around the fact that he had beaten eight of the world’s top 50 - Open and US [...]

Tiger Woods is not in pain. But he is in trouble as the Blue Monster threatens to devour him with two rounds left to play.
He trails leader Phil Mickelson by ten strokes following a 70 and three-under after two rounds.
The American was still finding the going hard in his first stroke play tournament in nine [...]