Hamilton plans tribute to Senna

LONDON: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton intends to visit the grave of his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna once Formula One's three-way title battle has been played out in Brazil.

Landis takes doping case to arbibration

WASHINGTON: Disgraced US rider Floyd Landis said on Wednesday he was appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the doping case which has landed him a two-year ban and cost him the 2006 Tour de France title.

France and England unchanged

PARIS: France and England have asked the men who performed heroics in the World Cup quarterfinals to do the same in their semifinal meeting on Saturday (1900 GMT), both naming unchanged teams and replacements on Wednesday.

Hiddink to remain Russia's coach through 2010

MOSCOW: Guus Hiddink will extend his contract as Russia's manager through 2010, the Dutchman said on Wednesday, ending media speculation he could leave to coach elsewhere in the near future.

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Vick owes Falcons $20m says arbitrator

ATLANTA, Georgia: Suspended quarterback Michael Vick owes $20 million in bonuses to the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, arbitrator Steven Burbank ruled on Tuesday.

FIFA approves trial of goalmouth refs

ZURICH: Soccer's world governing body FIFA will experiment with two additional goalmouth referees at the Club World Cup competition in Japan in December.

ATP to probe Murray corruption claims

LONDON: The governing body of men's tennis (ATP) is to investigate British No 1 Andy Murray's claims that corruption is rife in tennis.

IRB defends referee as teams prepare for semifinals

PARIS: The International Rugby Board (IRB) defended World Cup referee Wayne Barnes on Tuesday after he received internet death threats and suffered abuse for his handling of France's quarterfinal win over New Zealand.

Jones downfall may give Ottey ninth Olympic medal

LJUBLJANA: Jamaican-born sprinter Merlene Ottey could add to her record tally of eight Olympic medals thanks to the fall from grace of US rival Marion Jones.

Alonso quizzed by magistrate in spying row

MILAN: Double world champion Fernando Alonso was interviewed by an Italian magistrate on Tuesday as part of a legal probe into Formula One's spying controversy, media reported.

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