No close shave for Trahan after triumph

PALM DESERT, California: American D.J. Trahan has triumphed twice on the PGA Tour while sporting a goatee and has no immediate plans to shave it off.

IN BRIEF (Page 22)

Coulthard says others share his safety concerns

JEREZ, Spain: Some Formula One drivers are reluctant to speak out about safety concerns for fear of being considered soft, Red Bull's David Coulthard said on Wednesday.

Sports

Title showdown simply another game for Favre

NEW YORK: A trip to the Super Bowl may be at stake but Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will treat Sunday's clash with the New York Giants as simply another game.

Keegan back as Newcastle's manager

LONDON: Newcastle United dramatically turned the clock back more than a decade on Wednesday by naming Kevin Keegan as manager.

WADA boss not impressed by MLB efforts

MONTREAL: The new World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief blasted Major League Baseball's resistance to independent drug testing on Wednesday, labeling the sport's reaction to the Mitchell Report on steroids as baffling.

Top Shot

Former 400m world champion Guevara retires

Sports

FIFA decides G-14 should be deep-sixed

BERNE, Switzerland: World soccer's governing body FIFA says it has reached agreement with top European clubs to dissolve the controversial G-14 group and end a long-standing row over player compensation.

Gerrard's hat-trick gives Benitez a boost

LONDON: Rafa Benitez finally got some good news as Steven Gerrard's hat-trick helped Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a 5-0 win against crisis-ridden League One outfit Luton on Tuesday.

Rasmussen linked to suspect Austrian laboratory

BERLIN: Disgraced Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen, excluded from the 2007 Tour de France when likely to win, was one of the cyclists who visited an Austrian laboratory presently the subject of two separate investigations, German television station ARD reported on Tuesday.