Sport

German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg has confirmed he will race for the new team Mercedes Grand Prix team next season.

Cyclist Gianni Da Ros was banned for 20 years on Monday for doping in one of the heaviest sanctions imposed by the Italian Olympic Committee.

Mid-week captain Dean Mumm is urging the Wallabies to restore some lost pride in the gold jumper in Tuesday night's tour match against the Cardiff Blues.

Jiyai Shin and Lorena Ochoa took their battle for LPGA Player of the Year honours down to the wire on Monday in the rain-disrupted LPGA Championship.

France centre Maxime Mermoz has been forced out of the Test against NZ with a right thigh injury and was replaced by Toulouse winger Cedric Heymans.

DUBLIN (AFP) - World champions South Africa on Monday put off naming the team to play Six Nations Grand Slam holders Ireland this Saturday in Dublin because of an injury crisis which forced them to cancel training.

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Swede Robin Soderling returned to
haunt Rafael Nadal on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 victory in their
opening Group B round-robin clash at the ATP World Tour finals.

PARIS (AFP) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.

BERLIN (AFP) - The German Football Federation (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) announced on Monday the creation of a task force here to probe a betting scandal which has rocked European football.

• Former Lazio boss Rossi named Palermo coach

MILAN, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Serie A bottom side Siena sacked
coach Marco Baroni after less than a month in charge on Monday
and named Alberto Malesani as his replacement.

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - FIFA has called an extraordinary
meeting following the controversy over France striker Thierry
Henry's goal against Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers and the
match-fixing investigation announced last week.

HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) - Jiyai Shin and Lorena Ochoa took their battle for LPGA Player of the Year honors down to the wire on Monday in the rain-disrupted LPGA Championship.