Sporting briefs

Rosicky: Arsenal's Czech Republic international midfielder Tomas Rosicky, who has been out with a long-term hamstring injury since January 2008, will not be fit for another two weeks. "Tomas has had a little setback of one week so he will be out for two weeks again," manager Arsene Wenger said of the 28-year-old who joined the North London club in May 2006 from Borussia Dortmund.

Luxemburgo: Palmeiras coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has been fined for calling the referee "a coward" during his team's 1-1 draw against Corinthians 10 days ago. The former Brazil and Real Madrid coach, who escaped a touchline ban but will have to pay 5,000 reais ($2,212), also said that match official Cleber Wellington Abade had wanted Corinthians striker Ronaldo to score a goal. Brazil's disciplinary tribunal said that at the end of the game, Luxemburgo told the referee: "Your conscience is not going to let you sleep tonight... you were a coward."

Schalke: Serbia defender Mladen Krstajic has been named as the new captain of Bundesliga side Schalke 04 after injury to regular skipper Marcel Bordon, it was announced yesterday. Schalke host title contenders Hamburg on Sunday and Brazilian Bordon is out with a knee injury while compatriot Rafinha is doubtful with a thigh strain after the Brazilian picked up an injury in last Friday's 4-3 defeat to Wolfsburg.

Coppell: Reading boss Steve Coppell marked his 1,000th match as a manager yesterday when his promotion-chasing side played Doncaster Rovers in the Championship. He joined Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Neil Warnock (Crystal Palace), Joe Royle (Oldham Athletic) and Harry Redknapp (Tottenham Hotspur) as the only men currently managing in the English leagues to reach the milestone.

UEFA Regions Cup: N. Ireland Eastern Regions 2 Malta Amateurs 1 (Mark Camilleri).

Motor sport: Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world's biggest brewer, will discontinue its sponsorship of the National Hot Rod Association after this season. A major sponsor in the worldwide sports business, Anheuser-Busch also said its Budweiser brand would end its 30-year backing of the Kenny Bernstein Racing team. The National Hot Rod Association is the world's largest promoter of professional drag racing, and has roughly 80,000 members and more than 35,000 licensed competitors.

Basket, NBA: Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson has been suspended for one game after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season, the NBA said. Jackson, who averages 21.2 points and five rebounds, will miss the home game with the Los Angeles Clippers after receiving his most recent technical foul in Sunday's 154-130 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Swimming: Joanne Jackson shaved almost a second off the women's 400 metres freestyle world record at the British championships in Sheffield on Monday. The Briton, who won the Olympic bronze medal in Beijing last year, clocked four minutes 0.66 seconds to eclipse Italian Federica Pellegrini's mark of 4:01.53. Jackson finished ahead of double Olympic gold medallist and 800 freestyle world record holder Rebecca Adlington (4:00.89), who also beat the old record.

Sports museum: National Sports Attraction LLC, which operated the Sports Museum of America in New York City, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, setting the stage for it to liquidate its assets. The for-profit museum, a $100 million facility opened last May, had struggled with low attendance. It was intended to be the permanent home of the Heisman Trophy, college football's top honour. The museum filed for bankruptcy protection in Manhattan, listing assets of $55.6 million and total debt of $177 million.