Sporting briefs

Found dead: Venezuela said yesterday at least 10 members of an amateur Colombian team had been found dead after being kidnapped on its side of the border. Venezuelan vice-president Ramon Carrizalez told reporters the men were found with bullet wounds in various parts of Tachira. One of the 12 men survived the ordeal, while another was still missing.

Rangers: Rangers confirmed they had received "tentative enquiries" regarding the sale of the club but had yet to receive a formal offer. The Glasgow giants issued a statement in which they also insisted they would not be forced to sell any players in the January transfer window.

Inter: Rene Krhin's agent has confirmed Inter have opened negotiations with a view to extending the youngster's contract. The 19-year-old Slovenia international has more than a year left on his existing deal but Inter are keen to make it a long-term agreement.

Cissokho: Lyon full-back Aly Cissokho has conceded he would one day love to play for either Manchester United or Liverpool. The talented 21-year-old only moved to France in the summer from Porto after a switch to Milan was scuppered by a problem with his medical. "I have always loved the Premier League," he said. "Man. United and Liverpool are teams that make me dream."

Long ban: Salernitana player Georgios Kyriazis has been handed a seven-match ban for the brawl that saw him sent off on Saturday. The midfielder saw red just six minutes into the match with Crotone, which his team went on to win 4-1.

Athletics: World 100 metres silver medallist Tyson Gay has successfully undergone surgery on a painful groin problem that hampered him during much of the athletics season, his manager said. Mark Wetmore told Reuters minor surgery had taken place on both sides of Gay's groin in Philadelphia on Friday. He said the American sprinter should be able to start light training in December after a month's rehabilitation and be fully recovered in time for next year's outdoor season.

Tennis: Italy's Francesca Schiavone eased to her second career title with a 6-3 6-0 thrashing of Belarussian Olga Govortsova in the Kremlin Cup final yesterday. After a nervous first set, where both players had trouble holding their serve, the eighth seed ran away with the second as 67th-ranked Govortsova was hampered by a painful rib injury. The 29-year-old Italian, whose only other title was in Bad Gastein in 2007, screamed in delight after putting away the last point. In the men's final, home favourite Mikhail Youzhny beat sixth-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 6-0 6-4.

Stockholm Open final: M. Baghdatis bt O. Rochus 6-1 7-5.