Briefs

Enke: The German Football Association, the league and Bundesliga club Hanover 96 are setting up a foundation in name of the late Robert Enke and dedicated to the research and treatment of depression. Germany and Hanover goalkeeper Enke committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train on Nov. 10 after suffering from depression for years.

Niang: Olympique Marseille captain Mamadou Niang will be sidelined for six weeks with a sprained right ankle. The striker sustained the injury in a clash with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas during Marseille's 3-1 home Champions League defeat by Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Modric: Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder Luka Modric has stepped up his comeback from a broken fibula with a successful appearance in a training ground friendly. The 24-year-old began the season in inspired form for Spurs before picking up the injury against Birmingham City on Aug. 29. "I feel good. I didn't feel any pain and that's the most important thing," he said.

Donovan: Everton are expected to sign USA international Landon Donovan on a three-month loan deal in January. Donovan, a Los Angeles Galaxy club-mate of David Beckham, needs to play competitive football at the end of the Major League Soccer to maintain his fitness for the 2010 World Cup finals.

The Championship: Barnsley vs Scunthorpe 1-1; Coventry vs Newcastle 0-2.

FA Cup: Second round replay - Millwall vs Staines Town 4-0.

Boxing: Britain's WBC super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch will fight former WBA champion Mikkel Kessler in Denmark on April 17 as part of the 'Super Six' round-robin competition. The Super Six World Boxing Classic brings together six of the best super middleweights in a series of bouts running through to early 2011.

Horse racing: Japanese trailblazer Vodka will retire from horse racing after competing in the Dubai World Cup in March following a minor health scare. Vodka's trainer said the five-year-old mare would miss Japan's season-ending Arima Kinen on Dec. 27 to prepare for her spring swansong at the world's richest horse race. Japan's most popular horse suffered a nose bleed after becoming the first mare to win the Japan Cup recently.

Basketball: All Star center Dwight Howard celebrated his 24th birthday by scoring 25 points in the Orlando Magic's 97-86 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Howard, nicknamed "Superman" by fans, added 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots to set the pace as Orlando improved to 17-4 for their best start since the 1995-96 season.