Tigana: Shanghai Shenhua said yesterday it had terminated the contract of French head coach Jean Tigana after a dismal start to the season for the Chinese team. Shenhua named another French national, Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibenge, as the acting head coach, according to a statement on the club’s website, ending weeks of uncertainly over Tigana’s position at the club. French striker Nicolas Anelka would remain on the coaching staff, Shenhua said.

GB team: The first match to be played by a Great Britain’s men team for more than 40 years will be an Olympic Games warm-up match against Brazil on July 20. The fixture in Middlesbrough, north-east England, pits Stuart Pearce’s side against one of the favourites for gold at London 2012 and forms part of a ‘double-header’ at the Riverside Stadium, with Britain’s women’s team playing Sweden before the men’s match with Brazil.

Bayern: Bayern Munich have signed Brazilian defender Dante on a four-year contract from German league rivals Borussia Moen-chengladbach. Gladbach con-firmed Dante is leaving them on their website and the 28-year-old said the offer to play for the Bavarian

Monterrey: Monterrey won the CONCACAF Champions League crown on Wednesday, falling 2-1 at Santos in the second leg of the final but emerging with a 3-2 aggregate victory in the regional club championship. Neri Cardozo’s goal in the 82nd minute, from a pass from second-half substitute Walter Ayovi, was enough to give Monterrey the aggregate victory.

Brest: French top-flight strugglers Brest sacked coach Alex Dupont yesterday, just five games before the end of the season. Dupont, who led the Brittany club to promotion to Ligue 1 in 2010, will be replaced for the remainder of the campaign by sporting director Corentin Martins, a former France international.

GFA Cup SF: Xewkija vs Sannat 1-0.