Belgrade derby: Serbian league leaders Partizan drew 1-1 with Red Star in a pulsating Belgrade derby yesterday to stay five points clear of the champions with nine matches left. Red Star took a deserved 22nd-minute lead when Montenegro striker Igor Burzanovic capitalised on a defensive blunder to score. Brazilian midfielder Juca equalised for Partizan with a left-foot volley from the edge of the penalty area after Zoran Tosic delivered a perfect low cross on 29 minutes.

Tunisia coach: Tunisia's football federation named Frenchman Bertrand Marchand as their preferred candidate to become the new national team coach. However, a list of three names had been forwarded to the country's sports ministry for a final decision. The other two are also coaches with close French connections - the Bosnian-born Valid Halilhodzic and German Gerot Rohr.

Ligue One: Played yesterday - Auxerre vs Sochaux 0-1;Caen vs Valenciennes 1-0; Nice vs Lille 0-0; Racing Lens vs Metz 1-1; Stade Rennes vs Bordeaux 0-2; Strasbourg vs Monaco 0-2; St Etienne vs Le Mans 4-1; Toulouse vs FC Lorient 0-0.

Tennis: Serena Williams retained her Sony Ericsson Open title with a 6-1 5-7 6-3 win over fourth seed Jelena Jankovic in windy conditions yesterday. The eight-seeded American, who joins Germany's Steffi Graf in winning the Miami title five times, triumphed on her eighth match point with an overhead smash.

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