Ibrahimovic: Coach Jose Mourinho said he is confident Zlatan Ibrahimovic will stay at Inter because no one is willing to fork out the huge sums needed to lure the Swedish forward away from the Serie A leaders. "I don't expect there to be an offer for Ibra in the summer because everyone knows an offer of 40, 50 or 60 (million euros) would be rejected immediately," Mourinho said. "No one will be able to make an offer of 100 million... they don't make stupidly low offers and a stupidly high one won't arrive."
Atletico: Sixth-placed Atletico Madrid's ability to raise their game for big matches only to slip up against struggling teams will be put to the test again when the side with the worst away record, second-from-bottom Numancia, visit today. "We have been lucky because our rivals have slipped up when we have, so it hasn't affected us too badly. But we can't afford to fail again if we want to return to the Champions League next year," defender Luis Perea said.
Rutten: Fred Rutten has signed a three-year deal to become head coach at PSV Eindhoven at the end of the season. Sacked in March by Schalke 04, Rutten will take over from caretaker manager Dwight Lodeweges, who replaced Huub Stevens following his resignation in January.
Defoe: Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is set to rejoin the squad for tomorrow's match against relegation-haunted Newcastle despite just returning to full training after injuring his foot in late January.
Liga title: Leaders Barcelona have the chance to win three trophies this season but it is the Primera Liga title that takes priority, full back Daniel Alves has said. "We have to crown this great season with titles. I am sure Barca will win something. In our minds the most important is the league," the Brazilian told Radio Marca.
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Motor Racing: Vauxhall, the most successful team in the British Touring Car Championship, announced they would be leaving the series after the current campaign because of the global economic downturn. Vauxhall, who have won seven of the last eight manufacturers championships, said they could return to the sport in the future.
Golf: The under-pressure Asian Tour has lost another event with the SK Telecom Open in South Korea opting not to co-sanction the tournament this year. The decision is a blow to an organisation already fighting the emergence of the rival OneAsia Tour which has taken over four events it used to run. It also comes at a time when the global economic meltdown is hurting the sport, with the Jaidee Invitational in Thailand cancelled earlier this month after the sponsor, Raimon Land, pulled out. OneAsia was formed this year to create a new force in world golf.
Rallying: The future of the Wales Rally GB is in jeopardy after the assembly government said this week it was withdrawing it's 2.2 million pounds annual funding for the event. The FIA plan to begin rotating the World Rally Championship between 22 countries starting from next year meaning the Wales Rally GB will be dropped from the WRC calendar.
Cricket: Pakistan has been stripped of hosting rights for the 2011 World Cup because of the 'uncertain security situation' in the country, the ICC said yesterday. At least seven Pakistanis were killed and six Sri Lanka players were injured during an armed attack on their team bus as they travelled to a test match in Lahore last month. Pakistan were due to co-host the event with India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The ICC said they would press ahead with the matches in those countries.
Cycling: Tyler Hamilton has tested positive for a banned substance and consequently quit the sport, the American rider said. "I took a banned substance so I need to take whatever penalty they will give me and move forward," the 2004 Olympic time trial champion was quoted as saying. "Today is about my leaving the sport and to talk about my depression, not the past. I don't want to talk about that anymore."
Basket, NBA: LeBron James will aim to bury bitter memories of the 2007 NBA Finals when Cleveland Cavaliers begin their play-off drive against Detroit Pistons today. Two years after San Antonio Spurs annihilated the Cavaliers 4-0, forward James wants to begin a new chapter. "It's a big motivation," James said. "To see how close we were but how far we were from an NBA championship team, it motivated me a lot."