PONTE VEDRA, Florida: The heated row between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia at the Players Championship has taken a new twist, reported Eurosport.

LONDON: Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-paid professional athlete in the United States with expected earnings of at least $90 million this year from just two bouts, according to Sports Illustrated magazine, reported Reuters.

ROME: Ninth seed Sam Stosur booked her place in the third round of the Italian Open with a 7-6(5) 6-0 victory over Peng Shuai, reported Eurosport.

ROME: Six-time former champion Rafael Nadal opened his Rome Masters campaign in emphatic fashion with a 6-1 6-3 win over home favorite Fabio Fognini this morning, reported Eurosport.

LONDON: Carlo Ancelotti has rejected the chance to become the new Manchester United manager, according to reports in France.

ROME: Andy Murray endured a miserable 26th birthday as he retired from his Rome Maters second-round tie against Marcel Granollers with a hip injury on Wednesday, reported BBC Sport.
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LONDON: Defender Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from international football after 81 caps for England, reported Eurosport.

MADRID: Carlo Ancelotti will ask Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi to allow him to leave in the next 48 hours.