Egypt have agreed to play an international friendly against five-time world champions Brazil in February 2007 in Paris, Egyptian media reported on Sunday.

The torch for the Doha Asian Games arrived here Saturday, with a four-hour-long relay running through the Chinese capital here on Sunday.

Chinese veteran Zhang Ning won in straight sets over Yao Jie from Netherlands to win women's singles final at the China Open Badminton Championships here on Sunday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tribunal has formally charged speedsters Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif of violating board's doping policy and has asked them to submit their written replies with the tribunal in its next hearing schedule to be held on Oct. 26, The News reported on Sunday.

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Beijing Sports University on Sunday.

Swiss Roger Federer won the Madrid Masters title, his 10th tournament of 2006, with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Fernando Gonzalez of Chile here on Sunday.

A touted epic turned clinic as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-0 to move back to the top of the English Premiership before a record home attendance on Sunday.

All-around champion Yang Wei triumphed on the parallel bars to seize the third gold at the Aarhus gymnasticsworld championships on Saturday.

Chelsea moved three points clear at the top of The Premiership after they beat visiting Portsmouth on Saturday, while Aston Villa remained unbeaten with a 1-1 draw with Fulham.

Troy Matteson birdied his final two holes on Saturday in Miami to grab a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Disney Classic.