Football: Beckham L.A. Galaxy pledge

David Beckham has pledged his future to the Los Angeles Galaxy and says that victory in Sunday’s MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake would rank alongside other career achievements such as winning the Champions League with Manchester United.

John Terry is to leave his future as England captain to national team manager Fabio Capello as the controversy over his alleged affair with teammate Wayne Bridge’s girlfriend rumbles on.

“Playboy world champion” Jenson Button is celebrating his Formula One title triumph and is already looking forward to repeating his triumph with the Brawn GP team next season.

Udinese sack coach Pasquale Marino and appoint Gianni De Biasi as his replacement, the struggling Serie A club confirm.

Tiger Woods admitted he was happy with his overall consistency as he landed the FedEx Cup despite missing out on the Tour Championship to Phil Mickelson at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Sunday.

American Ryan Palmer birdied the last two holes to snatch the halfway lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

German Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg have sacked coach Armin Veh with immediate effect after a disappointing season in defence of their title.

Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad.

Chad Campbell and Scott Piercy are locked in a one-stroke tie for the lead in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after the third round at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

Roger Federer swept aside Britain’s Andy Murray in straight sets to win the Australian Open final and claim the 16th grand slam of his record breaking career on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney scored four times as he produced a magical performance to help send Manchester United top of the English Premier League with a 4-0 win over Hull City at Old Trafford on Saturday.