Football: Drogba double lifts Chelsea

Chelsea reclaim the lead in the English Premier League as Didier Drogba continues his hot scoring run against title hopefuls Arsenal with both goals in a 2-0 victory.

Wayne Rooney (above) scores twice as Manchester United crush AC Milan 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and ruin David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford.

On the day before the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, and donning vintage jerseys to commemorate the U.S.’s 1960 gold medal-winning team, Team USA defeated the mighty Canadian team, 5-3.

Tiger Woods says he’s taking “an indefinite break” from professional golf, admits “infidelity” and apologizes to his family and fans, in a statement on his Web site.

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel keeps alive his faint hopes of winning this year’s Formula One world title with a convincing victory in the Japan Grand Prix at Suzuka. He is 16 points behind leader Jenson Button — who finished eighth.

Carlos Sainz has won the Dakar Rally for the first time after keeping main rival and teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah in his sights on the 14th and final stage on Saturday.

Andy Roddick rallied from a set down to edge Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Friday in a tense match that saw the American advance into the fourth round.

American businessman Stan Kroenke is moving ever closer to a formal takeover bid for Arsenal after increasing his stake in the English Premier League club on Tuesday.

Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira will coach hosts South Africa at the 2010 World Cup after he was reappointed by the South African Football Association. Parreira suceeds Joel Santana and returns for his second spell in charge of the Bafana Bafana having coached them from February 2007 to April 2008.

Tim Petrovic and Leif Olson hold the first-round lead at the Turning Stone Resort Championship after the first round near New York.

Spain’s Ignacio Garrido and European Tour rookie Rhys Davies carded seven-under-par rounds of 65 to share the lead after Thursday’s opening day of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.