Wladimir Klitschko

defends titles against

Mariusz Wach

 in Hamburg

IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO and „The Ring Magazine" World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against Mariusz Wach (Poland) at o2 World Hamburg, Germany, on November 10.

Mariusz „The Viking" Wach, born in Krakow, Poland, lives and trains out of New Jersey (USA). The undefeated heavyweight is 32 years old and 6’ 7½’’ tall. Wach will be the first opponent in Klitschko’s career who is taller than the champion. Wach had a strong amateur career, he was a two time Polish champion and won the silver medal at the European Championships. H ... Read more »

Pedrosa sets the pace

 at Valencia

Dani Pedrosa set the pace as a dry afternoon on the second day of post-season testing at Valencia allowed Marc Marquez and Bradley Smith to make their premier class debuts.

Olympic downhill champion

Lindsey Vonn was released

from hospital,

in Colorado on Thursday where she had been undergoing treatment for "severe intestinal pain.

Bute bites back

 to win NABF title

Lucian Bute rebounded from his first defeat by thumping out a unanimous win over Russian Denis Grachev to take the minor NABF light heavyweight title.

The result should set up a rematch with the 35-year-old British fighter in 2013.

The Bell Centre crowd of 10,122 watched a war of attrition for the majority of the bout as Bute stayed cautious for 11 rounds and avoided direct contact from the heavy-hitting Grachev.

The 30-year-old Russian was the slightly more imposing of the two as he repeatedly backed his opponent up against the ropes and fired shots to his head and body.

But Bute never looked out of control, and queries ... Read more »

Guardiola wants

 Chelsea job

Pep Guardiola is ready to return to football management - and he wants to take over at Chelsea.

The Daily Mail reports that the former Barcelona boss - who is currently enjoying a sabbatical year in New York with his family - has told his family and friends that he "sees his future at Stamford Bridge".

Guardiola, who won three league titles and two Champions League crowns with Barca, reportedly rejected the job at the end of last season after leaving the Catalan giants, and Roberto di Matteo was installed as permanent boss on a t ... Read more »

Roger Federer wants more blood testing done in tennis to help keep the sport clear of doping, the 17-times Grand Slam champion said on the eve of the ATP World Tour Finals.

Messi to return

forBarcelona

after son's birth

Barcelona's Lionel Messi should be available for the leaders' game at home to Celta Vigo on Saturday after the birth of his first child.

Liga top-scorer Messi missed training on Friday to accompany his pregnant girlfriend Antonella Racuzzo to the Instituto Universitario USP Dexeus, a hospital in central Barcelona.

She later gave birth to baby boy Thiago.

"Leo Messi is a father," his club Barcelona said. "This Friday afternoon Antonella Rocuzzo, the Argentine star's girlfriend, gave birth to Thiago Messi, the couple's first son."

Messi, 25, added on his Facebo ... Read more »

WADA won't appeal

 USADA Lance

Armstrong ruling

The World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed they will not appeal against the United States Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions against Lance Armstrong.

USADA recommend that all Armstrong's results from 1 August, 1998 were expunged from the record books, including his seven consecutive Tour de France `wins` from 1999 to 2005, as well as handing the 41-year-old a life ban from cycling.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) last week ratified the sanctions imposed by USADA, who concluded Armstrong and his United States Postal Service team ran "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen".

But while the UCI did highlight some cri ... Read more »