Jorvan Vieira, the Iraqi coach, is a wanted man after guiding his team to their first Asian Cup triumph, and has already attracted interest from Australia and South Korea with a view to taking over as national team coach. "I spoke with representatives of Australia and South Korea regarding this," Vieira said.

Vijay Singh, the ace golfer, earned a consolation prize a day after his second-place finish at the Canadian Open goltournament. Singh captured a four-stroke victory over Canadian Mike Weir in the second edition of the Making The Connection Legends of Golf event on Monday.