Race gainst time for Murray
British number one Andy Murray is facing a battle to get fit in time for the grasscourt season after a wrist injury forced him to pull out of next week's French Open.
"I'm not going to make any decisions on the grass yet," the Scot was quoted as saying on his website on Tuesday.
"I'm going to see the doctor in a week to see how it feels, and how much the inflammation has settled.
"One real positive from the injury is that I can get in the gym six days a week and work on my cardio and my leg strength."
Murray was forced to retire from last week's Hamburg Masters while leading 5-1 against Italian Filippo Volandri in the first round. A scan revealed a damaged tendon in his right wrist and he had to wear a cast.
Make payments legal: Paredes
Getafe defender Javier Paredes believes incentive payments made by third party clubs to encourage teams to beat their rivals should be made legal, saying: "If your own club pays you extra to win, why can't another club do it too?”
"If they paid you to lose it would be different as it would undermine the competition. But if you get paid more to win then all the better," Paredes told a news conference.
Paredes was responding to questions about whether he or his team-mates had received an offer from Real Madrid to beat Barcelona in their next league match.
"I would have liked to receive something, but Real Madrid isn't a club that makes incentive payments like this, they are too big and are strong enough to win games on their own."
Pele draws
parallel to Becks
Brazilian soccer hero Pele has said that David Beckham’s highly anticipated debut later this summer with the Los Angeles Galaxy is not unlike his own.
There’s the same fevered excitement, reflected in the number of people inquiring about tickets. Both international icons found their way to cities comfortable in the spotlight. And passionate fans and curious observers alike are eager to see what Beckham will bring to the Galaxy. And to soccer in America. “It’s almost the same,” said Pele, appearing untouched by age. “But the game wasn’t as popular then.”