Martina Hingis, the Swiss tennis ace, made a surprise appearance at the season-ending event in Madrid, eight days after retiring because she was accused of failing a doping test. The 27-year-old is fighting the positive result for cocaine, arguing that inconsistencies were found with the urine sample.

John Terry, the England football captain, will be out of action for two more weeks as he recovers from a knee operation, Chelsea manager Avram Grant has said. The central defender was earlier omitted from the England squad for their final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia in Wembley on November 21.