AFP - Senegalese Papiss Cisse was among the scorers as African goal poachers wasted no time making their mark when the French and German league seasons kicked off at the weekend.

AFP - Flamboyant leaps and an athletic frame that allows him to scramble after balls for spectacular shots in rallies have made Gael Monfils one of the best entertainers in tennis.

AFP - American Taylor Phinney took the overall lead of the Eneco Tour on Monday after winning the seven-day race's opening prologue held over 5.7 km.

AFP - Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley has been called into the England squad for the first time for the friendly international against the Netherlands at Wembley on Wednesday.

AFP - Venus Williams withdrew from the WTA Tour's Rogers Cup starting on Monday because of illness, according to organizers.

AFP - Radek Stepanek became the oldest winner of the ATP Washington Classic since Jimmy Connors in 1988, the 32-year-old Czech upsetting French top seed Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United's dramatic fightback against Manchester City in the Community Shield proves he was right to put his faith in a youth revolution.

AFP - Novak Djokovic switches from the studio to the stadium after two well-received late-night US television appearances in the run-up to Monday's start of the Montreal Masters.

AFP - Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert will start the Eneco Tour this week looking for the top placing that could dislodge Tour de France champion Cadel Evans from the world's number one ranking.

AFP - Australian rider Simon Gerrans of the Sky team on Sunday won the Tour of Denmark after placing 24th on the sixth and final stage, a 162-kilometre stretch from Hilleroed to Frederiksberg in the Danish capital.