Accident-prone Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes believes his high-profile mistakes are a thing of the past.

Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldo, who has been out of action since February with a knee injury, hopes to play again in January - if he can find a club, his doctor said.

AC Milan star playmaker Kaka said it would be great to "one day" play in the Premier League after speaking to Brazil team-mates Robinho and Elano about life at Manchester City.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes expects Brazil forward Robinho to make a quick recovery from an ankle injury.

Struggling Zimbabwe have named Sunday Chidzambwa national coach in succession to Brazilian Jose 'Valinhos' Claudinei.

Bruno Senna, the nephew of former triple world champion Ayrton, underwent his first full day of Formula One testing and hoped he had done enough to win a seat with Honda for the 2009 season.

Senna was eighth fastest at Barcelona, almost 2.5secs off the pace set by Red Bull`s Sebastien Vettel, with fellow Honda driver Jenson Button fifth fastest.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp sacked the club`s goalkeeping coach Hans Leitert on Wednesday after a series of costly mistakes by Heurelho Gomes.

Brazil keeper Gomes has made several high-profile errors since his pre-season move from PSV Eindhoven and Saturday`s latest gaffe in Tottenham`s 2-1 defeat at Fulham proved the final straw for Redknapp.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp sacked the club`s goalkeeping coach Hans Leitert on Wednesday after a series of costly mistakes by Heurelho Gomes.

Brazil keeper Gomes has made several high-profile errors since his pre-season move from PSV Eindhoven and Saturday`s latest gaffe in Tottenham`s 2-1 defeat at Fulham proved the final straw for Redknapp.

Injured Bayern Munich defender Lucio has pulled out of Brazil`s squad to face Portugal in a friendly international on Wednesday, the Brazilian football federation (CBF) said.

However the CBF did not mention any replacement for the match in Brasilia.

Helio Castroneves will face trial on US tax evasion charges on March 2, a judge ruled Friday, rejecting the Brazilian racing driver`s request to postpone the proceedings.

US District Judge Donald Graham turned down the request by Castroneves` lawyers and his team, Penske Racing, to delay the trial until November.