Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has ended speculation regarding the future of Colombian international James Rodriguez by confirming the 25-year-old winger will remain at the club.
David Coulthard grabbed second place for McLaren, ahead of Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso in the two Renaults.
Holders Real Madrid reached the Champions League final for a third year in a row after taking advantage of Bayern Munich's carelessness in attack and defence to draw 2-2 in their semi-final second leg on Tuesday, and winning 4-3 on aggregate, at the Santiago Bernabeu, in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday.
Williams's Formula One championship challenge is on after they ousted McLaren as Ferrari's closest rivals.
Second-seed Lleyton Hewitt moved into the quarter-finals of the Washington Open with a routine 6-3 6-2 win over Colombian Alejandro Falla on Wednesday.
The six-times world champion was 0.362 of a second quicker than Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's Williams.
James Rodriguez curled home a superb free kick to cap Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Inter Milan in a friendly in Guangzhou on Monday.
Montoya was black-flagged after 57 of the 73 laps and retired in the pits while third.
The Colombian will race for McLaren in 2005 after completing his contract with Williams.
British journeyman Stephen Cummings earned South African team MTN-Qhubeka a landmark victory on Mandela Day when he spoiled a French party to take a surprise win in the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.
Carlos Bacca's first-half goal was enough to give Colombia a 1-0 victory over the United States in the third-place playoff at the Centenary Copa America in Arizona on Saturday.
Federico Montoya will drive for the Berlin-based Muecke team in the German Formula BMW series next year.
The Scot is looking for a drive after McLaren signed Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya from Williams for 2005.
'There is no advantage. I always prefer to play in front of supporters even away from home because that's what football is all about, but that's the situation we face'
The German won a wet and wild US Grand Prix while Colombian rival Juan Pablo Montoya's title hopes were blown away.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher can win a record sixth Formula One championship at Indianapolis on Sunday if circumstances go his way.
The defending F1 champion expects the title to be decided by a last-race duel between himself and the Colombian.
The German world champion now has 82 points to second-placed Montoya's 79.
Ferrari's ace is resigned to the idea of his younger brother helping the Colombian become world champion at his expense.
No amount of preparation is enough to snuff out the threat of Argentina's "assassin" Lionel Messi, Panama coach Hernan Dario Gomez said ahead of Friday's Copa America clash between the teams. Messi was an unused substitute in Argentina's 2-1 win over holders Chile in their opening Group D match in Santa Clara, California on Monday after a back injury but will reappear when they face Panama in Chicago. "Leo trained normally, he will play," coach Gerardo Martino told a news conference on Thursday. Both sides have three points after Panama marked their first appearance in the world's oldest international tournament with a surprise 2-1 win over Bolivia, who face Chile in Foxborough on Friday.
Chief Williams engineer Sam Michael said it was clear the team had some catching up to do but it was not all doom and gloom.
The Colombian had a blistering late lap to outpace his German team mate at Williams Ralf Schumacher.
A Colombian doctor who treated controversial Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona for weight loss last year was nabbed at an international airport on Wednesday with nearly 2 kilos of cocaine packed in his bags, police said.
Brazil's Neymar has been banned for four matches after being sent off at the Copa America and will play no further part in the tournament, the South American football federation CONMEBOL said on Friday.
Ralf Schumacher won the French GP as his team celebrated their second one-two finish in the space of a week.
It was the second win of Montoya's 41 race career and the first of the season for BMW-powered Williams
The slick pre-season presentations, with teams taking the wraps off new cars and putting a gloss on their prospects, start in Valencia on Monday.
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