Sports News: General

Madrid, Nov 8 (DPA) Real Madrid are again within one point of Spanish leaders Barcelona after winning 3-2 against crosstown rivals Atletico in a action-packed Primera Liga derby.

London, Nov 8 (DPA) Arsenal moved up to second in the English Premier League after a thumping 4-1 win at lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Roma, Nov 8 (DPA) Mauro Camoranesi's brace solved the problems of Juventus as the Turin side beat Atalanta 5-2 to move to within four points of Serie A leader Inter Milan.

S S Ramaswamy Mumbai, Nov 8 (PTI) Having sent a whopping 32 players with suspect bowling action for rehabilitation, the Cricket Board has cracked the whip by asking the umpires to call these bowlers for chucking without issuing a warning if they transgress the law in domestic matches.

Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): Want to shoot the perfect free throw in basketball? Well, two North Carolina State University engineers have come forward to help you beat the likes of Shaquille O'Neal and Ben Wallace.

REUTERS - English Premier League top scorers on
Saturday.

Napoli's impressive form under new coach Walter Mazzarri appeared to fizzle out on Saturday when they were held 0-0 at second-from-bottom Catania in Serie A.

REUTERS - English Premier League results and
standings on Saturday.

Russia defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky has been admitted to hospital with swine flu, Russia's head coach Vyacheslav Bykov said on Saturday.

REUTERS - English Premier League summaries on
Saturday.

Arsenal romped to a 4-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to move into second place in the Premier League while Manchester City's hopes of threatening the top four were hit by a fifth consecutive draw.

World number one Roger Federer survived a difficult first set before beating unseeded compatriot Marco Chiudinelli to reach the final of his hometown Swiss Indoors on Saturday.

Top seed Andy Murray battled past Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open on Saturday, beating the fourth-seeded Spaniard 6-3 2-6 6-3 to set up a final against Mikhail Youzhny.

REUTERS - Valencia Open men's singles semi-final
results from Spain on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding, * new

Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic strained a thigh muscle in Saturday's 4-2 La Liga win over Real Mallorca and will be out of action for about a week, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.cat).

Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday.

Established England regulars like centre-back Rio Ferdinand and goalkeeper David James will not go to the World Cup finals next year unless they have been playing regularly and are fit, England coach Fabio Capello has said.

Pedro netted twice and Thierry Henry scored his first of the season to set leaders Barcelona on their way to a 4-2 win over Real Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday that kept the champions a point clear of Real Madrid.

Vasco da Gama, one of Brazil's most popular and successful clubs, sealed their promotion back to the top flight with four matches to spare on Saturday.