Tyson set to climb back in the ring with Douglas

Boxing: Mike Tyson will fight James "Buster" Douglas on October 2nd in Las Vegas in a rematch of a stunning 1990 heavyweight boxing upset in Tokyo.

The Washington Times, citing unnamed sources, said final details are being worked out for the bout and could be completed by the end of the week with Tyson being paid $10 million and Douglas receiving $1 million.

Tyson, 46-3 with 40 knockouts, lost the unified heavyweight crown to unheralded Douglas, now 37-6 with one drawn and 24 knockouts, when he was stopped in the 10th round in an upset that stunned the boxing world.

Tyson, now 33, has not fought since beating South Africa's Francois Botha in January.

Rugby: Leeds will contact Jonah Lomu this week in an effort to bring the restless All Black to their rugby league club next season.

Gary Hetherington, the Headingley club's chief executive, is in contact with Lomu's manager Phil Kingsley-Jones, who indicated at the weekend that the wing, still only 24, will be open to offers when his contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union expires after the World Cup this autumn.

"We had Jonah over at Headingley last year, just before he signed up with New Zealand, and he told us that he was very impressed with the attractions of Leeds," said Hetherington.

Athletics: A veteran athlete at the centre of a gender row answered critics in spectacular fashion last night after tests proved she was a woman. Race officials said a physical examination had proved the athlete was not a man.

Minutes later Kathy Jager - who race organisers have still not officially identified - broke the 200 metres world record for her age group with a time of 28.32 seconds.

The 56-year-old mother-of-two from Phoenix, Arizona, had been accused of being a man after a protest was received at the World Veterans Athletics Championships on Tyneside.

Tennis: There was an extraordinary collapse in the form of two of Ireland's most exciting prospects at Rushbrooke in Cork yesterday as top seeds Stephen Nugent and Elsa O Riain were beaten in the second round of the ITF World Under-18 ranking points event.

Nugent was ousted by unranked qualifier Barry McLaren of Britain. Another British entry, Majen Immink, beat O Riain.

Athletics: British ruling body UK Athletics said yesterday it was investigating an incident at the world championship trials last month when a competitor allegedly attempted to use a lightweight discus.

British record holder Perris Wilkins is under investigation after an official said he saw him trying to switch the regulation 2kg implement for a lighter one in Birmingham on July 24th.

Wilkins (30), was a useful junior, but made a phenomenal breakthrough in 1990, throwing a British record 65.22 metres. Last year he improved his national record to an amazing 66.64 metres in a low-key meet at Birmingham University.

However last summer, in his first major championships, he was nowhere near that performance.

Golf: Greg Norman launched his own web site yesterday, but it has nothing to do with golf. Instead, the site targets men aged 25 to 55 "who are seeking more out of life".

Shark.Com, which has the motto: Attack Life, is the latest strand in the golf superstar's multi-million pound business empire.