A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
Greek sprinter claims 'sabotage'
OLYMPICS: Greek hurdler Fani Halkia has told prosecutors she had never taken drugs and that someone had sabotaged the tests which caused her to be sent home in disgrace from the Beijing Olympics.
Halkia tested positive for a steroid days before she was due to compete in August's Games.
Prosecutors are investigating whether she and coach George Panagiotopoulos have broken Greek law by obtaining and using the steroid. Both deny the charges.
CYCLING: The German cycling federation have begun an inquiry into two positive doping tests for EPO by Stefan Schumacher at this year's Tour de France.
The governing body said they had received confirmation of the results from Germany's anti-doping agency and had asked Schumacher to provide a written response or request a B-test within five days.
CRICKET: Former India captain Saurav Ganguly (36), has announced he will retire after the Test series against Australia that starts this week.
Harte receives minor injuries in road accident
GAELIC GAMES: Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte has been treated in hospital for cuts and bruises suffered in a road traffic accident, reports Dan Keenan.
Harte's car collided with a lorry in the Carrickmore area of Co Tyrone. It is thought his car left the road.
It was reported he was able to walk from his car before he was taken to Craigavon Area Hospital, were he was treated for his injuries which are not thought to be serious.
Messages of goodwill have arrived for the man who had led his county to three senior All-Ireland football titles.
"Tyrone County Board would wish him a speedy recovery," said a GAA spokesman. "We know he has a busy schedule, but we hope he will take his time now to recover."
West Tyrone Sinn Fein Assembly member Barry McElduff, who chairs the Stormont sports committee, said: "I would wish Mickey Harte a speedy recovery. He is held in high regard both within and beyond Co Tyrone. He is a great ambassador for sport."
Olazabal makes third comeback
GOLF: Double US Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal makes a third career comeback from injury and illness when he plays in this week's Madrid Masters.
The 42-year-old Augusta winner of 1994 and 1999 hopes his woes are behind him at last after 14 months racked with pain and fatigue relating to rheumatism.
"I don't have any great expectations. My first target is to see if I can make the cut," Olazabal told a news conference.
Lee Westwood has entered the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth in February, which means he could now pull out of the following week's Accenture World Matchplay Championship in Arizona.
Two weeks ago the world number 12 said: "You could go to Tucson, get there on the Monday, practise on Tuesday and then fly home on Wednesday night having shot a 65 and a guy shooting 64 beats you."
In the last five stagings of the matchplay he has gone out in the first round three times and in the second round twice.
Ballesteros stable in hospital
GOLF: Severiano Ballesteros remains in a stable condition in the Madrid hospital where he was admitted on Monday after suffering what doctors described as dizziness and a temporary loss of consciousness.
Hospital authorities said they are running routine checks on the 51-year-old, but will not give out further news until directed to do so by his family.
Last July, during a previous hospital visit, doctors discovered Ballesteros was suffering from an irregular heartbeat. This was deemed to be nothing too serious, his manager said, although unsubstantiated stories about his health have circulated since.
Last year the former Ryder Cup captain released a press release denying reports that he had attempted suicide. The Spanish media had speculated that the man who won three British Open titles and two US Masters was suffering depression after the death of a close friend in a car crash.
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Harrington for Singapore
GOLF: Pádraig Harrington will make his debut appearance in the $5 million (€3.7 million) Singapore Open next month, organisers have said.
Harrington, who is fourth in the world rankings, will be joined in the field for Asia's richest national open in the second week of November by another three-time Major winner, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, who has twice won the Singapore Open, and the world number seven Ernie Els.
Maguires in Vagliano squad
GOLF: The talented Maguire twins from Ballyconnell in Co Cavan have been named in a 26-strong Britain and Ireland preliminary squad for next year's Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburger Golf Club, Germany, on July 24th-25th.
It is an indication how far Lisa and Leona, who will turn 14 on November 30th, have progressed in the short time since they were introduced to the game.
Leona is the Irish women's amateur champion, having beaten Lisa in the final. Lisa is the Irish girls' champion, and won this year's European Junior Masters' girls' championship, beating Leona.
The other Irish golfers in the squad are: Tara Delaney of Carlow, Niamh Kitching from Claremorris and Danielle McVeigh from Royal County Down.
Ireland's Mary McKenna will again captain the team.
