Sunderland, England - West Ham United and Sheffield United released a joint statement on Monday confirming they have reached a settlement in the Carlos Tevez affair.

Sheffield United were relegated in 2007 and sought compensation from West Ham, who just avoided the drop and fielded the Argentina striker despite contravening the Premier League's rules on third-party ownership.

Rome - AC Milan's 5-2 win over Siena and the 300th goal from Filippo Inzaghi have been overshadowed by a season-ending injury of goalkeeper Christian Abbiati.

Abbiati, 32, collided with team mate Giuseppe Favalli at the weekend during Sunday's Serie A game in the Tuscany town, suffering a blow to his knee.

The exact nature of the injury was to be determined in medical examinations. The club fears Abbiati ruptured ligaments as he became the latest man in Milan's list of long-term absentees.

Melbourne, Mar 16 : Swimming sensation Stephanie Rice has revealed that she turned to Ian Thorpe for advice on how to deal with her rapid rise to stardom.

Rice won millions of hearts following her triumph at last year''s Beijing Games but such was the scrutiny on the young Queenslander that every aspect of her life post-Olympics became news from partying to constant speculation about boyfriends.

London, Mar. 16 : After reving up the title race last night, Chelsea's coach Guus Hiddink reckons he can take on Manchester United following the latter's loss to Liverpool the top of his handlebars.

"When you are in the driver's seat and someone else is coming, you can get a little bit nervous. If it was just four points it would be very close, but they have that game in hand. But it's clear that after Saturday's unexpected result the tension has come back in the League," The Sun quoted Hiddink, as saying.

Cape Town, Mar. 16 : Australian cricket coach Tim Nielsen has said that Brett Lee would be included in the squad once he is declared fully fit to take the field.

"To have Binga (Lee) back in the mix bowling 150km/h outswingers, any team is going to take that. It''''s exciting to hear him being so positive about it and just looking forward to getting back into it and being the leader of the attack," Fox Sports quoted Nielsen, as saying.

New Delhi, Mar 16 : The Twenty20-tournament seems to be in troubled waters once again as the talks between the officials of Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) and the Home Ministry ended inconclusive on Monday.

Officials of the BCCI met with the officials of the Home Ministry to discuss the schedule of the second season of the league in New Delhi.

Soon after the meeting, BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said that issues and concerns were discussed, but he refused to say whether the talks were conclusive.