London, Apr. 6: Manchester United coach-cum-manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied allegations of a training-ground bust-up between himself and Wayne Rooney as "absolute nonsense".

The affair is a further unwanted distraction following reports yesterday that a deal to take Cristiano Ronaldo from United to Real Madrid this summer is in place.

London, Apr. 6 : Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is finding it difficult to live down what he calls the worst weekend of his racing career.

Having been called a cheat during the recently held Australian Grand Prix and now his below average performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix, Hamilton said it was `the worst weekend of my career'.

London, Apr. 6 : Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has labelled Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo a "wuss".

The super-fast Jamaican athlete is visiting the Premier League champions next month to pass on some running tips.

But Bolt, a Manchester United fan, is also planning to have a word with Portuguese star Ronaldo about his play-acting and "falling over," reports The Sun.

Bolt, 22, who has a long-standing invitation from boss Sir Alex Ferguson to visit Old Trafford, said: "I'm going to tell Ronaldo to stop being such a wuss.

Wellington, Apr. 6 : Staring down the barrel of a 600-plus run chase in the third test against India, New Zealand coach Andy Moles has asked his batsmen to concentrate on saving the test on a playable pitch rather than trying to be heroes and win it.

The world record chase is 418-7 by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2003 and New Zealand''s best is 324-5 against Pakistan in Christchurch in 1994.

Villarreal, Spain  - Villarreal are out for revenge when they meet old enemies Arsenal in a Spanish-English quarter-final duel in the European Champions League on Tuesday.

Three years ago Arsenal edged past Villarreal into the final of the elite event on a 1-0 aggregate, when Villarreal's Juan Roman Riquelme had a late penalty dramatically saved by Jens Lehmann.

Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini - a man rumoured to be on Real Madrid's wishlist - said that "we were really unlucky in that game, we could have reached the final."

Miami - Andy Murray edged closer to a world number 3 ranking as he became the only man on the ATP to earn three titles this season through a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Serb Novak Djokovic on Sunday at the Miami Masters.

The rapid-fire win in one hour, 42 minutes added the Masters 1000 honour to Doha and Rotterdam titles won since January by the 21-year- old Scot.

Murray now stands 26-2 on the season as he prepares for a quick turnaround on clay, with Monte Carlo starting April 12.