AFP - Securing a first Olympic title will be a tougher job than the World Cup, Brazil's coach Dunga said Sunday, and insisted his young team was up to the task of football gold at the Beijing Games.

AP - Even after his induction was complete and the crowd had wandered off, Rich "Goose" Gossage was still trying to come to grips with his new status as a Hall of Famer.

AP - From the very start to the very finish, doping was along for the ride on the Tour de France.

AP - Manny Ramirez is "tired" of the Boston Red Sox and would agree to a trade that would make both him and the team happy.

AP - It's one of the biggest events of the year at a venue intended to help NASCAR showcase its racing. Instead, Sunday's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway left everyone apologizing to the fans for what could only be called a fiasco.

AP - Brett Favre didn't report to the Green Bay Packers' training camp Sunday, temporarily easing tensions in the three-time MVP's ongoing standoff with the team.

AP - The David Ortiz-Manny Ramirez combo struck again — though for the first time in a while — shifting the focus from Ramirez's talk about being traded by the Red Sox and helping to end the Yankees' eight-game winning streak with a 9-2 victory Sunday night.

AP - Helen Alfredsson won the Evian Masters in a playoff Sunday, earning her first LPGA Tour title in five years by defeating rookie Na Yeon Choi at the third extra hole.

AFP - Roger Federer moves into the ATP Masters Series event starting here Monday downshifting to survival mode as Rafael Nadal chips away at his world number one ranking.

AFP - Talented but controversial Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton was given the full support of the Premiership side's manager Kevin Keegan on Sunday.

AP - As a kid, Rich Gossage's dreams never matched those of his father. "My dad always said, 'You're going to play in the big leagues some day,' " Gossage recalled. "I pooh-poohed that. I would be like, 'Aw, dad, please don't say that.' And sure enough, here I am."