AFP - Rafael Nadal marked a changing of the guard in tennis with a quarter-final victory at the Cincinnati Masters, which will insure he replaces Roger Federer atop the rankings this month.

AFP - Chelsea once more had a penalty shootout defeat in Moscow, in the Railways Cup tournament on Friday night, following their Champions League final loss to Manchester United in May.

AP - Torii Hunter hit an RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth, Ervin Santana pitched eight stellar innings and the Los Angeles Angels won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

AP - The Kid isn't a kid anymore. The Chicago White Sox are still glad to have him.

AP - Brett Favre's reinstatement to the NFL was held up again Friday as the three-time MVP mulled getting paid not to play through a marketing deal with the Green Bay Packers that could resolve the standoff over his retirement.

AP - Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks ruined Manny Ramirez's debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Johnson (9-7) won his fifth straight start and climbed within seven wins of 300, allowing an unearned run and five hits over six innings in Arizona's 2-1 victory Friday night.

AP - Yuri Fudoh of Japan and Ji-Yai Shin of South Korea shot a 4-under 68 Friday to lead by one stroke and equal the halfway record at the Women's British Open, while Annika Sorenstam's 72 will be just enough to make the cut.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a model of professionalism ahead of the Norwegian's testimonial against Espanyol at Old Trafford on Saturday.

AP - Manny Ramirez and Ken Griffey Jr. are headed to new teams. Now, let's see how much they influence the pennant races. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball's greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursday to play prominent roles for playoff contenders.

AP - Mavericks owner Mark Cuban must immediately pay Don Nelson $6.3 million, an arbitrator ruled in settling a long-running battle over the former Dallas coach's compensation package.