Danica / Wheldon Rift

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WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Danica Patrick may be small, but she’s not about to back down on the track or off.

Patrick, one of two women in Sunday’s ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile, had an on-track collision with the car driven by Dan Wheldon and then made a beeline for the Englishman in the pits after coming back to finish eighth. (more…)

*In demand: Claudio Ranieri was reportedly wanted by Manchester City*
Claudio Ranieri threw Manchester City’s well-laid plans into confusion yesterday when the former Chelsea manager rejected the Eastlands job to take charge of Juventus.

Ranieri, who quit as boss at Parma last week, was lined up to succeed sacked City manager Stuart Pearce when Thaksin Shinawatra’s summer takeover of the club has been completed. (more…)

Serena Williams seems to have joined the heavyweight division of tennis players as she pummels her way towards another tournament victory at the French Open.
Big-boned Serena has never been one to glide lightly across the court, but the extra-short skirts the US superstar has been wearing on the famous courts at Roland Garros this week have shown off the kind of killer thighs more often seen on the women’s wrestling circuit.
But the way she has stormed into the quarter-finals in Paris shows she is not lacking in fitness and stamina.
Her once willowy figure has given way to muscles and bulk, but it’s also served her well, having fought her way to a berth in the last eight.

All power to the big stars of women’s tennis.
Maria Sharapova has also turned heads at the tournament with a fuller frame.

*Serena showing a whole lot of thigh at the 2007 French Open* (more…)

David Beckham is having second thoughts about ending his playing career in the footballing backwater of the United States.

The former England captain, 32, signed a five-year contract worth £125 million with LA Galaxy in January after being sidelined by Real Madrid as well as Steve McClaren’s England. (more…)