Sports News In Brief

The manager of the Italian giant club AC Milan, Clarence Seedorf (38), has been sacked by the club after being in charge of the team for just five months. As it was stated in the club website, the youth coach and club legend, Filipo Inzaghi (40), who was a former team-mate of Seedorf at the club will take over as a coach. Inzaghi has been offered a two year contract, which will end in 2016.

Clarence Seedorf

Rafeal Nadal (28), is still the French Open champion, after over coming his arch-rival Novak Djokorvic (27), in the final. The nine times French Open champion came back stronger from losing the opening set to win the next three sets 3 - 6, 7 - 5, 6 - 2, 6 - 4 at the famous Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday. After winning the record ninth time, he sets his sight at the Wimbledon where he hope to do much better than his first round exit in 2013. ''I want to try to play well again in Wimbledon. I'm healthy. That's the most important thing,'' he said.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday and said that it felt 'Weird' winning the formula 1 race.
''I pictured myself as a kid standing on top of the podium and when you 're up there, it feels a bit weird.
"It sounds awesome. Really good, terrific. Still seems a bit surreal, just because it happened so quickly,'' the Australian driver said.

The Bayern Munich and Croatia international striker, Mario Mandzukic (28), said that he he will be leaving the German giant club, after he refused to extend his contract. He asid that he decision to leave was as a result of Pep Guardiola's playing style (possession) which he found difficult to adapt to. Mario also said that he had a meeting last month with the club boss, Karl Heinz Rummenigge and informed him that he will be leaving.
''At Bayern it was fantastic. It's a fantastic club. Indeed, until recently I didn't even think about leaving and especially that it would happen now,'' he told Sportske Novosti.
''Lets be honest, the style Guardiola wants at Bayern doesn't suit me. When it's like that, I don't feel good and it's best for everyone that we part,'' he said.

The Russian Mario Sharapova (27), has defeated the tennis rising star, Romania's Simona Halep (22), in the French Open final on Saturday to clinch her second French Open trophy in her career. Sharapova beat Halep
6 - 4, 6 - 7 (5 - 7), 6 - 4 at the Roland Garros. After the match which lasted over three hours, the euphoric Sharapova said, ''I didn't grow up on clay; didn't play on it. I just took it upon myself to make myself better on it.
''I had to do the work and I worked to get to this position,'' she said.

The Nigeria defender Elderson Echiejile has been ruled out of the World Cup squad in Brazil, after he sustained a muscle tear injury in the friendly match against Greece on Tuesday in Philadelphia. The injury will take about three weeks to heal, according to the team doctors.
''Doctors have said Echiejile will need up to three weeks to recover from the muscle tear, but we don't have that type of time to play with, so we've taken the decision to replace him,'' the coach Stephen Keshi said.

Romelu Lukaku (21), the Chelsea forward who was on loan to Everton last season was injured in Belgium's friendly match against Tunisia. His country Belgium scored a last minute goal before the stoppage time through Dries Mertens, (1 - 0). Lukaku did not start the match, he came in in the second half. Reffering to his injury, the Belgian coach, Marc Wilmots, said,
Romelu has difficulty walking. It's a big bruise. It'll be three or four days,'' before his recovery. It has also been reported in the media that Lukaku wants to leave his club Chelsea, probably as he has been on loan in the last two seasons. And also with the club signing a top striker in the person of Diego Costa, from Atletico Madrid.

Andy Murray (27), the ATP tour number 8 player and the defending Wimbledon champion has appointed the former ladies Wimbledon champion, Amelia Mauresmo as his new coach. Murray has been without a coach since March after he parted ways with his former coach Ivan Lendle.
The 34 years old French woman has coached a couple of top players before now, which included Marion Bartoli, Michael Llodra and Victoria Azarenka. So the his new coach has enough experience both as a former player and coach.

Javier Macsherano (29), the Barcelona and Atgentine international has signed a new four year contract with his club, which will keep him in the club till 2018. This new contract includes a €100m buyout clause and an option to extend the deal for a further season.

The 2014 English FA champion Arsenal have reportedly told the Spanish giant Barcelona thatn they will not buy-back their former captain Cesc Fabregas. They had an option of first refusal inserted into his contract when he was sold in 2011. A number of top Premier League clubs wants the creative midfielder in their books, including Man City, Chelsea and Man United. It has been reported that Fabregas himself wants to go back to Arsenal but Arsene Wernger the coach is looking for another creative midfielder after signing Mesut Ozil. It is expected though, that the coach must strenghten his squad now that they have end their nine trophy drought, in order to be able to compete seriously for more trophies in the EPL and in the Champions League. Read also. africanfootie.blogspot.com