French striker Thierry Henry has played his last game for the New York Red Bulls after four and a half years at the club, he announced on their website on Monday.

"Unfortunately Saturday was my last game for the New York Red Bulls,", the 37-year-old who is France's top international scorer said.

The struggling Caterham outfit have been given special dispensation to compete in next year's world championship with this year's car should a buyer be found for the British-based Formula One team.

This move by Grand Prix chiefs, due to be ratified at this week's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Doha, would allow any new owner of Caterham to remain in Formula One without incurring the huge costs of developing a new car.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard had been offered a new contract by the club, manager Brendan Rodgers said Monday.

"Firstly in terms of the club the latest is that Steven Gerrard and his representatives have been offered a contract here and at this moment in time that's where it's at," Rodgers said at a news conference ahead of Liverpool's match away to bottom of the Premier League Leicester on Tuesday.

Veteran Australian motor racing driver Mark Webber said Monday he had been left with a "stinking headache" after sustaining bruising and concussion in a high-speed crash at the Six Hours of Sao Paulo event.

Webber, racing for Porsche in the World Endurance Championship after quitting Formula One last season, was stretchered off the Interlagos circuit on Sunday after his car collided with Matteo Cressoni's Ferrari.

Five NFL players for the St. Louis Rams entered the field Sunday with their arms raised in the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture of protesters demanding justice for black teenager Michael Brown.

The pose has been the signature of demonstrators in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, where a white policeman shot Brown dead in August, and by protesters who hit the streets in major U.S. cities in recent days after a grand jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the killing.

World number one Novak Djokovic will reveal "never before told" stories about his life in a short documentary series in partnership with an Australian sponsor.

The 27-year-old will detail his journey from war-torn Serbia, including the dedication of his first coach Jelena Gencic, to his career-shaping Grand Slams wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Bayern Munich enter December seven points clear in the Bundesliga and seemingly certain of another German title despite another six months left in the season.

It may seem simplistic to suggest Bayern already have their 25th German league title in the bag with November barely over.

Chelsea's unexpected misstep at Sunderland has given their rivals fresh hope that the Premier League leaders might not be quite as infallible as their early-season dominance has suggested.

Jose Mourinho's team remain unbeaten, but his big guns misfired in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Sunderland, allowing defending champions Manchester City to trim their lead to six points with a 3-0 success at Southampton.

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique rejected suggestions his side had been fortunate to come away with all three points from Valencia after Sergio Busquets volleyed home the only goal of the game deep into stoppage time.

The Spanish international pounced after Diego Alves had made a great save from Neymar's header to ensure Barca close to within two points of leaders Real Madrid.

A last-gasp screamer from Andrea Pirlo saw Juventus stretch their impressive record over Torino in a 2-1 “Derby della Mole” win as Roberto Mancini suffered his first defeat back in the Inter hot seat on Sunday.

Juve's 11th win of the campaign stretched their lead over title rivals Roma to six points, although Rudi Garcia's men restored their three-point deficit with a stirring 4-2 home win over Mancini's visitors at the Olympic Stadium.