After successfully overseeing the London Games, Sebastian Coe wants to take charge of Britain's quest to produce Olympic champions of the future.

The two-time Olympic middle-distance champion announced Monday that he will be a candidate to replace Colin Moynihan as chairman of the British Olympic Association.

Three doctors are being investigated for alleged manslaughter following the death of Italian footballer Piermario Morosini last season.

Morosini, who was on loan from Serie A side Udinese, collapsed and died during Livorno's Serie B match at Pescara on April 14 after a heart attack. Forensic tests later revealed he suffered from an inherited heart disease.

French midfielder Lassana Diarra insisted Monday that the lure of the Russian Premier League title and not money had not been the motivating factor for him joining big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala.

"I have no idea why people say that big money is the only reason to come to play in Russia," said the 27-year-old, who has signed a three-year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee, at his presentation ceremony in Moscow.

Serena Williams wrapped up her remarkable summer with the latest rendition of a scene that has become familiar the past few months.

Williams jumping up and down on the tennis court with a wide smile across her face.

Egypt's most popular team Al-Ahly has played a match amid intense protests from fans angry at the failure so far to bring to justice perpetrators of a February stadium riot that killed 74 people.

Thousands of riot police and soldiers guarded the stadium in Alexandria on Sunday as Al-Ahly beat ENPPI 2-1 in The First Cup, which pits two top teams in a friendly match.

Andre Agassi reminisced about that first U.S. Open trip 26 years ago, when he showed up "rocking a spiky, fluffy, two-tone mullet."

The teenager with a freshly minted driver's permit caught a bus too late and missed his practice time. He didn't miss much of anything else in more than two decades of visiting Flushing Meadows.

The Netherlands' Princess Maxima has joined a thousand other swimmers braving a two-kilometer tour of Amsterdam's ancient canals to raise money for charity.

Amsterdam's murky canals are not officially designated as safe for swimming, but they are flushed with fresh river water nightly. Maxima wore a wetsuit to protect her from the chilly water.

Alberto Contador won his second Spanish Vuelta title on Sunday, capturing a fifth triumph at cycling's major races just over a month after his doping ban ended.

The Spanish cyclist navigated the straightforward and largely processional final leg into and around Madrid with ease to edge out Spanish compatriots Alejandro Valverde and Joaquin Rodriguez in the 21-stage race.

For the ninth consecutive year, Roger Feghali won Sunday the Lebanese

rally proving himself once again on the Lebanese rally arena.

Olympic champion Andy Murray, trying to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since 1936, withstood blustery conditions Saturday to beat Tomas Berdych and reach the U.S. Open final.

Third seed Murray advanced by defeating the Czech sixth seed 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) and will face either defending champion Novak Djokovic, the Serbian second seed, or Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer in Monday's final.