The United Nations agreed Tuesday to mediate between South and North Korea with the aim of forming a unified team for some events at the 2015 World University Games, organizers said.

Wilfried Lemke, the special U.N. adviser on sports for development and peace, signed a cooperation agreement with the Universiade organizing committee in the southwestern city of Gwangju.

Australian Mark Webber on Tuesday ended speculation about his future by signing a new one-year contract with Red Bull Racing for 2013.

Webber, who claimed the ninth victory of his Formula One career on Sunday in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, had been linked with a move to Ferrari.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he will consider sending Andy Carroll out on loan next season if he doesn't feel the England striker can fit into his Anfield revolution.

Carroll has endured a disappointing 18-month spell with the Reds since his club record £35 million transfer from Newcastle in January 2011 and recent reports suggest Italian giants AC Milan are interested in signing him on loan.

Residents of a London apartment tower are going to court in a bid to stop their rooftop being used as a missile base during the Olympic Games.

The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of security measures for the July 27-Aug. 12 games.

Andy Murray vowed to come back stronger than ever after a heartbreaking four-set Wimbledon final defeat against Roger Federer left the distraught Scot crying tears of frustration on Center Court.

Murray had hoped to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936, but his dreams were dashed as Federer recovered from a slow start to claim the seventh All England Club title of his magnificent career.

France's World Cup and Euro winning captain Didier Deschamps was named coach of the national side on Sunday, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on its website.

The 43-year-old - who captained France to the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 trophies - replaces fellow World Cup and Euro winning teammate Laurent Blanc, who turned down a new two-year contract last weekend.

First Europe's most important football trophy, then a player of the tournament award and, now, marriage. It's been a good week for Spain's Andres Iniesta.

Iniesta, clad in a navy blue suit, posted a photo on Twitter on Sunday with his new wife Anna Ortiz saying "Amazing day! Just married."

Roger Federer won a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown on Sunday, shattering Andy Murray's dream of ending Britain's 76-year wait for an All England Club men's champion.

Federer, playing in his eighth Wimbledon final and 24th Grand Slam championship match, won 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to join Pete Sampras and William Renshaw as a seven-time champion.

With LeBron James and Kobe Bryant already among the NBA stars on board for a bid for a second straight gold, USA Basketball finalized its 12-man squad for the London Olympics on Saturday.

James, coming off his first NBA title with Miami, and Bryant are joined by 2008 gold medal-winning teammates Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Deron Williams on the squad again guided by Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Mali midfielder Seydou Keita has quit Barcelona after his four-year contract ended, having won 14 titles with the team, the club said late Saturday.

"Seydou Keita has announced this evening that he won't be staying at the club next season," said a statement published on the club's website.