Paul Scholes' first league goal at Old Trafford in nearly three years vindicated the decision of Sir Alex Ferguson to call the Manchester United midfielder out of retirement as his side beat Bolton 3-0.

With Scholes, 37, starting a game for the first time in eight months, and Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick each scoring late in the second half, victory allowed United to move level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.

Fernando Torres failed to end his four-month Premier League goal drought but the striker could at least claim an assist for Frank Lampard's flukey goal that gave Chelsea a narrow 1-0 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

The Spain striker sent an acrobatic volley crashing against the bar before the ball found its way into the net off the knee of Lampard in the 13th minute.

Italian Daniela Merighetti claimed her maiden World Cup victory at the age of 30 when she won the women's downhill here on Saturday.

Merighetti timed 1min 33.17sec in sunny but windy conditions, 0.21sec ahead of American three-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn, with Germany's defending World Cup title holder Maria Hoefl-Riesch making up the podium at 0.40sec.

Bernard Tomic won his first senior title at the Kooyong Classic Saturday stunning world number eight Mardy Fish 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the final and earning a confidence boost ahead of the Australian Open.

The 19-year-old Australian sensation, who is ranked 37 in the world, again showed his promise, following a run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals last summer and a semi-final loss in Brisbane against Andy Murray last week.

Second half goals from Alexis Sanchez and Sergi Roberto gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Osasuna on Thursday and a quarter-final clash with arch-rivals and titleholders Real Madrid in the Spanish Cup.

Dejan Lekic had put hosts Osasuna ahead five minutes before the break in Pamplona before Sanchez headed in a 48th-minute equalizer for the Catalans.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki was drawn Friday to face French Open champion Li Na in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open as she searches for her maiden grand slam title in Melbourne.

The Danish top seed, whose top ranking is under threat by Czech number two Petra Kvitova, also has defending champion Kim Clijsters and third seed Victoria Azarenka in her top half of the women's singles draw.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are in the same half of a grand slam draw for the first time in seven years in the selection made Friday for next week's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will have world number four Andy Murray in his top half of the men's singles draw, while world number two Nadal and third seed Federer were placed in the bottom half.

Rudy Gay scored 26 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 94-83 NBA victory over the New York Knicks, who lost Carmelo Anthony to a sprained ankle in the second half.

With Gay leading the charge, the Grizzlies took control with a 16-2 scoring run in the third quarter as they halted the Knicks' winning streak at four games.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is to stay at Anfield after signing a contract extension with the Premier League club.

Local hero Gerrard, 31, has been a one-club man throughout his career and the England midfielder told liverpoolfc.tv on Thursday: "I'm very happy. It's a very proud day for myself and my family."

World number one Caroline Wozniacki will be fit for next week's Australian Open after a wrist injury threatened her participation in the season-opening grand slam, WTA officials said Thursday.

Denmark's Wozniacki was troubled by an injury to her left wrist as she went down to Polish world number eight Agnieszka Radwanska, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Sydney International late Wednesday.