Patrick Head, co-founder of Williams F1 in 1977 with Frank Williams and currently director of engineering, has stepped down from the stable's board of directors.

Head will continue, however, in his role as a board director of Williams Hybrid Power Limited, a subsidiary of the company that develops and produces hybrid technologies.

Chinese star Li Na asserted she is back in form after beating world number nine Marion Bartoli in three sets in the singles opening match at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament.

This year's French Open champion put a poor finish in her 2011 campaign behind her to beat Bartoli 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on New Year's Eve.

David Ferrer stunned fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets on Friday to set up a final showdown with world number one Novak Djokovic at the $250,000 three-day exhibition tournament here.

Ferrer took advantage of a below-par Nadal, winning 6-3, 6-2, after Djokovic had earlier demolished Swiss Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1 at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Former France coach Raymond Domenech has donated 150,000 euros he earned as a bonus in the 2010 World Cup to two amateur football clubs and a charity, it was reported Friday.

Le Parisien newspaper said that Domenech had given 70,000 euros to the Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt (ACBB), with the remaining 80,000 euros split between an inner-city football club and a charity.

Kevin Durant's buzzer-beating three-pointer gave Oklahoma City a 104-102 NBA victory over Dallas on Thursday that left the reigning champion Mavericks without a win in three games this season.

Durant finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka contributed 16 points apiece as the Thunder overcame 26 turnovers to improve to 4-0 in the lockout-shortened season that began on Sunday.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki has arrived in Thailand for a charity tennis match against Victoria Azarenka to raise money for the country's recent flood crisis, a spokeswoman said Friday.

Denmark's Wozniacki will play world number three Azarenka of Belarus on Sunday in the coastal resort Hua Hin, with ticket revenues going to relief efforts for inundations that swamped huge areas of the country and left nearly 800 dead.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt says reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Speaking in Perth as he prepared for the mixed teams Hopman Cup, the 30-year-old said he was not ready to hang up his racquet just yet, despite a string of injury setbacks that has seen his ranking plummet.

Michael Jordan, the NBA Hall of Famer who is now majority owner of the league's Charlotte Bobcats, is engaged to marry longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.

The 48-year-old Jordan and 32-year-old Prieto -- a Cuban-American model -- have reportedly been dating since 2008. No wedding date has been announced.

Arsenal fans are hoping talk of Thierry Henry rejoining the club will inspire the current side to victory over London rivals Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.

The 34-year-old France international, 34, scored a record 226 goals for the Gunners from 1999 to 2007 and has been training with Arsenal as his current club, New York Red Bulls, are in their close season.

Chelsea and England captain John Terry has insisted he wants to see out the whole of his career with the London club ahead of their Premier League clash at home to Aston Villa on Saturday.

The 31-year-old central defender has been under pressure both on and off the field this season, having taken some of the blame for Chelsea's profligacy at the back, which was partly due to new manager Andre Villas-Boas's tactics.