Rome - The return of Inter Milan striker Adriano from Brazil remained uncertain Monday with his agent quelling rumours that the footballer had been arrested.
Adriano, 27, remained in Brazil after being in the squad for two 2010 World Cup qualifiers over the past week. He failed to board a scheduled flight for Italy on Friday and did not communicate his decision to his agent and Inter.
His agent Gilmar Rinaldi, however, was quoted as telling the Brazilian network TV Globo that "there is nothing true" about rumours that Adriano had been arrested for being in a party with some wanted criminals.
Rome - Veteran striker Andriy Shevchenko has said he would like to stay on at AC Milan after his loan from Chelsea expires at the end of the season, the ANSA news agency reported Monday.
Johannesburg - World football governing body FIFA on Monday said 27 artificial football turfs would be built around South Africa, including some of its poorest areas, as part of the tournament's legacy programme.
Madrid - Valencia midfielder Manuel Fernandes played 75 minutes with a broken leg against Getafe in La Liga, the Portuguese player said Monday based on medical tests that confirmed the fracture in the fibula bone.
London, Apr. 6: Manchester United coach-cum-manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied allegations of a training-ground bust-up between himself and Wayne Rooney as "absolute nonsense".
