Rio de Janeiro - Ronaldo made his long-awaited return to competitive football Wednesday, making a second-half appearance as a substitute for Brazilian side Corinthians in a cup match against Itumbria.

Three-time world footballer of the year Ronaldo failed to get on the scoresheet after coming on in the 68th minute but saw his side win 2-0.

The 32-year-old striker has been out of action since undergoing knee surgery on his left knee to cure an injury he picked up while playing for AC Milan in February 2008.

Rome  - AC Milan star Kaka remains sidelined as his foot injury has not improved, the La Gazzetta dello Sport paper reported on Thursday.

Kaka, 26, injured his foot on February 7 in Milan's 1-1 home draw in the league with lowly Reggina.

"What can I say? I'll say something when I'm back (in Milan)," the Brazilian was quoted as saying after Milan beat Al Sadd 2-1 in a friendly.

The 2007 Ballon d'Or winner and FIFA World Player is certain to miss the regional derby against Atalanta this weekend and remains on the Devils' long injured list.

London, Mar. 5: Chelsea and England footballer star Frank Lampard has returned one of the highest scores ever seen by experts, that has been put in the most intelligent 0.1 per cent of Britain’s population.

The former public schoolboy, 30, is now referred to as The Professor by Stamford Bridge teammates, according to the Daily Star.

The tests were conducted by Brian English, the Chelsea club doctor, as part of research into how head injuries can affect footballers'' neurological development.

London  - Midfielder Cess Fabregas would consider his future at Arsenal if manager Arsene Wenger were to leave, according to newspaper reports on Thursday.

Wenger's contract expires in June 2010 and, while his Liverpool counterpart Rafa Benitez has been noisily agitating for a new deal, Wenger has remained silent.

Although he has never hinted he might be prepared to leave, there have been suggestions that he is unhappy with the turmoil engulfing the boardroom, and he has been linked with both Real Madrid and Manchester City.

It rained goals at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday, with Rail Wheel Factory pasting Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd by a 9-0 margin in the Super Division league. Nanda Kumar of RWF got the first four goals, and the first hat-trick of the league as well.

The half-time score read 5-0, with Satish Kumar following up on Nanda Kumar's four-goal strike. BHEL replaced goalkeeper Dilip Kumar with Santhosh, but even that did not change their fortune as RWF merrily continued to pound away at their goal, and embarrassing them so much that the yellow-jerseyed BHEL players lost heart midway through the contest.

Madrid  - Florentino Perez does not speak, but he lets others do it for him - so much so that one gets the impression that his "entourage" is carrying out his campaign for the Real Madrid presidency, even if he has not even said he is a candidate.

Ramon Calderon resigned as club president on January 16, and since then a new electoral process is open at Real Madrid.