Madrid - Vicente Boluda, interim president of Spanish giants Real Madrid, has told sports daily AS that elections will be held at the club on July 5.

AS on Wednesday quoted Boluda as saying, in an interview which took place on Tuesday night, that "the elections will be held on July 5... It is impossible to organize them before."

So far, there has been no official confirmation from the club

of the July 5 election date.

He added that on July 7 "the players will return from holiday, and on the 10th they will be in training."

Boluda did not clarify whether he would be a candidate or not.

London, Mar 4 : Football heartthrob Cristiano Ronaldo's new girlfriend is reportedly a gym instructor.

Apparently, the Brazilian beauty, named only as Gabriela, 27, waved a poster of him at an international. According to reports, Ronaldo, 24, invited her to watch him play after meeting at a nightclub in Portugal.

Friends say the stunner then jetted to England to spend 7 days with the Manchester United star at his 4million-pound home, reports The Sun.

London - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Wednesday called on fans to have patience with Nicklas Bendtner, after the Danish forward responded to criticism with two goals against West Bromwich Albion.

The striker has been booed at the Emirates Stadium recently, but scored Arsenal's first and third in a 3-1 victory that lifted them to within three points of Aston Villa in the fourth Champions League qualifying slot.

"It is difficult when you're a fan of Arsenal, you are always comparing the players with people from five, six or 10 years ago," Wenger told the club website.

Although the blue jerseys were more dominant, they couldn't find a way to score

A messy BEML side fell to a freak goal against CIL in the BDFA Super Division league at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Tuesday. The lucky goalscorer was Enian, who sent in a hopeful shot from the edge of the box in the 48th minute; goalkeeper Rajan was well positioned behind the ball, but let it slip.

BEML were much the better side, both on paper and on the field of play, but they just couldn't string things together. They began promisingly enough, with strikers Samuel Jackson and Jotin Singh combining well with the midfield. They used the flanks well, spread out the game, and their midfielders constantly sent in probing balls from the deep.

London  - Paul Hart was confirmed on Tuesday as Portsmouth's manager until the end of the season.

Brian Kidd will stay on as first-team coach. Hart replaced Tony Adams last month.

Executive Chairman Peter Storrie told the club website: "(Owner) Sacha (Gaydamak) and I have been delighted with how the team have fared under Paul's and Brian's control. They both have so much experience in the game, and they have the respect of the players."

Johannesburg  - Football's controlling body FIFA on Tuesday expressed their disappointment at the lack of hype surrounding the Confederations Cup that is to be hosted in South Africa from June 14 to June 18.

The FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke told a press briefing that he did not see a single poster for the competition.

"There's nothing not even at the airport that shows you that this is a Confederations Cup host city. We appointed a signage company on Tuesday to promote it," he said.