Rome  - Former Argentine striker Abel Balbo Wednesday walked out on Treviso just minutes after starting his first coaching session with the Serie B minnows, Italian media reported.

The club from north-eastern Italy lie last in the league and hired Balbo, 42, on Tuesday to replace Luca Gotti on Tuesday. The players however refused to train on Tuesday saying that they wouldn't train due to the absence of the team doctor.

The team showed up Wednesday, but Balbo left the pitch shortly after the start of the training session.

Madrid  - Real Madrid star Raul hinted on Tuesday, in an interview with sports daily Marca, that he might retire in 2011.

Raul, in excellent form at the age of 31, told Marca that "you want to go when you are at the top, but when you see yourself so well you say 'why am I going to go now?'".

He pointed out that his contract runs until June 2011, "and I am

going to respect that."

The Real captain said that he will study the situation in January 2011. "That will be the moment to see how I am and to take the final decision."

Belgrade - The long awaited documentary "Maradona" by award winning Serbian director Emir Kusturica delighted the crowds at Belgrade's International Film Festival, in a country that mostly shares the anti-Western sentiments with the famous footballer.

The "hand of God" England versus Argentina match dominates the documentary, which premiered on Tuesday night in a packed Belgrade cinema, and serves as a platform to the "anti-imperialist" political views of both Maradona and Kusturica.

The viewers were mostly amused and entertained by the documentary, but some complained at the lack of more biographic data.

London, Feb. 25 : Robbers recently threatened to cut the throat of the fiancée of Manchester United's Darren Fletcher.

Hayley Grice, 24, had a blade held to her neck as hooded knifemen tore off her 30, 000 pound engagement ring.

It was the 14th time that the robbers were targeting the homes of Premier League idols, reports The Sun.

The gang who smashed down the front door also threatened Hayley's horrified mum. She handed over jewellery - as her twin grandsons Jack and Tyler, two, slept upstairs.

Fletcher, 25, had flown out to Italy just hours earlier with his team-mates to play in last night's Champions League tie with Inter Milan, which ended 0-0.

Hamburg  - Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna has a mountain to climb if it wants to advance to the round of the last 16 in the UEFA Cup.

Having lost the first leg last week 3-0 in Denmark against Aalborg, the La Liga side will have to win Thursday's return leg by four clear goals or hope for the lottery of a penalty shoot-out (if they win 3-0) if they want to avoid being knocked out.

The UEFA Cup is Deportivo's last chance of a trophy this season, since they are already out of the King's Cup - and eighth in La Liga.

Los Angeles  - The agonizing wait is over, and the divorce between the New York Knicks and Stephon Marbury is final.

The Knicks reached a buyout agreement with exiled Marbury on Tuesday, putting an end to the season-long soap opera in the Big Apple.

"A comprehensive agreement was made this afternoon between the New York Knicks and Stephon Marbury," the team said in a statement.

"Under its terms, the grievance has been resolved and the Knicks have requested waivers on Stephon. No additional terms will be disclosed."