Dusseldorf - New Argentina coach Diego Maradona has an ambitious plan for his side: he wants to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

"That is the issue, is it not? If that is not my goal, then I might as well have stayed at home and spent some time watching television," he was quoted in Saturday's issue of the Cologne-based newspaper Express.

Maradona captained Argentina to their last World Cup triumph in 1986, when the South Americans beat Germany 3-2 in the final.

London - Arsenal charged back into the title race in the English Premier League on Saturday with a brilliant 2-1 victory over champions Manchester United.

Samir Nasri scored both goals to lift Arsenal above United into third, three points behind Chelsea and Liverpool at the top.

Dimitar Berbatov had a goal ruled out early on for offside and Wayne Rooney had a chance, while at the other end, Nicklas Bendtner missed a great opportunity.

London  - Luiz Felipe Scolari turns 60 on Sunday and is an experienced coach who has won the World Cup, but that doesn't mean he can't be surprised anymore.

The Brazilian coach acknowledged earlier this week that the force and physicality in England's Premier League is bigger than he expected when he took charge at Chelsea in summer.

"Sometimes the games are more physical than I was expecting," Scolari told Sky Sports this week.

"I think I have learnt more than I have taught my players. I have learnt a lot about English football. I am very happy here."

Los Angeles  - Allen Iverson made his Detroit Pistons debut, but Devin Harris had all the answers.

Harris poured in 31 of his career-high 38 points in the second half despite a sore ankle, and the New Jersey Nets handed the visiting Pistons their first loss of the season after four wins with a 103-96 victory on Friday night.

"Devin was off the charts and doing that all on a bad, bad ankle," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "He showed unbelievable grit, fighting through, making plays, attacking the paint, having to guard Iverson. He was tremendous."

"I got some good shots," said Harris, who hit nine-of-15 field goals and 20-of-24 free throws to shatter his previous high of 27 points set in March 2007.

Buenos Aires - Diego Simeone resigned Friday as coach of Argentine football club River Plate, hours after the team's elimination from the Copa Sudamericana in the quarterfinals, at the hands of Mexican side Chivas.

"Simeone asked us for a meeting and informed us that he stopped being (River Plate's) coach as from the game on Sunday," River Plate football department top official Roberto Cuina confirmed.