London, Apr 11: Manchester United could be set for a triple dose of good news on the injury front with Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown and Brazilian full-back Rafael da Silva all due to be back in the next fortnight.

Ferdinand is first in line, with Sir Alex Ferguson confirming that the England defender could return from a groin injury in next week’s Champions League return against Porto, The Mirror reported.

The 30-year-old suffered a recurrence of the problem in the final moments of England’s World Cup win over Ukraine last week and has already been ruled out of Barclays Premier League trip to Sunderland.

London, April 11: Ace footballer David Beckham looked the perfect father figure when he was seen hanging out with his sons Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn at the AC Milan training ground on Friday.

He larked about on the pitch used by his Italian side’s stars with his own little sons.

The children later turned up at Milan airport with their mother Victoria Beckham, reports the Sun.

Meanwhile, Beckham’s chances of going to the World Cup are increasing with every game.

London, Apr 11: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants his players to develop the “Eye of the Tiger” attitude in their chase for the Quintuple.

The Old Trafford coach is hoping his weary squad can retain the same hunger and drive as the American golf legend.

London, April 11: David Beckham has donated one of his England shirts to help raise 20 million pounds through an online auction for Brit wounded troops.

The football ace will pen his autograph for the winning bidder of the shirt, presently under the hammer for Help for Heroes.

The 33-year-old backed the eBay collaborated Auction for Heroes to help build seven vital Army Convalescence Centres, saying: “They are the real heroes.”

“I was lucky enough to meet men and women from the armed services recently,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

“We are all thankful for their courage and bravery.

London, Apr 11 : Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has privately apologised to motor-racing chief Charlie Whiting for lying to stewards at Australian Grand Prix earlier this month.

FIA director Whiting has revealed what happened at the inquiry immediately after the Australian Grand Prix and the follow-up in Malaysia four days later.

McLaren face the World Motor Sport Council in Paris later this month over false statements, which implied Toyota's Jarno Trulli illegally overtook Hamilton, The Sun reports.

Augusta, Georgia - Chad Campbell was joined by fellow American Kenny Perry at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway point in the Masters on Friday, on a drama-filled day at Augusta. Campbell, who led by one shot after round one, fired a 3-under-par 69 to set the pace on 9-under-par, while Perry joined him late on with a fine bogey-free 67.

The pair were one shot clear of Argentine Angel Cabrera, who fired a second successive 68, while former Open champion Todd Hamilton was two shots further back.