Cologne - Cologne have released midfielder Roda Antar

Sunderland, England  - West Ham United have agreed a 10 million pound (13.9million-dollar) compensation package with Sheffield United to settle the dispute over Carlos Tevez, according to reports in the British media on Friday.

United argued that the Argentinian forward's involvement in a number of games in 2007-07 while in breach of the Premier League's regulations on third-party ownership had been decisive in West Ham staying up while they were relegated.

London, Mar. 13  Liverpool defender Philipp Degen may have scored on his return from injury last night, but had to limp off with a groin strain.

Hamburg  - Germany's SV Hamburg were unable to overcome a 10-man Galatasaray in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of UEFA Cup's last 16 on Thursday.

The Turkish side, who won the competition in 2000, had Emre Asik sent off in the 53rd minute for a professional foul on Mladen Petric.

The dismissal came four minutes after Marcell Jansen had levelled a 32nd-minute goal from captain Ayhan Akman.

Collin Benjamin came close to a winner for the Bundesliga side with a shot headed off the line and onto the bar by Mehmet Guven.

Sao Paulo - Ronaldo's recovery from knee surgery is well on track, and he is now a starter at Corinthians and again scored in his team's 2-1 victory over Sao Caetano in the Sao Paulo state championship.

"Everything is going very well, I am happy," the veteran striker said after the game Wednesday night.

Madrid  - The French daily Le Monde will have to compensate Real Madrid with 330,000 euros (421,000 dollars) over allegations of doping, the Spanish club said Thursday.

A Madrid court said a piece by the journalist Stephane Mandard in which the defending champion of La Liga was linked to the doping scandal around Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes was not suitably based on evidence.