London, Apr. 22 : Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has warned key soccer rivals Chelsea and other teams that they can expect him to play football at his best when he confronts them on the field.

Manchester United are reeling after they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Everton on Sunday, but they still retain the possibility of winning two more trophies this season with the Premier League and Champions League up for grabs.

Cape Town (S. Africa), Apr. 22: South African off-spinner Johan Botha has said that he is not playing in the second edition of the Indian Premier League here because of his faulty bowling action.

"There were two or three teams interested in my services, but they could not offer me a contract because of this issue," Sports 24 quoted Botha, as saying.

Buenos Aires  - The deaths in the United States of 21 polo horses belonging to the Venezuelan team La Lechuza Caracas caused a stir Tuesday in Argentina, the country of origin for most of the animals.

Argentina said it was considering testing the horses for doping.

London - Wimbledon officials said Tuesday that there are no plans to change the daytime format of the Championships but refused to categorically rule out future play under the new lights which make their debut at this summer's edition.

The upcoming tournament will mark the initiation of the new moveable roof which will allow at least one match to continue when the inevitable rain arrives.

The 1,000-tonne monster covering 5,200 square metres will open and close in less than 10 minutes.

Rome - Atalanta coach Luigi Del Neri Tuesday confirmed his mooted departure from the Bergamo side, which he will steer for the remaining six games of the Serie A season, Italian media reported.

"I leave Atalanta because we have different programs," the 58-year-old trainer said. "I'm looking for more important goals than just safety from relegation."

Del Neri has coached Atalanta since 2007, closing the past season in ninth position.

London - Wimbledon has shrugged off the current world economic woes, handing this summer's champions a massive 13.3 percent pay rise for the upcoming edition.

Officials expressed their monetary solidarity with the game's millionaires who bank in dollars, happily lifting the payout to compensate for the drop in British sterling from around 2 to 1.5 against the greenback.