Hamburg  - Swiss striker Eren Derdiyok on Friday reportedly turned down an offer from surprise Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim who are looking for a replacement for injured top striker Vedad Ibisevic.

Derdiyok told German sports magazine Kicker that he was committed to a move to league rivals Bayer Leverkusen from his current Swiss club Basle.

"I am honoured by their interest, but I have already given my word to Bayer Leverkusen to join them and I will not change that," he was quoted as saying on the Kicker website.

Oslo - Olympic ski-jump champion Lars Bystoel of Norway has tested positive for doping, reports said Friday.

Bystoel told the weekly gossip magazine Se og Hoer that he "had tested positive" but said the substance was "not performance enhancing and was not taken in connection with a competition."

According to the weekly the 30-year-old has tested positive for THC, a substance found in marijuana.

The test was conducted in connection with a competition in November 2008.

Bystoel won gold in the normal hill event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

London, Jan. 16: A talented West Ham prodigy has signed a million pound record deal to blow his saxophone.

Former academy schoolboy footballer Tyler Rix was at West Ham''s ground Upton Park today to sign a record deal with Universal Music.

Record executives discovered the 16-year-old saxophonist when he took part in BBC2's Classical Star TV talent show.

Bosses at Universal Classics and Jazz gave the teen the chance to join their label which represents Amy Winehouse, Take That and Jamie Cullum.

Tyler had a tough decision to make though - whether to pursue football or music, reports The Sun.

London, Jan. 16 : Here's all you need to know about Kaka a. k. a. the "Brazilian Beckham" who defied incredible odds to become a global sporting superhero, according to The Daily Express.

1. Kaka was born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite in Brasilia, on April 22, 1982.

2. His brother Rodrigo, 22, created his nickname because he could not pronounce his real name.

3. The star began life with myopia and a rare bone deficiency, and was considered too weak to make it in football.

4. As a teenager he needed a special diet to beef him up before his pro debut at the age of 17.

5. A year later he had a spinal fracture in a swimming accident, but escaped paralysis.

London, Jan. 16 : Former England football star Paul Gascoigne is to make a shock return to football, in an effort to beat his demons.

His best pal, Jimmy "Five Bellies'' Gardner, told the Daily Mail that there are "stacks of job offers'' waiting for the England legend once he beats his demons.

Some of the biggest names in the game are desperate to tap into his knowledge and he has been blitzed with offers from Britain and overseas to coach and scout for talent.

He could even become an ambassador for clubs he once played for where he's still worshipped, like Newcastle and Glasgow Rangers, claimed Gardner.

Gazza, 41, could also write a follow-up to his best-selling autobiography.

Karachi, Jan. 16 : Following receiving details by International Cricket Council (ICC) about the detention of fast bowler Mohammad Asif in Dubai, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formed a three man committee to inquire into the whole issue.

"A three-man inquiry committee appointed by the Board will soon begin its investigations against the pacer, who is currently suspended by the Board," The News quoted a PCB spokesman, as saying.

The ICC had also asked the PCB to explain its stand and future course of action in the issue.