Val d'Isere, France - Jessica Lindell-Vikarby of Sweden tore the cruciate ligament in her right knee during training for the world championship downhill ski race and is out for the season.

Germany's Maria Riesch also crashed and injured herself, but was set to compete in the next training run set for later Thursday.

Swedish team officials made the announcement on Lindell-Vikarby late Wednesday after medical examinations. She lost control in her practice run and crashed into the safety nets.

London, Feb 5 : Cristiano Ronaldo says he appreciates every penny of his multi-million fortune.

London, Feb. 5 : England football star David Beckham can use a get-out clause in his LA Galaxy contract that allows him to leave the MLS for nothing in November.

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani yesterday claimed negotiations between the American club and the player's legal team have already started over his transfer to Serie A.

And he said talks could continue for another four weeks when Beckham's two-month loan stint is scheduled to finish.

The Italian club knows of a clause in Beckham's five-year contract that allows both parties to terminate the deal after three years with no cost to either side. This get-out clause can be activated on November 30, reports The Mirror.

Melbourne, Feb. 5 : New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori''s text messaged Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin to clear the air following the glove affair in Sunday''s one-day match, and both players are happy to move on.

Kiwis skipper Vettori told Haddin he in no way intended to refer to the wicketkeeper as a cheat, after questioning his role in the dismissal of batsman Neil Broom, which replays showed should have been no-balled because Haddin''s gloves were in front of the stumps.

Haddin thanked Vettori in a reply text and said he would also like to put the incident behind them. Earlier that day, Haddin had attacked Vettori for questioning his integrity.

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Washington, Feb. 5 : Ace golfer Tiger Woods plans to play golf with President Obama soon.

President Obama gave the answer any golfer would give when asked if he''d like to play a round with Tiger Woods.

"I''d love to," Obama said.

Woods detailed the brief conversation the two men had on his Web site Wednesday. That talk took place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial two days before Obama''s inauguration. Woods was one of the many celebrities who addressed the crowd and spoke warmly of his father''s military service and of others who wear the uniform.

Woods described Obama as a man having "great leadership qualities, and his accomplishment truly embodies what''s best about America."