LONDON - ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas will be out of action for as long as four months because of medial ligament damage to his right knee.

Manager Arsene Wenger says that the Spain midfielder had a partially ruptured ligament and will be on the sidelines for at least three months.

WEST BROMWICH (England) - UNDER-pressure Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists he will still be at the helm come the January transfer window to take advantage of the club's financial might.

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - NORWEGIAN rider Tony Andre Hansen was stripped of his Olympic bronze medal in team jumping on Monday after his horse tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Games.