ROME - ON-lOAN AC Milan midfielder David Beckham will be a substitute for his first Serie A game at AS Roma on Sunday (2.30am Singapore time), coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

KAPALUA (Hawaii) - AUSTRALIAN Geoff Ogilvy took advantage of ideal scoring conditions and the widest fairways on the PGA Tour to retain his one-shot lead in the Mercedes-Benz Championship second round on Friday.

One ahead of the field overnight at the Kapalua Resort, Ogilvy fired a sparkling five-under-par 68 to maintain control in the Tour's opening event of the season.

HONG KONG - WORLD No. 1-ranked Jelena Jankovic on Saturday pulled out of the team exhibition tournament in Hong Kong with illness, leaving the Serbian with little match practice before the Australian Open.

Jankovic was due to play China's Zheng Jie in a match between losing semifinalists Team Europe and Team Asia Pacific, but appeared on court in a green track suit to inform the crowd at Victoria Park Center Court she had withdrawn and apologise.