AUSTIN (Texas) - LANCE Armstrong was recovering from surgery on his broken collarbone on Wednesday.

Surgeon Doug Elenz inserted a steel plate and 12 screws to stabilize the collarbone, which was broken in four pieces.

MILAN - RONALDO is content finishing his career in Brazil, and the prolific striker does not plan a return to Europe.

'I think that phase of my career and my life has concluded,' the Brazilian said in an interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday.

THE HAGUE - CONTROVERSIAL British sprinter Dwain Chambers, who recently released a book on his doping past, has been invited to compete at an athletics event in Uden, Holland, organisers announced on Wednesday.

'The rules on doping are clear: anyone who has served a punishment can continue competing,' meeting organiser Patrick van de Rijdt told the press agency ANP.