CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) - MICHAEL Phelps has arrived in North Carolina for his first meet since his record triumph at the Beijing Olympics.

He is coming off a three-month suspension resulting from a picture showing him with a marijuana pipe.

MADRID - Florentino Perez, the man who turned Real Madrid from an old-fashioned soccer club into a star-studded global marketing project, announced on Thursday that he will run for president in this summer's election.

Mr Perez will present himself for the club's June 14 vote with the intention of returning glory to the club three years after quitting his post.

MILAN - GIANLUIGI Buffon will stay at Juventus next season despite a period of turmoil at the club, the Italy goalkeeper said on Thursday.

The 31-year-old has been linked in the media with a move away after Juve slipped out of the Serie A title race.