Arsene Wenger hailed Jack Wilshere's character as the midfielder put a testing week behind him by scoring the goal which sent Arsenal back to the top of the table.

England international Wilshere was reprimanded by his manager after pictures emerged last week of him with a cigarette outside a London nightclub.

Andre Villas-Boas admitted Tottenham's shock 3-0 defeat against West Ham will serve as a major wake-up call to his players.

Villas-Boas's side paid the price for a lackluster display as they slumped to just their second Premier League defeat of the season and their first loss against the Hammers at White Hart Lane since April 1999.

Champions Juventus overcame conceding a first-minute goal at home to AC Milan to stun their bitter rivals 3-2 and move to within two points of Serie A leaders Roma on Sunday.

Title contenders Napoli had heaped the pressure on Juventus after a 4-0 rout of Livorno which moved Rafael Benitez's men up to second place in the table.

Novak Djokovic overcame Rafael Nadal of Spain in straight sets on Sunday to win the China Open for the fourth time in five years.

The current champion in Beijing was at his ruthless best to defeat Nadal 6-3, 6-4, a day before he is set to be unseated at the top of the world rankings by the number two Spaniard.

Sebastian Vettel stands on the brink of a fourth world title in succession after he powered away from pole position to win a fiery Korean Grand Prix on Sunday.

The unstoppable German, 26, could retain the title in Japan next week if he wins and Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso finishes outside the top eight.

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro survived some fierce body blows from Milos Raonic in Sunday's Japan Open final, winning a heavyweight clash 7-6, 7-5 to take his third title of the year.

Third seed Raonic, also runner-up last year, had proved an irresistible force at the $1.43 million Tokyo event, not dropping a single set and firing a tournament-high 64 aces before running into an immovable object in the shape of del Potro.

Olympic bronze medalist Joannie Rochette says she is far from ready for a comeback to high-profile competition despite upstaging some of the world's top figure skaters at a weekend event in Japan.

The Canadian, who has mainly focused on ice shows after medaling at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics just days after her mother's sudden death, said she would go to February's Sochi Games as a member of the French-language crew for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Pirelli have reportedly hit back at Ferrari's Fernando Alonso after the two-time world champion became the latest driver to criticize their tires.

After qualifying on Saturday sixth for the Korean Grand Prix, Alonso told reporters that drivers were not able to push to the maximum because of the tires, which critics say are too fragile.

Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose made his long-awaited return, helping the Chicago Bulls to an 82-76 win over the Indiana Pacers in a National Basketball Association exhibition contest Saturday.

Rose tore the ACL in his left knee in the first game of the 2012 NBA playoffs and missed the entire 2012-13 season.

David Moyes insists he's relaxed over the future of Adnan Januzaj after the teenage midfielder marked his full Premier League debut with both goals as Manchester United fought back to win 2-1 at Sunderland.

Januzaj's representatives have resumed talks over an improved new deal for the 18-year-old, after negotiations stalled following the departure from Old Trafford of Alex Ferguson earlier this year.