New IOC President Thomas Bach will be tested quickly by two troublesome Olympics: the Winter Games less than five months away in the southern Russian resort of Sochi, and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro — still three years away but setting off alarms.

Bach was elected to the top job on Tuesday, replacing Jacques Rogge as head of the International Olympic Committee. One of the first phone calls he received was from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is staking some of his prestige on the Sochi Games.

Shinji Kagawa has expressed frustration at being omitted from Manchester United's lineup this season after scoring in Japan's 3-1 friendly win over Ghana.

Kagawa, who has yet to see playing time this season under David Moyes, scored a superb equalizer in the second half Tuesday as Japan beat an experimental Ghana side.

Rafael Nadal's victory over Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final was the record 37th installment of the top rivalry in tennis right now — and what is on its way to becoming the greatest in the sport's long history.

So it was fascinating to hear Nadal reveal the deflating thought that crossed his mind before he faced Djokovic for the title at Flushing Meadows two years ago.

Thomas Bach is the man to beat as the IOC elects a leader to take the Olympic body into the next decade.

After awarding the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo and bringing wrestling back into the games, the International Olympic Committee votes for a new president on Tuesday.

Warren Barguil of France won the mountainous 16th stage of the Spanish Vuelta by perfectly timing his final sprint up the steep Aramon Formigal peak on Monday, while Vincenzo Nibali fended off his rivals to retain the overall lead.

The 21-year-old Argos-Shimano rider looked tired in the final stretch up the category 1 ascent, but finished in 3 hours, 43 minutes, 31 seconds, just ahead of Rigoberto Uran of Colombia, who finished with the same time.

England will look to overcome a striker shortage and shrug off bleak pronouncements about the state of its national game by beating Ukraine on Tuesday to take a giant stride toward the 2014 World Cup.

Automatic qualification for finishing first in Group H is up for grabs, with England leading on goal difference over Montenegro and one point clear of third-place Ukraine with three matches left.

In the city that never sleeps, it was the point that threatened never to end as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic fought out an exhausting 54-shot exchange in Monday's U.S. Open final.

With Djokovic leading 3-2 in the second set, after Nadal had clinched the opener, the world's two best players matched each other forehand against forehand and backhand to backhand before the Serb came out on top.

Malaysian world number one Nicol David said she was disappointed squash had failed to make it into the 2020 Olympics but said the sport's bid for inclusion in the Games had raised its profile.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday restored wrestling as an Olympic sport, leaving other short-listers squash and baseball/softball on the sidelines for the 2020 Games, which will be hosted by Tokyo.

France go into their key World Cup qualifier in Belarus on Tuesday again embroiled in crisis as a goal drought and lack of victories has left their dreams of Brazil in 2014 hanging delicately in the balance.

Didier Deschamps captained the side to their solitary global crown in 1998 but after a bright start to their Group I campaign, the wheels have come off in spectacular fashion and Deschamps' haul of four victories in 11 matches at the helm is the worst on record.

Victoria Azarenka insists she can topple Serena Williams from her perch despite slumping to an eighth defeat in eight Grand Slam meetings against the 17-time major champion.

For the second year in succession, the 24-year-old world number two came up short in the U.S. Open final against the veteran American, losing another three-setter in the longest women's final in more than 30 years.