Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, declaring ”I’m a fool but I’m glad to be back,” confirmed on Tuesday that he will fight England’s Danny Williams in a comeback bout on July 30. The bout will be the first of seven Tyson must fight over the next three years to clear -million in debts.

Tottenham are reported to be set to make a double bid for Chelsea midfield pair Geremi and Joe Cole. The new management team at Spurs, headed by coach Jacques Santini and director of football Frank Arnesen, is keen to secure new talent, The Guardian newspaper reports.

Stand-in Australian skipper Adam Gilchrist has urged his teammates to be patient batting against young Sri Lankan firebrand Lasith Malinga in Thursday’s opening cricket Test in Darwin. The 20-year-old surged into Test reckoning in the lead-up tour match against the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s XI in Darwin last weekend.

Lindsay Davenport has the experience, but teenage starlet Maria Sharapova believes she has the youthful ambition to make this year’s Wimbledon final. Sharapova, who at just 17 reached her first Grand Slam semifinal with a brave fightback against Japan’s Ai Sugiyama on Tuesday, is ready to take the next step.

Pow! A 167kph ace. Crack! A 182kph ace. Wham! A 203kph ace, the fastest serve to date hit by a woman at Wimbledon. When Serena Williams ends games that way, it’s easy to understand why she’s closing in on becoming just the third woman in 35 years to win three straight titles at the All England Club.

Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter on Tuesday axed Mbulelo Mabizela as captain of the national team for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso at the FNB stadium. At a media briefing on Tuesday, Baxter said that Aaron Mokoena has been named captain for Saturday’s match.

In a match that never lived up to expectations, two-time defending champion Serena Williams crushed a listless Jennifer Capriati 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals. Williams and Capriati have built up one of the best rivalries in women’s tennis, but this centre-court match was completely one-sided.

Western Province coach Carel du Plessis on Wednesday announced that scrumhalf Neil de Kock will succeed Corne Krige as captain. However, the captaincy will revert back to Krige until De Kock has completed his international commitments, which could extend until after the Tri-Nations.

Former Bafana Bafana striker George Koumantarakis is likely to join big-spending Castle Premiership side Mamelodi Sundowns. Koumantarakis is reported to have been negotiating with the Chloorkop-based side after his contract with English first-division side Preston North End expired at the end of last season.