Danny Williams (photo) caused a major upset when he beat Mike Tyson with a fourth round knockout in their heavyweight encounter in Louisville, the U.S.A., on July 31. Tyson begun the fight aggressively and hit his English opponent with some hard punches, but Williams weathered the storm and put Tyson down toward the end of the fourth. It was only the fifth time that the 38-year-old has been beaten in his career. Tyson's manager Shelly Finkel blamed the defeat on a twisted knee late in the first round, which later required surgery. Williams has said he would accept a rematch.
Soccer giants Bayern Munich beat rivals Werder Bremen 3-2 in the German League Cup final on Aug. 2, giving new manager Felix Magath his first taste of victory. Sebastian Deisler scored two goals and set up a third before picking up a minor injury in the 70th minute. Deisler missed much of last season due to depression. Munich finished behind Bremen in the Bundesliga last season and failed to win a single trophy, prompting the departure of coach Ottmat Hitzfeld. The League Cup is regarded as a minor trophy but acts as a curtain raiser to the new season, which starts Aug. 6.
American sprinter Calvin Harrison (photo) has been suspended for two years after being found guilty of a doping offence. Harrison, who was a gold medalist in the 4x100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, tested positive for the banned stimulant modafinil at the 2003 U.S. championships, and is now ineligible to compete at the Athens Olympics. He may also lose the relay gold medal he won at last year's world championships in Paris. The IAAF is now considering whether to strip the U.S.A of the gold it won at Syney and award it to silver medalist France.
The so-called silly season in the U.K. has once again turned ugly as the sex scandal surrounding the English Football Association and England coach Sven Goran-Erikkson continues to dominate the media. FA chief executive Mark Palios resigned his position Aug. 1, following revelations that the FA tried to do a secret deal with tabloid newspaper the News of the World, in which it offered to leak details to the paper of Eriksson's affair with FA secretary Faria Alam on the condition that the paper didn't publish the revelation that Palios had had an affair with the same woman shortly before. Erikkson is still widely expected to keep his 4-million pound per year job.
