Ukraine will use fighters and helicopters to guard its air space and put security and health services on full alert during the European soccer championship, but officials said on Tuesday they could do little to stem a likely flood of prostitutes. By Richard Balmforth 

FIFA is heading into calmer waters after a series of corruption allegations over the last two years, its president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday. By Mike Collett 

Didier Drogba brought down the curtain on a trophy-laden career at Chelsea on Tuesday when he announced he would be leaving the club after eight years in West London. By Toby Davis 

A round-up of today's sport news from around the world.

Rafa Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillip ahead of his French Open defence by downing world number one Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the delayed Rome Masters final on Monday. (Reuters)

A round-up of today's sport news.

A summary of the weekend’s matches from the Super Rugby competition and the standings after week 13.

Chelsea's late surge to glory, which saw them crowned European champions on Saturday, means that two of the richest clubs in England achieved breakthrough triumphs within a week of each other, suggesting soccer's balance of power could well be shifting. By Mike Collett 

The 2012 Champions League treated those with the stamina to survive an 80-minute snooze fest to a delightfully tense climax. Match report by ANT SIMS.

In a new weekly feature, we take a look at who had it bad and who had it good in this week’s sports news. By ANT SIMS.

A round-up of today's sport news.

English soccer club Manchester United, rated by Forbes as the world's most highly-valued sports team, showed the first effects of a rare barren season when reporting a dip in quarterly revenue and underlying profit. By Keith Weir

Liverpool's managing director Ian Ayre has said the club will not be rushed into naming Kenny Dalglish's successor with potential candidates facing the tricky prospect of replacing a terrace hero who many feel was harshly treated. By Toby Davis

England manager Roy Hodgson cast aside Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, probably signalling the end of his international career, but included former captain John Terry in his squad for next month's European Championship. By Justin Palmer.

Kenny Dalglish's second stint in charge of Liverpool was ended by the club's American owners on Wednesday as the Anfield great paid the price for his side's worst Premier League finish for almost 20 years. By Justin Palmer.

This Saturday, hearts will be aflutter as Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows battle for the Absa Premiership crown in KwaZulu-Natal. Pirates are playing away to Golden Arrows while Swallows fight it out against Maritzburg United. So far, it’s advantage, Pirates. But that means nothing when it comes to finals. KHADIJA PATEL and GREG NICHOLSON visited the Rosebank taxi rank to talk idiski.

A round-up of today's sport news.

Five uncapped Indian cricketers have been provisionally suspended following allegations of corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday.

Real cricket finally returns to our screens when England and West Indies lock horns in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. ANT SIMS looks ahead to what awaits the visitors and... there’s nothing but bad news.

A round-up of today's sport news.

Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado's remarkable first Formula One victory brought a rare moment of national unity to a homeland bitterly divided months before a presidential vote. By ANDREW CAWTHORNE.

When London marathon medical director Sanjay Sharma was called to attend someone who had collapsed with suspected cardiac arrest a mile from the finish line last month, he expected to find a man in his seventies. By Naomi O'Leary and Kate Kelland.

A round-up of the sport news stories of the day.

A round-up of the weekend's Super Rugby matches.

Roger Federer left a lasting impression on the Madrid Open's controversial blue claycourt by grinding out a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory against Czech Tomas Berdych to match Rafa Nadal's record of 20 Masters titles on Sunday. By IAIN ROGERS (Reuters).

Manchester City secured a first English title in 44 years in extraordinary circumstances on Sunday as stoppage-time goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero snatched a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers to deny Manchester United another championship. By MARTIN HERMAN (Reuters).

Sometimes we watch a sporting activity undertaken by spoiled multimillionaires and think: what does this say about real life? What’s the take-home, the lesson, the quid pro quo? To make sense of the 2011/2012 season of the Barclays Premier League, it seems we must lift the veils of history. But history, for its part, is playing coy. By a nonplussed RICHARD POPLAK.

Death bowling is a fine art, but as batsmen are increasingly stamping their authority on the final overs of a match, is the yorker becoming extinct? ANT SIMS chats to former Proteas bowling coach Vincent Barnes.

It’s taken him almost 10 years, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul has reached the 10,000 club. He’s been a soldier for the West Indies, relentlessly dedicated to a losing cause with an unorthodox stance. ANT SIMS pays homage to an oft-unsung hero of West Indies cricket.