The Canadian Press - BERLIN - Canadian long-track speedskater Christine Nesbitt is picking up where she left off last season.

The Canadian Press - REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy - Top-ranked Serena Williams will receive a hefty monetary fine but will not be suspended for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation believes.

AFP - REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AFP) - Italy will head into the Fed Cup final against the United States here this weekend as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors' line-up.

AFP - GLASGOW (AFP) - Rangers survived a late scare to secure a narrow 2-1 win over St Mirren at Ibrox that moved them up to second in the Scottish Premier League and cut Celtic's advantage at the top.

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Australia completed the first leg of a possible grand slam after a strong second-half performance saw them beat England 18-9 at Twickenham here on Saturday.

Reuters - LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Manchester City had to settle for a fifth consecutive Premier League draw on Saturday, finishing 3-3 with Burnley after having battled back from a two-goal deficit to lead with three minutes remaining.

AFP - BLACKBURN, England (AFP) - Swine-flu victim Jason Roberts came off the bench to lift Blackburn out of the relegation zone with a second-half double in a 3-1 win over bottom side Portsmouth.

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Darren Bent endured an unhappy return to White Hart Lane as Tottenham's 2-0 win over Sunderland lifted Harry Redknapp's side above Manchester City and into the top four of the Premier League.

Reuters - BASEL (Reuters) - World number three Novak Djokovic saved three match points before bouncing back to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7 7-5 6-2 on Saturday and reach the final of the Swiss Indoors.

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - A dramatic late equaliser from Kevin McDonald earned Burnley a 3-3 draw at Manchester City that underlined the fact that Mark Hughes's expensively-assembled team is far from the finished article.

AFP - LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Everton defender Phil Jagielka could be sidelined until January after undergoing a second knee operation, the Premier League side revealed on Saturday.

AFP - JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Tout Puissant Mazembe of Democratic Republic of Congo bridged a 41-year gap on Saturday by regaining the African Champions League title.

Reuters - Nov 7 (Reuters) - English Premier League top scorers on Saturday. 10 Fernando Torres (Liverpool) 9 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 8 Darren Bent (Sunderland) 7 Robin van Persie (Arsenal)

Reuters - Nov 7 (Reuters) - English Premier League summaries on Saturday. Aston Villa 5 Ashley Young 5, Gabriel Agbonlahor 43, John Carew 53, James Milner 72, Carlos Cuellar 75 Missed penalty: James Milner 72 Bolton Wanderers 1 Johan Elmander 45 Halftime: 2-1; Attendance: 38,101 - - - Blackburn Rovers 3 Jason Roberts 53,86, Ryan Nelsen 73 Portsmouth 1 Jamie O'Hara 16 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 23,110 - - - Manchester City 3 Shaun Wright-Phillips 43, Kolo Toure 55, Craig Bellamy 58 Burnley 3 Graham Alexander 19pen, Steven Fletcher 32, Kevin McDonald 87 Halftime: 1-2; Attendance: 47,205 - - - Tottenham Hotspur 2 Robbie Keane 12, Tom Huddlestone 68 Sunderland 0 Missed penalty: Darren Bent 52 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 35,955 - - -

AFP - SHIMA, Japan (AFP) - South Korea's Song Bo-Bae sank a birdie on the last hole to take a one-stroke lead after the second round at the USLPGA Tour Mizuno Classic golf tournament on Saturday.

AFP - BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgian star Kim Clijsters on Saturday slammed the "extremely harsh" sanctions imposed on compatriots Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer for missing drug tests.

Reuters - Nov 7 (Reuters) - English Premier League results and standings on Saturday. Aston Villa 5 Bolton Wanderers 1 Blackburn Rovers 3 Portsmouth 1 Manchester City 3 Burnley 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Sunderland 0

Reuters - REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy stormed into a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final when Francesca Schiavone outfoxed Melanie Oudin 7-6 6-2 on Saturday.

AFP - ROME (AFP) - Champions Inter Milan host AS Roma at the San Siro at the weekend while AC Milan travel to the capital to take on Lazio as the Serie A title race reaches a key stage. Milan coach to dream of title

AFP - MOSCOW (AFP) - Jessica Hardy of the United States set a new world record in the women's 50-metres breaststroke, clocking 29.36sec in the Moscow leg of FINA's World Cup short course swimming series here on Saturday.

AFP - BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - Novak Djokovic rallied from the brink on Saturday, saving three match points in spectacular fashion to win a dramatic semi-final at the Swiss Indoors over Radek Stepanek 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2.

Reuters - Nov 7 (Reuters) - Bundesliga summaries on Saturday Bayern Munich 1 Daniel van Buyten 31 Schalke 04 1 Joel Matip 43 Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 69,000 - - - Borussia Moenchengladbach 0 VfB Stuttgart 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 48,000 - - - Mainz 1 Elkin Soto 38 Nuremberg 0 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 20,000 - - - Hoffenheim 1 Vedad Ibisevic 23 VfL Wolfsburg 2 Zvjezdan Misimovic 52, Grafite 57 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 30,000 - - - VfL Bochum 1 Diego Klimowicz 65 Freiburg 2 Heiko Butscher 23, Stefan Reisinger 90+2 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 22,000 - - -

Reuters - Nov 7 (Reuters) - Bundesliga top scorers on Saturday. 8 Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen) 6 Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04)

The Canadian Press - REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy - Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone each had straight-set wins Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.

AFP - BERLIN (AFP) - Schalke missed the chance to claim second in the Bundesliga behind leaders Leverkusen on Saturday after they were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Bayern Munich.

Reuters - Nov 7 (Reuters) - Bundesliga results and standings on Saturday. Bayern Munich 1 Schalke 04 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach 0 VfB Stuttgart 0 Mainz 1 Nuremberg 0 Hoffenheim 1 VfL Wolfsburg 2 VfL Bochum 1 Freiburg 2