UK-Sport Summary

Relief for Brown as Hull grab late 2-1 win over Stoke

LONDON - An injury-time goal by Jan Venegoor of Hesselink gave Hull City a 2-1 home win over Stoke City on Sunday and eased the pressure on manager Phil Brown. Matthew Etherington put Stoke ahead in the 29th minute, smashing the ball left-footed after a long pass from Ryan Shawcross.

Murray brushes aside Youzhny to win Valencia final

VALENCIA, Spain - Top seed Andy Murray dismissed unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2 in the final of the Valencia Open Sunday to clinch a sixth title of the year on his return from injury. The 22-year-old world number four, who before this week had not played on the ATP tour since September's U.S. Open due to a wrist problem, was easily able to dictate the rhythm of the match on the hard court in the cathedral-like Agora arena.

Federer beaten by Djokovic in final on home turf

BASEL - World number one Roger Federer missed out on a fourth successive Swiss Indoors title when he lost to third-ranked Novak Djokovic in the final Sunday. The Serbian won 6-4 4-6 6-2 to record his third win over Federer in five meetings this year.

Haye shocks Valuev in WBA heavyweight title bout

NUREMBERG, Germany - Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday. Haye, who became Britain's first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago, scored 116-112 points on the scorecards of two judges, the third giving it a 114-114 tie in the bout dubbed "David versus Goliath."

Sunderland goalkeeper Gordon out with broken arm

LONDON - Scotland and Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon broke his arm in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, the club said. The 26-year-old, who was substituted in the second half at White Hart Lane after colliding with Jermain Defoe, was taken to hospital where X-rays confirmed the fracture of his left forearm.

Liverpool will not sell key players - Hicks

LONDON - Liverpool will not be forced to sell off key players if the club make an early exit from the Champions League, co-owner Tom Hicks said. "None of our star players will be sold, regardless of results," the American told the Sunday Mirror. "The club is doing very well due to rapidly growing commercial revenues.

Wilkinson's return fails to inspire stodgy England

LONDON - When Jonny Wilkinson landed a drop goal after three minutes on Saturday the Twickenham crowd could have been forgiven for sitting back and thinking that, finally, all was well again with England. Playing a home November international for the first time since before his last-gasp drop goal against the Wallabies won the 2003 World Cup, Wilkinson soon added a penalty as England got off to a promising start that was all the more impressive for the make-do nature of the side.

"Magician" Santoro bids farewell with Paris defeat

PARIS - Frenchman Fabrice Santoro pulled the curtain on a remarkable and atypical career by losing to American James Blake in the first round of the Paris Masters on Sunday. The oldest player on the men's circuit, Santoro, who will turn 37 next month, confirmed after a 6-4 6-3 defeat that he was now retiring.

Capello issues World Cup warning to England players

LONDON - Established England regulars like centre-back Rio Ferdinand and goalkeeper David James will not go to the World Cup finals next year unless they have been playing regularly and are fit, England coach Fabio Capello has said. The Italian, who will name his squad later on Sunday for next Saturday's friendly against Brazil in Doha, said the rule applied to every player including Manchester United's Ferdinand, who he described as one of the best centre-backs in the world.

England's Broad suffers shoulder injury

KIMBERLEY, South Africa - Fast bowler Stuart Broad's participation in England's Twenty20 international against South Africa on November 13 is in doubt after the 23-year-old suffered an injury to his right shoulder. The seamer jarred his bowling shoulder while fielding in England's warm-up match against the Eagles in Bloemfontein on Friday.