OT TO TROT FOR EVEN LONGER AT ETIHAD

Manchester United signed Uruguay forward Diego Forlan from Argentinian club Independiente for £7.5million.

England beat Wales 2-1 at the Kennington Oval in the first football international between the two nations.

Romania star Ilie Dumitrescu moved from Tottenham to West Ham for around £1million.

Australia batsman Darren Lehmann was banned for five ODIS after being found guilty of making racist remarks in a match v Sri Lanka.

Lewis Hamilton signed a new five-year contract with Mclaren.

Lance Armstrong admitted to taking banned substances, including EPO, to help win the Tour de France. Australian Open – Eurosport 2, 6am and Eurosport 1 7.45am; Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 midnight, tomorrow.

Second ODI, Australia v England – BT Sport 1, 3am tomorrow.

European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 6am & 11am; PGA Tour, The Careerbuilder Challenge – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf, 4pm.

The Masters – BBC Two, 1pm & 7pm; Euro’rt 2, 1pm & 6.45pm. NICOLAS OTAMENDI claims he can continue to improve under Pep Guardiola after signing a Manchester City contract extension until 2022.

Otamendi has been outstanding this season for City and has missed just one Premier League game as they romp towards the title.

The Argentina centre-half (right) is pleased with his form after he was questioned when he arrived at the Etihad from Valencia in 2015 and insists that at 29, he can still get better. Guardiola, who is still interested in West Brom’s Jonny Evans, recently hailed the South American as a “superhero”.

Otamendi said: “When a manager like Pep praises you it means a lot. For the way I have improved, I’m in a really good moment. But I can still improve.”

ENGLAND striker Michael Owen hit back at claims from Sven Goran Eriksson that he only moved to Newcastle for the money. His international coach claimed injury-hit Owen was unhappy on Tyneside following a £16million move from Real Madrid. But the...