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■ SKING

Former champ in hospital

Former Olympic champion Stein Eriksen broke several bones when he collided with a nine-year-old boy while skiing in Park City, where hundreds celebrated his 80th birthday a day earlier. Eriksen, a gold and silver medalist at the 1952 Oslo Games, fractured a collar bone and needed wrist surgery, friend Mark Haroldsen told the Salt Lake Tribune. "He wasn't doing well. He was in and out of consciousness," Haroldsen said. Eriksen is at University of Utah Hospital, but his family requested that no other information be released, hospital spokesman Phil Sahm said on Friday. The accident happened on Sunday at Deer Valley resort, where Eriksen is the director of skiing.



■ Soccer

Becks eyes Gunners deal

David Beckham is close to finalizing a deal which will see him prepare for England's next game in February by training with Arsenal. "We will help him to get fit and prepare for the season," Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told BBC Radio 5 Live on Friday. "There's a good chance that he will come in January, but it's not decided," he said. During his new club Los Angeles Galaxy's close season Beckham will need to prove his fitness ahead of Fabio Capello's first game in charge of England against Switzerland on Feb. 6 at Wembley. Arsenal's training ground at London Colney is within an easy commute from Beckham's Hertfordshire home. Beckham needs one more international appearance to reach a landmark 100 caps.



■ Boxing

Nephew killed former champ

A nephew of Trevor Berbick has been convicted along with another man of killing the 54-year-old former heavyweight champion. A jury on Thursday found 21-year-old Harold Berbick guilty of murder and 19-year-old Kenton Gordon guilty of manslaughter in the death of the former boxer following a four-week trial. The judge ordered both men jailed pending their Jan. 11 sentencing. Authorities said the nephew and Gordon beat Berbick to death in October last year, leaving his body in a church courtyard in Portland. Harold Berbick had been involved in a land dispute with his uncle. Trevor Berbick was the last fighter to face Muhammad Ali in the ring and briefly held the WBC heavyweight title before losing it to Mike Tyson in 1986.



■ Soccer

Man U sign Angolan striker

Manchester United signed Angola striker Manucho Goncalves on a three-year contract from Petro Athletico on Friday. Manucho impressed Sir Alex Ferguson during a three-week trial after being discovered playing for his Angolan team by scouts working for United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz. The 24-year-old, whose full name is Mateus Alberto Contreiras Goncalves, will move to England next month subject to a work permit. Manucho has scored twice in 10 appearances for his country and was top goalscorer in the Angolan league for the last two seasons. "He is a tall, agile, quick forward and, through contacts that Carlos Queiroz has, he was brought to our attention around six months ago," Ferguson said of his new signing.



■ cricket

Windies lose by 10 wickets

Stand-in captain Dwayne Bravo saved the touring West Indians from total humiliation but could not prevent his side from suffering a ten-wicket defeat against South Africa A at Buffalo Park on Friday. South Africa A completed their win with a day to spare in the scheduled four-day match.
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