A joint decision REAL Madrid coach Fabio Capello said it was a joint decision to discard David Beckham for the rest of the season after he decided to join Los Angeles Galaxy "It was the technical team, which includes me, my assistant Franco Baldini and sporting director Predrag Mijatovic, who took the decision," Capello told a news conference on Sunday. "If a player has a contract (with another club) it isn't right that you continue to treat him as just another player." The former England captain turned down a contract extension at Real and announced on Thursday his new deal, which will take him to the United States at the end of the season. Capello responded the following day, saying the 31-year-old would only train with the squad and not play for his last six months in the Spanish capital. Beckham watched from the stands on Sunday as Real beat Real Zaragoza 1-0 to climb within two points of leaders Sevilla. At a tense news conference Capello was asked what the difference was between Beckham deciding to leave while still under contract to the club and the Italian's decision to join former club AC Milan a decade ago while still Real coach. "The difference is the American league starts in April and mine didn't. I told the club president first and that's a little different. Also I hadn't actually signed the contract," he said. When reporters tried to ask more questions about Beckham, Capello added: "I think we've talked enough about Beckham." The Real coach also asked to be forgiven for a rude gesture he twice made to some fans sitting in the stands near the dugout as he left the pitch at the end of the game. "I want to apologise for what I did. Since the first day I arrived there have been two people behind the bench who have continually offended me and today it went too far," he said. "They are the same ones that were here ten years ago, but I shouldn't have done what I did," added Capello. Tyson charged FORMER boxing champion Mike Tyson has been charged with drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs by an Arizona grand jury. The 40-year-old was arrested on 29 December in Scottsdale, 10 miles (16km) east of Phoenix, Arizona. He was stopped in the early hours of the morning. Police say they found cocaine on him and in his car. If convicted of the offences, Mr Tyson could face a jail sentence of more than seven years. Court documents said the former heavyweight boxing champion was taken into police custody after his car nearly collided with a sheriff's vehicle, court documents said. According to the documents, the arresting officer said Mr Tyson admitted to having used cocaine that day and that he was addicted to the illegal drug. In 1992, he was convicted of rape, eventually serving half of a six-year jail term. In 1999 he was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading no contest to two misdemeanour assault charges in Maryland. He served just over three months. Mike Tyson became the youngest champion in heavyweight history when he took the title aged 20 in 1986. He retired last year, with a 50-6 record that included 44 knockouts. Adams the top TOP SEED Martin Adams held off a remarkable fightback by qualifier Phil Nixon to win 7-6 and clinch his first Lakeside World Championship title. The England captain was in control early on with some excellent finishing as he built up a 6-0 advantage. Nixon then showed the form which had got him to the final with six sets in a row to level the match. But Adams held his nerve in the deciding set, clinching the win with double 20 to spark wild celebrations. In the battle of the 50-year-olds - the two oldest players in the competition - Adams looked unstoppable early on as Nixon struggled to hit his shots. When Nixon finally got off the mark in the first set after the break, it was greeted warmly by the crowd but it proved the start of an incredible comeback. Nixon, who had started the event as a 150-1 outsider, gained confidence from winning his first set and quickly went about making the scoreline even more respectable. He did that by getting on a roll, at one point winning eight out of nine legs as Wolfie started to feel the pressure. Adams, beaten 6-2 in the 2005 final by Raymond van Barneveld, was swiftly reeled in and, when it went to 6-6, a great sporting recovery was very much on the cards. The world number one had missed four darts to win the match in the earlier sets but he gained a new lease of life in the decider and took it without dropping a leg. He won the first against the throw, then capitalised after Nixon had hit single five with his first dart on a 120 checkout to make it 2-0, and finally pinned double top to win the title at the 14th time of asking. "It's absolutely fantastic, this means everything to me," said Adams. "I've been chasing this trophy for 14 years and now I've got it. "I've always said if I could get my name on this trophy one time I'd be a very happy man. Now I've done it and I will take great pride in looking at all the names on it." Despite seeing his lead disappear, the Peterborough player said he was confident that he would get a chance to finally clinch victory. "I thought 'surely I can't lose from 6-0 up' and thankfully the opportunity did come along. Prodigy on the mat JUDO is promising to deliver a new judoko after 12-year- old Hager El-Sheboukshi took first place in the 32kg weight category at the National Championships. El-Sheboukshi gave a spirited performance in the presence of the game's experts, including Cairo zone chairman Motei'e Fakhreddin. El-Sheboushki trains under the supervision of three coaches: Salah Nasr, Osama Ahmed and Galal Awad, all in a bid for the player to recapture the glory days of Egypt's famed Heba El-Rashidi who dominated African and regional championships in the 1990s. El-Rashidi has nothing but praise for her young successor-to-be.
