Golf: New European Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance wants Nick Faldo to be part of the side which will try to win back the trophy at The Belfry in 2001. "He's probably the greatest golfer we've ever produced from these shores and if he gets his game half in shape he will be in the team," said Torrance yesterday.
"He is Nick Faldo and I have tremendous respect for him. I think he's an amazing golfer. I'd like to see him in the team and it's certainly possible.
"When I first started in the Ryder Cup (in 1981) to walk onto the tee against Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer was intimidating. Faldo has that aura about him - he is intimidating. You know you are playing a golfer, whether or not he's at his best level at that time. I'm not saying I am going to pick him, but I think he will make it."
Faldo's record run of 11 caps came to an end when Mark James overlooked him for the match in Boston in September.
Motor Sport: Jordan's new signing, Jarno Trulli, took to the track for the first time for his new employers yesterday as the team began its winter testing programme ahead of the 2000 Formula One season. The 25-year-old Italian, who will partner Heinz Harald Frentzen next season, used the outing at Jerez to test development parts and claimed to be delighted with both the cars he piloted writes Justin Hynes. "I am very happy about my fir st day with the team," he said. "They have impressed me with the way they work, using both cars to ensure that I was gaining mileage on the track while the other car was in the garage. I am happy about my lap time today but feel that I have still not reached the car's full potential. I am looking forward to improving my time tomorrow."
Despite his confidence, Trulli was easily eclipsed by McLaren's David Coulthard who recorded a time of one minute 24.74 seconds, more than two seconds ahead of the Jordan driver.
The test will continue for two more days in the company of Trulli's former outfit Prost and Williams.
Tennis: Australian players preparing for the Davis Cup final in Nice against France refused to undergo a drugs test yesterday because of a misunderstanding over doping procedures, organisers said.
Two doctors went to the players' hotel for the tests, said Christian Dixin, the official in charge of the organisation for this weekend's final.
"There are two elements in this case. There is an agreement between the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the French Sports Ministry about doping tests stating that they should take place during the three days of competition proper. The Australians were aware of this agreement," he added.
"But there is also a deal between the French and Australian governments which says that any athlete from either country can be random-tested at any time in France or Australia. This is an agreement that the Australian team say they are unaware of."
Boxing: Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will fight Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko in Germany next August, Klitschko's manager was quoted as saying yesterday.
"The fight will take place in August," manager Klaus-Peter Kohl told the daily Bild.
