Yakubu marks debut with a goal

Yakubu Aiyegbeni justified his signing by Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F as he scored to give them a lone goal victory over local rivals Guangzhou Evergrande in Sunday’s match. Yakubu, who only moved to the club during the past week, scoredhis debut goal on 86 minutes off a close-range header from an in-swinging corner to start his China sojourn on a bright note. Even though Evergrande arguably were the better side, he didn't have much to work with, but tookhis chance when it came. The result is a big upset after several R&F defeats.

SPL:DUNDEE TO REPLACE RANGERS

Dundee have been invited to replace Rangers in the Scottish Premier League from next season. "It was agreed that the SPL wouldwork with the Scottish FA, SFL and Rangers to facilitate Rangers FC taking their place in SFL Division 3 this season," read an SPL statement. "It was agreed that Dundee FC would be invited to fill the space vacated by Rangers FC."

Khan Dismiss Retirement Talks

Amir Khan has dismissed suggestions that he should retire after losing his WBA light-welterweight title with a fourth-round defeat by Danny Garcia. IBF super-middleweight world champion "Carl Froch" said he would "quit" boxing if he had been knocked out in similar style to Khan. The 25 years old bolton born khan was quick to dismiss Froch's claim insisting that he in young and hungry, adding that he will come back stronger and a lot better.

united confirm tour squad

Manchester United will travel to South Africa with a mix of youth and experience as they prepare for games against AmaZulu and Ajax Cape Town. The Red Devils will arrive in Durban on Monday ahead of their opening tour clash against Usuthu on Wednesday, after which they will travel to the Mother City to face the Urban Warriors. The side will be led by the experienced Rio Ferdinand, who was handed the captaincy for the tour, while fellow veterans Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick will also be in attendance. The likes of youngsters Davide Petrucci, Jesse Lingard and Ryan Tunnicliffe will give an indication of the club's prospects for the future, while fan favourites Anonio Valencia and Javier Hernandez also travel with the squad, as do new signings Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell. United will take on AmaZulu at theMoses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday before squaring up against Ajax at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Manchester United travelling squad : Lindegaard, Amos, Johnstone, Ferdinand, Veseli, Vermijl, Wootton, Blackett, Valencia, Anderson, Carrick, Scholes, Powell, Kagawa, Bebe, Tunnicliffe, Lingard, Brady, Petrucci, Berbatov, Chicharito, Macheda.

Babatov admits frustration

Dimitar Berbatov admits he's frustrated with his situation at Manchester United . Berbatov, who scored nine goals in his 21 appearances last term, isunhappy to have read press reports that he is valued at doublethat amount. Berbatov wrote on his Facebook page: "Because I am tired of speculation, I am telling you this. Iread the papers and I see they say£10million is my price. "I go and talk with Sir Alex , and he says to me £5million. So who istelling the truth, what do you think? "And the truth is, I love this club, but I am not going to be useful toanyone, if I am not playing. "And I want to play, I want to help. But for unknown reasons it's not going to happen, or my chances will be limited, so it's better for everyone if we say goodbye. "If not, I am professional and I will keep doing everything I can, to help my team and my team-mates, whenever I have opportunity to do so."