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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he attempted to sign Marseille midfielder Lucho Gonzalez in the summer. Wenger lost both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri from his midfield over the summer and was keen to find replacements as quickly as possible so contacted Marseille about Gonzalez.

Despite his disappointment at dropping out of the Berlin marathon this weekend and seeing his twenty-year record shattered by Kenyan Patrick Makau, 38 year-old Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie has insisted he won’t retire and is targeting the 2012 Olympics in London.   "I don't want to miss the Olympics” he said.

Sebastian Vettel claimed his ninth victory of the season at the Marina Bay Grand Prix Circuit in Singapore and  the German driver needs just one more point to become the youngest back-to-back and double world champion. Vettel leads McLaren's Jenson Button by 124 points after the Briton finished second.