Robin van Persie scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to defeat Norwich 2-1 and move up one spot to sixth place in the Premier League standings on Saturday.

Van Persie took his goal tally for 2011 to a remarkable 31 in 29 games as Arsenal recorded their fifth consecutive league victory to leave them level on 22 points with fourth-placed Chelsea and rivals Tottenham in fifth.

German league giants Bayern Munich have recorded profits for the 19th straight year, despite the Bavarian giants enduring a season without silverware last term.

Between July 1 2010 and June 30 this year, Bayern registered a turnover of 328.5 million euros, an operating profit of 62.3m euros and a profit after tax of 1.3m euros.

The Circuit of the Americas is still keen to host the U.S. Grand Prix, even if the debut of the Formula One race in Texas is moved back a year, officials said Thursday.

The remarks came in response to Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone's comments to the Press Association in Britain that the event was set to be called off even before its first scheduled edition in November of 2012.

Dutch winger Arjen Robben on Friday said his latest injury, which has played havoc with his Bayern Munich and international career this season, was the worst he has ever experienced.

"It's the worst injury of my life," Robben told German daily Bild on Friday.

Sepp Blatter said Friday he is "sorry' for offending anyone by his comments on racism in football but will not resign as FIFA president.

Blatter told the BBC in an interview in Zurich that he "deeply regretted" using "unfortunate words" earlier this week, when he said any racist abuse on the soccer field could be settled by a handshake at the end of the match.

Fernando Torres couldn't pick a better time to signal a long-awaited return to his blistering form of old when Chelsea hosts his former club Liverpool in the standout match in the English Premier League this weekend.

Since making a club-record 50-million-pound (then $81 million) move to Chelsea in January, the Spain striker has scored just three times in the league and has often looked bereft of confidence in front of goal.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini reiterated his stance that there is no chance Carlos Tevez can play for the English Premier League club again.

The Argentina striker, who was suspended for two weeks and fined a fortnight's wages for refusing to warm up during a Champions League game against Bayern Munich, flew to his native country without permission last week and still has not returned.

Four-time European champions Barcelona will take on the winners between Esperance and Al-Sadd in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in Yokohama on December 15, according to a draw on Thursday.

South American champions Santos, the other semi-final seeds, will face the winners between CONCACAF champions Monterrey and the side who survive the only first-round match, in Toyota on December 14.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and defender Alvaro Arbeloa missed training after picking up injuries in international matches this week, the club said.

"Cristiano Ronaldo did not train due to a strain in the adductor muscle of his left thigh, and neither did Arbeloa, who is suffering from a strain in his left hamstring," the club said in a statement on its website.

The Formula One United States Grand Prix is set to be called off even before it has had its first edition the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone told the Press Association on Wednesday.

Ecclestone said there was no doubt that at the next meeting of the sport's governing body The FIA on December 7 the race due to be raced in Austin, Texas, in November next year would be pulled from the calendar.