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on the road with david beckham as the superstar visits china and australia... on court with two of tennis' greatest as pete sampras finally gets one over roger federer... and kashima keep their j-league hopes alive with victory over the leaders. soccer beckham with england's euro 2008 disappointment still fresh in the memory, david beckham paid a visit to beijing on saturday. after trying his hand at a spot of mandarin, the 32-year-old los angeles galaxy midfielder insisted england would recover from the failed qualification campaign which ended in a 3-2 defeat at home to croatia. soundbite (english) "we are very disappointed not being in the euros (2008 european championship), but we have to come back from it. it is all about coming back from adversity and we will do that." supercaption: david beckham beckham's time in china was short-lived, and by the start of the week he was training with his la team-mates at sydney's telstra arena. a sell out crowd of 80,000 is expected to fill the australian ground on tuesday night when beckham and the galaxy face sydney fc. the superstar appeared to be struggling with a slight injury, clutching his left ankle several times during the workout. hours later, though, he was showing his kicking skills in front of sydney's most famous landmarks. there, beckham also dismissed talk of international retirement. soundbite (english) "i'm 32-years-old. but i believe that i've got the experience and the passion to still play for my country. and i hope that obviously when the next manager comes that he gives me that chance, but we'll have to wait and see." supercaption: david beckham tuesday's match will be ruud gullit's first in charge of the galaxy. the dutchman is keen for beckham to play some part, but is missing five other regular players, including mike randolph, kelly gray and abel xavier. tennis macau pete sampras was looking to register his first win over roger federer in macau in the third and final match of their asian exhibition tour. on this occasion, the 36-year-old seemed to find something extra. sampras put his booming serve to good use from the outset, but federer's extra agility kept the match on serve. a succession of love service games led to a tie-break, but after failing to convert a set point at 7-6, sampras made no mistake with the scores at 9-8. the american picked up where he left off in the second set as the crowd were treated to some excellent tennis. the crucial game was the ninth - sampras got the break point he needed to take a 5-4 lead. he served out the next game for a first victory against the swiss world number one, who is ten years his junior. soundbite (english) "i can still play a little bit i guess, after all these years of not playing, but just a few points here and there i was able to win today against roger. it was very fast out here, it was helping out my serve and volley game. i guess one for the old guy!" supercaption: pete sampras sampras may have won in macau, but can expect to see his record of 14 grand slams matched or beaten in the coming seasons by federer, who has two fewer to his name. soccer japan leaders the urawa reds were looking for a good result that would all but seal a second successive j-league title at the saitama stadium on saturday. opponents kashima antlers, though, were still not out of the championship race. reds' keeper ryota tsuzuki kept out an early shot from marquinhos - and the striker dragged his follow up into the side-netting. at the other end, marcus tulio slammed the ball against the post. kashima's task become a lot harder just before half-time when toru araiba was sent off for elbowing hajime hosogai. replays suggested it was a harsh decision. urawa tried to make the most of their one man advantage after the break and yuichiro nagai was denied by hitoshi sogahata. but the hosts were left rueing that miss as the antlers went and scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute through takuya nozawa. urawa's lead is now just a single point, going into the final round of matches next weekend. they visit relegated yokohama fc, while kashima take on shimizu s-pulse at home.