SHAKHTAR Donetsk became the last winners of the UEFA Cup by defeating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final in Istanbul last night.

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in a letter read on state television that he does not intend to cling to power forever or stand in the way of a younger generation.

A month before his 99th birthday, world-renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer announced that he had married his 60-year-old secretary Vera Lucia Gabreira.

Andre Agassi needed time to settle into his first-round match at the Tennis Masters Canada on Monday night, but then made quick work of local wild card Frederic Niemeyer.