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Ballesteros busy making other plans

Seve Ballesteros's recovery from surgery to remove a brain tumour has not prevented him from making plans for a return to normality and then to building golf courses.

The five-times Major winner underwent four operations at the end of last year after collapsing at Madrid airport in October, and is still receiving post-operative treatment.

"First I have to get back to normality. Then a golf course in Santander. This has been my dream for a long time," Ballesteros told Spanish sports daily Marca in an interview in his home city.

"In the eighties I looked at some land and the current mayor Inigo De la Serna has shown his interest from the first moment. The design and the bid have been made.

"It would be a links course, as natural as possible, and open because of its proximity to the sea, so I would say it would be much like the golfing cathedral of St Andrews."

The 51-year-old also spoke of plans he has for opening golfing schools for amateurs and professionals, and his own design for a special 'wedge' for long shots from bunkers.

Ballesteros went on to name some of his sporting idols such as Jack Nicklaus, cyclist Lance Armstrong and footballer Lionel Messi but reserved a special mention for the tennis world number one Rafael Nadal.

"He is a phenomenon, a great example on and off the court. He is the best sports ambassador we have for kids," he said of his compatriot.

"I have played him at golf a number of times and he is very good. In fact he owes me a meal after he lost against me a few months ago. He has managed to keep his feet on the ground which is very difficultwith the all the adulation you receive."

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La Liga - Milito may play this season

Barcelona's defender Gabriel Milito, who tore a right knee ligament in May last year, could reappear before the end of the campaign.

However, the Argentina international is more likely to make his full return next season.

"I am optimistic that we will see him playing a part in some games this season because the recovery is going well," surgeon Ramon Cugat told local radio.

"The ideal would be to see him play a few minutes when the league is decided. We have to take it slowly." Milito had surgery on the same knee ligament in 2001.

The centre-back joined Barca from Real Zaragoza in 2007 and established himself as club captain Carlos Puyol's regular defensive partner before injury left him sidelined for the past year.

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Valencia to host two America's Cup pre-regattas

Madrid - The eastern Spanish city of Valencia will host two America's Cup pre-regattas later this year, organisers said Wednesday.

The first regatta will be held July 10-19 with the second set for October, under a deal signed between America's Cup organisers AC Management, the municipality of Valencia and the government of the Valencia region.

The regattas are expected to involve defending Swiss champions Alinghi and the 18 challengers who have signed up for the 33rd America's Cup, which remains shrouded in uncertainty due to a legal battle over the rules of the event.

The regattas will use ACC Version 5.0 yachts that were employed in the 32nd America's Cup held in Valencia in 2007 and involve a combination of fleet and match racing, AC Management said in a statement.

If the court battle over the America's Cup rules is decided in favour of a multi-challenger event as proposed by defending Swiss champions Alinghi, the two regattas will be part of the 33rd edition of the event, the statement added.

The New York Court of Appeals is expected to give a final ruling at the end of March in the legal battle between Alinghi and Oracle, owned by American billionaire Larry Ellison, over the rules of sailing's premier event.

Alinghi, owned by pharmaceuticals billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, won the last edition of the America's Cup held in Valencia in 2007 with a 5-2 win over Team New Zealand.

The 33rd America's Cup was originally scheduled to be held in Valencia in 2009 but organisers put it off because the legal squabbling between Alinghi and US team Oracle over changes to the rules of the event made by the Swiss side.

Oracle also argues that it is the legitimate Challenger of Record for the next America's Cup, not the Spanish association, Desafio Espanyol, which was selected by Alinghi.

If the court rules in favour of Oracle, the next America's Cup, sailing's premier event, could be decided by a best of three duel involving large multihull boats as proposed by the US team.

Oracle, however, has indicated that it would be willing to negotiate with Alinghi a traditional regatta if it wins its case in court.

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Hamilton Adamant Over McLaren's Strength

Lewis Hamilton is adamant Mclaren are the strongest team in Formula One, and the reason why he will quickly be back in the hunt for wins.

Hamilton produced one of the performances of his career to finish third in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix from 18th on the grid, and in a car he revealed afterwards is the worst he has driven.

McLaren have made no secret of their mistakes in the design of the car, and that around Melbourne's Albert Park proved difficult for reigning world champion Hamilton to handle.

Given the back-to-back nature of the opening two races, Hamilton has already made it clear there will be little or no improvement for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.

But you cannot shake his fundamental belief McLaren will find a way of correcting their faults sooner rather than later because, as he said: "We haven't forgotten how to win.

"In fact, we're a world-class team, while we're not yet at the front, everything within the McLaren Technology Centre is equipped to help us get back there as quickly as possible.

"From the strategists, the manufacturing capacity, the management, the mechanics - everybody has what it takes to win grands prix and world championships.

"That's why I'm so confident that we'll get back to the front soon.

"I think we are the strongest team in Formula One, and I know just how hard we are focusing on improving our car.

"That's why I feel so confident our performance will improve."

Allied to Hamilton's natural ability, then McLaren are in with a shout of proving their star driver correct.

Circumstances played into Hamilton's hands in Melbourne, but he too played his part with a drive that resulted in team principal Martin Whitmarsh describing it as one of a world champion.

"I learnt to never, ever, ever, give up," said Hamilton, when asked as to the lessons he carried with him out of the race.

"We showed in Brazil last year we would always fight until the very end, and we showed it again in Melbourne. I'll never give up when I'm in the cockpit.

"I want to race as hard as I can and I'm looking forward to getting closer to the front and mixing it with the leaders again."

Sadly, he knows that will definitely not be happening in Malaysia this weekend unless lady luck is riding with him.

Again discounting his chances, he added: "As this is the second of two back-to-back flyaway races, it's difficult for any team to make big changes to the car when it's so far away from the factory and there's so little time.

"Also, technically speaking, Sepang is a harder test of a Formula One car than Albert Park, so we can't realistically expect a repeat of the result we saw in Melbourne.

"But we're targeting upgrades and improvements at every race, so I hope they'll have a benefit.

"I know people are hoping for a night-and-day change in our car's pace, but that's not going to happen this coming weekend."

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Alonso expecting good things at Sepang

Fernando Alonso is expecting a more positive performance in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, as the Renault driver heads to Asia with four points in his pocket after collecting fixth place in Melbourne. The former double World Champion is satisfied with the car's performance in Australia, but is expecting more of the R29 in Kuala Lumpur.

"As usual, the first race of the year was quite eventful and in the closing stages we were able to take advantage of the incidents to move up into fifth position," Fernando explained. "Although it's nice to have the points, we know that we must work hard to improve the car and we have the belief that we can do that."

The Spaniard is widely viewed as one of, if not the most complete driver in Formula One, with a Schumacher-esque ability to drive every lap of a race on the limit, but he would still like to see an increase in raw pace from the car. "In Australia we struggled in qualifying and our race suffered as a result," he confirmed. "We need to qualify well so that we can have a strong race, by making sure we get the most from our KERS system at the start because there is a long run to the first corner in Malaysia, where it should make a big difference."

Like most, Alonso is also concerned as to whether his tyres will hold up during the race although, with rain expected, the use of two dry compounds will not apply if the Grand Prix is declared a 'wet race'. "Tyres will be particularly important in Malaysia, where the track temperatures will be very high, so we need to see how the tyres perform in these conditions. " he continued. "Sepang is totally different to Melbourne and so I expect our car to be more suited to the circuit; it's a special track for me, as I've won there twice, and is probably my favourite circuit so I always enjoy racing there."

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