NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quarterback Brett Favre is coming out of retirement to play for the Minnesota Vikings after all, the NFL team said on Tuesday.

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Roger Federer’s lead at the top of the world rankings is far from insurmountable, number two Andy Murray said on Tuesday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States struck back in their track duel with Jamaica Tuesday when Sanya Richards won the world championship women’s 400 meters in convincing style and Kerron Clement took the men’s 400 hurdles gold.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will not travel with the team for Thursday’s pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts, a team spokesman said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals have signed number one overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg in a record four-year deal, narrowly avoiding a deadline that would have relegated the highly-touted pitcher to next year’s draft.

The outfielder is approaching a career high in home runs in his 15th season, and if he plays a few more seasons, he has an outside chance at reaching 3,000 hits.

Y. E. Yang won the P.G.A. Championship, but the real groundbreaker in South Korean golf is Se Ri Pak, who in 1998 as a rookie on the L.P.G.A. Tour won two majors.

The Giants won their preseason opener on a turnover and runback for a touchdown by the rookie linebacker Tommie Hill.

The moral implications of the Philadelphia Eagles’ signing of Michael Vick will continue to be debated. But the football implications are clear: the Wildcat offense is here to stay.

David Wright said he was embarrassed to find himself on the disabled list for the first time in his career. Meanwhile, Billy Wagner said he would return from the D.L. on Friday.