AFC chief re-elected

KUALA LUMPUR: Mohamed Bin Hammam was on Tuesday sworn in unopposed to a second four-year term as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president. The Qatari was the only candidate in the fray with his new term rubber-stamped at the AFC Congress. The 58-year-old was also unopposed when voted into office for his first term. The AFC Congress also approved an increase in the number of vice presidents to five from four and ruled that for the first time one of them must be a woman from 2009. — AFP

Becks, Posh buy home

LOS ANGELES: David Beckham and his wife Victoria are moving to Beverly Hills. Beckham spokesman Jeff Raymond confirmed on Monday that the Real Madrid midfielder — who is to transfer to the Los Angeles Galaxy in July — and his wife, the former Posh Spice, purchased a home. They plan to move when Beckham completes the transfer. “I can only confirm they bought a home there,” Raymond said. Raymond wouldn’t give any details or confirm a Los Angeles Times report that the couple paid $22 million for the house. — AP