Football: Czech midfielder Kováč signs for West Ham

In football, English club West Ham re-signed Czech Republic midfielder Radoslav Kováč from Spartak Moscow for an undisclosed fee on Friday. Kováč spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham and made nine appearances for the Premier League club. Manager Gianfranco Zola was keen to bring Kováč back to Upton Park and the 29-year-old has agreed a three-year contract. West Ham finished ninth in the Premier League last season and Kováč believes another top-ten finish this time around would be a good campaign, the AFP news agency reports.