Mayweather released from jail a month early

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather walked free from a Las Vegas jail early on Friday morning after serving two months for battering his ex-girlfriend in front of their children.

The undefeated five-division champion was greeted by 20 family and friends, including rapper 50 Cent, as he emerged from Clark County Detention Centre just after midnight.

The 35-year-old remained silent as, in the darkness, he got into a blue Bentley sedan and drove himself away.

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Walking free: Floyd Mayweather (centre) is greeted by friends and family as he left the Clark County Detention Centre early this morning

Quiet: The 35-year-old remained silent as he got into a blue Bentley sedan and drove himself away

Time inside: He had served two of the three months jail time he was handed for a hair-pulling, arm-twisting attack on former lover Josie . 

Wealthy: Mayweather, who goes by the nickname 'Money', was named by Forbes magazine as the world's

Great Britain 0 Canada 2: No glory as Hope's girls dumped out after shock Coventry defeat

They turned out in their thousands for Hope and glory, but instead of more flagwaving joy, an expectant City of Coventry crowd was forced to stomach gutwrenching disappointment.

The laudable attempt by the cream of the nation's female footballers to further their Olympic ambitions fell short.

In truth, by some distance. After the excitement and drama of what could still turn out to be a landmark victory over Brazil at Wembley, Britain had dared to dream.

Marching on: Canada's Christine Sinclair celebrates scoring the second goal

And what's more, standing opposite Team GB coach Hope Powell in the opposite dug-out was one of our own. Canadian coach John Herdman speaks with as thick a North East accent as Alan Shearer.But as so often in these circumstances, reality bites. And it bit hard last night. Two first-half goals - scored against a backline that had not conceded in three matches prior to this - provided the platform for Canada to deliver a sickening blow.

And with the exertions of the Wembley turf still heavy in the legs of Powell's players, Canada's front line took advantage. It was little more than Herdman and his players deserved.

They withstood a determined, secondhalf rally for the right to face the United States, at Old Trafford on Monday.

Game over: Sinclair scores Canada's second goal in Coventry

Powell's players - some of whom have forged considerable reputations for themselves during the past fortnight - could not be accused of falling short in terms of effort.

But they failed to recover after falling a goal behind. A poor decision by referee Sachiko Yamagishi was compounded when Canadian goal machine Christine Sinclair netted her 140th - yes 140th - international goal from the free-kick.

After their efforts at Wembley, Team GB looked off the pace in the early stages. Canada looked sharper in every area of the pitch.

And they took the lead with a quite magnificent, 12th-minute strike. Jill Scott cleared the ball for a right-wing corner and the setpiece was met by Jonelle Filigno who caught the ball on the half-volley from 15 yards. It rocketed, untouched by keeper Karen Bardsley, into the top corner.

Head to head: Canada's Lauren Sesselmann and Great Britain's Eniola Aluko battle for the ball