Catch up with the overnight sport with Wednesday Sports Fix BERNIE Tomic changes the classic line "stand by your man" to "stand by your dad" and the Lions are on the way. Tennis: Bernard Tomic declared his dad John would "always be my coach" as he has quit his French Open first round match with an injury. Tomic, 20, spoke at length for the first time since John Tomic was charged with assaulting Tomic's training partner, Frenchman Thomas Drouet, in Madrid on May 4. He was speaking after he retired hurt while trailing Romanian Victor Hanescu 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 2-1 in his first round French Open match. Tomic opened his media conference by declaring his support for his father and said he did not want to comment directly on the incident involving Drouet. "He's here right now in Paris so, you know, he's still working with me, he's still my dad, he's still my coach and, you know, I love him a lot," Tomic said. Rugby: The star-studded British and Irish Lions have touched down in Hong Kong for the first Asian tour match in their 125-year history. Cricket: England warmed up for the Ashes in style, beating New Zealand and the rain at, winning the second test by 247 runs on the last day and the series 2-0. He came to Headingley without having taken a Test wicket at the ground and was named man of the match. Wigan Athletic's manager Roberto Martinez applauds his team's supporters after Wigan were relegated from the Premier League as they lost 4-1 to Arsenal at Emirates stadium. Picture: Alastair Grant Source: AP Football: Roberto Martinez has been given the green light to open talks with Everton after asking to leave his job as Wigan Athletic manager. The Spaniard led Wigan to a shock victory over Manchester City in this season's FA Cup final, but the club were then relegated from the Premier League. Martinez has been strongly linked with the vacancy at Everton created by David Moyes' appointment as Manchester United manager, and Whelan revealed that he has authorised the Merseyside club to make an approach. Ukraine's Sergei Bubka displays his trophy after the Laureus Sports Awards in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Bubka won the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky Source: AFP Olympics: Legendary pole vaulter Sergei Bubka, currently president of Ukraine's National Olympic Committee, has announced his candidacy to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International Olympic Committee. Bubka announced he would run for one of the most important offices in sport as the IOC opened a meeting of its executive committee in St Petersburg. Sport is in my blood, sport is my genes. I have always searched to give back. Without sport I would not be in front of you," he said. In brief . . . SOCCER: England named Ashley Cole as captain for Wednesday's friendly against the Republic of Ireland.Hodgson would normally have selected Cole's Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard to captain his side at Wembley, having appointed the midfielder vice-captain to the injured Steven Gerrard; but opted to honour a tradition of allowing players who are receiving their 100th cap to lead the team out. SOCCER: Liverpool has agreed to sign Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure when his Manchester City contract expires on July 1. The 32-year-old joined City from Arsenal in 2009 and was joined at the club by his younger brother and fellow Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure a year later. He leaves City with FA Cup and English Premier League winners' medals. The highlights and lowlights of the week in sport. From big hits, to big plays, to big predictions, here's the cream of the past sporting week.