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Federer downs Djokovic to setup Wawrinka showdown at Monte Carlo Masters

The Final of the Monte Carlo Masters will be an all Swiss affair as Davis Cup teammates Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka set up an intriguing finale to the first Masters series stop on the European clay courts this summer.

Federer, a three-time runner-up at Monte Carlo, got the better of world no.2 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2 in a match which failed to live up to its billing because of the deteriorating condition of Djokovic's wrist injury. After being denied in earlier g...

Premier League Transfer Rumours: April 20, 2014

Arsenal to make £13m bid Chris Smalling

Arsenal are hopeful that the refurbishing of Manchester United's backline could include the sale of versatile defender Chris Smalling, with the  Daily Star reporting that Gunners are preparing a teasing £13 million offer for the 24 year old. ( read more )

...And Spurs want Welbeck!

Meanwhile across town in North London, the  Daily Mirror reports that Tottenham too want a slice of the Manchester United pie and are eyeing a £20 million summer...

Sunderland stun Chelsea at the Bridge to keep Premier League hopes alive; Liverpool inch closer to title

It is a result that will have repercussions up and down the Premier League and is impossible to view in isolation, but when Mike Dean blew the final whistle, and all the angry players were led down the tunnel, the Final Scoreline read: Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland. Chelsea's defeat means that their Premier League title ambitions are no longer in their own hands and they now need relegation threatened Norwich City to do Liverpool tomorrow, what Sunderland did to them today, win...

Karthik and Duminy smash fifties as Delhi stun Kolkata

The Delhi Daredevils got their season up and running with a 7 wicket win against the Kolkata Knight Riders in an entertaining game in Dubai. Kolkata posted a competitive total of 166-5 in their 20 overs on the back of a half-century from Robin Uthappa (55), but Delhi chased down the target with 3 balls to spare with Dinesh Karthik (56) and JP Duminy (52*) leading their charge with half-centuries of their own.

Kolkata's decision to bat first on winning the toss seemed to i...

Sorry Mumbai lose again as Bangalore go top

The Royal Challengers Bangalore moved to the top of the IPL 2014 standings with a comfortable 7 wicket win against defending champions Mumbai Indians, who had yet another poor outing with the bat today.

Having been put into bat, Mumbai stuttered to a poor 115-9 in their 20 overs with Ambati Rayudu top scoring with a patient 35 from 37 balls. Mumbai's top order all got starts, but were again painstakingly slow with their run getting and young leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal p...

Westwood's lead cut to 1-stroke heading into Malaysian Open Finale

Overnight leader Lee Westwood saw his overnight four-shot lead reduced to one stroke by countryman Andy Sullivan after a tough third round at the Maybank Malaysian Open on Saturday. Englishman Westwood, winner here in 1997, battled to a one-under-par 71 under sweltering conditions for a three-day total of 14-under-par 202 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

Former Walker star Sullivan produced the day’s joint low round of 66 to charge into contention at the US$2.75...

Hamilton grabs another Pole in China, Ricciardo joins him on Front Row

Mercedes continued its dominance of the Formula One season with its fourth pole position in as many races, with Lewis Hamilton taking top spot in a wet Shanghai by setting a time of 1:53.860. It wasn't all joy for Mercedes though as the German giants had to do with seeing Nico Rosberg come in fourth place in qualifying after spinning on his final lap having ventured off the racing line and onto the slippery stuff off the circuit. Instead, it was a 2-3 for Red Bull, who d...

Rajasthan Royals down Sunrisers Hyderabad in low scoring affair

The Rajasthan Royals became the fourth team to open their IPL 2014 campaign with a win, squeezing home by 4 wickets against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a game that was a lot closer than perhaps necessary.

Following up on a track that had seen 400 runs scored in the afternoon game, the Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled in their batting effort, posting a underpar 133-6 from their 20 overs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan top scored for his team making 38, while David Warner made an uncha...

Kings XI Punjab stun Chennai Super Kings in high scoring affair

A blistering innings of 95 from just 43 balls by 'The Big Show' Glenn Maxwell helped the Kings XI Punjab record an unlikely 6 wicket win over the former champions Chennai Super Kings in a high scoring contest at Abu Dhabi. More than 400 runs were scored in the game as Kings XI chased down 205 to win, but such was the ease with which Punjab chased down the target, that they got there in the end with more than an over to spare.

The Chennai Super Kings won the toss and got o...

Premier League Transfer Rumours: April 18, 2014

Arsenal closing in on Sebastian Jung

Arsenal seem to be edging closer to nailing down a new right back as the search for a replacement for Bacary Sagna rages on. The  Metro quotes the agent of Eintracht Frankfurt defender Sebastian Jung saying, ‘In England we know Arsenal are very strongly on his trail for the summer. They have had scouts watching him in the Bundesliga. There is was interest in the past from Inter, Roma and Milan, but no recent contact.’

Arsenal target being...

Bangalore outclass Delhi as Yuvi finally finds his touch

The Royal Challengers Bangalore kicked off their campaign for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League with a comprehensive 8 wicket win against the Delhi Daredevils at Sharjah. Delhi, playing without their talismanic skipper Kevin Pietersen, were no match for a well oiled RCB unit, which dominated most of the game barring 5 overs to the end of the Delhi innings.

Put into bat after losing the toss, Delhi collapsed to 17-3 and then 35-4 with their all Indian top or...