12 masked gunmen have attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium at 8:40am local time today. Seven policemen have reportedly been killed in the crossfire that lasted twenty minutes. The gunmen were heavily armed, carrying grenades, Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers.

Seven Sri Lankan cricketers and one member of the support staff have reportedly been injured in the incident including Thilan Samaraweera who was shot in the leg, and another player reportedly Tharanga who was shot in the chest.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the other injured players include Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis and Mahela Jayawardene, all of whom received shrapnel wounds.

None of the injured players are repor

February was a relatively quiet month for sports, other than a woman tennis player not being allowed to compete in a particular country, and a team in red running away with the Barclays Premier League. Champion's League action returned with some great matches being played out, and while the England tour of West Indies and the India tour of Sri Lanka went by, the Special Olympics provided both joy and misery for India. Plenty to look forward to in March, though, with the return of Tiger Woods, the next phase of the Champions League and the brand new Formula 1 season. All this, and more, below.

Israeli? No, thanks!

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The 240th Kolkata derby between the big two of Indian football, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan saw two teams at opposite ends of the I-league participate in a battle that is more about pride and local bragging rights than about points and titles.

East Bengal though leading the head-to-head record between the two sides had not beaten Bagan in the last 9 derby games between the two. Bagan, also at the top of the I-league after 15 rounds; came into this game in fantastic form - unbeaten in 12, including wins in their last 10 matches. The last meeting between these two giants ended in a 1-1 draw back in October 2008.<

The sporting world is truly in shock after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused the chairman of Stanford Financial Group, Sir Robert Allen Stanford in an $8 billion fraudulent investment scheme earlier this week.

The England and Wales Cricket Board today served notice that it was terminating, with immediate effect, its contracts with the Stanford group and would therefore not be proceeding with any further Stanford Twenty20 matches in Antigua or the Stanford-sponsored international Quadrangular Twenty20 events in England (the first of which had been due to be held at Lord's in May this year).

At a meeting of the ECB Executive Committee held on February 20, ECB Chief Executive David Collier confirm