Michael Clarke, Australia’s Test and ODI captain, has been signed by Pune Warriors India for the forthcoming season of the DLF IPL 2012.

Rebecca Marino provided an update today as to her playing status on the WTA Tour. The 21-year-old Canadian has been battling both mental and physical fatigue which has kept her off the court longer than anticipated.

Australia's top two men, Bernard Tomic and Matt Ebden, will lead Australia in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Second Round Asia/Oceania Zone Group I tie against Korea which will be held at the Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, on the 6-8 April, 2012.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) in conjunction with the Dreamfields Project, have launched a Grassroots Football Programme at the University of Johannesburg on Monday (26 March 2012). The programme is being conducted at the Univerity's sports campus by SAFA Technical Director, Serame Letsoaka, who will be assisted by SAFA instructors, Conti Khubeka and Khulu Nsibanyoni.

Ten women cricketers have been named for the ICC European Women's Academy, which heads back to Spain later this month.

Seventeen-year-old Storm Sanders won her first Junior ITF Grade 1 title at the 23rd Mitsubishi Lancer Junior International in Manila, Philippines yesterday.

Victoria's Sam Groth won his fifth ITF career title yesterday after winning the City of Ipswich Tennis International in Queensland. The No.5 seed dropped the first set against fourth seed Jason Kubler (Mango Hill, Qld) but recovered strongly to win the match, 5-7 6-3 6-2.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has brought to the attention of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), event authority for Asia Cup, a possible case of ‘deliberate obstruction’ in the final of the Asia Cup 2012 between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka on 22 March 2012.