Germany's Betty Heidler has broken the world  hammer-throw record by more than a metre at a meet in Halle, Germany, Xinhua reported.

Army man Vijay Kumar shot the silver in the men's 25 metres rapid fire pistol event in the World Cup at Fort Benning, US, and also clinched India's seventh quota place for the 2012 London Olympics.

Azhar Ali and Umar Akmal hit contrasting half centuries on Friday but Pakistan never fully recovered from the loss of three early wickets as their side limped to 180-6 at the end of a rain-hit opening day of the second and final test against the West Indies.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has questioned the use of Twitter as the club considers limiting what players can post on the social networking website.

It looks like Mike Tyson has had a massive weight loss after he left the boxing ring, as he showed off his slim figure on the red carpet at the premiere of the film 'Hangover II' in Los Angeles recently.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claims that his team can win the Premier League next season with or without captain Carlos Tevez.

In an open and frank interview, Manchester United star player Rio Ferdinand, who is celebrating a fifth Premier League winners medal and looking forward to a Champions League final against Barcelona, has revealed that Wayne Rooney's decision to stay at Old Trafford crushed the fight out of club's title rivals.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has tipped Manchester United to stun Barcelona and win the Champions League final at Wembley next Saturday.

British tennis ace Andy Murray has set his sights on the French Open and vowed to smash racquets if he has to achieve Grand Slam glory.