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Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev drew nil-all in their Champions League match played amid a heavy snowfall today, leaving both teams in contention for a spot in the knockout round.

Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag each scored centuries and put on an opening stand of 233 today to lead hosts India to a record 417 for two wickets on the opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka.

Jamaican jockey Rajiv Maragh has been given the leg up on defending champion Einstein in the US$400,000 Grade 2 Clark Handicap on Friday at Churchill Downs.

The monument to honour the legacy of the great Jamaican sprinter and Olympian, Herb McKenley, will be unveiled at the National Stadium tomorrow.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his team has a plan to stop prolific West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the upcoming three-Test series, which starts on Thursday at the Gabba.

The Jamaican pair of Charles Pyne and Gareth Henry have improved their standings following the recent rankings released by the Badminton World Federation.

Cricket’s world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) are anxiously anticipating a successful roll out of the umpires’ decision review system, which will be used in the opening Test between West Indies and Australia starting Thursday.

The Associated Press (AP) and two other news agencies will not cover the three-Test series between hosts Australia and West Indies because of a dispute over conditions for accreditations imposed by Cricket Australia.

Herschelle Gibbs has been recalled as cover for injured allrounder Jacques Kallis for the remainder of South Africa\'s limited-overs international series against England.

American businessman Stan Kroenke has bought 10 more Arsenal shares to put him even closer to the threshold that forces him to make a takeover bid.

Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 today in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.