Singh was diagnosed with a non-malignant tumour of the lung in 2011 but further tests have revealed he has cancer and is now undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. His physiotherapist, Jatin Chaudhary has said that the cancer was curable and that ”It is a rare tumour and is cancerous but it has been detected in stage one.” So, it seems there is hope for the world cup winning cricketer who is expected to end treatment in April and be ready to play from May.

Messages of support have been pouring in from team mates, politicians and fans. Indian Sports Minister Ajay Maken wrote on Twitter that we ”Wish Yuvraj a speedy recovery! Asking officials to find the quantum and nature of help required. Government should and will help him.”

Team mate Harbhajan Singh also tweeted that ”He is a born fighter. I request media to respect Yuvraj’s privacy and allow him to concentrate on his recovery. He will be back with a bang.”

“Shocked to learn Yuvraj Singh [is] down with cancer. Yuvraj if you read this, know that we all pray for you… All shall and will be well,” tweeted Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Yuvraj’s health first deteriorated during the World Cup last year, in which he was the man of the tournament, helping his country win the trophy for the first time since 1983.

Source: BBC News

This is the second time that Terry has been stripped of his title as captain for off-pitch reasons. In this case Terry faces charges for his alleged racist remarks against Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand, the trial for which has now been scheduled for the 9th July so as not to interfere with this summer’s European Championships.

Because the Euro 2012 takes place a week before the trial date it is possible that Terry could captain the national side during the championship. However, Anti-racist campaigners have displayed disapproval of allowing a man accused of racism to lead his country a sporting event. Piara Power, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe said that ”The seriousness of the allegations mean that he can’t lead the nation. The FA must do the right thing.”

England manager, Fabio Capello, who is currently out of the country and will be returning to watch a Premier League game tomorrow, had selected Terry for the matches against Spain and Sweden last November despite the allegations.

Since the criminal charge was announced in December 2011, Terry has consistently denied that he ever racially abused the QPR defender saying that “I will fight tooth and nail to prove my innocence. I have campaigned against racism and believe there is no place for it in society.”

Terry was first stripped of his England captaincy by Capello when it was revealed that the defender was having an affair with his team mate and friend Wayne Bridges’s wife. Capello felt it was best for the squad that he not lead them as captain.

Source: The Guardian

The protesters believe that generals didn’t do enough to keep soccer fans safe in what is the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. After the match, fans of the victorious local al-Masry team, invaded the pitch and ran toward the visitors section from Cairo’s Al Ahli, Egypt’s most successful club. When Al Ahli fans attempted to exit the stadium, they found the doors still bolted resulting in those getting caught in the stampede being crushed to death. Other deaths occurred when fans were thrown or fell off terraces.

Thousands of friends and family members went to Cairo’s main train station in hopes of seeing their relatives returning safely from the violent incident. As covered bodies from Egypt’s worst soccer disaster were unloaded from trains, thousands of people chanted “Down with military rule”. During the protest, angry young men blocked roads near the state television building and the capital’s landmark Tahrir Square.

The Interior Ministry has blamed the violence on a section of the crowd which it said had deliberately set out to cause “anarchy, a riot, and a stampede”. Parliament was holding an emergency session to discuss the violence.

Watch the Sky News report on the story in the video below:

Source: Supersport

Ian Swart

Mixed Martial Arts, the world’s fastest growing sport, takes the spotlight at the Bellville Velodrome on 4 February 2012 – during the first ever Cape Fight League, a Rockets and Battleground Promotions production.

“Our aim is to host a fighting extravaganza, the likes of which Cape Town has never seen before,” says Gary Barrett, Cape Fight League co-founder.

Set to be one of the country’s premier MMA events, the Cape Fight League features both local and international fighters combining all the best elements of various combat styles such as boxing, karate, taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo. Each fight takes place inside an 8-sided steel cage and ends when one of the opponents taps out or is knocked out.

“Recent years has seen a boom in the popularity of mixed martial arts thanks to the introduction of leagues like the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) in the USA and more recently the EFC (Extreme Fighting Championship) here in Africa.  We hope to grow the sport further locally through the Cape Fight League,” added Barrett.

The action packed event will be televised on Supersport,  in a showcasing of 12 mixed martial arts fights and two extreme striking fights. The main fight sees popular cage fighters Chris Bright and Ian “Chucky” Swart going toe-to-toe.

All Cape Fight League fighters will be fitted with Rockets Compression Fightwear. These technically-advanced and highly durable garments contain the cutting edge SilverTec fibre that helps to speed up the recovery of damaged muscles during and after sport.

Doors open at 18:30pm and tickets are available now through Computicket.

The 29-year-old was accused of attacking chief executive Eric Lux, co-owner of the former Renault-Lotus (now Lotus) team, with a champagne glass in a Shanghai nightclub. After the incident that occurred after the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix in April, Lux suffered an injury to the neck which required him to have 24 stitches. Sutil was therefore charged with grievous bodily harm.

Sutil apologised when he appeared at the Munich court on Monday’s first day of proceedings, saying he had not intended to harm Lux and that the injuries were an “unintentional accident”.

Sutil is currently without a drive for 2012 after being replaced by Germany’s Nico Hulkenberg at Force India in December.

Source: Sky News

Eisfeld, who is a product of Dortmund’s academy and has found his path to the first team blocked by the likes of German sensation Mario Gotze, is set to to complete a move to Arsenal in the next 24 hours if he passes what is expected to be a stringent medical examination. The young player’s development has been held back by a knee injury when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in 2009. It’s is no surprise then that Eisfield will have to prove his fitness at the club’s London Colney training ground.

Arsenal, who are likely to have to pay a compensation fee of around £400,000 to Dortmund for developing Eisfeld , have taken advantage of the young player’s availability as he will be out of a contract in summer.

Had he chosen to remain in Germany, Eisfeld would have faced strong competition for a place, with the Bundesliga champions having signed midfielders Moritz Leitner, Leonardo Bittencourt and Mustafa Amini over the course of the last 12 months.

Source: Goal.com

Djokovic fought back after losing the first set to Nadal afterwhich he also took the third and was up 2 sets to 1. However, Nadal showed his strong and relentless form and evened the scoreboard, taking the fourth set. The two battled it out for the very exciting fifth and final set with Djokovic taking it 7-5. The entire match was filled with tension and excitement and showcased the very best of championship tennis.

“Good morning everybody,” Nadal told the crowd afterwards. “I will never forget this match. Even though I lost, it was something really special for me. Thank you very much, I will come back here a lot and I will keep fighting.”

Djokovic, who walks away with prize money to the value of Aus$2.3 million (US$2.4 million), has now beaten the Spaniard in three consecutive grand slam finals and seven consecutive title matches overall.

Djokovic acknowledge Nadal as “one of the best players ever” and went on to comment that ”We made history tonight, and unfortunately there couldn’t be two winners. But I wish you all the best for this season and I hope that we will have many more matches like this and many more finals.”

The match was longer than the 1988 US Open final between Mats Wilander and Ivan Lendl, which lasted 4hr 54min, and also beat the Australian Open record of 5hr 14min set by Nadal and Fernando Verdasco in 2009.

Watch Djokovic’s winning championship point and reaction in the video below:

Source: Supersport

The popular tournament, now in its fourth consecutive year, is the brainchild of former Springbok stars Bob Skinstad and Rob Fleck.

Medac/Rockets, the country’s leading manufacturer and distributor of sports injury bracing and performance gear will be the official rehab partner for the event.

This year is set to be bigger and better than ever with the number of teams being increased from 56 to 72 and there will now be four divisions – a heavy and light Beer League, The Vets League and the more competitive Premier League.

As always, there will be appearances many from local and international rugby legends such as Breyton Paulse, Leon Lloyd, John Allen and Malcolm O’Kelly. The tournament will include plenty of entertainment off the field with live performances from top acts such as the UK band, The Lightyears and the popular Cape Town based Me and Mr Brown. There will also be beer and food tents, children’s play areas and lots of fun competitions and giveaways including a kicking contest that will see one lucky winner walk away with a brand-new Golf GTI worth R365 000.

As the official rehab partners, Medac/Rockets will have physiotherapists which will be on hand throughout the tournament to assist players with recovery and managing injuries including the use of a cryotherapeutic ice recovery pool and providing post-game massages at the Medac/Rockets Recovery Zone.

“The 10’s tournament is a great event to be involved in. Our recovery tent provides all the players with a world class service of which we are extremely proud,” says Craig Homan, Medac CEO.

Tickets are available now through Computicket and kids under 12 are free.

Released on Thursday morning in a media statement, SARU confirmed that Friday’s conference has been advanced by two hours to 12:00, following the expected conclusion of SARU’s Special General Meeting at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Newlands, Cape Town.

Heyneke Meyer, formerly Head Coach at Leicester Tigers, is the overwhelming favourite to be named as Peter de Villiers’s successor.

Even recently retired Blue Bulls and Springbok star Victor Matfield has said he would come out of retirement should Meyer be named the next Springbok coach. Matfield, who is the most capped Springbok with 110 caps, captained the Bulls to Super 14 and Currie Cup victories under Meyer’s mentorship. A possible return to rugby by Matfield is likely to lure the likes of Fourie du Preez, Bakkies Botha and Gurthrö Steenkamp back to the national team since they left for opportunities abroad.

“Everyone knows what I think about Heyneke, but we must wait until Friday (tomorrow) before we talk about it. Let’s wait and see what happens, we will talk. Everything has consequences. Playing? I don’t know but we will see. It depends if he wants me. I really don’t know, it is difficult to say …,” Matfield said.

However, the fact that Matifield has recently signed a television contract with SuperSport makes it almost  impossible for him to return as Springbok captain. Should he not choose to return to the playing field, perhaps he would take up a position on the management team.

SuperSport Blitz, channel 200, will broadcast the announcement live this week.

Sources: Sport24, iol.co.za

The winners of the 2010 Champions League put in an offer for the Man City player only to have it rejected and have no intention of putting in another bid for the Argentine especially since the improved form of Diego Milito and Wesley Sneijder’s return from injury.

Tronchetti Provera commented that ”Our own stars have returned from injury and are back in top form. We have recovered our own champions and don’t need Tevez or anyone else any more, regardless of the fact that Tevez remains a great champion.”

Inter Malan’s decision to no longer bid for Tevez comes just one day after the director of Paris Saint-Germain revealed that they have ended talks with the attacker about a winter transfer.

AC Milan are still interested in Tevez, however Man City stressed earlier this week that the forward will not move to San Siro under the conditions the Rossoneri have offered.

Source: Goal.com