American sprinter Tyson Gay shattered the 44-year-old world record for the straight line 200m on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal clinched a record-breaking 18th career Masters title on Sunday when he defeated old rival Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in the Madrid final, landing a powerful psychological French Open blow in the process.

Australia Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke admitted his place was under threat after a poor run of form continued in a seven-wicket World Twenty20 final loss to England.
Clarke, batting at No 3, was involved in the run out of hard-hitting opener David Warner as Australia collapsed to 8/3 at the Kensington Oval here on Sunday.

Kevin Pietersen thanked his teammates for helping him find his form after a man-of-the-tournament-winning display during England’s World Twenty20 triumph in the West Indies.

England captain Paul Collingwood cited his team’s self-belief as a key factor in their Twenty20 final victory against archrivals Australia at the Kensington Oval here on Sunday.

Western Europe kept the pressure on Iran on Monday to reach an agreement with the UN over its nuclear programme or face further sanctions, following the nuclear deal between Iran, Turkey and Brazil.

Michael Phelps wrapped up the Charlotte UltraSwim meet on Sunday by winning the 200-metre individual medley as he managed to hold off Eric Shanteau at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Centre.

Ray Allen scored 25 points, Paul Pierce finished with 22 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Orlando Magic 92-88 in game one of their NBA semi-final series on Sunday.

An Afghan passenger plane carrying 43 people, including foreigners, crashed in the mountains of northern Afghanistan in bad weather on Monday, government officials said.

Thai hospitals and medical officials said on Monday they were on alert for heavy casualties if security forces attempt to disperse anti-government Red Shirt protesters from the capital.