Roger Federer will bid to back up his title from a year ago when he heads the field at the final event of the regular ATP season, the Paris Masters, starting on Monday.

The Swiss world number one sto

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP world championship on Sunday, finishing runner-up to Casey Stoner at Phillip Island in Australia.

Lorenzo went into the race leading the championship by 23 point

Nick Watney shot an electrifying 61 to win Malaysia's US$6.1 million CIMB Classic and hold off charges by Tiger Woods and defending champion Bo Van Pelt on Sunday.

Watney, 31, became the second playe

Pakistan's cricket board said on Sunday it hopes to arrange a tour by Bangladesh as part of efforts to revive international cricket in the country.

Pakistan have not hosted any international series s

Sweden's Peter Hanson won the BMW Masters on Sunday for his second European Tour victory of the year, shooting a 5-under 67 to hold off Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy by a stroke.

Hanson finished at

Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel rattled off his fourth successive win of the season in the Indian Grand Prix here Sunday to tighten his grip on the title showdown with three races remaining.

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel cruised to his fourth consecutive win and extended his lead in this year's title race to 13 points when he steered his Red Bull car to victory in the Indian G

Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and Peter Hanson remained ahead of the pack Saturday in tricky conditions at Lake Malaren Golf Club to set up a final round duel in the $7 million BMW Masters.

Hanson

More than 150 people have been killed since a Muslim holiday truce between rebels and the regime came into effect, a watchdog said on Saturday, as new clashes broke out across Syria.

The four-day con

Lewis Hamilton remained confident on Saturday that McLaren can beat Red Bull in Sunday's Indian Grand Prix despite the champions' third straight clean sweep of the front row grid positions.

Hamilton