Cricket: Amla puts Proteas on top

Hashim Amla compiled his first double century after Jacques Kallis again fell short of the landmark as South Africa continued to punish India’s bowlers on day two of the first cricket Test in Nagpur.

New signing Samuel Eto’o scored but Serie A champions Inter Milan were beaten 2-1 by Lazio in the Italian Super Cup which was staged in the Bird’s Nest in Beijing on Saturday night.

Nine-man Inter Milan surged nine points clear of city rivals AC Milan at the top of Serie A with a dramatic 2-0 win in the San Siro on Sunday night.

Lucas Glover won the battle of the year’s major champions as he took the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda today.

Diego Maradona’s Argentina suffer a potentially fatal blow to their World Cup qualification hopes after a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in Asuncion.

Boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya has revealed that despite a bitter ongoing feud outside the ring — he has not given up trying to convince Manny Pacquiao to fight his client Floyd Mayweather.

Brazilian authorities on Thursday ruled the death of former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti a suicide, according to local media reports.

Angola and Algeria both advanced to the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup thanks to a 0-0 draw in Luanda, with Mali crashing out despite picking up their first win of the competition.

Martin Kaymer became the youngest winner of the Scottish Open after triumphing by two shots at Loch Lomond on Sunday.

Fast bowler Thilan Thushara claimed two top-order wickets as Sri Lanka took firm control on day two of the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo on Thursday.

Former world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner confirms he will miss the next three races in the series in a bid to cure the mystery illness which has hindered his season.

Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni put Sri Lanka’s inexperienced attack to the sword by smashing centuries as India regained the advantage on the opening day of the first Test match in Ahmedabad.

Juventus missed the chance to go top of Serie A as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bologna on Sunday.

Inter Milan have given up on signing Chelsea’s Portuguese pair Ricardo Carvalho and Deco for the time being.

African football has been left reeling following the tragic deaths of two players in two days over the weekend, both while appearing for their clubs.

Michael Clarke scored his 12th Test century and shared a record stand of 185 for the fifth wicket with Marcus North as Australia easily batted out for a draw in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.