It seemed that Tomas Berdych would derail Roger Federer's run at a record 14th Grand Slam title for two sets at the Australian Open.

However, just then, a meltdown was experienced by the 6-foot-5 (1.96-meter) Czech, thus giving a chance to Federer to recover for a 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win Sunday. This marked only his fourth career comeback from two sets down - to reach the quarter finals.

Until Novak Djokovic took a 5-0 lead, he was not pushed, who then had to work all the way for a 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 victory over 2006 runner-up Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus.

A detailed report has been demanded by Pakistan cricket authorities from Captain Shoaib Malik and Coach Intikhab Alam regarding their team's loss against Sri Lanka in the recent one-day series.

The biggest one day defeat was faced by Pakistan as the team was beaten by Sri Lanka by 234 runs in the third day-night international at Lahore on Saturday. Sri Lanka had a 2-1 win in the three-match series.

The first match was however won by Pakistan by eight wickets in Karachi before losing the second by 129 runs, also in Karachi.

A blasting knock of 137 runs by opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan saw Sri Lanka mauling Pakistan team by 235 runs in the third and the final match of the series. With this win, Sri Lanka also lifted the ODI series by 2-1. This is considered as one of the worst performances by Pakistan against Sri Lanka on its home soil.

The final day-night international against Pakistan on Saturday saw Sri Lanka making 309 for 5 wickets with the help of makeshift opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who struck a career-best hundred.

Dilshan, who is 32-years-old, impressed the onlookers when he made 132 runs for his second one-day hundred and shared in three important partnerships. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat on a docile Gaddafi Stadium pitch.

At inauguration of a swimming pool at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Eastern Centre on Friday, on the 112th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Union Sports Minister, Dr. M. S. Gill explained that Football is not only a world's sport but it is the people's game.

Dr. Gill laid stress on the requirement to strengthen the infrastructure for the sport to develop.

It has been recently learnt that 10% of the Indian Premier League earnings of England stars Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff would be donated to their respective counties Hampshire and Lancashire.

The agreement was arrived when the two players were permitted a three-week window for this year's IPL, which means they will miss the start of the county season.