PRAGUE-- Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova underwent nearly four hours of surgery on her playing hand on Tuesday after she was stabbed by a knife-wielding intruder in her home in the Czech Republic.
Early indications showed the Czech world number 11 could well make a recovery and return to tennis, where she has been a mainstay in the top rankings for the past five years.
CHENNAI-- Karun Nair made an epic unbeaten triple century to power India to their highest ever innings total against a demoralised England in the fifth and final test on Monday.
NEW YORK- - National Football League fans have two intriguing matchups to savor on Sunday as the league's top two performers, the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys, both face tough opponents in Week 15.
TOKYO-- Real Madrid suffered an almighty fright before a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick hauled them back from 2-1 down and gave them a 4-2 win over rank outsiders Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.
CHENNAI- - Moeen Ali capitalised on an early reprieve to score his fifth test century and steer England to 284 for four on the opening day of the fifth and final test against India on Friday.
