On Sunday, February 17, French daredevil Guerlain Chicherit - the world champion of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup - successfully executed the first ever 360-degree backflip in a car.

In the hope of bringing about an improvement in bike traffic safety in South Africa, the Burry Stander Foundation is being formed in the name of the Olympian mountain bike racing hero Burry Stander, who lost his life after being hit by a car last month.

With the ticket sales for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) being somewhat slow, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) plans to help boost ticket sales by launching a public awareness campaign in all cities hosting the event, which is scheduled to kick off in less than two weeks.

According to a Monday press release, the Official Airline of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2013 will once again be Qatar Airways, which will fly players, officials, fans as well as media from all over the world for the week-long tennis tournaments.

Published in the British Medical Journal, not one but two studies have provided evidence that sportspersons or Olympic athletes are not benefitted larger with the intensity of exercise they do in their field.

There are a number of winning events with Britons to cherish for, but Andy Murray's defeat yet win was the most memorable one. Though he lost Wimbledon 2012 from Roger Federer, he won the nation's heart.

Australia's leading wicket-taker Shane Warne put in a request to Twitter followers on Friday, for reaching the `1 million followers' mark on the popular microblogging site by Christmas.

In his Friday tweet making the plea, Warne said: "Question. How can I make you laugh more, entertain you more or is there any tips u want from me? Help me get to 1mill followers by Xmas xxx."

Thursday, it was announced by the cricket board of New Zealand that Tim Southee could not join the team on tour to South Africa. A recent report has revealed that he has got himself injured on a thumb and the same is causing him to be ruled out of the tour.