Goals from Karim Benzema and Jese led Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Osasuna.
Del Potro underlined his status as a dark horse for next week's Australian Open.
India hope to punch above weight as they face England in their opener of elite Hockey World League Finals.
Lotus announced this week that they would skip the Jerez test starting on Jan 28.
Often coaches work well with certain kind of players and struggle in alien cultures where they seek to impose their style.
Djokovic, will bid for a fourth straight title at Melbourne Park.
Messi was given a rousing ovation by the home fans when he replaced Andres Iniesta in the 64th minute at the Nou Camp.
Jayawardene had last scored a Test hundred in April 2012 against England at home and had been dismissed cheaply by Bhatti in both innings of the drawn first Test.
Friday is the last day for all eight franchises to submit their retention lists prior to the IPL auction.
Rasool showed that he doesn't mind being there with a sparkling century that brought his team right back into the match.
Ashok Dinda was made to look pedestrian and his team was completely shaken.
Pacer Thakur, who dropped 12 kgs in off season, picks four to leave Maharashtra 183 behind with 3 wkts in hand.
Mithun and Vinay Kumar wreaked havoc as Karnataka reduced Uttar Pradesh to 221 for nine.
The stylish right-handed batsman punched the air in delight after reaching the century mark.
RCB, expectedly, have retained their batting nucleus in the form of Gayle, Kohli and de Villiers.
Shardul Thakur produced an incisive four-wicket haul after the home team's tail wagged merrily.
Rasool led from the front with a century as J&K fought back to leave the match evenly poised.
Railways' experienced campaigner Rawat proved to be the thorn in the flesh for Bengal.
Del Potro continued his encouraging buildup to Australian Open by reaching semi-finals.
MI and CSK are the two franchises which are set to retain all five players.
Badminton has managed to keep doubles on a near-equal footing as far as the percentage of prize-pie goes.
From three for two, Sudip and Abhimanyu took the score to 166, thanks to 163-run stand.
Out of sorts middle-order batsman hits 120 off 139, adds 183 with Indulkar to resurrect innings.
Punjab scored a decent 304 as Harbhajan and Sandeep Sharma added valuable 105 runs.
Federer was confident he could revive his career, even if it does not happen immediately.










