How many matches will be played in IPL 5?

In the total tally of matches in the IPL season 5 will be 76. The tournament will commence in Chennai on April 4 and the final will be played at the same venue on May 27, 2012. The players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in late January or early February.

Jyoti Randhawa notched a win at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, a venue where he won his first title as a professional 15 years ago, by recording a win at season-ending the CG Open. The 39-year-old carded a six-under 64 to take his four-day tally to 18-under 262, four strokes ahead of second-placed Rahil Gangjee.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was crowned World Champion for the second year in a row at the 2011 FIA Awards Night. Vettel collected the trophy from FIA president Jean Todt, while Red Bull Racing Team principal Christian Horner was presented with the Constructors' Trophy by F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

Former World Number One and tennis star Marat Safin has been elected to the 450-seat-strong Duma, or the Russian Federal Parliament. Safin is a member of Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and will represent the Nyzhny Novgorod region, which is about 500 kilometers from Moscow.

An artificial football turf, supposed to be installed in Pune, has now been allotted to Kolhapur’s Shahu Stadium. The artificial deck costs Rs4 crore, and it would be installed according to the FIFA norms.

Ivan Lendl rejected approximately 10 offers in 18 months before he was finally lured back to the tennis scene by the prospect of turning Andy Murray into a grand slam winner. Since retiring in 1994, Lendl has spent much of his time on the golf course, and didn't play another tennis match in public until a 2010 exhibition.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni revealed that he may retire from Test cricket if he is to play in the 2015 cricket World Cup. Dhoni, has played in 66 Tests so far and won 17 of the 36 matches in which he has skippered. Dhoni had earlier been quoted in the media that he will decide by 2013 if he will play in 2015 World Cup.

Didier Drogba turned down a 12-month extension to stay at Chelsea and is all set to walk away from the club to AC Milan. The striker, 33, is in the final season of his 1,20,000 pound-a-week contract at Chelsea.

India's Somdev Devvarman pulled out from the Australian Open, due to a shoulder injury, that saw him withdraw from Chennai Open as well. "Very upset to have pulled out of the Australian Open. Working hard to get back soon," World No. 86 wrote on his Twitter page.

Tiger Woods ended his two-year win-less run with victory at Chevron World Challenge in California. The former World No1 pipped fellow American Zach Johnson with a birdie-birdie finish at the Chevron World Challenge.